What I am up to. . .

. . .is not a whole lot.

I'm at home being a total bum. As I think I mentioned, I scored all 5 seasons of Six Feet Under for $16.99 each at Costco, so on the days when I'm off and Mr. Puerco is working, I'm going back through them from the beginning. I'm in the middle of Season 1 which, at one point, I had VHS tapes of that Elliott made for me, so I've seen all these episodes about a hundred times, but I still enjoy them. I'm looking forward to getting on to Season 3 though, because I think that's where it really gets good. 

Also at Costco, we picked up Seasons 1 and 2 of Carnivale for the deal-of-a-lifetime price of $16.99 each, which, if you'll recall, I was vehemently against watching when you were into it. I don't really know why that was. Anyway, we've been watching it, and we're so engrossed that we have to limit ourselves to 2 episodes per viewing session so that we don't blow through it too quickly. As it is, we already midway through the second season and I have a terrible feeling that it's going to end and there are going to be all these unanswered questions and things I want to know about that I will never ever  know. That show was cancelled at the last minute because, apparently, it cost something like $2 million an episode to make, so HBO told the producers that they'd keep making it if they could cut down the budget. The producers said no, so there was no more Carnivale so what we're going to be left with is a bunch of loose ends. It hasn't even happened yet and I'm already all worked up about it. The point is, I finally understand your fascination with it. What an awesome show!

I haven't been using public transportation to read the way I used to in New York. Reading on the bus makes me carsick, so I mostly listen to old episodes of This American Life, which I just started listening to in the past year. They've been on the radio for 12 years though, so I've been working my way up through their archives. I haven't read any Henry Miller, so you're a better man than I for trying twice. I'm still stuck trying to finish all the Don Delillo books. 

This is the first month that I've had a regular schedule all 4 weeks, so I've actually had money and have bought stuff. One of the things I bought was this Crayola telescoping marker tower. It's 3 rings of 50 different colored markers, the fat kind with the fine tips, and they're a little shorter than the traditional marker. They're called "Pip-Squeaks." It called to me from the shelf and I couldn't resist them. Now I wish I had some art project to do with them. 

I'm glad you finally got a bed. Just don't try to take it apart by destroying the legs with a drill like we did the last time. 

*Puerco*