Monday Musing: August 26, 2013

Kamál (Perfection), 7 Asmá’ (Names), 170 BE – Monday, August 26, 2013 about 10:55 AM Pacific Time

It has been a busy morning. I got a lot done online; in addition, I washed the dishes, did a load of laundry, and turned in (online) a refill for my prescription eye drops. That sound like a boring morning, which is all right with me because exciting mornings can be stressful.

Sometimes Monday is not my favorite day of the week and this last week in August. There are four months left in 2013, I do not feel I have accomplished anything; however, this is not true. I know I have accomplished something; I am just not sure what.

It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the New Year of 2013. Now here it is almost September and I still feel like I am spinning my wheels. I do not know what causes this feeling. I know I have been depressed, so that may distort my perception and lend to the feeling of hopelessness and the idea that I have made no progress this year.

Another reason for me being down today is the lack of sunshine. The sky above Las Vegas has been cloudy all day. Looking out the living room window can be depressing, especially when I do not see any birds or other animals flying or scampering about. Maybe I need to stop working and fix myself something.

Monday Musings on Spider Solitaire

Kamál (Perfection), 6 Kamál (Perfection), 169 BE – Monday, August 6, 2012 about 2:40 PM Pacific Time

When I bought this computer, never mind how long ago, it came with several games. One of those games was Spider Solitaire. When I first started playing the game, I didn’t dislike or like it. After playing it several times I began to enjoy the game which lead to me liking it and this is the problem. I think I enjoy the game too much because it interferes with other things I want to do online. Sometime it even interferes with my writing.

I try to avoid playing the game, but sometimes the temptation is too strong and I waste hours. If I didn’t have other things to do then it wouldn’t be a waste of time, but since I have other things to do such as writing and it takes away for that time then playing spider solitaire is a waste of time.

I have considered the option of uninstalling the game, but I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to uninstall a game I enjoy because of an issue with my will power. It isn’t the games fault that I use it as a means of procrastination. I suppose the first step to overcoming a problem is admitting you have a problem.

I think I need to sit a time limit when I play spider. If I sit a time limit then I can use the oven timer I have next to my computer. Normally, I use the timer for timed writing, but it would work just as well to limit the time I play spider.