so I accomplished nothing

       TUESDAY 2/26/19 9:16AM--all of a sudden my left nostril started bleeding...of course, I dunno why...
4PM--it stopped after a little while...I guess all I'll get from now on are catnaps...after about an hour I got up and went to CVS and then the grocery store...what an exciting day it has been...I can't find frames for the photos I've done lately...of course I haven't been to Michael's yet...probably can't afford that place anyway...
 8:43PM--and now I discover that I bought the wrong razor blades the other day...I miraculously found the receipt, so maybe I can return them in the morning...
WEDNESDAY 2/27/19 5:05PM-I returned the razor blades and got (with a coupon) a tube of Keresal...after my (mini) nap, I went to the grocery store, came home and basically wrote a guitar solo for WHEN WILL I BE LOVED...I gotta settle on exactly what I wanna do, but I'm real close to making a decision...I don't think I have anything else to do tomorrow, other than laundry and practice the solo...

keeping busy

     SATURDAY 2/23/19 10:09PM--recovering from last night's Combustibles' gig...hard to believe I'm not yet in bed...somewhat reluctantly going to Dinner tomorrow with the ex-in-laws...the dog has a grooming appointment (?) at 9:30 in the morning...dunno what else is going on...probably a trip to the grocery store...
SUNDAY 11:49AM--went to the grocery store and CVS...started on a another compu-doodle...I think it will be the hardest one, but that's my fault...I think CVS can print a photo from my iPhone outta whichever one I pick...and it could cost next to nothing...I might buy a frame while I'm there if they can get the job done quickly...
MONDAY 2/25/19 11:24AM--went to the doctor's office...they drew some blood and I provided a urine sample...then I went to CVS and got one of my photos printed for about $5 dollars...I think I might have a frame upstairs that isn't doing anything...I still have some medical issues to deal with--tomorrow...
6:46PM--the frame I have is too big, and the photo itself might not actually 8x10...I will try again...I suspect that a photo from a computer screen is gonna have built-in clarity problems...
11:36PM--after dinner I started working on a pair of compu-doodles...I just finished and now it's time for bed...
TUESDAY 2/26/19 7:07AM--I dunno what I'm doing today exactly...except that I need to work in the Lab on the songs for Thursday...as for the photo work, I don't know if I can do any...I need to pinch pennies like I ain't done since I was working...But I might buy a ruler next time I go to CVS, probably today...I wanna determine the exact measurements of the one photo I've done so far, so I can frame it...might go before Lunch, around 11AM or so...JUST FOUND A TAPE MEASURE, don't need the ruler...the little photo measures at 4X6...I found a photo I took awhile back, I call it "Piano Keys"--it measures 8X10...as does the big photo CVS did yesterday...but on two sides, there's a border...it's approximately 3/4 of an inch wide...maybe they're supposed to be there...I'd like to get a photo of one of the compu-doodles, but I think the printer is gonna rebel against the idea...or it's gonna take a bit longer than usual...

apparently I was right

   
     TUESDAY 2/19/19 11AM--I was fairly sure that Dr. Borelli did not submit any kind of prescription to CVS...according to Family Services, someone did...in any case, I hope to have more Vyvance by the end of the day...and I bought some OTC stool softener--it's been (so far) four days since I last pooped...that can't be normal...
3:39PM--I finally got a good nap...in addition to not yet having any Vyvance, I wonder if the stool softener makes a person sleepy...from what I read, it won't even kick in for at least a day...
BTW--This morning I stopped off at Family Services to investigate why I hadn't gotten more Vyvance....not sure who to blame for that...
4:40PM--went to CVS, got the Vyvance (YAAY!) so I'll get back on it tomorrow morning...the local weather people are predicting a major storm will move into the area overnight...I might be stranded here at home for most of the day tomorrow...but it's supposed to be all gone by Friday...
8:22PM- knowing that I’m probably going to be stuck here at the house for most of tomorrow is having a negative effect on me…I’ll have enough to keep me busy...I’m not sure I will be able to get to my Social Security money until Thursday; maybe that’s for the best…
WEDNESDAY 2/20/19 3:33PM--my hair is clean, my face is clean-shaven, my guitar tuner has a new battery in it...I've got Vyvance to keep me going...Maria sez she and the gang are gonna be here tomorrow at about 3:30 or so...I'm considering getting a haircut tomorrow; I'll have the money...
THURSDAY 2/21/19 4:30PM--I got the haircut; I'm not sure I like it, but what's done is done...
8:14PM-now I like the haircut... of course, I don’t know what it will look like tomorrow morning when I get out of bed…
10:42PM--ya know what I like? the feeling of freedom I get after the cleaning ladies leave...I dunno why that is...
FRIDAY 2/22/19 4:52AM- there’s a used book sale going on at a church in Poolesville today and tomorrow…I don’t think I’m going to go, either day; I don’t need any more books and it never hurts to try to save money...and time too for that matter... and my planned trip to Rockville, to investigate a CVS there that has a vision center, can wait till Monday...

artistic freedom--THAT'S a surprise

   
        SATURDAY 8:32PM--I just found out that there are blank "sheets of paper" in the Zen Coloring program! That means I can doodle like I used to in the old days! That's VERY exciting to me...Basic compu-coloring was starting to get a bit boring to me...now I can do a doodle, save it, and start another one...I might have to erase the doodle before I can use that particular "sheet of paper" again, but maybe (probably) not...very VERY exciting..in fact, the erasing feature is a godsend...
                I think Dianne and I are going to Unique Thrift Store tomorrow, early...dunno what, if anything, is going on after that...
SUNDAY 9:15AM- so we went to Unique, which is where I am doing this…I bought two books for a total of four dollars-hard to argue with that...
5:07PM--just got back from CVS...I don't yet have the Vyvance, though...nothing I can do about it, but, just the same, it kinda sucks...I dunno what caused my "problem" overnight after the open mic last Thursday, but I'm wondering if the sudden stopping of the Vyvance has anything to do with my current physical/emotional condition...
7:01PM--still feeling rather grouchy and I still dunno why...can't seem to stay focused on whatever I'm doing, be it reading or doodling or whatever--I blame that on the lack of Vyvance...
8:57PM--I think Dianne is minutes away from going to bed...my plan is to watch Star Trek here in the living room and then when it's over, go to bed myself...I might stay up long enough to watch the weather...
10:27PM--well, I'm watching Superman, and doodling...I started a 2nd free-form doodle, while keeping the first one, which I haven't finished yet...dunno when/if  I am gonna finish it...and like I said, it's hard to stay focused--on anything...
MONDAY 2/18/19 5PM--I erased the first free form doodle and started over...and I'm still working on the 2nd one...boy, I wish I had some Vyvance...
8:24PM- lately what I’ve done is just bounce back-and-forth between doodling, reading a book, or surfing the web while almost watching TV...The book is a biography of Barbra Streisand… It’s just now starting to get interesting…
8:51PM- I have $29 to last till Wednesday morning…I don’t think that will be a problem...I might buy Dinner, but that’s all that I know of... and even then, I don’t know what I will have to eat...oh well...
TUESDAY 7:35AM-- at some point I have to go get $20 outta the bank and go buy some rock salt to melt the ice that I'm anticipating on Wednesday...I also hope to buy a set of guitar strings and (possibly) today's Dinner...I have $29 dollars of my own already...surely I won't spend all $49 dollars in one day...

tech surprises

         FRIDAY 2/15/19 9:16AM--it's my fault that I bought an Amazon tablet...I couldn't afford an iPad...and of course I was anxious to have any kind of tablet...so I bought one from Amazon...it uses Android software(?) hardware (?) or whatever ya call it...therefore it will likely never have an intimate relationship with my iPhone...oh well...I had a major tummy problem overnight last night, which hasn't quite gone away yet...I can only assume that it will, hopefully sometime today...
      2:13PM-- I'm a big fan of the "speech to text" concept...of the three devices I have, only the iPhone has it...so I might be using Google Docs on my phone quite a bit more often...although, judging from the research I just did, Windows 10 (the laptop) can be configured for it--I will need some kinda microphone though...It seems easier to me to just use Google Docs...
     5PM--I've already forgotten exactly what I did and how, but I started a document on one device and finished it on another--and then sent it to my tablet...and  I now have a choice to use (on the phone) either Google Docs or Microsoft Word...I don't think the two MS Word programs (phone and laptop) are connected in any way...at least not yet...I think any docs I create with Google Docs can be saved as Word docs...
    5:45PM--I think it's a Gov't Project to set up speech to text on the laptop, so I'm gonna skip it...
PM- I’m still not 100% sure but I think as far as the phone goes,  the Google Docs app will be easier for me to use than Microsoft Word…
9:16PM--and I'm playing with Google Keep on the laptop...I'll probably not use it too much, until I figure out HOW to use it...
SATURDAY 2/16/19 9:10AM--no plans for today, I don't think my digestive system is back to normal yet...and I ran outta Vyvance...that's where my energy has come from lately...
11:00 AM-- Messing around with the tablet… I bought a book, by Neil Degrasse Tyson… It’s supposed to be a book for the common man, but I don’t understand it yet… I intend to keep it, mostly because it was free, but I'm not sure I'll ever understand it... I guess I’m going to be using my phone more often because of the whole speech to text concept...
5:26PM--well, it took almost 30 minutes, but I changed the water filter in the fridge...I guess that will be the only thing I'll have done today...and that's OK, I think...

A really crummy day

            SATURDAY 2/9/19 5:30PM- for a Saturday it’s really been a crummy day...I’m not going out tonight because tomorrow is practice-I need whatever strength I'll have...I’m not really looking forward to practice, but I never do…So I think once all is said and done, I will be able to look back on this as a crummy weekend…
  6:18PM--it still sucks here at home...I don't (IMO) have enough hot dogs to make a meal, so I'm having spaghetti...hopefully, the sauce hasn't spoiled...wouldn't be surprised if it has...
9:21PM--dunno how but there was some kinda glitch (a hack?) and I couldn't use Google as tmy search engine...I think I solved that dilemma...
11PM--I want to watch some stuff that I recorded but the roomie hasn't gone to bed yet; I think *I* will be in bed before she is...
SUNDAY 2/10/19 12:37PM- it’s still a sucky ass weekend… In fact, today is worse than yesterday… Leaving for band practice in about an hour; can’t wait to get back home-I think...
7:50PM--I'm fighting hard just to stay awake...band practice always takes a lot outta me...maybe I would feel differently if we were any good--but we're not...
TUESDAY 2/12/19 12:03PM--an easy session with Dr. Borelli...nothing on my schedule as far as I know for the rest of the day...

I'd rather know

THURSDAY 2/7/19 11AM--waiting for the cleaning ladies to get here...when Maria called yesterday, I picked up, to ask her when they were coming...she told me before I had the chance to ask...she said they'll be here around 11, more or less...that works for me..
FRIDAY 2/8/19 7:42AM--feeling rather down, antisocial...no plans to go out tonight...dunno what, if anything I'm doing this weekend...except for band practice on Sunday...
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expectations not met

          FRIDAY 2/1/19 8:40AM--had been looking forward to my Monthly gig as a member of the House Band at the open mic...I think I woulda have rather stayed home, to hell with the $50 bucks...
         It's snowing...the roomie covered HER windshield;  I'm not gonna bother...She will still have to clean the rest of the windows, right? I, on the other hand, have no plans to go anywhere--I don't think I need anything from the grocery store, so to hell with it...
  4:15PM-still feeling down, mostly about last night’s gig...for once I don’t feel like discussing it...Dianne said she wanted to do something fun tomorrow… So we made plans; but now she’s not sure if she wants to carry out that Plan... I think she’s nervous about going back to work on Monday...that’s understandable...and I’m gonna have to adjust to her not being around...being alone is sometimes a good thing, sometimes it’s lonely...
      SUNDAY 2/3/19 8:54AM--so we DID go to Frederick yesterday...and we went to Cracker Barrel for Dinner...today? the big event is grocery shopping...I feel kinda "oogy" for some reason...a lot can happen in 18 hours, but I don't yet feel like going to GYY...I WANT to feel like it, but I don't, not yet anyway... or I’ll go and just sit on the sidelines and watch…
 WEDNESDAY 2/6/19 9:23AM--I think I'm going out tonight; I'm getting things done, little things admittedly, but still...
4:21PM--I didn't get a mid-day nap, so I decided to rehearse whatever I'm gonna play tonight...we'll see if I practiced enough...