Good news, I am writing again some.
Bad news, I recently got a diagnosis for my mental health that is a bit concerning and means that I am going to have to put in some work to get through the things that I am experiencing.
As of an assessment I got yesterday, the things that I've previously associated with ADHD (diagnosed in 2022ish) are not actually stemming from ADHD at all. The things I am struggling with, including a lack of interest in things that were previously extremely important to me, might be stemming from Borderline Personality Disorder. Honestly, the BPD fits more than ADHD ever did.
So, I'm dealing with that. On that happy note, here's a short story.
Blizzard
When I moved to Kansas, I thought I was escaping the snow. The cold and wet nonsense that took over my hometown for 4 months out of the year was annoying before I learned to drive, and even worse after.
As a kid, you really appreciate the snow. You play outside, make snow people, build forts, have wars. Kids eagerly look forward to snow days, so much so that even the tiniest dusting is exciting.
Adults, on the other hand, have to deal with the snow. They're the ones who are supposed to dry sopping wet clothes, who have to plough driveways and navigate icy roads.
So, the move to Kansas was an exciting one. No more snow to deal with. The temperatures were too warn for snow to stick around like it did at home.
Of course, Kansas does get some snow, but never for long. It'll snow, but it's dry and powdery, easily moved by the wind without even the need to plough. Within days it'll be gone.
Or so I thought.
Apparently, Kansas gets blizzards, which was news to me. And you'd think the worst part of a blizzard would be the snow. Nope, it's not.
It's the wind. Wind drops the temperature by -19 C, tearing roofs off houses and branches off trees. Signs are ripped apart like paper. On those days, it's best to stay inside.
But inside isn't much better. It seems that Kansas hasn't gotten the message that it gets snow, apparently at least one blizzard a year.
Houses aren't insulated in any meaningful way, meaning the wind whistles through and the cold seeps in. No one knows how to drive in snow. It's apparently secret knowledge to stay inside if visibility is so bad you can't see the hood of your car from the drivers seat. Cars and trucks alike get stuck on the edges of town, where the wind is stronger and ice forms on the roads. Then the wind makes drifts around these cars and trucks and block the road even more.
Honestly, it's like no one knows how to drive in the winter, or deal with snow here. Probably because the snow melts so fast. A blizzard that drops 15 inches of snow on Wednesday will be forgotten on Saturday.
I don't know exactly what I'm trying to say here. Snow sucks. Move to a desert. But a hot desert, not a desert like Antarctica or anything.
