Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Lent week 2

A lot of this week was spent thinking about my family dynamics.

My cousin is getting married on the 16th and I am flying down to Guanajuato to witness The Wedding of the Year in San Miguel de Allende.  I'm looking forward to seeing relatives.

What it reminds me of, though, is how my late father destroyed my developing relationships with members of his family through fighting and whatnot.  I am realizing at this stage that he basically screwed me out of an extended one with the way he fought with them.  I now realize is is one of the reasons why I wound up freezing in Denver after being told to leave and not come back.

I'm now told I have no excuses when it comes to family gatherings.

My relatives are right about that one, so I will do a better job by going to this gathering and my niece's graduation in May.

On to the next round.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

One week down for Lent

OK, the first week of reflecting is over.

Right now, it looks as if long term in the Desert won't happen.  The housemate has fallen in love and when his beloved comes up in November, I will keep a good, safe distance away so they can develop it.  In the meantime, there are things that need to be done on that end that I will be wrapping up.

In the meantime, a check of my liver hasn't revealed anything earth shattering as far as abnormalities based on a very preliminary report.  There are two appointments and one round of lab work left before the final report.

So, I guess I'm working toward a goal of having a plan by Easter.

And I'm looking forward to Guanajuato.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Well, this weekend didn't go according to plan.

And that is a good thing.

One extra day in Palm Springs due to circumstances beyond my control means one fewer day in San Diego which is  a real money saver, and it's back in TJ on Thursday for a birthday party.

And then there is the issue of dealing with not one but two long weekends in as many months.

In the US this is a three day weekend.  Exactly one month from now, it's a three day weekend in Mexico and I need to be somewhere during that time.  And here is the latest rub.  I have no idea right now if I'm getting a good airline deal.

You see, if you are in the US, and want to have a price quote for a domestic Mexican flight, it's in USD.  The only way I know if I'm getting a good deal is if I see the fare in MXN because that is how I have been seeing it over the past two and one half years.  In addition, the airlines seem to quote prices at an unfavorable rate.

This means I will have to wait until I am on a Mexican server to get the best deal.

I'll let you know how that works out.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The Funny Valentine's Day

This year, Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday have intersected.

It was an interesting run up to this point.  I spent the last weekend of Carnaval in Palm Springs with the housemate, and celebrated with friends the end of the season now just feel out of sync now that Lent has started.  I spent the day getting laundry done and sleeping.  Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

I also started Passover Cleaning with my laptop bag.  No real surprises here.  The real fun will be with my storage locker in which I need to make sure I dig out my TAP card (LA transit systems) and Clipper Card (Bay Area transit systems.)  There's money on both of them and I thought I would need the former while on the road this round.

More adventures to come.