Day 28 (Sunday)

I had a really weird day where I was tired and quiet, but didn’t want to be at home. #1GF! and I ended up wandering around and sitting on the rocks by the beach.

Day 29 (Monday)

I did half of a crossword puzzle, worked out, and got dressed. I started pacing the apartment and realized that I was not only whispering to myself, but whispering to myself about whispering to myself. Got the fuck out of my apartment on the excuse of getting some iced coffee. I realized that the major drawback of unemployment is solitude. When you have a job, you might not be surrounded by all your best friends all day, but you’re surrounded by people. And that can mean something. People are social animals. I went out just to be around some people. I didn’t have to talk to them. I just needed them there.

I ended up walking for what I estimate to be six or eight miles. Then I went home, watched an episode of Anthony Bourdain and kicked on the PC. I started trying to figure out how people make money on the interwebs.

Day 30 (Tuesday)

Wrote music reviews all day. I have weeks of music posts and tons to go.

Day 31 (Wednesday)

Went to the beach with #1GF! and got a burn. Cut my index finger on the umbrella. Moved my RSS feed to feedburner to allow people to get site updates by e-mail if they want. Updated the Netflix watch now application, which now works on my 1Ghz box. For the rest of the day, we streamed movies right to the TV without a hitch. Two of which were Joe Rogan live, who is one unexpectedly gross dude, and the Freshest Kids: the History of the B-boy. If you ever were a breaker, this will have you trying to resurrect all those poppin’ and lockin’ moves. You will look like an idiot and have to spin on your hand to prove to your girlfriend that you really did once have a high top fade and gliding feet. Ended the night by watching the local fireworks from the top of a swing set in our complex.

Day 32 (Thursday)

Got up and did a crossword puzzle, then spent the entire day creating FineTune stations for FineTune Friday while #1GF! went out with one of her godchildren. Took a shower eventually. Ended the day by Jumping out of bed to make an emergency renew of some library books over the web to avoid some late fees.

Day 33 (Friday)

Took a leisurely ride with #1GF! down route 28 on the Cape. Narrowly avoided going into a used record store. We got some salt water taffy from Cape Cod Salt Water Taffy, which is a roadside stand that has 30 baskets of taffy. I search for the place every time we go down there and eat myself sick on the stuff. As a side note for myself: buy more peanut butter and fluffernutter taffy because they end up being your favorites. Avoid Pina Colada and oreo cookie because they don’t taste like they’re supposed to. A second side note to myself: when you call it “toffy”, you’re not saying the right thing and #1GF! is secretly laughing at you. It’s taffy. Taf-fy. Came home and kept checking for all the FineTune Friday stations that got blown off. Drowned my disappointment in some of Netflix’s Watch Now offerings.

Day 34 (Saturday)

Packed a lunch and spent the day at the beach with #1GF!. We got help pushing our umbrella into the sand by some guy who had a pile driver beach umbrella that dug its own hole. Cut my other index finger on said umbrella. Heard an accident where someone tried to take a left from the right lane without considering the car right next to them. I saw that the people were OK and kept walking. #1GF! couldn’t leave without trying to help. She ended up calling the police. Went to dinner and watched movies for the rest of the night.

Week 5: What I learned

• If you drive down the cape, forget the highway in favor of route 28. It’s kitschy, Capey, and a nice ride.
• The umbrella has seen better days and is hungry for index fingers.
• Netflix’s Watch Now offerings will finally play smoothly on a 1 Ghz box with a paltry 384 Mb of RAM.
• Netflix is finally getting some great offerings on demand.
• Joe Rogan is unexpectedly gross, but pretty funny.
• There is more to employment than getting work done. The people are more important. People who realize this tend to get ahead faster.
• A pile driver plus an umbrella is a kick ass invention and I want one.
• Just because you once had a high top fade as a teenager, that doesn’t mean that you can still pop and lock.
• #1GF! cares about people, while I think of them in a more utilitarian fashion. It may be a result of the country mouse / city mouse syndrome, or a result of the number of punches we’ve taken, but I think her heart is just naturally bigger than mine.

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