  I find as I get older things change. In my youth I'd give anybody my body, and never my heart. Now, I'll withhold the body part until I am sure about the heart. In some galaxies that's known as progress. Fancy That... Anyway, I've gotten fuck all done all weekend. Oh sure, I worked on the Car and its paint issue, and made decent progress. I read a book..but mostly, I have been watching two seasons of a fine SF TV show I never got to see before. I find it a great show and consider myself a fan now. That, actually..IS progress. I slowed down a little.
I as of late have been looking for the simplest answers to all my problems. You know "I need a place to live"...what's the cheapest immediate answer...Mobile Home..sell a car to get a down payment and move. "I don't have enough space to live in" - Hmm..there are still like 600 LP's and a rack from a record store to hold them...plus tapes and CD's. Answer ..MP3's. I got a program to record and clean up all the LP's. I'll sell them off as they are mostly collectable ones that are left- and keep only the complete collections and the autographed ones...that'll clear out a LOT of space.
Also, I can then get a lot smaller player...as I won't need both a CD player, a tape player and a way to plug in a turntable anymore. All this space savings means a small place becomes a bigger space in the long run. Players seem to be about 100 bucks. I'll wait until I get a bunch of stuff converted before investing in that part. "Its too hot living here"....well..I was going to spend a few huindred dollars I couldn't afford on an A/C unit..instead..I spent a few hours just shaving the damn hair off my arms, legs and neck...like when I was avidly into bicycling.
I feel 30 degrees cooler instantly..and it should help on working outside the rest of the week also! That's CHEAP. I got the idea when realizing that Peacekeepers in a film couldn't take the heat...art becomes life. Simplcity really is the best idea..go directly at the issue and be done with it. I need to knock the diet back in shape. It's amazing how much just one decent meal last week made me feel better. Funny..I have no desire at all for beer or wine at this point..but crave a hot tea or maybe a coffee. How very funny. Then again, I am sick of the bar enviroment. Its hard whenever you go to meet friends at a pub and they already have a Stout waiting when you walk in.
Geez..the image got larger than life it seems. I need to go to the beach and swim in the salt water fairly soon. Maybe I should do it one day when the rest of the world is at work...like early..so I am like a local. Salt water is good for many ills. I wish I had a pool to swim laps in around here. That needs to be something to look for when I move.
Funny, tonight I find out my place is next on the list to finally get repaired..after I have finally let go the idea of staying here. I find that when I practice peace, peace surrounds me. This could mean that people remain calmer, or that bad things just don't happen at all. This weekend has been an experiment in peacefulness and has worked well enough. I feel like I got a base line reading on balance again somehow. Wage Peace 
