Everybody is Doing It in BookThree: Flight Log 2016

Living Situation:
Had to figure out my immediate living situation today. HAD TO. Because… if I am to start soon? I need somewhere to live. Though… as my boss hasn’t gotten back to me yet on anything… who knows how that start is going to work! But I did talk on the phone with our realtor about going with the Rental. She understood and said upon seeing that rental, it was the first time she saw our eyes light up. So… I feel bad that she did so much with us and won’t get paid; but she is very understanding about it all.

So, at One PM… I called my (hopeful) new Landlord… or I tried to. There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with me. I typed in the number and then… sat, staring at the phone for a solid five minutes. Trying to make the call. Make the call (hooray) and… Small Town Culture is going to kill me!! I am an uptight guy. It is who I am and I’ve grown to accept that. I’m more comfortable in a suit than I am in shorts. I’m happier in a structured environment than an unstructured environment. I’d prefer contracts and boundaries to handshakes and feelings. I am a lawyer. Calling my soon to be Landlord? (1) We want the bigger house. He is cool with that, just wants us to know we need to sign a 1 year lease and can’t move in until May or June. Good. (2) We would like to rent the smaller house just for as long as the construction is preventing us from moving into the house we want. He’s okay with that… but… I can’t get anything out of him! No contract, no “meeting to release temporary title,” he couldn’t remember the address to help me get utilities transferred.... his exact words “I’ll just leave the key in the mailbox and you can move your stuff in over the weekend.” Uhm… what about rental agreements and damage provisions and.... DUDE! The relaxed lifestyle is certainly going to throw me. As it feels? I prefer “A then B then C then D” kind of living… the town I’ll be moving to is more “A then whenever you want you can go to B then, y’know, at your leisure you can get around to C and then when you’re ready to finish up go on ahead to D.” It may seem like a small or insignificant change to some people… but… for 31 years my life has been ONE way… and I’m quickly going to have to learn how to cope with this other way!

In the middle of figuring all of this out; the Assistant to the Head Attorney in the state sends me an e-mail that simply says “Please call me.” Actually… GOOD! After the conversation with the Landlord it will be welcome to talk to a “bigwig” in Des Moines. Even if it is for an ass chewing, it’ll feel like home. lol. Aaaaahh… like a breath of fresh air! Question, Conversation, Solution, Back Up, End conversation. THAT is how a phone call should go.

All the while… Wife, who has a day off, is sitting around watching her British Shows and equally yelling at or talking to the characters on the screen. As she does every day off. Because it would be downright insane to get help on things considering I’m moving out of state this weekend, starting a new job, looking for a place to live immediately and trying to secure a place to live on a more permanent basis.

Oh, and one more thing because… this is the kind of thing I would comment on… this SFSU Video that has gone viral? The one of the black student lecturing the white student because he has dreadlocks? Yeah… still SUPER hate this Cultural Appropriation “you can’t do it because I say so” crap. If this kid was walking around in Blackface? Yeah… destroy him. If this kid was in a dashiki speaking ebonics… I could understand discomfort and offense. But this kid walking around with Dreadlocks? Are we actually to the point where someone else’s bad choice in Hair Style has to become a Cultural Offense? If I shave my head… do I have to accept that I automatically offend people who think I’m a skinhead… or is it just my hair choice? If I wear my hair like Kid from Kid n Play… does that make me suddenly racist? I’m just… very upset that our world has absolutely abandoned “Live and Let Live” for “Tell Others What They Can/Can’t Do”. If my t-shirt says “I Hate Everyone;” does that mean that every person I meet has a right to yell at me for being offensive?

and the survey that has been going around:

Put an “X” in the box if you have done it! Just copy and paste.

(X) Shot a gun
( ) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school (only in college)
(X) Watched someone die
(X) Visited Canada
( ) Visited Hawaii (Not yet, but I have family with a house there so… someday)
( ) Visited Cuba
(X) Visited Europe
( ) Visited South America (Not yet, but an ex-g/f runs a string of clubs in SA so… maybe someday)
(X) Visited Las Vegas
(X) Visited Central America
( ) Visited Asia (Not yet but I SO want to!!)
( ) Visited Africa
(X) Visited Florida
(X) Visited Mexico
( ) Seen the Grand Canyon in person
( ) Flown in a helicopter
( ) Served on a jury
(X) Been lost
(X) Traveled to the opposite side of the country(both oceans)
(X) Visited Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the Ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Played cowboys and Indians
(X) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang karaoke
(X) Sang a solo or duet in church
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only
( ) Made prank phone calls
(X) Laughed until some beverage came out of your nose .
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Had children
(X) Had a pet (If my parents’ dogs count)
(X) Been skinny-dipping
(X) Been fishing
(X) Been boating
(X) Been downhill skiing
( ) Been water skiing
( ) Been camping in a trailer/RV
(X) Been camping in a tent
(X) Driven a motorcycle (ridden on one and failed an impromptu driving practical on one)
( ) Been bungee-jumping
(X) Gone to a drive-in movie
(X) Done something that could have killed you…
(X) Done something that you will regret for the rest of your life
( ) Rode an elephant
( ) Rode a camel
(X) Eaten just cookies or cake or ice cream for dinner
(X) Been on TV
( ) Stolen any traffic signs
(X) Been in a car accident
( ) Been in the Hospital in past 24 months (For the first time in a LONG time, it has been more than two years)
( ) Donated blood
( ) Gotten a (speeding) or any other type of ticket in the past 12 months
( ) Gotten a piercing
( ) Gotten a Tattoo
( ) Driven a manual transmission vehicle
( ) Ever owned your dream car
(X) Been Married
( ) Been divorced
(X) Fell in love
(X) Fell out of love
( ) Paid for a strangers meal
(X) Driven over 100mph
(X) Been scuba diving
(X) Written a published book/story/poetry
(X) Eaten snails

41 of 68 possible. 60%

(Chive Redheads… it fascinates me what I find preferable aesthetically. I realize it may seem sexist or heartless to treat any human being as an aesthetic… but why is it wrong to see the human form as art? And with art… some people like some art better than others… and some people are very eclectic about their art choices. I would love to understand both. Why does someone’s brain translate a particular Degas as aesthetically pleasing but a certain Monet as not? Why does someone’s brain view a 9 stone blonde as aesthetically pleasing but a 9 stone ginger as not? Seriously… brain science as related to aesthetic interpretation FASCINATES me!)