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“Best Friends”

Simple yet long, that’s all I can say about today. I woke up early like around 6 am to get myself situated for the day. Everything went smoothly, I ate breakfast then set up my table for e-learning. School today wasn’t that hard, except that I almost missed two classes because I slept in between. Thank god my mother woke me up because my alarm didn’t go off for some reason. Anyways everything was good until like late at night.

Now I’m not going to address names but I just want to talk about “friendship”. See I truly believe that friendships are real, but “Best friends forever” are not. I’ve had plenty of experience with this. In my opinion, friends are good for a while but never get too attached because one day they’ll end up leaving. Whether they cut you off, moved on, or got into an argument that you can’t come back from, they will leave. I know lots of people say things like “oh real friends can get through fights and makeup”, the truth is that it’s a lie. Yes, you come to agreements over the fight, but if it’s a big one that involves so much hurt, your friendship will not be the same. I can guarantee this because As I’m writing this, I’ve just experienced this fight with a close friend for about the 7th time. We haven’t talked since the fight which was about an hour ago. But it’s okay, I’m used to it by now. I just wished I saw it coming considering all the time I had wasted. But maybe that just has to do with my upbringing and it’ll never change but friends don’t last forever in my opinion. But if it does in your case, congrats enjoy it.

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A bit different

Well, another week in quarantine has gone by. Yet again I have not done much besides my daily routine. Except today was a bit different, I went outside my house for once. In the morning we went to Starbucks to pick up some coffee, except I didn’t get any since I hate coffee. Then we went back home and I cleaned for a bit. After that, we went on a drive once again to target. When I arrived home I looked for my skateboard because I wanted to get back into skateboarding.

But another thing I’m going to address is how we are no longer going back to school. Maybe this will be difficult but I doubt it considering everything has gone by quite smoothly. It’s sad to think that we had our last day of school without knowing it. Back then we never thought it would ever get this bad, but it did. My heart aches for the seniors considering that they missed out on the final moments of their high school experience. Not to mention that they entered this world during 9/11 and are now finishing off high school with a pandemic. But that’s all I had to say. Hopefully, everyone’s safe

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Nothing much

Today was alright I suppose. Waking up late around like 1 pm isn’t fun anymore. I feel as if I lose too much of the day by waking up in the afternoon. Anyways I’m always getting nagged at about it, but now I think my mom is just used to it. Kind of ironic but I don’t want to wake up late anymore for some reason. I also can’t help it though considering my bad just naturally wakes up when I have my normal 7 hours of sleep. If I went to bed around 3, I’m not waking up at 6 like I used to. who knows though, we’ll see.

Anyways, I did nothing today besides watch movies with my family. After the movies, I took a break to continue on my homework. But other than that I did a few of my homework. After that, I played Minecraft and socialized with my friends over FaceTime. As I write this, It feels as if it was 5 pm. Not one bit of tiredness runs in me, so I’ll most likely watch a movie or two. Or even perhaps play video games but who knows. Anyways that’s all for today. I hope everyone is staying safe in quarantine!

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Simple Times

Surprisingly today I woke up at 8:30, definitely not what I had in mind. But no complaints since whenever I wake up late, I feel as if I lose half of the day. Anyways I went to bed early yesterday like around 1. I woke up to the fresh smell of tortillas hechas de mano Y carnitas. So after I got myself situated, I sat down and devoured my food. After that my mom told me to take out Mimi, so I took this opportunity to do my last outdoor experience.

It was a bit chilly outside, so I put on my favorite pair of gym shoes and hoodie. Then I put Mimi’s coat on her and went outside. It started with just me enjoying the fresh air and then walking Mimi around the block. After she was done with her business, I decided to get some exercise and play fetch with her. So there I was playing fetch with my dog in the chilly breeze for a good 30 minutes. After a while, Mimi wanted to go inside because she started being a brat and refused to get the ball. So we went inside to enjoy the rest of our day.

Now, as I write this, I’m planning to finish up my CRS today. I don’t have much left to do besides this, then I’ll most likely cook dinner today. After dinner, I’ll just lay in my bed and watch Netflix. But I’m safe and I hope everyone else is doing just fine.

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It’s not so bad, right?

4:30 am, that’s what time I went to bed last night. However today’s been relaxing, not much has happened. I woke up, tended to my daily routine and then straight to watching Netflix. Around 5 pm, that’s when I started to do homework, I still have to finish reading my book for English class. So as soon as I’m done with my outdoor experience I’ll most likely start. But I’m going to Target later today.

I have no clue what Chicago is on, but the weather is bipolar here. It’s Spring and around 1 pm it was snowing! It was strange though, the sun was out and it was warm yet the snow was still falling. Not sure why this is happening, but it’s most likely global warming. Even though some people truly believe that it’s not real, yet it is.

Anyways, I solemnly believe that this quarantine is growing on me. It’s not that bad anymore. Beginning of it, it was mortifying yet now I’ve become accustomed to it. However it is quite boring some days, yet I still manage to find activities to keep myself occupied. That’s all for today though, and I should probably work on homework considering we start school in like a day or two. I hope everyone’s safe and doing well though!

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Simple Days

Today was a simple day, it was peaceful and had a sense of serenity throughout the evening. Although my day didn’t start till 1 pm, considering I went to bed at 3 am. Now that I think of it, I should maybe fall asleep earlier, Just in case we go back to school, But I doubt it. Every day I fall asleep late due to playing Minecraft with the boys. Who could blame us though, we don’t have school. Plus we’re on a break, I do my work resulting in good grades, and It’s the only source of socializing with my friends. Anyways that was the “start” of my day.

Once I finished getting myself settled in with my morning routines, I immediately headed outside to do my English outdoor experience. It was the afternoon and the sun was shining brightly. The birds were singing and I just sat there on my balcony enjoying the sun. After thirty minutes, I went back inside to cool off, I was planning to go outside however it got chilly. Plus my mother wanted my help with something, but after that experience, I felt relieved and one with nature I suppose.

Later that day, around 4 pm, that’s when my day became simplex. Laying in bed with my iPad on my lap, sitting there watching Netflix. Now that I mention it, I do need new shows to watch. But after binging for a few hours, I started my homework and caught up a bit with my friends through Snapchat. As I’m currently writing this, I’m getting ready to finish up and turn on my Xbox. But that’s basically what I did today, this quarantine isn’t so bad, to be honest.

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Day something of Quarantine

Today went by well, not much happened besides sleeping and homework. However, I’m considering getting a better sleep schedule due to the timeframe that is now “normal” to me. Also still no news on the situation with my aunt except she’s doing better now. Not to mention, instead of being so attached to electronic devices, I’m trying to still find a new skill. I'm considering either to learn new tricks on my longboard or to learn how to play the guitar. Who knows, we'll see!

But I’m also excited that we have no school until next Thursday. This allows other fellow students and I, not to mention teachers, to get an actual break. Considering the “spring” break we had, it wasn’t a break since we were all worrying and blowing this over our heads as if it was nothing. Hopefully, though, the teachers decide to go easy on us and not assign millions of assignments to do.

On that note, there’s not much else to say besides that everything is calm right now. However I do think this will last until May, but at least we will not have to do finals anymore. Anyways that’s all I have for this week, still praying for everyone's safety and well being!

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Hope for the future

Today was a pretty short day, filled with not many interesting events. I woke up, “went” to mass, like a holy child I am. Spending the rest of my afternoon in bed watching Netflix. Today I hardly went on my phone, only to respond to a few people. Other than that the day was pretty much nonchalant.

However, towards the night that’s when things got overwhelming. I received a FaceTime call from my cousin. As soon as I heard the news, my heart sank. His mother, my aunt, had been taken to the hospital because she was having a hard time breathing. This caused panic within my family because she is the glue to the family. She had been progressively getting worse throughout the week and so was her husband. But around 10 pm we finally received the news, but not that heartwarming. All that my uncle told us was that she was feeling okay. To this moment we don’t know much otherwise. But that’s just what happened today, hopefully, she’s alright and it’s nothing too serious. My uncle said he would inform us of the details tomorrow. So with this in my head, I'm off to get try to achieve a decent amount of sleep.

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The Privilege of Life

This evening after my mom came home from grocery shopping, she informed me about what she had encountered. When she was at the store, they only allowed a certain amount of people inside. There was a group of certain people who were arguing with the security, that they should be allowed in immediately. This was astonishing to hear considering that my mother was in line before them and she had not even been let in yet. Then on the way home, there were still so many people roaming the streets and enormous long driveway lines. She continually drove away shaking her head in disbelief of what she had witnessed.

Although we are in quarantine, it’s disappointing the number of people that are recklessly achieving their daily “essentials” still. A lot of people still do not realize that this is a serious thing that’s affecting many people. Chicago’s numbers are increasing in cases and deaths. The government even said that if people would just stay inside, it could be over in just a few weeks. Anyways, it’s just plain sad and I feel extreme empathy towards the doctors and those who passed away. My cousin whose a nurse informed me that people who’d tested for COVID-19 are put in ICU, meaning if you die there, you die alone without seeing your family. There was a nurse who said that at the start of the day she had 15 infected and ended with only 7. But still, people are stubborn enough to go and socialize simply because they believe they cannot be affected. That’s all there is for today though, hopefully, everyone’s safe.

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Keep yourself occupied

“What should I do now”, that’s a question I ask myself daily. I’ve never been an indoor man from the start but now that the government is making us, I despise it. But luckily I’ve found some other things to occupy my free time at home. Originally planning to just spend all my time playing video games, that would never be possible now with my mother working from home. So, of course, she made me find other ways to satisfy my “Tiempo Libre”. After a few minutes searching, by a few I mean the first website to pop up, I found some activities. The first thing was to get some exercise, which I have been doing because the grind doesn't stop. Anyways, It is a lot of commitment to get started but the final product is with it. Secondly, they suggested ‘polish your resume’ but I don’t have to worry about that, next! Then the list went so on from learning a new skill to decluttering. I’m still trying to figure out what new skills I want to master. But “decluttering”, I’m Mexican.. my mother forces me to clean like every day. Though the most important thing I’ve learned from that website was to cultivate kindness because everyone is freaking out over this pandemic and it’s important to stay calm. That’s all I have for today though, hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!

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Quarantine Yourself!

“Social distancing”, apparently some of you don’t know what that is. Today I’d like to address this situation that’s been going around. So, going around to parties and hanging out with friends is fine according to my generation. Like no, sorry but we’re inside for a reason. We are going through a very contagious pandemic and you can be affecting others. Trust me, I understand that we’re all bored but still. The government put us on lockdown for a reason! If we all just stay home and self-quarantine ourselves, this could go away a lot faster. Yet there’s always going to be those teenagers who don’t care. Anyways I’m sure there are other solutions to your boredom. Plus all these people are going out because they’re “young” and cannot get affected. But that’s completely wrong some kids are getting COVID-19. Not to mention that it’s latent, meaning you won’t show signs right away. While it’s latent, the virus is still able to infect others. Imagine if you get corona and pass it on to your grandparents just for the sake of going to the party. Pfft bye. Anyways that’s all I have to say for today. Hopefully, people learn that this could end much faster if they just quarantine themselves.

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Corona Time

Well, I’m not sure what day we’re on but one thing is for sure. Life is extremely boring! It’s been very mundane, that on Tuesday I stood up all night to bake a cake and sing myself a happy birthday. I’m not allowed to leave my house anymore and it’s not okay. I get that we’re supposed to socially distance ourselves but I just want to go outside. Hopefully, this doesn’t last long because returning to school and seeing my friends is the only thing I’m looking forward to. My days usually tend to go by super slow as well. Due to this, my sleep schedule has been obliterated out of existence. Going to sleep around 1-2 am and waking up at 6 am is normal to me now. Thankfully though, school is much easier in my opinion although I don’t get to see my friends. This whole situation prevented me from celebrating my birthday, getting a permit, going to Mexico. But my heart truly aches for the seniors, they came into the world during 9/11 and now they can’t walk the stage due to this pandemic. As the days go by, the only thing keeping my sanity is socializing over FaceTime and video games with my friends. Though I do believe that instead of rotting my brain, I’ll be trying to learn a new skill starting next week. But that’s all for now, prayers out to all those infected and I hope everyone stays safe.