When I got up this morning, I had no real plan. I did have one appointment that was sort of set in stone. But other than that, nothing on the docket.
The appointment was with the car rental place. Today marks a week that I have had the car. Last night, I asked Siri for a heads or tails answer and got heads – which was that I ought to make use of AD’s car. But I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. I don’t really want to be involved with him more than is absolutely necessary. I will return the car key in the not too distant future. I was a little concerned that I might not be able to renew my rental, but with a click of the computer, it was accomplished. Woo hoo!
At home, I had a yummy lunch of chicken, olives and macaroni and cheese. Then I called State Farm and asked where the payment was. Not long after that, the rep I was working with called and sent an email – maybe even a text – saying that the check was in the email. And it was! I have set it to depositing and it ought to be in my account by Tuesday. Tomorrow I will head up to the place in Farmington and see what they have available. I am still interested in the car in Albany, except that it a) is pretty pricey still, b) is far away so I wouldn’t be able to easily see it in person before buying it, and c) has no stalk. I like the stalk. I am used to the stalk. So, I will look in Farmington and go from there.
One more car accident hurdle to jump over happens next week. Court for my two tickets. I am not looking forward to that at all. I hate being in court. And I am sure it is going to be a costly event for me. Boo.
Today is the day that my boarder is supposed to leave. She has done a pretty good job of getting her stuff out of the house. She didn’t, unfortunately, leave any of the food that she had in the fridge or freezer. Some of that looked tasty. But the bathroom is almost empty. As is the bedroom. My guess is that she will come here after work and get the rest of the stuff out of the house. Maybe she will spend one more night here. When she does leave, I will have the house to myself!! One more stressor gone. Not that she stressed me out that much, but it is always a little stressful living with someone else. No more renters or boarders or anything like that until 2027 at the earliest. Yes, my finances will take a hit, but I will struggle through somehow.
Updating some mac applications. How exciting is that?
Augustus for President: Still working on the steps speech. It feels lumpy. Not smooth. Or interesting. I am writing this draft for Washington DC specifically. Before, I was writing generically. Though I think that mostly the speech will remain the same state capital after state capital.
I requested this book from the library. I saw her on a talk show – maybe Colbert? She seemed interesting. Will I read the book? It’s possible. I’ll start it and see what happens. If it is well written and engaging, I might read it. If I were still dashing, I would definitely read it. I wonder if one of the other books I asked for came and I turned it down without reading it because I am not in a reading phase…Does anyone else go through phases of reading and not reading?
Still Life 