Four Paragraph Short-Term Memory Test
I looked at a calendar the other day and had a momentary freak-out. It’s hard to believe that it’s so close already. I’ve talked with my new apartment complex and e-signed my lease, put in my official last day at my job, and have done everything I can towards being financially ready for the fall. I’m even almost through training my replacement at work. There’s really nothing else I need to be doing, and I feel jittery and empty-handed because of it.
It rained last night and this morning, a good long thunderstorm that flooded the streets and made it hard to get to work. I have to remind myself that even though there will be a little less rain in Homefield, it really won’t be a noticeable difference. I adore rain, I love thunderstorms, and cloudy skies are my happy place. So, logically I know that 3″ less rain per year on average is not a huge change, but it still makes me a little depressed. There weren’t a lot of extra inches to spare here, so I try not to imagine what even less will be like.
I’m working on getting my technology settled. I have a really old desktop (bought from a university four years ago, after they were done with it), and even though it’s mind-numbingly slow, it’s stable and reliable. I have a clunky laptop that has had a hard time (it came with Vista, which blew up after a year, so I replaced it with Ubuntu. Then I found my Vista disc and reinstalled. Then it developed a loose solder at the power connection point, and currently it’s out of battery and won’t charge), and it’ll cost about $125 to fix it. I will probably shell that out and use it for a spare, home-based laptop that’s got good power and speed but low portability. My parents offered a long time ago to get me a laptop, and originally my dad said that money wasn’t an issue. Things have come up for them since then, though. I know they don’t want to take back the offer, but I don’t feel right asking for a really expensive new laptop when all I really need is something decent and small. I’m trying to convince them that a netbook is all I really want (which is true). They’re going to get me an iTouch for my birthday this summer (it comes free with the Macbook for my little sister, the Macbook being part of what “came up”), which I was already going to buy for myself, so that’s a definite win-win. I don’t need the iPhone (especially not with the new crap data plans AT&T is rolling out), because pretty much everywhere I will go has free wireless. Even Starbucks will, by the time school starts (and can I say how excited I am about that? Cause I am).
I’ve never been too concerned about the nightlife in any place I’ve lived. I’m more of a homebody, so my “night out” generally involves going over to a friend’s house for some epic Rock Band battles. But I am interested in what kind of venues exist in Homefield. It’s a lot more urban than where I am now, so I hope there will be more options. Or at least better options. I don’t want to go out a lot (I love my cats and the internet too much for that), but I like knowing that I’m home by choice, and not because there’s nowhere else to go.
My previous posts have been more cohesive than this. I should probably admit that future posts will most likely be more like this one. Sorry. 
