Re: Re: camping  was: bbsing
  By: Nancy Backus to Damon A. Getsman on Mon Jun 15 2015 17:13:44

 NB> Hopefully..  :)   It seems, in any case, that perhaps another visit to
 NB> the region might be called for, when things are more settled... and then
 NB> you can make sure the phone's battery is fully charged... or bring a
 NB> real camera...  ;)

  I agree.  :)  I miss having a 'real' camera.  I mean the ones in cell phones
these days are pretty good, but nothing really beats a really good camera.  I
actually wouldn't mind getting another film one at some point, too.  I miss
having 35mm for the more artsy shots.
  For now though, I've gone ahead and tried to cement in a large amount of
hours at work and been workin' on the good habits that I'm trying to get
cemented in place.  :)  Seems to be the best idea.  It's broken up by
struggling to find some more interesting things to do with my son...  Today is
the day that I play catch 'n release.  Wish me luck on the white knuckles of
having my son out and about in this kind of area.  ;)

 NB> Almost more trouble than they were worth...  ;)

  They definitely were, for me.  Though for my son, I think he got a lot more
benefit because he's able to deal with those kinds of stressors more easily. 
So his surplus of benefit kind of pours over and makes me feel that it was a
lot more worth it than if it would've just been for me.

 NB> Sounds wise to me.   :)   Find things closer to home and less expensive
 NB> for now, when you do need to take a break from the routine...  :)  But
 NB> putting most of the effort into establishing the routines and good
 NB> habits...  :)

  Absolutely.

 NB> Some things you might be able to pick up along the way, should you see
 NB> them available at a good deal...  :)

  Well I'm definitely looking for a chance to restock my camping/survival gear,
but not necessarily right away.  There's just not enough space with three
people in a one bedroom apartment.

 NB> Yeah, you're probably paranoid..  ;)  I wouldn't be surprised if your
 NB> upbringing hadn't made that so ingrained for you, though...  I wouldn't
 NB> say flat out that it couldn't happen... there's always the possibility,
 NB> I just tend to be more optimistic that things will work themselves out..
 NB> and I know Who really is in control of the mess, and will work things as
 NB> they should ultimately be...  :)   

  Oh I know for a fact that my upbringing made me paranoid.  Then again, my
time in the army confirmed a lot of conspiracy crap that'd always run through
my head, so I think I get discounted by my crazy upbringing a little bit too
easily sometimes.  :)

 NB> Hopefully you succeeded...  :)   More later... from whichever echos...  ;)

  I can't remember if I got past the distraction next to me that day or not.  I
do know that we made some hellacious progress on getting out a decent amount of
hours this last week, though, and I was pushing hard as much as I could when I
wasn't blocked on tickets while my roomie was sick, too.  So despite the bumps,
the trajectory is definitely upwards.  I've got one paycheck in the mail and
another freshly invoiced; the freshly invoiced one is going to be the best I've
made so far, and I'm trying to make that the standard per week.  This summer
could be a really good time for digging myself out of the hole that we've ended
up in for a bit.

  -D
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