Generally, I try to write with some purpose. To write something to ponder about. Something that will lead to a great discussion. Something that can lead to a heated argument. Other times, I just want to write to write. Kind of like a fluff piece, but better. Because I wrote it. This is one of those times.
Over the past ten days, our computer was being repaired. There was a cord that was getting pinched and was causing the back light on the monitor to occasionally go out. So we would move it to a different angle and it would light up again. It got to the point where it took a lot of time just to get the light to come on at a reasonable angle and we took it in for repairs. So for ten days, we had no computer. It was...interesting.
Having smart phones, we were able to access stuff like email, twitter, and facebook so there wasn't much to be missed out on. Not having a computer meant not spending as much time looking at websites created as time wasters. Personally, I spent a little more time reading because of it. While there is not much on TV, I would use the computer, but not having the computer, I went into the bedroom and read. I read a book in the time of not having a computer, which is a big deal for me because I am a slow reader. Since making my decision to re-read some of my books, I have gotten through two books in just about a month. And not having a computer at hand helped with this.
Earlier this week, I came to the realization that I still enjoy making burnt CDs, or if you want to go old school, making mix tapes. Of course there are no more blank tapes anywhere (are there?) and CDs are now just about as obsolete. I think that it is just fun to have a CD with nothing but music that you want to listen to. Sure, having an iPod and an auxiliary jack in your car gives you the same thing, but whatever. This is something to hold onto. Something that still links you to the past and where we are at as a technological society. There are people that still remember eight track players in cars and how that was the greatest thing. I remember the tape that you plugged into your portable CD player to listen to your CDs that way.
On my day off I went to the movies. By myself. It was great! I hadn't been to the movies in such a long time and it is too bad because there have been quite a few that have come out over the past year that I wanted to go see. We have been watching our spending recently, and cutting out movies is a great way to help with that. I finally got to the point where I wanted to splurge so I went to the movies. The nice thing is that the theatre that is here only cost four dollars during the day and six dollars at night. Super cheap compared to some. And this isn't a second run theatre, they show what is out now. So I went and watched 'The Hobbit'. I've only read the book once and that was back in college, and I really don't remember much about it so I will not be arguing with anyone about it. It was enjoyable. I went by myself because my wife had no desire to see it. She has never wanted to watch any of the Lord of the Ring movies. I don't know what is wrong with her either. After a very stressful few months at work, it was nice to get out and relax like that, alone. To forget about everything for a few hours. And because it has been out for a few months, there were only about a dozen people watching it, so that made it so much better. I do not like seeing movies in crowded theatres.
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