July 3,2025, Thursday evening,6:03pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. Today was awful. I had a severe relapse of whatever inflicted me last week. I was miserable all day, even with ibuprofen and Tylenol. It started to relent after work but I am spent. I am going to bed early and resting all day tomorrow.

July 2,2025, Wednesday night,7:55pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Aliso Viejo, California,USA. I am staying in Aliso Viejo with the dog for the next three nights while my daughter and her mom go to an anime convention in Los Angeles. Unfortunately they had to turn around twice to grab forgotten items. Now they are making their way through traffic. In the meantime I am helping the dog deal with a stubborn pack of fleas. After a quick trip to the pet store and $100 later she has a new flea collar, a potent spray repellent and a large bottle of cleaner for her bedding. She will be as good as new in no time.

July 1,2025,Tuesday night,7:02pm,pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Another routine day. I am still feeling off. Operating at 70% or so. I am glad it is the second half of the month. We finished June in decent shape which means the second quarter should look good financially. That should translate into a sizable bonus. Tomorrow I will stay in Aliso Viejo with the dog while my daughter and her mom go north for the anime convention. It should be a good weekend for everyone.

June 30,2025,Monday night,6:41,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I am in a weird mood. Indifferent to everything. Job, dreams, life in general. I went through the motions at work but wasn’t overly engaged. I am sure it is just being tired and coming back from a couple days off. Tomorrow will be better. I am re-programming my mind to view things from fresh perspectives. That means a lot of old beliefs are falling by the wayside. Oh well, change is good.

June 29,2025,Sunday evening,6:24pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Went for a walk this morning then worked out at home. Did laundry then did some grocery shopping. Picked up my daughter to grab a bagel then we went to Color Me Mine to get our art from Father’s Day. After a nap I went to Target then dropped off stuff in Aliso Viejo and came back home. A easy going Sunday.

June 28,2025,Saturday evening,6:27pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I feel a little better than yesterday. Hopefully that trend continues. I have spent the day with the dog while my daughter and her mom went to north LA county to get cell phone upgrades. I also got my car washed and the oiled changed. Other than that we drove around a little, got a coffee and pup cup from Starbucks and walked in the office park off town center in Laguna Niguel. A pretty low key but fun day.

June 27,2025,Friday night,7:03pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I stayed home from work and slept all day. This morning was rough. Randomly my lower back on the right side started to ache. Around noon I started feeling better but in the last hour symptoms are starting to crop up again. I worry this is my new baseline. That would be unfortunate. I have trouble concentrating and being productive when in physical discomfort.

June 26,2025,Thursday night,8:11pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I went to urgent care this afternoon. I was so uncomfortable something needed to be done. They took an ultrasound and gave me IV antibiotics. The pain has subsided but I still feel pressure in my pelvic area. I will take that trade off for the moment. Better to be uncomfortable than hurting. Today was a busy day. I had meetings in the morning and two marketing presentations this afternoon. There was even a dinner scheduled tonight but I couldn’t make it. I am going to stay home and take a sick day tomorrow. I need to get some rest. I am physically and mentally tired.

June 25,2025,Wednesday evening,6:39pm,pacific, standard time,parking lot, school of rock, San Juan Capistrano,California, USA. When I don’t feel well things seem overwhelming. Last night I started having issues with inflammation. It has carried over through today. It isn’t excruciating but annoying enough to occupy my mind and sap my resolve. I am going to take my daughter home then get back to Dana Point to get a good night’s rest. Tomorrow is filled with meetings and a dinner. Hopefully it is a better day.

June 24,2025,Tuesday night,7:03pm,pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I overslept this morning. Or at least I thought I did. I didn’t get up until 3:29am. Typically I am up by 3:18am at the latest. To make up time I worked out at home though I didn’t need to. I could have stayed on my walk and gym schedule and would have only been a minute or two late. Now I know the absolute latest I can sleep in and still get to the gyms before it opens at 5am.