A relic of OLD audio technology. Don't ask where it originally came from... I don't fully know.
Routing wires and madness winding down... maybe.
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05/01/2024
A week later, I can say that by no means are we feeling like everything is all done and good (I don't think that feeling ever actually comes, because there's always something, right?), but we've unboxed most of our things and have done some basic stuff to get the house how we want it.
Probably the biggest task I took on was routing ethernet cables throughout the house. By that, I mean routing almost a dozen wires from my basement up to the attic through a small but sure gap around the exhaust pipe. The good news is that I got all three access points in my house connected, mounted and working. The bad news is that I still have at least three rooms, three cameras, a doorbell and more... but at least the long route to the basement has been spanned, and the wires have been measured... they just need the final leg of the journey, now... but going in that attic is such a trifle with all that fiberglass.
Perhaps the most important two thing I did this week were both musical in nature. One was that I performed several vocal numbers with my family for a community performance in the neighboring county; and the other was that I actually joined a choir... a barbershop choir. Oh yes, they exist. In any case, it was really fun to show up for my first practice! I haven't had a regular choir experience like I had in high school or college in so long, so it feels great to finally belong with a musical group, again.
It's been a long week. A good one, but a long one. I fear that if I don't express the thought that's on my mind now, I'll keep being a broken record on it for weeks to come- which no one likes... except maybe disc jockeys? Anyways, I always knew that things would be a bit different when we finally owned a home... which is still exceptionally surreal to me... how did we manage that? But MAN is it a lot of work to maintain the upkeep of things while keeping a balanced healthy life. I have no time at all for leisure anymore, it seems, unless I schedule it well in advance. On the one hand, I'm one of those weirdos who loves working hard and seeing the end result be a beautifully put-together house that has been altered and repaired by the sweat of my own brow. But besides that being physically tiring, it can be a bit mentally tiring to have my other half of me step outside of myself occasionally, knock on my head, and leave a friendly reminder that I need to also maintain a social life and other things while trying to do what I enjoy.
It drives me nuts, sometimes, the fact that I'm not that social. I really wish I understood why I am the way I am. Like, I really do enjoy spending time with my friends a lot, and I really like them all. Perhaps sometimes it's selfishness and wanting to do my own thing instead of spending time with others... I think that's probably true. And I'm sure other times it's just that I'm socially fatigued, too. I don't really know where I'm going with this thought, but I felt like I should share it, since I have a feeling I'm not alone in feeling it, sometimes.
And I apologize to say that's the best I can leave with this week... I feel like I used to be more organized and meaningful in my blogs... or maybe I'm just getting more down to earth and less superficial... who knows. But until next time, see ya!