crossover cable

managing to get up early to work, mr smear feverish and having to stay home, gd struggling with back pain, taking mr smear to the doctor and being generally quite chipper, dropping him off at home and meeting sailor for a long talk about free markets and decolonization, buying an ethernet cable and usb adaptor, heading to his "office" (shared workspace), being unable to connect to the device and then remembering that device-to-device needs a crossover cable, remembering that i had an old spare router at home, picking it up, fighting with shitty software for a long time before finally getting it right, grabbing coffee and chatting for a while before realizing that it was time to scram, an interesting chat about domestic violence with the uber driver after a seemingly successful dating intervention*, mr smear doing well in ink, a late but easy shower and bedtime, another half episode of castle, watching catch me if you can while destroying bloons, juggling finances, then finally - now, around 12.40am - trying to get some more work done.

* it worked both ways, i told sailor a story and his takeaway was enlightening: the moment a meeting is established as a date, chances are that it's either going to be successful or the end of the relationship. a date is really the wrong way to meet someone because you risk losing a potential friend. the best way to date, in my experience, is to forget about dating and focus on doing stuff that enriches and inspires you personally. you'll have richer, more meaningful experiences and you'll be more likely to form social bonds that will lead to real, healthy relationships.