Woke up a little early around 7:45, then slept in a bit until 8:30. Got ready then had some loaded savory oatmeal with a couple fried eggs, a bit of my mom's veggie omelette (she made too much), and some kimchi. Yum. Made some iced earl gray tea with some stevia and lemon on the AeroPress and Flow Control Cap, which tasted alright but I'm really thinking the higher pressures needed to activate and keep the valve open are compromising some flavor. Went to Staples around 1:05 to drop off my USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter and the iPad screen protector which did come today ironically but I ordered too big. The drive actually went quite well. All the employees at Staples look depressed. Deposited some money at my bank and then went back home. Lamped at the computer from 1:30 to 4:00 until my brother badgered me until 4:30 to go to iTea. So of course I eventually obliged, and he paid, but it's been grating how often he not only gets milk tea for himself -- practically two times a week -- and then drags me along a third of the time. When I was his age before COVID, we had milk tea every three weeks or so, and we were just fine. He's always buying sweet treats and candy and snacks when he goes out biking and to the gym. You know average cost of milk tea here is like $6? Buy it weekly and you're spending $24 a month and $288 a year. That's a quarter of a laptop. That's half of an espresso machine. And he doesn't care to try to make his own tea or coffee at home. I'm not going to pretend I had the best foresight when I was younger but I am so glad I made homemade coffee my first-choice/default rather than cafe-made coffee. Nothing against cafes but those costs add up fast. Well, that's enough ranting. Just before dinner I helped peel some potatoes, since grandma was making some veggie shrimp pork soup. Very cozy. I also had some leftover spiced coconut cream pork dip.
"[Growing up] is hard and nobody understands." // https://www.homestuck.com/story/2391