Happy solstice, y'all.
The week started off feeling heavy, with bad health news in my network and deaths on the internet. I took a couple of days off reading news, and things got better and lightened up near the end. The guy who shot up both my squirrel's school and my school is known now, and no longer a threat. And Trump actually did two things in one day that I approve of (pushing for marijuana reclassification, and for a renewed focus on Moon exploration).
Again I think I have tenants for the new condo. Still waiting to sign the actual lease though. I also had occasion to feel bad for my downstairs neighbor over there, who finally made her condo fee payment but was confused about why the amount was different from my amount. She must have thought I was being bossy and possibly ripping her off... no, no, I just have a smaller unit than you do, lady. I explained how condos work. I also swapped out her doorknob, free labor as semi-apology, and met some of her family -- it turns out that her brother reported to me briefly at Zillian! So, small world. And I hope I picked up a bit of credibility there.
An ignominious and possibly TMI fact about my week ties in amusingly with my most high-falutin' reading. Which is to say, I got jock itch (don't worry, it's settled down). And my book, Being Ecological, talks about "a feeling of disgust that we are literally covered in and penetrated by nonhuman beings, not just by accident but in an irreducible way, a way that is crucial.... Maybe this feeling of disgust will diminish if we become used to our immersion in the biosphere". I'm actually not that disgusted, but still didn't want these particular tenants.
What else? We got rid of about 30 books in total, mostly because the bug was sorting through a box of "maybes" but also because a local cafe gives out free coffee in exchange for a donation of 10 books. In the process I let go of a few books about engineering management, and I think that felt good.
There was also good Xmas shopping with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
apfelsingail. Not much time with my squirrel, but we shortened our dates instead of fully cancelling them so at least I got to verify its existence.
Words I looked up: fairwater, poindexter, prima facie.
(Are these fun, by the way? I'm getting them from my web search history.)
Happy solstice. It's dark, but I've managed to make the transition to seeing it as cozy.
Again I think I have tenants for the new condo. Still waiting to sign the actual lease though. I also had occasion to feel bad for my downstairs neighbor over there, who finally made her condo fee payment but was confused about why the amount was different from my amount. She must have thought I was being bossy and possibly ripping her off... no, no, I just have a smaller unit than you do, lady. I explained how condos work. I also swapped out her doorknob, free labor as semi-apology, and met some of her family -- it turns out that her brother reported to me briefly at Zillian! So, small world. And I hope I picked up a bit of credibility there.
An ignominious and possibly TMI fact about my week ties in amusingly with my most high-falutin' reading. Which is to say, I got jock itch (don't worry, it's settled down). And my book, Being Ecological, talks about "a feeling of disgust that we are literally covered in and penetrated by nonhuman beings, not just by accident but in an irreducible way, a way that is crucial.... Maybe this feeling of disgust will diminish if we become used to our immersion in the biosphere". I'm actually not that disgusted, but still didn't want these particular tenants.
What else? We got rid of about 30 books in total, mostly because the bug was sorting through a box of "maybes" but also because a local cafe gives out free coffee in exchange for a donation of 10 books. In the process I let go of a few books about engineering management, and I think that felt good.
There was also good Xmas shopping with
apfelsingail. Not much time with my squirrel, but we shortened our dates instead of fully cancelling them so at least I got to verify its existence.Words I looked up: fairwater, poindexter, prima facie.
(Are these fun, by the way? I'm getting them from my web search history.)
Happy solstice. It's dark, but I've managed to make the transition to seeing it as cozy.
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