Payten's Blog

During this lockdown I've been mostly been just binge watching youtube and drawing. Both on the walls, some paper, and digitally. Occasionally we get fast food or hike, but about sixty five percent of the time it's just laying around. And that's outside of working on school work for hours. I get that they may not have wanted to continue sending us paperwork, but if they knew they weren't going to be doing this forever, why set up this hotspot this late? It both irritates and stresses me out that I had this whole pile of work when I wasn't even aware of how to work with online school and genuinely didn't understand what we were doing for most things. So besides that mini angry rant, it's been decent. I don't miss school, I miss physical interaction with my friends and family.

What is the first thing you are going to do when the stay-home order is lifted? The first thing I'll probably end up doing once this stay at home order is taken away is visiting my grandma. We usually visit her every other weekend and spend the night if we can, and meet there for some holidays. It's likely we would end up celebrating Easter and maybe St. Patrick's Day. Probably end up staying there for a few days if possible. And after that I'd like to visit my friends. Go canoeing with Rhylee and staying the night at Lily's house. Maybe even eat at Asian Buffet. Sounds nice.

Which do you feel Americans should invest more in: space travel or mental health? Explain your choice. Be clear about WHY you feel the way you do. Use support from your personal knowledge or things you've read or seen.  I think we should invest more into space travel, because what if we are all worried about people's feelings and then are suddenly attacked or something from a bigger threat in space? I think we should try and be more aware of our surroundings before dealing with ourselves. Doing that would be like being more concerned about you being upset while stranded on a deserted island rather than being more concerned on other threats. I feel like it would be a dumb move to invest purely into people's feelings when there could be bigger issues for all of us. But then again, it just depends on the proportions of the situation. It would make sense to focus on health if it was awful, with only minor threats around. There really isn't anything I could think ab...