Done Since 2018-02-25

This week was dominated by Colleen's hospital stay (treating a combination of cellulitis and a UTI), and worries about money (as usual). I will have to look for a job; I currently have negative cash flow. I could probably get control of it except that we have about $60K worth of construction to pay for, plus my taxes. Grump.

Still working on my review of Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey; along the way I have also read The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, which combines with it in interesting ways. I linked this paired review in last week's notes.

We hired a couple of people (a couple, actually) to put our metal shed together. Money well spent, but the shed itself is a piece of crap. Holes don't line up, and the doors don't slide properly. Many of my recent purchasing decisions have been bad ones. This does not lead to self-confidence. N. keeps trying to tell me I'm more competent than I think I am, but I have evidence to the contrary.

My resolve to work on personal projects has mostly gone by the wayside except for reading and guitar practice; it's hard to think about things I want to do when I have taxes, unsorted mail, six boxes of unsorted CDs, and all my lumber and most of my tools stuffed into a storage pod.

( Notes & links, as usual )