well, thats enough time blown on here for one day, back to tinkering..

[joz*garage]

converting this old excercise bike and pipe clamp to a bike work stand...

what are you doing?

[katymatey*]

Well can't hurry these things can we? 🙂 The books get me every time. I have hundreds and they are breeding somewhere I think. I took one out of the bookcase yesterday to start having a cull, decided I hadn't read it and put it back. Wandered off to get a coffee. lol.

Hope Joe doesn't end up with a house full of treadlies.

[softail-joanie]

what are you doing?

just laying here in the bed watching all the stuff going on around me, and there's alot to see. I went to church eariler today, actually twice. The pastor wants to set an appointment to speak with me and i'm thinking it can't be good, never been banned or trespassed from a church before, so this will be a first. I snuck out after the service un noticed. Now I have to decide if or not to go back and face whatever he wants to talk to me about. Uasally when a manager of a store wants me to stay or asks me to come back into an office to discuss something, it's a stalling tactic to allow time for police to show up, just to make the trespass or ban official.

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

Then again, he might just want to ask how you are going, or offer you work, or might know of someone whos got long term accomodation he could recommend you for..?

[softail-joanie]

Then again, he might just want to ask how you are going, or offer you work, or might know of someone whos got long term accomodation he could recommend you for..?

I'm good with what I already have in the works. if it goes well, I should be in a more secure or more predictable place in life within the next 3 to 5 years or so. I'm never going to work a paying job again even if it means I am to die on the streets. That would be preferable to working and building up to a nice life only to have it all come crashing down again. Being on or near the bottom leaves less room to fall and crash.

Most who try to help me are recomending things I have already applied for,explored, or attempted. Or things I just don't qualify for. In Portsmouth, there are income based apartments speciffally for recovering drug attics. I don't qualify, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments have much shorter waiting lists, again, just me, I only qualify for single bedroom places. If I had children, that would move me into the high priority, or if I was over 65 years old, that would put me at senior status. but as it stands, I'm low priority. Much of what I've applied for I think they are dragging it out hoping I'll die or give up following up on it, just so they won't have to pay out or grant in favor.

I was however thinking of doing some volunteer work, to pass the time. Maybe at that church,if they would have me there, still unsure. Maybe elsewhere. They won't allow me access to their wet room here at the shelter, I could be very usefull, this place needs a decent custodian, I mop when they leave the mop and bucket out, but with no dustmop to start with, and working with dirty mop water, unable to dump and refill with clean water and floor cleaner, My hands are tied. If they would give me a key to their wet room and free access, I'd give them a clean shelter and stay on top of it. Dorms, restrooms, hallways, resorce room and offices.

Many women here have problems that make mine look mild by comparison. addictions, ect. but again, that makes me low priority in comparison.

[joz*garage]

of maybe he's looking for romance. joani 😄

too late katy the house and gagare is chock a block, i can still make room for more tho

[softail-joanie]

of maybe he's looking for romance. joani

A married pastor, yeah, I need that kind of carma. If he does know my situation with being in the shelter and wants to offer help, maybe just as bad, I went there to see what I can do on a volunteer basis for that church, not to see what that church could do for me. I'm really fine at the moment. not cold, not hungry, haven't seen the police back here where I am in the shelter yet and the staff here are shielding me from any cops that might get called out here by those in here fighting. In fact, I'm not too clear on the details but I heard someone in charge here was arrested last night maybe refusing to allow police access to this dorm.

[2106greencat]

I make lists, yes, written lists, of what needs to be done tomorrow

That way, even though I have acheived nothing today, by the time I go to bed I feel invigorated with my plan for tomorrow...........

then I wake up and add to  that list for tomorrow.

It can work for day's!

[joz*garage]

i cut my mothers lawn yesterday, chose a pleasant day, not too hot.

she made me marinated lamb chops veggies mash etc, took a doggie bag home too... i reckon i got the better end of the stick 😄

finished off repairing a bike ready for sale

be interesting to find out whats on the priest's mind, joani