Mat’s journal
2025-08-12
Am I losing myself? Today I am feeling uninspired, as I often do. I don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to decide. Just sleep and watch something mindlessly.
I’m on holidays, but I’m not resting my soul and mind. I’m not working my body hard enough. I’m not eating well.
Whose fault is that?
Later that evening: A local rock-pop trio is playing cover songs in a restaurant nearby and we can hear them clearly through the windows. They’re good. I’m enjoying it.
2025-08-11
I was thinking about what it would be like to live in a place like this. Nice weather, the sea, relaxed culture, bike-able everywhere. All are great things, but I think it would all be empty and meaningless without friends and some purpose other than just enjoying oneself.
Would staying in Slovakia be more bearable with community and friends? Would it outweigh the overall social and political context? Would it be worth staying for?
2025-08-10
It was crazy hot today. 35°C and humid and according to weather app it felt like 38°C. It was nasty. I underestimated hydration and got dizzy twice, which never happened to me before.
Otherwise we had a nice day. Biked, got an ointment for sun allergy for S., had a lunch, beach time in the afternoon, an ice cream walk downtown in the evening.
2025-08-09
It was hot and humid today. We did the usual, we biked, went to the beach and then biked some more and explored the area a bit more. It turns out the locality where we are staying is not as central as we have thought. That's good, by the way.
Our apartment that we are renting here is super nice. However, I'm struggling with the mess we make. We're not home here, nothing has it's own place, and there are clothes and stuff laying everywhere. It's driving me nuts.
2025-08-08
I’m on holidays in Italy. This time it’s a different place than we used to go to and we like it better.
Also, it’s the first time we are alone after 5 years of having some extended family with us. By extended I mean anyone not my wife or kids. It’s a bit less stressful and I’m not yet sure if it will be more restful. It’s only second full day. Time will tell.
I would love to post pictures, but I don’t have any. I’m avoiding bringing my phone with me as much as possible. I never need it. I would love to have a dedicated camera that would be able to survive the beach too. (I’m saving up for a Ricoh GR IIIx, though.)
Okay, enough for today.