Unfortunately, it looks like I'll have a lot of unintended downtime over the next week. Not having a job and not having control over my thesis progress is making me stressed out and antsy. I want to complete something. I want to have some feeling of moving forward in life and of my life having some value.

I'd like to be able to have a few potentially marketable skills, and I don't mean marketable in the theoretical sense; I want to be able to do something tangible. I already know a little about repairing small electronics but I'd like to learn enough to get paid for repairs. I'd also like to learn another area of repairs - maybe small motors or automotive A/C.

I'm also still working on languages, but I've put Arabic on hold in favor of reviewing the languages I already have some knowledge of: Spanish, Irish, Russian, and ASL. I'm surprised at both how much Spanish I actually at one point knew and how much I've forgotten.

I haven't had much interest in reading lately since stress has been making it difficult to focus on any books, but maybe I'll once again start my independent study of film and music of the 60s and 70s, which I stopped formally doing six years ago.

Ughhhhhhh. I just need to do something to keep myself busy.