Well it's Thanksgiving here in the US. My usual yearly plan was changed
kind of at the last minute, and I decided that I'd do a hermit holiday.
Thanksgiving is one of those holidays I have a ton of mixed feelings about,
was very much a me and the parents holiday. After my uterine sibling got
married and moved out, me and the folks stopped doing the traditional
dinner in lieu of reservations at a place called 'The Milleridge Inn' out
on Long Island. Even after we moved to Texas, it was still eating out most
of the time. Even infected Amythest's clan with the idea a few years.
But it always was a holiday that involved having spare tentacles ready, and
anxiety meds. So when this year because a DIY event, I kind of ran with
the idea of staying home. I did get several invites. (Thanks Strongbow
and the Raptor Badger clan). But a day of tasty heat-and-eat meats and
snacks sounded better. So here I'm hear with three different kinds of
sausage, eggs, some chicken, bread, cheese and even a tiny (bad for me) lemon
pie. I joked at the beginning about having Thanksgiving Ala Ancient Rome,
and I really did kind of pull it off. No dormice, but I'm not the upper
crust. First course is chicken soup, which isn't traditional Roman (They
started every big meal with eggs, and ended with fruit. Thus the phrase
'Eggs to Apples' compared to our 'Soup to Nuts').
I'm wearing a tshirt I got with some of the famous man-eaters of horror
fiction around the thanksgiving table. Which set the movie theme for
today. Currently watching the 2nd of The Hills Have Eyes original flicks (I
watched the first before stating the post.) Later will be one of the
'Hannibal' series (at least), one or more of the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'
flicks, 'Return of the Living Dead' and 'Day of the Dead', which covers
all the characters on my shirt, with the exception of a C.H.U.D., but I
recently watched that movie and it doesn't sound all that appealing to
rewatch. Plus he's hiding under the table, guess he's shy.
No real other plans for today, I have some stuff I'd like to get done
this weekend. New drive for Dagon, so I can do an fresh install of Ubuntu
18.10, but still be able to flip to the old drive in case of problem. I'm
also going to a friend's orphan shindig Saturday night. I'll only know
a couple of people there, but as I was told 'It's a gathering of introverts'
so things should be fine. Tomorrow there will be people in the office working
but I'll be staying at home, unless there's a crisis. The only leaving
of Château Innsmouth is maybe to go raid a Half Price Books or 3, they're
running a 20% everything sale. I also want to stop my an office supply
store for canned air, since it's been a dog's age since I cleaned out
Dagon. I want to also spend some time cleaning out clutter, I have access
to an SUV to haul things out with, so that will be helpful.
So that's my Thanksgiving in a nutshell. Cannibals, sausages, chilling out.
I do have to leave home for a little bit, critter care, but that's it.
Hope everyone is having a happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate, and a good
Thursday/Friday if you don't.
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Château Innsmouth 2.0
Rather than review yet another crazy week, I thought I'd get some ideas on
(virtual) paper about what I want in a new place. Not moving anytime soon,
my lease isn't up til March. But I'm still daydreaming of what I want
in a new place.
The problem with the current Château Innsmouth is that it's laid out organically, and there isn't really enough room to reorganize. Plus the apartment has features that use space badly, like a bar area, and a fireplace/ mantle. Plus, as a crazed book collector, I want more room for bookcases. So here's my ideas.
A 2 bedroom (or one bedroom with a study) apartment/duplex/condo. The usual bedroom, bathroom, kitchen stuff. If possible a garden tub for soaking, and washer/dryer so doing laundry doesn't require extra tentacles to leave the place. All pretty mundane more or less. Hardwood/tile floors if possible, easier to clean and less dust. Don't really care about appliances, as long as they work well and I have room in the kitchen to do stuff. More than one closet would be nice.
The fun stuff starts in the living room area. Usually that's the biggest room in the place, and for mine it will become the library. Walls of bookcase, as tall as I can get/reasonably afford, covering most/all of the wall space. Somewhere in there will be the reading nook, comfy chair, lamp, fan, etc. Possibly by a window, if I don't just cover them all up with bookcases. Half height bookshelves making an island in the middle maybe, possibly with a table top to display some of my collection of weird knickknacks. No TV or couch or other standard living room stuff, I'm not one for entertaining. Maybe another couple of chairs instead. If there's a dining room, it will pretty much be an extension of the living room. (or possibly act as a study depending on size and location.
The other bedroom/den/etc, I'll set that up as my study. Will probably be the larger of the rooms. I look at bedrooms a lot like the ancient Romans did, it's a place to sleep and keep stuff, not to live in. Find a new, cooler desk (or desks). On one wall will be the TV and a rack for the various server, network and media stuff (some of it will depend on where the demarc for the internet service ends up) My workstations will be on the desk, along with my usual fidgets and favorite Cthulhu items. I'll put together some kind of display cabinet for more of the Mythos stuff. Framed art on the walls (vs randomly adding stuff to the wall with tacks), a few bookshelves (probably half height, to mix art and books). The books in the study are either favorites, extra fancy, or just stuff I like having in arm's reach.
So that's my thoughts about a future home. We'll see how it works out. Join me next time, when I'll probably ramble about a crazy week or two. Ciao.
The problem with the current Château Innsmouth is that it's laid out organically, and there isn't really enough room to reorganize. Plus the apartment has features that use space badly, like a bar area, and a fireplace/ mantle. Plus, as a crazed book collector, I want more room for bookcases. So here's my ideas.
A 2 bedroom (or one bedroom with a study) apartment/duplex/condo. The usual bedroom, bathroom, kitchen stuff. If possible a garden tub for soaking, and washer/dryer so doing laundry doesn't require extra tentacles to leave the place. All pretty mundane more or less. Hardwood/tile floors if possible, easier to clean and less dust. Don't really care about appliances, as long as they work well and I have room in the kitchen to do stuff. More than one closet would be nice.
The fun stuff starts in the living room area. Usually that's the biggest room in the place, and for mine it will become the library. Walls of bookcase, as tall as I can get/reasonably afford, covering most/all of the wall space. Somewhere in there will be the reading nook, comfy chair, lamp, fan, etc. Possibly by a window, if I don't just cover them all up with bookcases. Half height bookshelves making an island in the middle maybe, possibly with a table top to display some of my collection of weird knickknacks. No TV or couch or other standard living room stuff, I'm not one for entertaining. Maybe another couple of chairs instead. If there's a dining room, it will pretty much be an extension of the living room. (or possibly act as a study depending on size and location.
The other bedroom/den/etc, I'll set that up as my study. Will probably be the larger of the rooms. I look at bedrooms a lot like the ancient Romans did, it's a place to sleep and keep stuff, not to live in. Find a new, cooler desk (or desks). On one wall will be the TV and a rack for the various server, network and media stuff (some of it will depend on where the demarc for the internet service ends up) My workstations will be on the desk, along with my usual fidgets and favorite Cthulhu items. I'll put together some kind of display cabinet for more of the Mythos stuff. Framed art on the walls (vs randomly adding stuff to the wall with tacks), a few bookshelves (probably half height, to mix art and books). The books in the study are either favorites, extra fancy, or just stuff I like having in arm's reach.
So that's my thoughts about a future home. We'll see how it works out. Join me next time, when I'll probably ramble about a crazy week or two. Ciao.