Fun, pathos and Guatemalan-ness!

So, I have tried something for the past year or so and after 8:30 pm or so I try to have whatever room I am in as dim as possible. That means keeping any mobile devices on night setting, sitting as far away from a bright light source as possible and using a salt lamp nightlight in the bedroom instead of a reading lamp by the bed. As a result, I find myself falling asleep much faster and sleeping deeper than I would otherwise. In effect, simulating a long period of twilight instead of abruptly going from a brightly lit living room into a dark bedroom to sleep. It’s really helped me overall, I have to say.

“Home”, X-Files. Perfect stand-alone episode, the creepiest and saddest piece of horror in modern day tv.

I graduated right into a well paying job right after college-I stayed there till I left that community and my husband used his two year diploma to work his way up into upper municipal management in that field. Same with our oldest, they are working in their chosen field making good bucks after graduating with a two year diploma while our youngest has never been able to work in her field after getting her soft science degree (would need to have gone on for her masters) but she used that degree to help join the military as an officer, so I guess it was a positive life experience for her.

Honestly I have a huge set of stacked TBR second hand books I picked up over the last three years. So I limit myself to visiting bookstores solely to find new books by authors I am willing to buy new, or to look at books I may be interested in taking out from the library. Books are my weakness, I can’t live without them but keeping the TBR in very plain sight has helped me avoid too much temptation. I’ve never had these many books waiting to be read but also knowing that I have that many waiting for me to enjoy has been one of the bright spots of the past few years, I have to say.

I tend to agree. I hadn’t truly realized how being around toxic people wore my soul down till I quit my job and spent more time by myself. Crazy how even just listening to other peoples issues just put my mental health in the toilet.

Probably a thousand books (nine sets of shelves plus more in storage area), SF, fantasy, mystery then a mix of genres. Another six hundred or so e-books between two Kindles and my Kobo reader. My whole life has always been about having reading material close to hand, it would seem.

I was dumbfounded the other day when my daily Amazon book suggestion email offered me “Wuthering Heights” for $48. I buy ebooks for my Kindle and know I can get that for free or maybe pay 99 cents. Do they count on us making stupid choices?

The list in question is not what to pack in a go bag (outside of reminding me we have medications in more than one place), it’s actually a list of what pet supplies and gear like crates, etc I need to get in the truck before driving away. None of that can be packed ahead of time since a lot of perishables or stuff we use daily but in a rush, forgetting to grab leashes or food/water dishes for the cats would be a problem.

We have our RV travel bags in the closet, we’re used to packing up quickly. But in an emergency, a checklist you can split up and work on strikes me as a good idea.

I don’t have a actual go bag but can replicate one in about two mins. More importantly I have a short checklist I keep on the fridge of stuff that’s absolutely vital if we have to evacuate ourselves and the pets in an emergency. Most likely a forest fire so we would have a little warning thanks to a robust emergency alert system here but trying to recall everything in a panic would be tough.

I always read before sleeping, unless I am truly exhausted. Definitely on my Kindle, that way I can keep the light level down. I read till my eyes get tired and normally get to sleep quickly. I think reading is a good way to let the brain get into a slower tempo, I never would allow my husband to put a tv in the bedroom for instance since the sound/light/action would just keep me awake.

With current technology, achieving a liftoff from Mars that would allow humans to return to Earth using their entry vehicle is impossible. Until we can utilize another fuel source, it’s just a one way trip for anyone who wants to see Mars up close.

Since it’s a one way trip and we cannot successfully manage to live long term there with current technology, another 50-60 years may pass before enough time,resources and money would make it worthwhile to send humans to their potential doom.

Walking along forest trials is my tough one. I want to see everything and yet, tend to stumble on rocks,roots,etc. I have to consciously remember to look down and see what’s on the trail ahead of me since my head just wants to stay up and just go. The last thing I need is a broken wrist or wrenched ankle so it’s sometimes a battle!

Holy shit my dude, excellent job!

I have a huge backlog of at least a hundred never read books accumulated over the past two years (mostly second hand) but am still using the library for both physical and e-books. If an author I especially love comes out with a new book I will buy it but for now, I guard my book horde in the event I am stuck at home for long periods or can’t use my Kindle,etc. Consider me a bit of a book dragon!

I have a 22 year old Hotmail account I use for everything from online shopping to emails for friends that could potentially pass on viruses. Huge amount of storage, great spam filter and it’s been great for filtering out shit sent by third parties when that email address has been sold on. So it’s worked really fantastically for me-all family matters, legal, etc go through a different family email that is based on our internet provider and can be accessed by either my husband or myself.