I have been reading two books, and watching old episodes of "24". I've gone through the first 3 seasons so far.
The story started out very interesting, and then I started to study the characters and the plot. It follows a pattern and it feels good to exercise my mind while I'm watching. The fact that the characters don't change all that much allows me to look at other things.
One thing about the writers and creators of the show, is that they think all computer geeks have personality disorders. I seem to be drawn to those people. They are smart and don't play games. I like that. They tell it like they see it. But, that's not the way it is in the real world. Many computer geeks are just good at computers. They are normal people.
I am used to the silly way the TV shows portray the two political parties. The Democrats are always the good guy, while the Republicans are the sneaky bastards. Again, that's not the way it is in the real world. Fox does a slightly better job than the other media, but they still have their prejudices.
I do notice that on TV, even though you just got finished shooting and killing dozens of people, if you are the good guy, you are always good.
Jack got to shoot his boss dead, in season 3. I can't believe he couldn't find a way to fake it.
And of course, the married couples have to screw things up. If you are deviant in some way, you can do whatever you want.
Regardless, I like 24. With my ADD, there are 3 stories going on at once, and they always leave you hanging until the last moment. Great stuff!
But, how does an agent who was tortured and shot through the hand, wrap it up and it doesn't hurt him?
What happened to the presidential assistant who fell over the railing for 3 stories?
How can all those people continue to function with no sleep? Don't they do shift work? No one ever comes in to relieve them. How does that work?
I have all 8 seasons on Netflix, and it makes me wonder if I will get tired of it before the end.
The books I am reading:
The 4 hour body, by Tim Ferriss.
I don't know why I am still reading it. But, if you have the chance to pick it up, don't waste your time. I think I'm gonna close it and give it away.
I do believe that some of what he is writing about may become the norm for weight loss in the future, but I want to wait until they do real testing, not his crazy experiments on his body. If it works for him, fine. But I think we will read about him in the obits sometime in the near future.
The other book is called "The girl with the dragon tattoo". The guy who wrote it was killed in a suspicious way, probably by some radical group he investigated. He managed to finish the trilogy before he died, but he will never get to reap the profits.
The books are fascinating. I highly recommend them. You can get the movies too on Netflix. They are close to the books, but not quite. The tattoo and the actress are very hot. I like tats! I won't ever have one, but I like them anyway.
I have the entire trilogy, so I will be busy reading before I go to bed every night for a little while. Hopefully, i will find something good to read after I am finished.
Yesterday and today, I started back to my de-cluttering routine. I am getting the white room cleared out for two reasons:
- To be able to move stuff in so I can paint the back bedroom.
- To get ready for tax time. It will be a real nightmare this year because of my wife's death. She worked only in January, but received disability until her death. My income is so low that I may be able to get everything back that I paid in. I could also qualify for all kinds of other things because of the low income. But, my goal is to go back to work in some form and earn my own way again. You can read about that in previous posts.
I went through 5 boxes of papers that have accumulated since last year when my wife went into the hospital. I pulled all the junk out and shredded what I didn't need to be looked at, and threw away the rest. I saved the important stuff, and managed to compact things down a bit. If I had my way, it would all be burned. I still have 2 or more boxes to go through.
I sat today and read all of the cards, and looked at the pictures from the hospital room. I also went through all of the papers that my wife wrote while she couldn't talk.
The stuff written was not stuff that was really important. They were just requests from her, comments about her treatment, and of course, complaints. There were a few things that brought back both good and bad memories. I offered the papers to my daughter and she said she would take them, but then I changed my mind and I shredded all of them after reading. No one needs to relive the horrors of that time. They only need to remember the good things.
My friend paraphrased a familiar quote to me this morning. That is why I decided to shred them. I can't please everyone, so I will please myself and take my lumps. By the way, that isn't the quote. He was more eloquent than that.
At some point, I would like to have a whole area of the house dedicated to my music equipment. I have so much that needs to be put together and used, but I don't have anywhere to go with it until I finish working on the house. So, until that's done, the stuff will be stored in 5 different places. I hate that. I want order again.
I wonder if I am an interesting writer? I sure feel better getting this stuff out, but I can't imagine anyone would find this interesting. There's no mention of sex, politics, or violence. Why read it?
I kind of hope that someone gets something from this rambling, but I am happy just writing it because it has become my therapy. I feel better.
Life is Good!
