Cease and Desist

I'm at work but I'm on my lunch break, so it's ok that I talk to you.  I'm not hungry but I'm pretending to eat my laying a napkin down in front of me on my desk, so no one bothers me.  Stupid, I know, but nothing else seems to work.

3/14/18 was the day of Frankenstein's Comic Book Swap and Comix Thing.  Remember, Frankenstein's is from 11am to 6pm and CT is from 9pm to midnight, so I was busy for a good 15 hours at least. You know, prepping and loading in and out. I had been late reserving a table so my friend Tim, who is also the organizer for both, offered me space on his table!  I purged a lot of books I had been hanging onto that were art or comix related and I sold a whole bunch.  I think I got rid of at least half of the stuff I brought!

I put a lot of myself into pulling out the material for this show, for arranging my DJ set, and talking to people all day long, not to mention the physical labor of getting ready and taking it all home again.  I felt drained on Sunday, so it was really good that it was a beautiful day.  I had two prearranged activities fall through in a blundering way (on their parts, thanks dingdongs) so it got me thinking hard about what is important to me.  I used to brood more about things and people that got me down but my reaction now to such stimuli is to think, I need to make some repairs around the house and work on a project and make my world better to be in. 

I've been purging my cupboards and drawers in a big way in the last two weeks.  I'm also getting rid of the old drums and drum parts that I accumulated over the years now that I have a complete set of newer good ones.  It's funny how things sit right out in the open for years and you don't realize how often you accommodate their presence by skirting them when you have to go by. 

My next big home improvement project is to remove the carpet from my office space and purge from that room as well.  I don't really like going in there and I think it's because it's full of old stuff.  I've done a lot already but the floor is pretty much covered with the things I've been sorting.  I'm going to do for this room what I did for my bedroom, and not bring back anything that I don't want in there.  I'd like to be done by my birthday next month!

It feels like the year is finally beginning.  I've been so tired and low-energy for a long time but today I feel great, thanks to going to bed super-early last night.  It feels like I might be able to get it together to do my big projects around the house.

 

 

Basement vs. Predator

This week is another edition of the Craigslist Free Stuff Experience.  There's a reason why people have feelings of trepidation when it comes to CL ads.  People who will scoop up absolutely anything for little to no money (I do mean ANYTHING) and will go well out of their way for these things maybe aren't the most salubrious punters.

I finally got rid of a fugly-yet-functional paper shredder that was too heavy for me to scoot around when I needed to use it.  After two eager volunteers flaked on me, I found a third who came by for a porch pickup on Wednesday.  I now have a really good cross-cutting shredder that cost me $2 at the Twilight Rummage Sale.  So it goes in the world of low/no cost living.

At the last couple Twilight sales, I met two different guys that buy books.  One of them came over and bought a bunch but I still had a ton left over!  I haven't made an appointment with the last guy I talked to but he did buy a stack from me at the sale itself.  I want to make room for my comic show  preparations but there's a whole lot of stuff still in the way!

I'd forgotten what a drag the sorting process is.  But, I did make a nice, tidy selection for when Frankensteins and Comix Thing happen again next month.

I had a couple days off from work this week because I went up to Seattle to see one of my friends' art openings in a gallery there.  I had a cold but I pulled it together enough to make it work out! I'm looking forward to getting a better night's sleep tonight and getting all of my weekend tasks done starting tomorrow.  I have my DJ set to complete for Comix Thing, as well as organizing my merchandise more and making art.  So many other things besides.

Tonight also, I think I'll be cleaning out the hall closet and organizing all that nonsense.  I've been giving a lot of thought to the idea of making way for bigger, more exciting life changes by having a tidier place to exist.  The cleaner my home got, and more free of things I didn't want or need, the bigger the plans I was able to accomplish.  I do believe in magic, and household magic feeds so many things that are in and out of the home.  Go ahead and laugh, you know I'm right.