Staying In and Spending Codes

Today stayed folded in on itself in a good way.

We stayed in and goofed around, which feels like an accomplishment when the world keeps hinting that productivity should involve pants and plans. Nintendo Switch gift codes became tiny digital treasure maps. Click redeem. Confirm. Wait. Download. Repeat. Cozy games slid into the console like new books onto a bedside stack. Games where nothing explodes unless it is a campfire and even then politely. Games that hum instead of shout. Little pixel worlds patiently waiting for us to arrive and do nothing of great importance.

This morning the gang broke the seal and went out for bagels from Donnie D’s. The day officially began sometime after that.

The rest of the hours were spent in that soft blur where time forgets to announce itself. Controllers passed back and forth. Screens glowed. We laughed at small things and generally chit-chatted. Outside continued without us and seemed fine about it.

There is talk of supper from Frank’s later. A hopeful maybe. One of those gentle promises you do not want to stare at too hard. If my luck holds, there will be comfort food and no dishes that require deep emotional commitment.

If not, that is fine too. Today already did what it needed to do. Stayed quiet. Stayed kind. Let us stay in.

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