Any free time I get to post things online, they are usually videos of the boy. Thus the spartan blogs. Oh well.
What have I been up to?
1. reading pop culture novels. Hunger Games, Girl w/dragon tattoo, Comedian memoirs... Next on the list is game of thrones. I've enjoyed this so much more since I got the kindle app for the phone. Less and less sports podcasting that usually put me to sleep anyway.
1a. Dreaming of writing pop culture novel and quitting work. I don't think I could come up with hunger games and no one wants to read my biography, but the Girl with/who books were at best entertaining and at worst shams. Maybe something was lost in translation? Maybe I am delusional that I could come up with something better.
2. not cooking. Weekends are tight. Not a lot of time to simmering and roasting. Beef jerky is an exception. Minimal effort, maximum lunch enjoyment.
3. words with friends. Tried it once before two years ago, didn't see the point. M got it and we did battle. I also challenge my brother. It's entertaining. (I know, I know, this is not supposed to be an Iphone commercial)
4. Getting new clothes and stuff. M has, in her kindest way, informed me that some of my pants options are a bit past their expiration date. We made an unscheduled trip to get some new pants where I actually got sized up by an real life person and I now own three pairs of extremely well fitting pantalons. Only took 35 years. Now I'm on their mailing list and just need to start making lots more money. I also got some new shirts. Technically that's not true. I still haven't received them. They get mailed from some far off place and they use the pony express or a coal fired steamer or something. The first set was mis-sized. Now I await the next version. Soon I will divest myself of several tent-like offerings taking up space and gathering dust. I also got some new watch gear. I had a few soldiers who had experienced war wounds and could not be worn. Now they are back in the lineup.
5. Being a dad. This is probably the best of them all. E has caused a lot of chaos in general, but I am very, very happy he's here. He's happy to see us all the time (almost), he's claps when we clap, he sort of walks, he laughs and plays. Really becoming a nice little kid. I am sure there will be battles to come, but since I've been uploading so many movies recently, at least I will have proof that I was once the boss.
