A general state of extreme boredom has taken over today (at least since lunch time). There is not much work for me to be doing at this moment, as I'm waiting on other people to get some things completed. Of course there is always something work-related that needs to be done; I simply haven't felt like doing much since lunch.

The day started out early and good: I made two book sales before 9:15AM. Around noon or so I headed to my parents' house, and that is when the boredom started. They were busy and had no time to converse with me. After an hour and a half, I headed home and took a short nap. I waited around most of the day for emails and phone calls that never came.

I was thinking that perhaps I should take up a hobby. I have tried to do art (drawing and painting) as a hobby in the past, but it was too taxing on my concentration. There are two problems I see myself having as it comes to hobbies.

First, I'm a terrible multi-tasker, and so I can only do one thing in my life at a time. That one thing, therefore, has to be selling my book. Therefore, all I really want to do (if anything) is work on Risen Man Publishing stuff, and not "waste" my time with pleasure pursuits.

Second, because of this illness, I have lost interest in most of the things that previously gave me enjoyment. That loss of joy is part of the negative syndrome of schizophrenia, and although I hardly have negative symptoms, I do have some residual loss of joy. So, it is hard to have a hobby when I don't really enjoy many things.

I don't foresee this boredom lasting too long, however, because once the people I'm waiting for complete their work, I will be able to get back to business as usual. And besides, the U.S. Open tennis tournament is coming soon. In about a month, I will be a very happy guy.

FYI: I have no idea why I'm using a French word to describe my current mood as the title of this entry. If you knew what it meant before reading this entry, I have another word for you: kudos!