Organic Mutant

As of tonight it seems I haven’t made it to the gym for three full weeks. The first two I get a pass on, since I was battling a heckuva cold, brownie. But the past week, no, there is no excuse. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I have come up with a ton of excuses. Srsly. But fact is, there is no excuse other than I appear to have dropped the ball. So I need to focus. Also, I appear to need a three-day coffee break. Seems that drinking coffee every day fucks with my ability to sleep. Sadly, despite this knowledge, I am still unable to stop myself from brewing a cup for myself each morning. As they say, tomorrow is a new day.

Aside from these two failures, I am doing some things well - using my To Do list efficiently (although it is awfully long right about now), keeping my In Box near zero, and generally keeping the main things in order. Still, the list is longer than I want it to be because I have a serious Internet addiction, focused mainly on political and automotive blogs and news sites. Need to scale that back. Plus I have been digging in my iTunes crates, and let’s face, that shit takes time.

Next, I am in the midst of rationalizing my financial relationships. Ergo, I will be shutting down one of my bank accounts and two savings accounts, and consolidating with Schwab. There I get a high-interest checking account, plus free usage of any ATM in the US and Schwab covers the fees. Phat, no? But that also entails numerous transfers and account info updates for auto-debits.

Lastly, I am in the final stages of cutting my ties to the evil Comcast. It has been a tedious, painful process. But considering my gnawing disgust with their “customer service” it is an easy decision. This means that I will soon be off cable internets, back to DSL. Fractionally slower, perhaps, but together with phone service this move cuts that bill over $100 a month (including canceled cable), not a trivial sum. See? I am trying to be a responsible person over here.

It ain’t easy.