Funny... no matter how hard you try to avoid something, it always seems to be right there in your face. You avoid Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other social media site. You avoid Google and YouTube and news websites. You avoid going to certain sections of a store. But no matter how hard you try, the only sure way to avoid something you know is everywhere, is to completely lock yourself up in your room and read books the whole time. Or just stare at the ceiling. Either option will keep the thing you're trying to avoid out of your line of sight.

Today is Father's Day and, although I don't try to avoid it as much as I used to, I still try not to really think about it. It's been 20 years {on the 30th of this month} since dad passed away and it's gotten easier with the years to see the stuff in stores and hear people talk about doing things with their fathers. I don't actively try to avoid it as much as I used to. However, I do try not to think about it. Obviously I'm not doing a very good job today, since that's what this entry is mainly about, but still.

I'm merely pointing out how, no matter what you do, it's nearly impossible to completely and entirely avoid something you don't want to think about.

In other news, I've gone to the gym twice this weekend. I was only going to go yesterday, but I felt like going again today. After getting out of the house last night and going to a park that I think I've only been to once, seeing all the people being carefree and probably high/drunk as fuck, I decided that I would go to the gym again this morning.

I planned to go to the park just to find a new vantage point for watching the sun set; when I got there, I'd forgotten that it was the summer solstice festival and there were quite a few people still there. Music was playing in about 4 different sections of the park and people were sitting around in groups, small and large, just drinking, laughing, smoking and dancing. I walked around a little bit, weaving my way in and out of the groups of people, trying to find the best places to take pictures. The sun set wasn't as beautiful as the one a few nights ago, but I wasn't in a position to be able to take pictures of that one. Taking pictures behind you, while driving on the freeway is typically frowned upon.

I have one more place to go today and that is to put gas in my car. I shall be doing so as soon as my laundry is done. Otherwise, I'm in for the day and will be binge watching PLL on Netflix.

I didn't sleep very well last night. I ended up not going to bed until around 1:30 and was awoken around 2:30 and again around 5:30 and 6:30. I finally gave up and got up around 7:30. Hopefully the lack of sleep last night helps me sleep well enough tonight, since work starts back up again tomorrow.

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