Longer!

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I have been trying to sleep later.  A bit back, a bit forward, like a rugby scrum?  I don't remember the term.  But when someone has the ball and both teams are trying to shove the baller one way or the other.  Brutal, but fascinating.  And, so it has been.  Tonight, if just by what seems a a few feet, I have gained ground before some call or other play broke it up.  

At 01:16, I have pushed three hours later than I have been able to so far.  Though, being able to stay awake until well after 15:30, and probably, in the end, past 16:00 because of the visitor, maybe to 17:00?  Or not quite, but close?  That would be, around eight hours down, plus or minus up to an hour.  My mind was scrambled by the time I laid down.  Remember, I had almost been going to bed at 15:30?  Or had planned that just a bit earlier and could have made it save for the visitor.

I am asking my visitor to act as my agent on an interest.  Not sure it will work, but... one can always try.  A willing agent?  Who can ever tell.  But the request has been made, and tentatively accepted, or... seems to have been accepted.  Some men accept and deny without a word.  I... suppose he is thinking on it.  A nod does not... mean total acceptance.  But... I think he likes the challenges I set for him.  And, he does well.

God only granted me this being, these hands, this mind, this face.  But He saw fit to teach me to... employ others to my will.  Dominate?  No need.  If I meet a good man, and ask him to do something that is either good, or at least not bad, and there is a bit of a challenge involved?  He doesn't know it, but if he succeeds in doing my will, he will be gifted a percentage.  Finders fee.  Always pay those who do you a turn.  May be nickels, or a few reasonable dollars.  But rewards are far better than mere thanks.  

He has plans.  He is a builder, maker, fixer, and doer.  Even a fifty, or hundred, helps in his design.  I... encourage his ways.  Would emulate them if possible.  Though, now that I am back into tools and mechanical efforts, that... may be as close as I can get.  He isn't a younger me.  Better in some ways, not in all.  But, he is ambitious in a more honest way.  All I can do is small things, but I do them.  Including real world challenges, and real world rewards.  He got 10% (of the profits, cash over debt payoff) from selling my car.

Today?  Waking up, first.  Then seeking out all boxes, bringing them in here, and tearing them down.  Maybe fitting them into the Xterra.  I had hoped to do concrete, but it is raining.  Has been pretty much all evening by the look at it, and continues.  A very gentle, weeping, rain.  Down to sprinkling.  Couldn't even hear it over the fan, on low, upstairs.

It was 70/73 upstairs, 70/71/71 down here... warmer in the front room, and is 55 and raining outside.  The outside hygrometer reads 157.3% :p (seriously, when that thing winds out in the wet, it goes very long!  Way over the 100% mark, it's hilarious.) and the inside hygrometer, in here near the machine, reads 50%.  Long!  Reminds me of a North Korean election.  Sadly, we now have those in America.

Time to look around the web.  Then game a bit.  Perhaps have some salami.  And... who knows what else.  But, work is on the mind.  Maybe a shower, thrown in there too, at some point.  Love those blasted things.  Hmm... may move the shower curtain arm before the shower, as a price and self gift.  Good night, day, morning and all.  But... get off my porch!  :)  Do it nicely, if you must.  Or throw an egg on the way.  All good.