I am aware that I am a week behind on my posts. As previously mentioned, you can safely assume this means I'm not just busy but overwhelmed with novel and challenging tasks and outside my normal comfortable routine.
I'm about to continue my long and challenging research into water filtration to make sure we are not slowly poisoning ourselves via the chemical cesspool in which we live. (or, let's be real, poisoning ourselves to the most limited degree we reasonably can.)
I'm typing this via a mobile hotspot with my iphone because att's "fiber optic super fast internet" is terrible. I despise it. It stops working probably every day on average. Often at the most inconvenient times. Unfortunately, I have yet to have time to address this issue, because more important issues require my attention. The water filter is more important because Suzannah has specifically asked me to prioritize getting it done so we can stop buying bottled water. But it's up there on my list. This problem also makes me angry at my mac computer, because it seems to be something wrong with the hardware. Sometimes my computer won't connect, sometimes, Suzannah's won't. So far, even when they don't connect, I can use my ipad. This means there is something about our computers plus the (probably low quality) router that ATT has foisted on us (another bout of aggravation, because the people involved said we could use our own router, only to later tell us that no, we needed to rent theirs for 10$ a month, but we could put our router on top of thiers, if we wanted to (which just seems like an additional layer of complexity to possibly go wrong...))
In any case and in better news, I'm not getting my ipad just yet because I have a cat curled up in my lap that I don't want to disturb, because they are very cute right there. Perhaps I should include a picture...
So I'm using my mobile hotspot to connect to the internet. I suppose I should be grateful that works.
It seems weird to be angry at little things, when I have so much abundance and things to be grateful for. A home, a wonderful wife and pair of cats, a job where I get to be of service, a place to walk outside in nature. It's silly to complain. But it's kind of like with the kids I'm teaching. Of course you love them, but you don't let them get away with lying and being mean to each other or shirking responsibilities. Same thing with companies, it's not useful to carry a grudge, but they also shouldn't just be a given a free pass on irresponsible and dishonest business practices.
But I digress, and I also need to get back to my water purification system research, so I'll see you either next week or tomorrow, depending on how much time I end up having.
I suppose I'll sum up like this: work is a huge energy sink, it's exhausting, but it's a worthy pursuit, I really enjoy the kids, and love the opportunities to teach them life skills and how to grow into good human beings, beyond just the academic growth. I'm also excited as my office is coming together more and more (as I find little bits of time to work on it.) I feel like I have very little time, I fantasize about having a real break, or working part time. Being with Suzannah continues to be a dream come true, what I always wanted: to have my best friend as my life partner.
OK, that's all for now,
Bye,
-Isaac
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