Blogging because I cannot sleep.

Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:51
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The shower cooled me off for a short while, but not enough to sleep. So, I busied myself with a few minor domestic chores. The little cave is full but kempt. I will need a vacuum cleaner soon, and a good one. When I have the internet, I can begin a thorough search for the best quality at the best price. I have had four vacuums that sucked only in the bad way. Some of them I spent some decent coin on. Some manufacturers simply should not be in business. Anyway, it is no cooler or warmer without the A/C, as I said. The fans are going full bore to no avail, even with the window and door glass pulled back to the screen and with the big fan right near the window. I simply do not understand it.

I keep reviewing what I have done and what I am beginning here. I am quite pleased with this humble start and the new realities and further hopes. Everything, save the heat, has been overcome with coin, a little elbow grease, a bit of both, or asking around. I have even found out that, should I only be able to hike one way to the store, initially, there is a bus ride to be had for free back to a block or two away. I must admit to having been a bit worried about that. Not that 30 blocks is a great deal, but the shape I am in must be considered. Even so, I am a bit reluctant to try the hike. I am worried that I will get there, drenched in sweat, smelling like a goat, and will get a bad reputation. The bother of worries!

I suppose, if nothing else, I can just adjust my sleep schedule for the summer. Sleeping the cool hours, being active during the warmer time. I have been told that these apartments are not only hot in the summer, they are quite cold in the winter. The wind, or so it goes, shoots right through the walls. I will be looking for some thermal type blankets to use as tapestries on my whole east wall. I do not know how expensive that is, or how much it will help, but it is worth a shot. Electric heating is rather pricey here, just as is A/C.

Unlike when I lived in Coralville, I am keeping a very neat place. Everything really does have a place and I do my utmost to keep it that way. Toilet paper to towels, socks to jeans to shirts, jackets, guns, ammo and tools. All have been stowed in very specific places. Once used, minus the toilet paper, back it goes. I have finally even found some things that were being thrown out which server my two computer space needs perfectly. I had been thinking about going to Wal-Mart to buy items such as these. Though they are not high quality, they are as good if a bit more used than what I would have bought. Now my printer, portable DVD read/writer, and computer have a private table so that meal spills will not affect them. The other computer has it’s own complete desk, which will serve perfectly as a stand for the wireless router. It seems a minor blessing, and right before the wireless is to be hooked up!

Oh, this little computer is fantastic so far. As I said, I can type on it quite well, it is easy to plug into wi-fi or standard modems. Checking mail, surfing the net, blogging, and all other minor tasks with it are fantastic. Though I may use the other computer for gaming, I will strip all else from it and use it just for that. If I do anything else with it, I will make it a dual-boot Linux. I plan to do that to this one for certain, as Microsoft is too problematic and easy to hack. Plus, I think I can get better office ware free for Linux than what I could pay for Microsoft. The added benefit will be learning to program, even if rather lightly, should I want to go that rout. This was the best $400 investment I have ever made, computer-wise. It is a Toshiba nb200, if you need to know again. Oh, and the printer is a $69 HP printer/copier/scanner, and the DVD read/write is an HP DVD 555s external drive, which ran about $85 or a little less.

Well, my hair is dry, it is cooling just a bit, and I ought to get a few winks before I am forced out of bed. I hope you all sleep (slept by the time you read this) and are getting your own affairs in order for the day, weekend, and life. It will be nice to have blogging access again. Both for more timely updates and to get to read about your lives! I believe there is little more important to people than our stories, and that people, little and big, great and humble, religious and not so much, are very important beings. And I mean to always believe that, even if I may be cynical, skeptical, obnoxious, and such by my nature. Even if I go on to become a professional someday, I will do everything in my power not to let that go. It is one of the few things that makes me a little different that I actually like.

Good night.