(written on December 23rd from notes taken previously) The day started off rainy today, so the day opened with me just kicking it in my van following along with the college football scores as the games were played. Once the rain stopped, I headed over to do a little bit of a reprise of November … Continue reading 2025-11-23 (Sunday) — Salt Water, Meet Phone… 😅

(written on December 23rd from notes taken previously) I woke up this morning grateful to not have been bothered by any parking enforcement people. As best as I knew, I was in a legal parking place, with a bunch of campers parked illegally in the area just below me, but still, with no explicit sign … Continue reading 2025-11-22 (Saturday) — Van Day

(written on December 19th from notes taken previously) Today was sort of a just-sit-around-chilling day. After getting up, I drove over to Port Charles where I emptied Micro John and just sat on my bed for a while wasting my life away on my phone screen. From there, I headed up to Stony Bay, but … Continue reading 2025-11-21 (Friday) — Chillin’

(written on December 18th from notes taken previously) Not really much to write about today. I drove the west coast of the Coromandel all the way up as far as I could go. It was definitely beautiful, and there was one place where I saw the most enormous tree. It seemed like maybe it was … Continue reading 2025-11-20 (Thursday) — Oh, Guess Not

(written on December 18th from notes taken previously) Today was trading devastation. 🙁 All the growth and progress I thought I had made was out the window and gone... and not just gone--obliterated. I lossed another $12,000 today. 😶 I was stunned. Stung to my core. Angry. Discouraged. I talked on the phone with my … Continue reading 2025-11-19 (Wednesday) — Trading Destruction

(written on December 18th from notes taken previously) Back to trading today! Just about right off the bat I was up $174. 🎉 Aaaaaaaand then--bang! I was down nearly $300. 😬 But I didn't panic! I locked in and worked really hard and clawed my way from being down nearly $300 to being back up … Continue reading 2025-11-18 (Tuesday) — Internet Junkie

(written on December 8th and 18th from notes taken previously) I was slow getting going this morning, just hanging out in my van for a good little while. After I finally got up and going, I hung out with the Belgian family for a bit, helping them get their roof top tent stowed away properly. … Continue reading 2025-11-17 (Monday) — Belgian Waterfall

(written on December 8th from notes taken previously) Overripe bananas with yogurt for breakfast. That... didn't do me so well, though I learned something useful. Overripe bananas can trigger migraines in some people. Apparently, I'm some people. 🙃 Took me a little while to get my church clothes figured out, as they've been stuffed in … Continue reading 2025-11-16 (Sunday) — Back to Waipu

(written on December 6th from notes taken previously.) I slept through my first trading alarm. I suppose that's not much of a surprise, since I've been significantly sleep deprived since I started trading. I think I got maybe a couple hours last night? I started out with a couple of weak sauce trades, and then … Continue reading 2025-11-15 (Saturday) — Trading Windows

(Written on December 4th from notes taken previously) I was up and awake... nervous... what was going to happen?!?! The spread got narrower and narrower, looking more like it was going to go break not in my favor. But it was such a good position, I'd thought... [sigh] Started the trading day with prayer and … Continue reading 2025-11-14 (Friday) — Dis-Assemble