I went to the store last night because I needed a couple of things for dinner. While out, I thought about why being in the house isn't bothering me as much as it did when I lived in the Bay Area or in SoCal. I figured it out. Space. I've literally got 3 times the amount of space I do here than I did there. In both of those apartments I had little choice of what room I could be in. Living room, bedroom, kitchen. That was about it. It felt like the walls were always closing in on me. No backyard, no place to really hide. Here I have options. I have the living room, the basement, my office, the cave, the backyard, heck even the garage. It's the difference between an animal in a 10x10 cage or one that has a natural environment where they can stretch and run. Still both caged animals, but the latter has the illusion of freedom and doesn't feel the need to escape. That's me. I have the illusion of freedom and it works just fine for me. I can't stay in any one place too long or I go nuts, like yesterday I worked straight through to finish the next doc and by the time 3pm hit, I wanted out of this office. And I had a choice. I could go into the basement and watch something on the big screen. I could go upstairs and do whatever. I have room to stretch. So I stay inside and accept being a caged animal. Especially as I read about 21 states having increases in cases and deaths. I read about CA and FL breaking their own one day records EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. The caged animal in this case is the one who doesn't die. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose? I have things to lose. Give me captivity.
As I mentioned, I finished the other doc. One left but I won't finish it until July. I can start it today, but then I have 3 solid days next week, one day to work on it, then done done done until 7/13. Maybe in those two weeks the world will calm down. Unlikely, but one can hope.
For dinner I made seafood mac and cheese with shrimp and crab. I will get multiple dinners from it for sure.
Then I worked on a couple of projects. B has been wanting a better device to watch TV on in her basement. We've been using an old computer and having to do everything from a web browser has been a bit annoying. Plus it chokes at times on larger files. Okay. I got her a TCL TV with a Roku built directly in. Same interface she's used to using on the big TV. 32" versus the 21" monitor she was using. Then I ordered a new Roku for upstairs so we can trash the Apple TV that's connected to the projector in the basement. I will take the current older Roku from upstairs and move it down. Thanks to gift cards, rebates, and coupons, I got both items for under $200. Not freaking bad eh? I saved over $120 total. The TV came yesterday and I set that up. The new Roku comes today so that will be my project for tonight.
Then I hung some shelves in my closet to give me more room for clothes. Not that I am adding clothes, but so I could spread out what I have and make it look less messy. I did laundry and when I was going to put stuff away it was just a frustrating mess. So I fixed. Plain and simple.
Touched up my hair too. Hey, I can stay flamingo pink as long as I don't have to see clients. Fuck it. Pink it stays. I have also decided no hair cutting until things calm down. Let's see how long this mess gets.
That's about it for today. Bills are paid. First mortgage payment on the new loan sent. $300 cheaper. That will go a long way towards other stuff. Add to that the stuff I paid off last month and that's $500 less going out per month already. I will take that $500 and dump it on something else to make it $600 or $700 next month. Goals.
Friday, June 26, 2020
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