Shelves and their contents

[pseydtonne]

I got up this morning, cooked breakfast, showered, and had coffee. Today was the day to tackle my computer and its need for fixin'. Of course, I wound up cleaning the apartment instead.

Do any of you think the way I do and thus wind up doing what you're supposed to do but only as a side-effect? Here's an example:

• The dinner table has been a mess for weeks because I dumped stuff on it while unpacking.
• I can't find a notebook I need for the specs to a hard drive.
• Unpack a box and four bags, toss lots of stuff that should've been tossed two moves ago, and shove lots of stuff into the box.
• Still can't find notebook. Swiff the floor.
• Find notebook in bag next to bed.
• Start transcribing notes to avoid acting on the notes.
• Cook dinner.
• Listen to Car Talk and the Motley Fool Radio Show.
• Watch this show about how the builders of the Twin Towers figured out how it fell down.
• Hug a munkee a lot.
• My aunt called from Baltimore asking about cel phone options.
• Eventually do some computer stuff around 2 am.

I don't feel guilty, but I realize I avoided my real task: my coding homework. I should be using my computer instead of fixing it. So I fixed my apartment to avoid fixing my computer so that I still couldn't use it. Now it's nearly 3 in the morning and I'm still installing stuff. I'll probably sleep until 10:30 so I can head out of the house at 11:30.

I definitely used my first real weekend for good instead of evil. I will soon be able to get creative because I've got the whole apartment contoured to my needs. Then what?

-Slackware 9.0 nearly installed on a tiny drive, Dante