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I look at what gets highlighted when I open Live Journal, and I find myself wondering if I'm the only person who still posts personal stuff here. I know the people I used to follow no longer post. Perhaps I should use this as a forum to post my political opinions. I have on occasion. I have considered in the past creating a account here just for that purpose. I usually dismiss the idea as no one reads my posts here anymore, so why bother? But still I think about it. Another reason I dismiss the idea is I'm pretty erratic in my posting here. It's been several weeks since my last post. Not that I've had much to write about.
With the state of Texas still on partial (unconstitutional) lock down, the group I play with hasn't met since sometime in March or earlier. The group I run dispersed when Texas Tech transitioned to online only classes, and while classes are scheduled to resume in late August that's nearly two months from now. Also I currently have no job, so I mostly sit here at home and find ways to waste time. I've been binge watching Community and Star Trek, but that's pretty much it. I stopped working on my Star Heroes setting in late June, largely because Word and Excel no longer worked on my computers. While the problem is largely fixed, I haven't gone back to Start Hero. I've instead dedicated July to working on my Champions setting. Champions being superheroes. Of course work is a charitable description as what I've mostly done is read, either from the Hero System Champions sourcebook, or my own previous writings. My writing on the subject is only slight over 200 words. I guess I just haven't felt the creative juices flowing. Or perhaps I'm just bored with working on RPG settings for hours on end and need a break.
Of course I'm not sure what else to do. I don't really have any other hobbies. Our plans to move into a house with a yard fell through and so I can't start gardening like I had hoped. I have considered writing fiction, but not only is that too similar to working on RPGs to constitute a break, but I face the same problem of lack of ideas. I have considered candle-making in the past, but have never had the money to get the necessary materials to start. So instead I spend my days watching TV and doing the occasional chore like laundry or vacuuming. Even Cha does most of the cooking as there are only a small handful of things I cook that she likes.
I grew up eating, and learned to cook, American style dishes. Cha conversely grew up eating Filipino dishes. And of the two of us I'm the more open-minded culinarily. Not only are there only a small handful of dishes in my repertoire that Cha enjoys, but she insists I cook them the exact same way everytime, whereas I like to experiment. This works for me as I'm not a picky eater and even if an experiment doesn't turn out good, as long as it's edible I will eat it. Not so for Cha. Further she is largely allergic to shellfish (with that apparent exception of shrimp/prawns) which I love, which further limits my culinary options. It's no wonder she ends up doing most of the cooking. Which is a pity, as I do enjoy cooking when I'm free to experiment.
My boredom is further exacerbated by my lack of a job. The current hampered state of the economy coupled with my various mental/emotional issues makes finding a job unlikely. I have looked into driving for Uber. Not that I expect it to pay the bills, but the modicum of income it provides would at least give me some spending money. Unfortunately the procedure for signing up as an Uber driver is more complex than I remember. Actually the only thing stopping me is they require a picture of my registration sticker. Alas when I last registered my car Texas was experimenting with not issuing stickers. I say experimenting because since then Texas DPS has started issuing them again. What this means is I won't have a registration sticker until the next time I renew my registration. Right now it looks like that will be the next time Cha gets paid which is in a couple of weeks. This is because not only do we have to pay for the registration (which runs something like $50-$75) but we also have to get the car inspected which is only about $7 provided the car passes inspection. I don't think my car will fail, but I've thought that in the past and been surprised. Fixing issues that fail inspection can run several hundred dollars. Also I should get my brakes serviced soon, and I've no idea how much that will run. I don't think that would cause my car to fail inspection, but it's one more thing to pay for. Actually I need to call about getting that done today or tomorrow. Should probably get it done today. Of course once I get the registration sticker it'll just be a matter of waiting to be better, no telling how long that will take. Of course once I'm signed up then comes the hard part, getting out there to drive and meet people, both activities I'm not particularly fond of. So why drive for Uber at all? Well it would bring me a aforementioned modicum of income, and let me set my own hours. The latter is of great importance to me, as I'm not really qualified for a 9-5 weekdays job.
Cha is still working from home. She recently had to invest in a new computer as her beloved MacBook was dying. Her new computer is a PC which she is a little unfamiliar with so I've become her informal IT guy. Cha will probably have to resume commuting to Odessa in August and I will occasionally be called on to drive her. It's not that I mind driving her so much as that there's nothing for me to do once in Odessa. So on top of the four to five hours of driving, there's usually several hours of excruciating boredom too. I used to be able to go to a nice Chinese buffet while I was there and read while I leisurely ate, but until buffet style restaurants are open again. That's not an option.
There are times I wish I could just get Covid-19 and get it over with. Many people who get it around asymptomatic so I may have had it already. Most non-elderly people who get it survive. In fact apart from the elderly and people with underlying health issues, death from Covid is rare. Fortunately diabetes is not an "at risk underlying health issue", so we're I to get it, it would likely, at worst, be akin to a bad cold or the flu. Cha on the other hand is asthmatic, which I vaguely remember not be OK no an at risk category for Covid though I'm not certain. Regardless I'd rather Cha not get sick. She has enough to deal with already.
I'm starting g to get sleepy, so I think I'll post this and get a nap.
With the state of Texas still on partial (unconstitutional) lock down, the group I play with hasn't met since sometime in March or earlier. The group I run dispersed when Texas Tech transitioned to online only classes, and while classes are scheduled to resume in late August that's nearly two months from now. Also I currently have no job, so I mostly sit here at home and find ways to waste time. I've been binge watching Community and Star Trek, but that's pretty much it. I stopped working on my Star Heroes setting in late June, largely because Word and Excel no longer worked on my computers. While the problem is largely fixed, I haven't gone back to Start Hero. I've instead dedicated July to working on my Champions setting. Champions being superheroes. Of course work is a charitable description as what I've mostly done is read, either from the Hero System Champions sourcebook, or my own previous writings. My writing on the subject is only slight over 200 words. I guess I just haven't felt the creative juices flowing. Or perhaps I'm just bored with working on RPG settings for hours on end and need a break.
Of course I'm not sure what else to do. I don't really have any other hobbies. Our plans to move into a house with a yard fell through and so I can't start gardening like I had hoped. I have considered writing fiction, but not only is that too similar to working on RPGs to constitute a break, but I face the same problem of lack of ideas. I have considered candle-making in the past, but have never had the money to get the necessary materials to start. So instead I spend my days watching TV and doing the occasional chore like laundry or vacuuming. Even Cha does most of the cooking as there are only a small handful of things I cook that she likes.
I grew up eating, and learned to cook, American style dishes. Cha conversely grew up eating Filipino dishes. And of the two of us I'm the more open-minded culinarily. Not only are there only a small handful of dishes in my repertoire that Cha enjoys, but she insists I cook them the exact same way everytime, whereas I like to experiment. This works for me as I'm not a picky eater and even if an experiment doesn't turn out good, as long as it's edible I will eat it. Not so for Cha. Further she is largely allergic to shellfish (with that apparent exception of shrimp/prawns) which I love, which further limits my culinary options. It's no wonder she ends up doing most of the cooking. Which is a pity, as I do enjoy cooking when I'm free to experiment.
My boredom is further exacerbated by my lack of a job. The current hampered state of the economy coupled with my various mental/emotional issues makes finding a job unlikely. I have looked into driving for Uber. Not that I expect it to pay the bills, but the modicum of income it provides would at least give me some spending money. Unfortunately the procedure for signing up as an Uber driver is more complex than I remember. Actually the only thing stopping me is they require a picture of my registration sticker. Alas when I last registered my car Texas was experimenting with not issuing stickers. I say experimenting because since then Texas DPS has started issuing them again. What this means is I won't have a registration sticker until the next time I renew my registration. Right now it looks like that will be the next time Cha gets paid which is in a couple of weeks. This is because not only do we have to pay for the registration (which runs something like $50-$75) but we also have to get the car inspected which is only about $7 provided the car passes inspection. I don't think my car will fail, but I've thought that in the past and been surprised. Fixing issues that fail inspection can run several hundred dollars. Also I should get my brakes serviced soon, and I've no idea how much that will run. I don't think that would cause my car to fail inspection, but it's one more thing to pay for. Actually I need to call about getting that done today or tomorrow. Should probably get it done today. Of course once I get the registration sticker it'll just be a matter of waiting to be better, no telling how long that will take. Of course once I'm signed up then comes the hard part, getting out there to drive and meet people, both activities I'm not particularly fond of. So why drive for Uber at all? Well it would bring me a aforementioned modicum of income, and let me set my own hours. The latter is of great importance to me, as I'm not really qualified for a 9-5 weekdays job.
Cha is still working from home. She recently had to invest in a new computer as her beloved MacBook was dying. Her new computer is a PC which she is a little unfamiliar with so I've become her informal IT guy. Cha will probably have to resume commuting to Odessa in August and I will occasionally be called on to drive her. It's not that I mind driving her so much as that there's nothing for me to do once in Odessa. So on top of the four to five hours of driving, there's usually several hours of excruciating boredom too. I used to be able to go to a nice Chinese buffet while I was there and read while I leisurely ate, but until buffet style restaurants are open again. That's not an option.
There are times I wish I could just get Covid-19 and get it over with. Many people who get it around asymptomatic so I may have had it already. Most non-elderly people who get it survive. In fact apart from the elderly and people with underlying health issues, death from Covid is rare. Fortunately diabetes is not an "at risk underlying health issue", so we're I to get it, it would likely, at worst, be akin to a bad cold or the flu. Cha on the other hand is asthmatic, which I vaguely remember not be OK no an at risk category for Covid though I'm not certain. Regardless I'd rather Cha not get sick. She has enough to deal with already.
I'm starting g to get sleepy, so I think I'll post this and get a nap.