Animal Farm

There's been a long gap since my last post.  My news was getting repetitive and even I didn't care too much about telling everyone about the Twilight Rummage Sale, though it's still very important to me.

I do have some cool updates though that are surprising, even to me.  At the last TRS I traded the last few dozen of my DVDs for a set of antlers mounted on wood.  This might sound like a dumb deal to you, but for me it's pretty sweet.

Not mine, but you get the idea

I was drowning in movies for years and now, no more!  Just the ones I still want to keep, and those are pretty few now.

I've had two people come to my house to buy more books. I also rearranged the bookcases in my basement so that I can organize the material in a way that makes things easier to find.

There was a huge change in my life a month ago.  I was hired to work for a grocery store as a cashier, after working in an office as part of the accounting department for five years.  FIVE YEARS!! I tried to leave a couple other times but couldn't find the right position, then I decided I didn't really want another office job.  My new job is demanding and requires a lot of physical activity, and I'm increasing my workouts so I can endure it more easily.  There were many positive things about my time in accounting, but, well, the reasons to leave grew more numerous all the time.  My last two weeks there were like a showcase of Why I Wanted to Leave in the First Place.

Check out my new basement bookcase arrangement on one wall.  This is the place where I once couldn't even see the wall:

This is where I now keep comic book anthologies and other collected works, and books on the occult and religions.  The little book holder on top is one I made in a woodworking class years ago.

Now that this area is so well in hand, I plan to make the office the focus of this blog.  For some reason I'm really blocked when it comes to working on that room or spending time in it.  Not to worry, I'm so much happier now than I once thought I ever could be.  I'd like to use this room again or at least start being ok with entering it!

And now, for no good reason whatsoever: