"It's Effing 3 a.m.! Why am I Still on the PC?" post
Having worked extra hard since the start of the year, and conveniently forgetting that I asked Bom to buy me several pairs of shoes and that I just bought myself a new set of jewelry, I decided to treat myself to a love that I've long deprived myself of.
I had just invited my sister for coffee and she was taking her time to show up. No, she is not the aforementioned love even if we never got along when we were younger and have only recently taken sisterly bonding to previously unreached (not even wildly imagined) heights. The love I am talking about is what I gave up during my less financially stable times. The love I am talking about is books.
Yes, I decided to drop by Powerbooks.
By way of explaning why this is relatively momentous, I have to mention that I used to spend most of my allowance on books (fiction and non-fiction). I would even forego lunch and merienda to be able to buy books every weekend. This was all during the days when I kicked ass in Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit. This was also the time when my weight problem was putting on enough poundage to even hit 100 lbs let alone my ideal weight.
I mentioned this to my sister when we were finally having our caffeine fix. I told her that I missed reading books so much but that I had to prioritize the pittance I was making during my years in training. Milk formula, tuition and household bills obviously take precedence over my favorite authors. Inspite of the existence of dear friends who would lend me books, I could feel my once sharp (IMHO) mind deteriorating. I have to confess that I watched Jeopardy last week and sucked -- big time. That was a harsh blow, believe me.
My sister found the whole thing amusing then she looked at my body and asked, quite pointedly, if that was the trade off. That's when it hit me. She was absolutely right. My weight gain roughly coincided with the time when I stopped spending so much on books.
Now, over a decade later, I weigh over my previously targeted 100 lbs (way, way, way over it). Plus, I do believe I already mentioned that I didn't answer more than a handful of questions thrown by Alex Trebeck.
So, to answer my subject heading. It's effing 3 a.m. 3:30 a.m.! Why am I still on the PC?
I'm being kept awake by the mind-boggling hypothesis that the solution to my ignorance, and more importantly my obesity, is to start buying books again.
.
I had just invited my sister for coffee and she was taking her time to show up. No, she is not the aforementioned love even if we never got along when we were younger and have only recently taken sisterly bonding to previously unreached (not even wildly imagined) heights. The love I am talking about is what I gave up during my less financially stable times. The love I am talking about is books.
Yes, I decided to drop by Powerbooks.
By way of explaning why this is relatively momentous, I have to mention that I used to spend most of my allowance on books (fiction and non-fiction). I would even forego lunch and merienda to be able to buy books every weekend. This was all during the days when I kicked ass in Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit. This was also the time when my weight problem was putting on enough poundage to even hit 100 lbs let alone my ideal weight.
I mentioned this to my sister when we were finally having our caffeine fix. I told her that I missed reading books so much but that I had to prioritize the pittance I was making during my years in training. Milk formula, tuition and household bills obviously take precedence over my favorite authors. Inspite of the existence of dear friends who would lend me books, I could feel my once sharp (IMHO) mind deteriorating. I have to confess that I watched Jeopardy last week and sucked -- big time. That was a harsh blow, believe me.
My sister found the whole thing amusing then she looked at my body and asked, quite pointedly, if that was the trade off. That's when it hit me. She was absolutely right. My weight gain roughly coincided with the time when I stopped spending so much on books.
Now, over a decade later, I weigh over my previously targeted 100 lbs (way, way, way over it). Plus, I do believe I already mentioned that I didn't answer more than a handful of questions thrown by Alex Trebeck.
So, to answer my subject heading. It's effing 3 a.m. 3:30 a.m.! Why am I still on the PC?
I'm being kept awake by the mind-boggling hypothesis that the solution to my ignorance, and more importantly my obesity, is to start buying books again.
.