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Feb. 28th, 2015
Yesterday I sold a laptop on Amazon. I bought it in November for $200. It's one of those HP Stream Windows laptops. It's still available for $200. I priced mine at $195 because I honestly didn't care if it sold or not. Why in the world would someone buy a used computer for $195 when a brand new one is $200??? Oh well. At least I still had everything - even the plastic bags for the laptop and charger - in the very same box. I felt so guilty, that I spent $18 in shipping so she could get it on Monday.
I still have a chromebook listed for sale. I'm getting my little pot o' cash together so I can buy one of the Pixel 2's that Google says is coming soon. I'm hitting 'buy' the minute the button goes live.
This morning, as usual, there will be swimming. I have decided to decide while I swim what happens after. There may be brunch out somewhere or there may be brunch here.
I'm working on an afghan between bears that I really do like. I bought the yarn for a different afghan that turned out to be not nearly as interesting as I thought. I am now far enough along to be able to figure out how much yarn I need to finish and, turns out, I'm only about 8 skeins short. It's a nice yarn (as opposed to the cheap stuff I use for bears) and available so I can easily get more. Whew. It's a fun kind of make it up as you go along. Plus when my hands get cramped knitting, I can just pick up the crochet project.
I still have a chromebook listed for sale. I'm getting my little pot o' cash together so I can buy one of the Pixel 2's that Google says is coming soon. I'm hitting 'buy' the minute the button goes live.
This morning, as usual, there will be swimming. I have decided to decide while I swim what happens after. There may be brunch out somewhere or there may be brunch here.
I'm working on an afghan between bears that I really do like. I bought the yarn for a different afghan that turned out to be not nearly as interesting as I thought. I am now far enough along to be able to figure out how much yarn I need to finish and, turns out, I'm only about 8 skeins short. It's a nice yarn (as opposed to the cheap stuff I use for bears) and available so I can easily get more. Whew. It's a fun kind of make it up as you go along. Plus when my hands get cramped knitting, I can just pick up the crochet project.
ups and downs
Feb. 28th, 2015 01:02 pmSaturdays are the days that non swimmers wake up and think 'hmmm maybe I'll give it a go today.' And so they do and I'm all for new swimmers trying out the water but it can make for some lappus interuptus for the rest of us. Knowing this, I always approach Saturdays hoping to get in 30 good minutes while the newbies try to figure out the whole check in/locker room/shower/which side of the pool to get in thing. If I get an hour, great. But, if I don't, at least I'm not disappointed.
Today was a 30 minute day. I used to try and work around the woman who stands at the end of the pool until I'm two strokes from the end and THEN takes off with a slow breast stroke. Or the guy who didn't see the circle swim sign and so wants to run right into me.
Then I learned that it was just easier on me and my attitude if I just get out, get showered and get the fuck out of there. Five days a week, I swim when mostly it's people who are serious about it. So I just donate half my time on Saturdays and all my time on Sundays to the cause. No biggie.
Today I went to a place I like for brunch and they were full up. They had counter space but ugh. So I went to another plae that I don't think I'd been there in 15-20 years and it was just delicious. Not fancy, not pretty, no great service, just a perfectly delicious giant breakfast burrito.
Then across the street I got kitty litter, cole slaw and tortillas (cause now I want more burritos)!
Then home where I cleaned the kitchen and put everything away. Plugged in my Kindle and went to the library (virtually). I finished my book over breakfast and my Kindle nearly ran out of juice. At the library, I searched Kindle books on Getting Old and found several interesting ones. I figure it's time to maybe read about how to do it rather than just floundering through it blindly.
And that's the day so far. Pretty darned good, actually. Next is knitting and a decision... Downton Abbey, Bosch, or House of Cards?
Today was a 30 minute day. I used to try and work around the woman who stands at the end of the pool until I'm two strokes from the end and THEN takes off with a slow breast stroke. Or the guy who didn't see the circle swim sign and so wants to run right into me.
Then I learned that it was just easier on me and my attitude if I just get out, get showered and get the fuck out of there. Five days a week, I swim when mostly it's people who are serious about it. So I just donate half my time on Saturdays and all my time on Sundays to the cause. No biggie.
Today I went to a place I like for brunch and they were full up. They had counter space but ugh. So I went to another plae that I don't think I'd been there in 15-20 years and it was just delicious. Not fancy, not pretty, no great service, just a perfectly delicious giant breakfast burrito.
Then across the street I got kitty litter, cole slaw and tortillas (cause now I want more burritos)!
Then home where I cleaned the kitchen and put everything away. Plugged in my Kindle and went to the library (virtually). I finished my book over breakfast and my Kindle nearly ran out of juice. At the library, I searched Kindle books on Getting Old and found several interesting ones. I figure it's time to maybe read about how to do it rather than just floundering through it blindly.
And that's the day so far. Pretty darned good, actually. Next is knitting and a decision... Downton Abbey, Bosch, or House of Cards?