Treading Mud
I seem to be treading mud or quicksand trying to keep afloat right now. Lots of stuff going on and getting in the way of, well, this site and my personal projects. I've heard it said on multiple occasions that a feeling of control is what most of is are after, and I'm no different. I try to make the distinction between stuff I can control and stuff I can't (so I don't get too worked up or let the latter affect my happiness), but bad, controllable events don't spread themselves out and they sometimes bunch up like they are this week.
- daylight savings time sucks. If the October time change is a high holy day on my personal calendar, the April one is an accursed smear worthy of being blocked out. Even with my newly deep understanding of sleep cycles, it is still taking me WAY too long to adjust yet again.
- Second, our wonderful power grid managed to fail. In the middle of a perfectly calm night, during a season when most people aren't running A/C *or* heat very much.
- Well, April 15 isn't that far away, but the completion of my taxes is.
- Yesterday, I noticed that the water level in my aquarium dropped more quickly than it should have due to evaporation. The entire inside of the cabinet was wet when I opened it. As far as I can tell, my canister filter (Fluval 204) is leaking. I spent last night tearing it apart to see if I could figure out why and failed. I need to pick a replacement filter because I can't figure it out.
In addition, because I don't know how much water has leaked out over how much time, I don't know if it's ruined the carpet, etc. underneath. So, I also get to move the whole setup in order to see underneath.
Of course, there is an upside as I think I'm going to use this opportunity to move the 20 gallon to my office and make room for the 75 gallon in the theater.
- In a few days, it'll all even out and I'll have moved on. Heck, the IRS will probably get their check on time and everything.
