W A S D is for moving
number keys are for spells
but I don't know why I used LCtrl so often
For a long while now , I've been meaning to start up a place to get my thoughts out into the world
I could just use Facebook , but there are some things I have to say that are too embarassing , personal , or I'm not interested in other people's opinions
The other problem was "where to start ?"
I've been collecting thoughts on random pieces of paper and .txt files
So, what deserves to be the inagural blog post ?
I'm going to decide not to care
I'd end up procrastinating this project for another 17 months making that decision
soooo ...
here's my imitation of the Muppet's Swedish Chef song
ying borsh vern bay you de diska doo ying beer der spoon der snorp mmm bork bork borkNow that that's out of the way
Currently, work has me in a room by myself fixing the broken computers
Not a lot is expected of me, thanks to the previous person being so lazy about it
Thus, the few computers I fix every day is considered a rousing success
This gives me a lot of free time to watch videos , play on the internet , and work on personal projects (such as getting my blog up and running)
It is nice to use my skills to do some actual technical work , but I don't want to be trapped in this room forever
I've noticed my belly getting a lot bigger due to lack of exercise
I need to get out into the field and moving around again
When the weather gets warmer, I think I'll start walking to work , just to get my steps in
Chris and Scott are speaking highly of me to the bosses . I am grateful for it , but I wish my virtues were made more readily apparent to everybody without needing a hype-man
W A S D is for moving
number keys are for spells
but I don't know why I used LCtrl so often
Now that I own something as large as a house , I'm wondering what will happen to it when I die . Who will get it ?
And there is the rest of my stuff , but I doubt anybody would be interested in my old pictures and paperwork
I'm not married , and have no children
I guess it would fall to my "next of kin" , or the city would lay claim to it , or maybe the bank
I do have numerous neices and nephews and cousins , but I don't have any connection to them or affection for them
I would want to leave my valuables to somebody that shares my values , not just somebody that would sell it off for cash so they can buy another SUV , or pay for their sixth child
What I'd like to do , is to set up a trust to purchase condoms and IUDs , and perform vasectomies and historectomies . Preferably for people that haven't already created more humans
No , I didn't get hugged enough as a child , nor as a teen , nor an adult , nor an old man
Emotionally neglected people tend to be good listeners. But they are not good at talking, especially about themselves. - Jonice Webb
I like to be aware of how hard the wind is blowing and in which direction
I bought a cheap orange windsock , but a particularly strong wind storm picked it up and blew it away
This time I got a professional one , with a proper mount
It cost more than $100 , but worth it
I've developed an interest in Dungeons and Dragons
It's a lot like sex
I have a strong interest in it
I've studied up on it a lot
but it requires other people to play
Goblin Slayer
I like its D&D based universe
Since I've been "stuck" in the computer repair room , I don't move around nearly as much , and I'm putting on a bunch of weight
My new house is only half a mile away , as the crow files
I want to walk to work , and I've found a path along the river
The trick is getting through the weeds and over the fence
Today, I scouted out the area along the fence
It's full of these tall stiff weeds
I wasn't the first one through that area
There was half a path created by bending over the weeds
Only after I was stuck in the middle of nowhere , did I think about the fact that if the weather was a little bit warmer , it would have been swarming with bugs
I'm already finding it hard to populate a daily blog
I have so many experiences and consume so much media
and then my brain processes it all
but I don't have many ways to get the end products out into the world
This blog helped relieve the pressure building up in my head
so now it's harder to squeeze things out onto the page
a gross analogy ... i've eaten a lot , digested it , and had to poop , now that i have , i'm straining to produce more poop , i'll have to be careful to not give myself mental hemmorhoids
Seven deadly sins
envy , gluttony , greed , lust , pride , sloth , wrath
I am most guilty of (afflicted by) sloth , followed closely by lust
My sloth often presents itself in the form of apathy
I've thought of myself as a victim of inertia
When at rest , it takes a lot of energy to get me moving
but once I'm going , I don't want to stop until I run out of steam
Luckily , internet porn is a thing
Without that outlet for my lust , I might resort to paying prostitutes , rape , or marrying the first woman to come along
sloth + lust = masturbation
envy is "I want what you have , and if I can't have it , neither can you"
I don't think I've ever thought that
wrath , for me , is just frustration
Impotently screaming about things I can't change
I used to think I was least guilty of gluttony
but now I've redefined it as consumption of anything , not just food
I think everybody in today's society is gluttonous
Endlessly scrolling through social media
Constantly streaming movies and music and videos
Always looking for the next game to play
Other people insist on gaining as much opulence and luxury as possible
I look at my small house , small car , and un-decorated life style , shrug and say "pride is not my sin"
I will take pride in the things I've created and achieved
I don't understand when people feel pride about things they've bought with money
"isn't my new car great ?!" "wow , how long did it take for you to build it ?" "i didn't build it" "oh , then you designed it ?" "no" "so you just paid somebody a bunch of money for it" "uh yeah , but i'm the one that picked it out"
I sometimes wish I was more greedy
It would help bolster my financial situation , and get me to retire sooner
But plenty of times I've seen a coin on the ground and left it
My thinking being , "that's not a life changing amount of money for me , and somebody else will get more pleasure in acquiring it"
If I was better at eBay , I could make a fortune
The company is always throwing away a ton of old working technology
I could sell it for a few dollars
I do buy a lottery ticket every week
I figure if I don't buy a ticket , I have zero chances of winning
but if I buy just one , then my chances of winning go up literally infinitely
Winning the lottery will serve my sloth more than my greed
creating my own calendar
I recently watched a video about how the current Gregorian calendar was created
and wow it's more of a mess than I thought
They only had ten months , but were still worried about leap days , and they almost randomly jammed in a bunch of days because even numbers are unlucky
So I thought "When I have to rebuild society from scratch , I'm going to create a more logical calendar"
Then I thought , "Why wait ?"
Here is my idea for a new calendar
| First day of the year is on the winter solstice | Wyte | 30 days |
| Ink | 30 days | |
| Nite | 31-32 days | |
| First day of the fourth month is on the spring equinox | Tree | 30 days |
| Eagle | 30 days | |
| Ring | 31-32 days | |
| First day of the seventh month is on the summer solstice | June | 30 days |
| Emperor | 30 days | |
| Rest | 31-32 days | |
| First day of the tenth month is on the atumnal equinox | Evergreen | 30 days |
| Mist | 30 days | |
| Youth | 31-32 days |
binge watching
https://www.crunchyroll.com/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime
I like the world building in this anime
Seeing something being built slowy over time , and even learning some real world skills during it
Other shows have me constantly anxious about how the nasty villian is treating our heroes
I don't want to get out of my warm bed
I don't want to get into a cold shower
I don't want to get out of a hot shower
I don't want to get into a cold car
I don't want to get out of a warm car
MARK TWAIN FACTS
While sleeping , my brain came up with the idea of Mark Twain Facts
They're like Chuck Norris facts , but more mundane
Mark Twain regularly combed his mustache
Mark Twain reads the title first
Mark Twain downvotes people that complain about a lack of potato
... guh , I can't remember any more of them
I'll have to create a file and update them as they come to me
Mark Twain facts are mundane , and can be anachronistic for the sake of humor
I can make food
but I can't prepare a meal
I want to create more people that look like me and kill everybody that look different than me -Game GrumpsI think this is how everybody else thinks
Well holy shit
I gotta say , monetarily , this Covid thing hasn't been so bad for me
I went four months without a job , but I had plenty in my savings to live off of , and I loved the vacation
I'm kinda wishing I had signed up for unemployment
I certainly could have used the money , but I feel that if I'm taking an unemployment check , I should be looking for work , and I was enjoying my free time too much
And just when I decided to sign up for it , my job came back
I got three checks from the government , $600 $600 and now $1400
I live inexpensively , so half of my paycheck goes into savings
At the end of the month , my total savings is going up , so I'm playing the game right
I've started putting $1000 towards the principal on my home loan , so hopefully I can pay it off quickly while still having a bunch in my savings account for emergencies
I'm watching
https://www.crunchyroll.com/konosuba-gods-blessing-on-this-wonderful-world
It's kinda NSFW , so I'm hoping I don't get in trouble
I was looking forward to spending the weekend leveling up in Warcraft
but I got distracted re-reading and re-watching That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
I felt bad for not optimly utilizing my time
but then ... "time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"
The cable that raises the garage door came undone
Luckily , it wasn't too hard to put back together
More luck is that it was a relatively warm day to work outside
I almost got caught playing hookie from work today
After completing an easy task in the morning
I went straight home and started playing video games
I was going to go back to the office at the end of the shift just to show my face again
I'm in the middle of goofing off when the bosses ping me over instant messenger , something they almost never do
I was able to talk with them with out them knowing I wasn't in the office
I'm not going to do that again