12/03/2002 Entry: "Surfaces, Sweetie."

So, yeah, I'm trying to get back in the saddle of the Weblog. I didn't really intend to stop writing for all of my vacation, but after a few days I'd really started to enjoy doing things without thinking about what it would look like here later. And really, I did spend a bit less time on the computer this time around and actually got some things accomplished.

One of the things that I wanted to do was to clean up my bedroom. I made goals to remove clutter and tried my best to remember that my room would not—and probably never will—become a minimalist masterpiece.

I started by cleaning out my closet. [No tuneless screeds against Mama were involved. (More sounds here.)] I find that I clean best when I'm a little pissed off and also hopped up on a lot of coffee. I think the combination first removes a layer of my sentimentality, and then forces me to act on it since I can't sit still. I know the technique works on bathroom tile too, but be careful about being too angry or wired, or you'll have to re-grout.

I managed to remove four big shopping bags of clothes that don't fit or that I won't wear. I'm amazed; I didn't realize that the hangers can move on the rod in there! So off go the bags to charity and the needy (I understand that Q-Force is collecting clothes and blankets for the homeless at The Center here in San Francisco, among other places.)

The rest of the room is still a cluttered mess, but at least it's a start. Now if you see me at the coffeehouse picking fights, you'll know why.

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i is back.

Posted by pj @ 12/03/2002 08:59 PM PST