At one point, it was 88 degrees outside today. That would be Southern California in early November for you.
Those kinds of temperatures make me feel worse than I already do. I've always been of the mentality that if I'm going to be this sick, meaning with a cold and dealing with all those related symptoms, it ought to be somewhat cold outside. I think it was in the high 50's when I woke up this morning. It didn't stay that way though. Temperatures in the 80's are not it. As it stands, I'm still battling this damn cold and it's fucking hot outside.
I've been finding temporary refuge in playing Battlefield 6 (PS5). I'm sick, but apparently, I'm not that sick. Aside from writing, that's about all I can do to get my mind off things, play a game or two. A part of me thinks that the brief adrenaline rush that comes from playing Battlefield 6, at least in the moment, makes me feel better. It helps, I suppose, maybe just a little bit.
I'm still passing the time in between gaming sessions and my recurring sneezing attacks by watching all kinds of random stuff on YouTube. As I write this, I'm watching a video about the so-called beggars of TikTok. For the record, I am not on TikTok. I've never cared for the platform. I've seen people waste hours watching content on TikTok. I can't do it. Instead, I waste hours watching stuff on YouTube. I can watch YouTube all day and during my work week, that's pretty much how I pass my time in the office as I ignore the majority of my co-workers. But as for TikTok, it's not for me. I don't care for it.
So, this whole begging on TikTok thing...I don't get it. Maybe this might be easy for me to say because I am gainfully employed and have been for many years, but damn, why don't you sorry mother fuckers get the hell off TikTok and fill out a job application?!? As I'm watching these folks beg for money, I can't help but be grateful that I have a job and the reality that I'm able to support myself, without having to jump on some online platform and beg for others to support me. One dude wanted the community to help him get something to eat, though truth be told, this guy didn't look like he was missing many meals as it was. Had he looked emaciated, I might have considered it, maybe for a few seconds. One bitch wanted the community to help her make her car payment for the month. Fuck that. Why am I going to help you make your car damn payment, when people like me are driving cars that are over 20 years old? Yes, my car is that old, 24 years old, to be exact and yes, it still has a tape deck and manual windows. I think another woman wanted money for a hotel room. I want to say that there was even one guy who was asking for anyone who was willing, to send him an iPhone that they weren't using or didn't want anymore. I don't think he offered to pay for it either. He wanted a cell phone to be given to him...for free. Zero compensation. Yes, I'm going to send you a cell phone that I'm not using, just because you asked and no, I'm not even going to ask you to pay for it either. Yes, I'm just in that charitable kind of mood. Fuck you and that free iPhone you're not going to get.
The bottom line, at least for me, is quite simple.
Fuck all you TikTok beggars.
Go get a job and stop getting mad when people aren't just giving you their hard-earned money. I don't want your CashApp, PayPal, Zelle, Venmo, none of that shit. I don't give a fuck about your current perceived hardship. I refuse to give any of your people a fucking dime. I work too long and hard for my money. I'm not going to just give it away, nor to just anyone. Fuck that.
Speaking of charity, one of the local area charities is doing their food donation drive this week. They do their food drive every November and usually, I partake and do my proverbial part. Starting yesterday, everyone in the immediate neighborhood gets a medium-sized brown paper bag at their doorstep, along with a note and list of the foods that they would like to receive. They're "picking up" their donations next Saturday. We're supposed to leave our brown paper bags, presumably filled with food, at the end of our driveways. This morning, I decided to do a little shopping for these folks. I got two boxes of Stove Top stuffing, a large box of mashed potato flakes, and a can of cranberry sauce. I would have bought more, but I didn't want to exceed the space limitations of the bag they gave me. Had they given us a bigger bag, I would have bought more to fill it. I have absolutely no problem being charitable. I'm just refuse to give anyone begging on TikTok any of my money. As I said earlier...fuck that.
I don't want to say that I feel like shit, but I'm definitely far from being 100%. I might be functioning at about 85%. I don't feel good. Tomorrow is Monday, which marks the beginning of another work week. I'm already making the decision in my mind, anyway. If I feel like shit when I wake up tomorrow morning, I may have to skip out and not even bother to go into work. It's been a few years since I've taken a sick day, so maybe I'm due.
I'm getting better. Will I be well enough to go to work tomorrow? I don't know.
I guess we shall see.
Of course, Battlefield 6 is really just a button press away.
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