Clocking Time
Gee, has it really been two months since I posted?
Let's see, life hasn't changed much. I'm still working as a dispatcher/coordinator for an armored car company. I'm still running and playing D&D. My cats drive me crazy and my toad is alive and well. I've been cooking a lot. It seems to be my latest fascination. Over the last few weeks I’ve been trying new recipes from Food & Wine magazine and Alton Brown's "Good Eats". Here’s a few that worked out well:
Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Honey Glaze
Steak with Pepper Cream Sauce
Halibut with Olive Walnut Relish
Game Hen with Cumin Date Sauce
Spinach Wrapped Pork with Coconut Pepper Lentils
For anyone who loves to cook, you can't go wrong with Food & Wine magazine, especially if you also enjoy wine. We just ordered a subscription.
Hexadamsel and I spent some time over the last few days trying to tidy up the apartment and keep it clean. We have a tiny one-bedroom apartment (475 sq. ft.) in Alameda. It's tough because we like entertaining guests, but the reality is that with the two of us, another two people makes it like living on a boat. Trying to run a D&D game there (7 people total) makes it crazy.
For Valentine's Day, Hexadamsel and I went to our favorite hot tubs, (Albany Sauna) and then to a local seafood restaurant. It was a nice evening, even though neither of us has been feeling that great. She got me a cool card and wrote the sweetest message in it. Plus chocolate! How many boyfriends get chocolate on Valentine's Day? Yep, I'm special.
In my last post, I mentioned hibernation. I think I hit the nail right on the head. It seems like I do little but eat and sleep these days. I'm still going to work of course, and I've even been getting there on time lately (no mean feat when "on time" means 530 am). I'm getting slowly more responsible when it comes to finances. I'm going out to eat less and cooking more. I'm getting better about planning my D&D games ahead of time, instead of trying to wing it on the fly. I'm slowly getting through the books I've meant to read for months.
But I feel like I'm not accomplishing anything. Most of this (I'm convinced) stems from my failure to exercise like I should. There are other goals I have, too, that I haven't made any progress on. I keep starting things, with good intentions, and then I can't find the staying power to see them to conclusion. Like Hexadamsel said, "We just need to find some kind of motivation." I think that's the real problem. I'm pretty happy with my life, in a general way, so I don't have any great need to make sweeping changes. I have barely enough time for the hobbies and habits I have, and making new ones would mean giving up something I like. Where do I go from here?
I apologize to you, dear reader, for the effect such a dreary post must have on you. I'm sort of hoping that by getting this off my chest, I'll establish some sort of accountability with myself. That's a valid use of a journal, right? I know it's pretty pathetic to admit that my life is fine and that's why I'm depressed. But, admit it I do, because this is my journal and it exists to meet my needs. So there.
Let's see, life hasn't changed much. I'm still working as a dispatcher/coordinator for an armored car company. I'm still running and playing D&D. My cats drive me crazy and my toad is alive and well. I've been cooking a lot. It seems to be my latest fascination. Over the last few weeks I’ve been trying new recipes from Food & Wine magazine and Alton Brown's "Good Eats". Here’s a few that worked out well:
Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Honey Glaze
Steak with Pepper Cream Sauce
Halibut with Olive Walnut Relish
Game Hen with Cumin Date Sauce
Spinach Wrapped Pork with Coconut Pepper Lentils
For anyone who loves to cook, you can't go wrong with Food & Wine magazine, especially if you also enjoy wine. We just ordered a subscription.
Hexadamsel and I spent some time over the last few days trying to tidy up the apartment and keep it clean. We have a tiny one-bedroom apartment (475 sq. ft.) in Alameda. It's tough because we like entertaining guests, but the reality is that with the two of us, another two people makes it like living on a boat. Trying to run a D&D game there (7 people total) makes it crazy.
For Valentine's Day, Hexadamsel and I went to our favorite hot tubs, (Albany Sauna) and then to a local seafood restaurant. It was a nice evening, even though neither of us has been feeling that great. She got me a cool card and wrote the sweetest message in it. Plus chocolate! How many boyfriends get chocolate on Valentine's Day? Yep, I'm special.
In my last post, I mentioned hibernation. I think I hit the nail right on the head. It seems like I do little but eat and sleep these days. I'm still going to work of course, and I've even been getting there on time lately (no mean feat when "on time" means 530 am). I'm getting slowly more responsible when it comes to finances. I'm going out to eat less and cooking more. I'm getting better about planning my D&D games ahead of time, instead of trying to wing it on the fly. I'm slowly getting through the books I've meant to read for months.
But I feel like I'm not accomplishing anything. Most of this (I'm convinced) stems from my failure to exercise like I should. There are other goals I have, too, that I haven't made any progress on. I keep starting things, with good intentions, and then I can't find the staying power to see them to conclusion. Like Hexadamsel said, "We just need to find some kind of motivation." I think that's the real problem. I'm pretty happy with my life, in a general way, so I don't have any great need to make sweeping changes. I have barely enough time for the hobbies and habits I have, and making new ones would mean giving up something I like. Where do I go from here?
I apologize to you, dear reader, for the effect such a dreary post must have on you. I'm sort of hoping that by getting this off my chest, I'll establish some sort of accountability with myself. That's a valid use of a journal, right? I know it's pretty pathetic to admit that my life is fine and that's why I'm depressed. But, admit it I do, because this is my journal and it exists to meet my needs. So there.