I usually late to the game here as far as television programming is concerned, but I saw The Pitt, Murder Bot, Andor Season Two, and a few other items right as they came out. So I’m not that far behind the wave, but I do have to say I like the first season of Shrinking a good deal. I binge watched it over Monday & Tuesday this week. I did a lot of the cleaning & purging in the house while my wife, children, and dog were away, so I had the time and the television to myself for long stretches.
My problem is that some “great shows” are just too long. I want an exceptional 2 or 3 seasons and that’s it. Enough to become invested in, but not forget what’s happened from season to season. Ten to twelve episodes seasons, about forty two minutes long per episode, with likeable characters. Think Ted Lasso, rather than deeply problematic people cheating on one another, of fueling blood soaked revenge stories. I want heart, character growth, and relatable events. A single shed tear wouldn’t go amiss here either.
Although Murder Bot had some physical violence in it, it was still a sweet story at its core. Plus I really liked the Martha Wells book series, so I was ready for the murder portion, and the sarcasm. Well crafted. Waiting for seasons two & three! Excited.
Looks like we’re at Wednesday, middle of the week. Hump day even. I have more laundry on the go. I uncovered enough cardboard to fill another large blue bin, so I’m ready to empty that one day after recycling has all ready gone out for the week. Which sucks. I didn’t think of the cardboard hoard we had stashed away until I was cleaning in the basement, then it turned out we had far more than I was anticipating. Ready to go out now, so no harm no foul. Wish I’d have thought of it on Monday instead of late on Tuesday evening. No matter. Can’t change that now.
I have managed to clear some space on the laundry room shelves. Which is pretty nice. All I keep thinking about is how awful it’s going to be for our kids to have to empty this place out once we pass. Hopefully not for decades into the future, but still. I like to have ownership of what gets tossed. At some point even “the good stuff” I keep will be little more than an added headache for my kids when they get into their 50’s and 60’s. But I don’t have it in me to get rid of everything I have spent my life collecting, curating, and crafting.
I keep coming back to this because my parents recently moved — again. I think for the 23rd of 24th time or perhaps more than that now. But they continue to lug around boxes, and cases of things. Stuff they rarely ever unpack. By their seventies they need kitchen wares, a suitcase of clothes each, a handful of knick knacks , and a shelf full of books, and a tv, and only the most essential physical media items they can’t live without. It shouldn’t be a 53 footer full to the rafters with every considerable item under the sun. International travel is out for them (health reasons, and no chance of getting travel insurance) so you can ditch the Hawaii wear, and anything related to the tropics. My dad has early vascular dementia so he won’t need power tools and any major equipment anymore. Besides DVD’s and dog stuff they should be able to fit in a cube van quite comfortably at this point. Bed & mattress should be the largest item they own. No need for a ten seater dining room table, and a kitchen table, and all that jazz. Pare it down while it’s still your choice.vsell items if you can to fund a new skimmer, lighter television. That’s my advice.
Every time I look in my closet I think of items I never wear, and should donate to friends or strangers who would actually benefit from it. I do not know if I will ever return to an office again. For client meetings, certainly. But not to go work day in, and day out. I need a suitable set of clothes for an occasional wedding, and for funerals. I gave up on the corporate ladder climbing rat race more than a decade ago. I don’t know much of anything that could get me to go back to commuting four hours a day, and working seventy hours a week, plus weekends once more.
Maybe if my book(s) got optioned for a TV mini series or an anthology movie by multiple directors I could snag an office to be on site to help answer questions, and see how the sausage gets made. But beyond that, I don’t see much beyond a threat of destitution and poverty leading me back into that lifestyle ever again.
But look at me, rambling and being introspective. Damn you Shrinking!
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