Coming Back From Vacation and Apocalypse Hotel

My wife and I came back from our mini vacation, and it was admittedly tough to get out of vacation mode. We did not go anywhere far or that required flying, but having not to have any obligations or responsibilities for a few days and having to go back to normal life takes some adjusting. Unpacking is always quite the chore, and going from an idle lifestyle to an active and busy one can bring a certain tiredness when we least expect it. Honestly though, it is more motivation for me to become a full-time author, as I could go on vacation anywhere and at anytime without having to worry about going back to the office.

We have also been watching a new anime, Apocalypse Hotel, that has new episodes airing every Tuesday. The is the synopsis: In an isolated Tokyo hotel, robot manager Yachiyo and staff maintain operations amid societal collapse and nature's takeover, faithfully awaiting guests return to Ginzaro. The anime is more of a comedy than anything, but there is an implicit sadness to it. Humanity is gone from Earth, and these robots are just working at this hotel with no guests. Many of the robot employees have lost operational capability, and the ones left just seemingly are awaiting that same outcome. Thankfully, things start to turn around early in the series, and we look forward to seeing what happens every week.

With things pretty much back to normal, we are just going through the usual grind. We are planning our next vacations, which will be within the year and early next year, so we have some thing to look forward to.