More work on the app. I was a bit frustrated because today’s work basically nullified half of what I did yesterday. Oh well.
Then I got derailed a bit by sorting through bills and paper records. It was way overdue to organize but I was too lazy to ever get to it before. I still need to get my tax stuff in order. That’ll be the next thing I put off for as long as possible.
I had also decided to mail to my cousin all of my Rock Band equipment. I no longer have a console to utilize them and space is an issue in my new apartment. I’d spent a bit of money on this stuff so was hoping to be able to sell them on Craigslist to recoup some of the cash. But my little cousin in California was interested in it so I decided it’d be better to give it to her than make a few bucks. I didn’t realize at the time that it would cost me $75 to ship it across the country. So not only did I not make any money but I had to funnel more cash to get rid of them.
Still, it’s family, y’know? I was thinking a lot about family while on my last trip. It’s funny how strong and primitive those bonds can be. I have relatives that I don’t ever see that often but feel a definite love for. From high school on, I had always put more of a precedence on my friends, thinking that this is the family I choose not the one I was born with. But over the years, I see how friendships come and go. They can be more intense but can also fade away. My family has always been constant.
You have that circle of people who you chose to have near you because of commonalities. Then you have another circle of people who you have no choice but to be connected to. I always got the merit of creating families out of friends. But it’s only recently that I see how you also need people who you have nothing in common with. They’re there to balance you and challenge you. I like the idea that my cousins and I share little to nothing in tastes but I can still feel a strong bond with them. I’d unquestioningly do things for them that I wouldn’t for friends.
And y’know… I can bum off them if need be.
Daily Panic Level: Normal
Financial Outlook: Good
Job Scorecard (Interviews – Freelance Work – Freelance Busts): 8 – 8 – 40
Last Night’s Meal: Braised halibut with fennel, shallot and mushrooms (leftovers)
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