Day 9,790

I awoke at 5:30 AM. I cursed myself for a moment, as on working days, I struggle to awake at that same time, even with an alarm device. I had an odd cranial processor sleep mode simulation, in which I was forced to care for two younger earthling siblings. I do not have younger siblings, but the self in my cranial processor sleep mode simulation was a great older sister. 

I produced morning sustenance, consumed it, and became fatigued. Sleep mode initiated again. I awoke once again at 2:00 PM. I watered my decorative Earth vegetation, bathed my vessel, and an earthling friend visited me. We produced strawberry chocolates, trail mix chocolates, consumed night time sustenance, and visited my other earthling friend’s habitat. I wished to introduce my friend to my other friend, as I observed similarities between them, that I believed may lead to a good friendship. I believe my observation was correct.

Below is an image of my friend’s feline companion mammal in my foot cover.

I also learned that human earthlings wash one another's undergarments as an expression of love. Though it would be nice if I could one day find a mate to perform the washing of the undergarments with, I like washing my own undergarments as well. In my learning of human earthlings, I have found that romantic interest tends to be the wildcard that I cannot quite understand.

I heard the earthlings in a television show discussing romantic interest, which is so far the most confusing form of love. The male human earthling inquired, "Will you marry me?" to which the female responded, "I need to hear you say the words," to which the male responded, "I know... I'm sorry it took me so long to say it... I love you." This was the most curious thing I have ever heard in my thousands of days on Earth. The male asked the female to be his legally bound mate, before he had ever verbally expressed love, which is apparently a prerequisite to becoming legally bound mates, and the verbal expression was made after the two earthlings had already procreated multiple times, because he was fearful of vulnerability. I am very confused by this. Is procreation not a vulnerable act among earthlings? Is legal binding not something that earthlings do after they have established vulnerability and love and all of those emotions? 

When it comes to the matter of love, it seems that earthlings do not necessarily follow their own standards. I have experienced this also, when I first attempted a romantic relationship. My mate harmed my vessel, externally, and internally. I did not know what romantic love was supposed to feel like, or not feel like. Though there is a universal rule of the thumbs that mates should not harm vessels, human earthlings spank children, and I do not understand again. In my confusion, I discarded the data in my cranial processor on romantic love, and I stayed with my mate as he continued to harm my vessel. That continued for two and a half years. Good romantic mates do not harm your vessel. Good romantic mates do not harm your vessel. Good romantic mates do not harm your vessel. There. The data has been reprogrammed into my cranial processor, so that I will never forget again.