Dreaming Big in 2020s

Yesterday was a good day, but today the fatigue is back. Having to deal with so much fatigue is not only frustrating because it interferes with my daily life, but I also honestly don’t know how much longer I can handle this. So, my goal for 2025 is to make one last-ditch effort to get some help with it, along with my allergy issues. I was up for 20 hours and just couldn’t sleep. It’s not just about the sleep quality but how long I’m awake.

On the bright side, even though it will be a while, I’m excited about getting a new VR headset that’s clearer, along with new glasses so I can actually see where I’m going during my virtual adventures.

We’ve also been talking about tiny houses, which are becoming more popular and competing with manufactured homes. To have a brand new place we could customize excites me. Tom’s been checking out land in central Florida, and the property taxes aren’t bad. I still prefer this climate over New Mexico too—no extreme summers or winters—and it’s safer from hurricanes inland, though flooding is an issue there.

If we did this, we’d eventually get two and connect them and end up with two bathrooms, a kitchen, a large living room for VR, two bedrooms, and two offices. My office would also have a crafting section for things like coloring, diamond painting, etc. A large shed or garage would be great for storage and Tom’s projects. Then he could make as much of a mess as he wanted.

Of course, this is all dependent on me getting my energy back. If I can’t, then none of it will be possible. We’ll also have to consider the height of the flight path, but I don’t think it would be worse than here. As long as the neighbors aren’t too close if they have dogs that aren’t pets and loud vehicles, and there are medical facilities nearby.

Every now and then, I check on people I used to know, not to contact them, but just to see what they’re up to. Last night I looked up Nane and found a recent work photo of her at the financial company she’s worked at since 2010 in Munich—she’s 64 now—and she looks great but doesn’t. She has way more wrinkles than I have but she’s still thin. Never seen her as a redhead before but her hair is dyed a shade of red that really suits her. As I gazed at her picture, the fantasies were right back on. Not so much intimate ones, but imagining meeting her, chatting with her, and things like that. She would probably be a bit horrified to know I saw the picture, but she’ll never know.

On another note, the truck that was parked partially on our property left this morning around 5:30. Hopefully, it won’t return. I talked to the guy, and he was down from Michigan to help a friend with flood repairs. The gravel extending onto our side of the property made it easier for him to park there, but hopefully, that’s the end of it. He couldn’t park in front of Ray’s lanai because the truck was too long. The other truck is still parking in his driveway, along with the one in the honker’s driveway.

Heard the fucking mutt twice today. Yeah, it’s that time of year.

The best news is that the AC is fixed! When it breaks again in a few years, Tom is confident he can get the part cheaper and handle it himself.

On the homefront, Tom fixed the sink clog with a snake, and we got the second shelf up today. It looks nice and helps declutter the desk.

Yesterday, we got a free medium pizza from Domino’s with our credit obtained from past orders—mushrooms on my side, pepperoni on Tom’s.

Today I made spinach spaghetti again, but this time I used zucchini instead of tomatoes. Next time, I want to add chicken chunks, mushrooms, and maybe even black olives.