unemployment and keeping busy.

..:: day 13 ::..

it's been nearly 2 weeks of unemployment, although it certainly hasn't felt that long. i've been keeping busy with travel, the past weekend was spent in lake tahoe learning how to cross country ski. it's actually really fun - you get the feel of speed without the feel of rushing toward impending death, which is what i get when i do anything downhill save biking. it's all about control. on a snowboard or skis, i have none. on a bike, with brakes, i do. also a bike doesn't weigh much, so if it falls on you or you fall on it, you won't do much damage either way. it's not like a 500lb ATV, which paul will attest to.

anyway, it doesn't feel like it's been all that long. i'm not terribly bored yet - it's been like summer or winter vacation where there are some things to do but not a whole lot, and most of the time is spent doing stuff i've been meaning to do but never really got around to it. little things. for example, i wanted to check out a parking garage across the street to see if it would be cheaper. under normal, employed circumstances, i would never find the time or a compelling reason to do so. but now it's something i do have time for, after morning coffee. the garage closes at 7pm btw, not worth the $100 savings.

another example, i'd been meaning to call and change my auto insurance policy because i have a ridiculously low deductible that costs me a fortune, but i never bothered to change it before. now that there's no income, it was one of the first things i did.

i've had the time to watch all of the episodes of the west wing on dvd over again. what a brilliant show. it actually warrants a second viewing, with the fast dialogue and sometimes complex issues. i'm glad i invested in the dvds...unlike alias, which will probably never find its way back into my dvd player. unless i'm hospitalized for an extended period of time, knock on wood.