My brain feels fried. This is a normal side effect of a day spent on the couch surfing the internet with the TV on. For some reason this doesn’t seem to happen to me in my apartment in the cities, but it does when I’m at my parents house. I’ve spent most of my time researching things in Thailand and trying to figure out if I can make that work. I realized I could probably teach english as a way to afford living there – or perhaps teach part time as a way to offset some living expenses. The more I think about the idea, though, the more it feels like I’m just kicking the can down the road and using this as an escape because I don’t want to find a new job or find something I find more suitable. Eventually I’ll probably have to, which sucks. Maybe I’d be better off just sucking it up and really searching for jobs and trying to find something in Chicago. I like the idea of having time to just exist, write and explore, but if it’s just putting off finding something more meaningful I’d probably be better off not going. On a positive note, it sounds like if you want to teach in Thailand it’s best to just head there with your resume in hand and actively start job searching once you’re there. I think my best bet would be to get everything in order to escape to Thailand – like get a background check I might need to work there and apply for whatever visa I’d need, as well as really job searching in Chicago and seeing if I can make something work out there. I guess we’ll see if I get any added much needed motivation in the coming days, or if I continue to use my days in less than ideal (and productive) ways. I know I don’t want to feel like this for too many more days, but I’m going to be here tomorrow and then headed back to the cities on Sunday.