Six

Days since quarantine: 18. Don't know why I'm continually surprised that this number goes up everyday. 

Lunch: more xôi khúc. 

Snack: seaweed. Tea. Tea biscuits. Half a very, very stale donut. Grass jelly. In all honesty the snacking is getting out of hand. 

Dinner: dumped a bunch of leftovers and expired pantry stuff into the Instant Pot and what emerged is a chili-esque kind of lentil soup. D. ran out to get cornbread mix and it wasn't half bad altogether. 

Mood: so-so. Spent most of the day on GA nonsense. Had class with Ned, which is what it is. Watched a HBO documentary on Robert Mapplethorpe which really ignited in me the desire to start taking photos again. Learned from the movie that he loved Weston, as do I. Well, who wouldn't? I really need to start taking photos again. 

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