Tonight was dedicated to apartment hunting online. A list of 10 places offering some of the necessary amenities (like a dang dishwasher) at a reasonable price was compiled and I’ll start setting up appointments to see them over the next couple of days. Thank goodness this town is pet-friendly.
Besides this, a friend stopped over earlier to watch the documentary “Outfoxed” about Rupert Murdock and Fox News. While I’m not a fan of Fox News, this documentary did nothing for me and came off as propaganda itself. (Funded by MoveOn.org…) But at least we gave it a try. Then came the documentary “51 Birch Street” about a man’s parents and the mysteries of their marriage and family dynamics. At first it may seem like a violation of his mother and father’s privacy, but as the film progresses a melancholy story unfolds, uncovering the humanity, depth and frustration each parent possessed. It’s worth one viewing at least.
Damn these allergies. It’s November and we’ve only had one snowfall, which didn’t stick. The temps are up higher than usual and the insane amount of static electricity is driving my cats bonkers. Very soon they will be bathed.
Off to look up Christmas gift ideas now.
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wakemenow said
Oh, and I’m halfway through with Jared Diamond’s book “Collapse” and now starting Joseph Campbell’s book “The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor As Myth and as Religion.”
Perhaps Joseph Campbell books on cassette would make an appropriate gift for grandma since she enjoys listening to preacher tapes. Might be nice to vary it up a bit while still allowing her to stick with the topic(s) of god and spirituality, which is virtually all she reads and listens to. Hmmm…it’s an idea.