Being Helpful

I can put insulation in a house. I can put a license plate on a car. I can tell you if a picture is hanging straight. This is called being helpful. Soon I may even claim the title 'handy'. Actually, I probably have but when other people are around who can be handy also, my skills aren't needed. But being capable in a house of maybe not-so-capable people makes one feel good. I might miss it, being the man of the house and all. That doesn't mean I'm always available to help out around the house though. I just want everyone to know that I am competent and can get things done, even if I am the epitome of indecisive.

Back in the nest!

So I am officially moved out of Iowa City. And moving always sucks (the cleaning, the getting rid of a lot of what you own, the packing everything else into a Volvo S80, the driving said Volvo S80 for 1000 miles). Actually the drive wasn't so bad because I made it to PA on the first day and stayed for a night in scenic Beaver Falls. If I had been in a horror movie, I would've been murdered; it was the perfect set-up for it. But I didn't die and then finished the drive so I was home by early afternoon. Now most of my stuff is just piled up in my room until Mom and Dad can move out of the garage and into their newly-pimped room.

I've been sitting around mostly, hanging out with McGriff. I might have a job as my mom's personal assistant (opportunity to get blackmail on siblings and divert funding to my bank account!) which would probably mean a lot of stuff that isn't so thrilling but would probably be useful to know. I mean, everybody should know how to use Quicken, right? And I don't have any useful skills right now. But I'll probably try to find another job, outside the house so I can interact with people and be less anti-social.

Currently, however, I am in Laguna Beach, relaxing in the West Coast Nest. It's pretty nice and I am only mildly sunburned. Today I'm waiting around for the TV installer guys and the cable installer guys. See, this is me being vaguely useful! Brian was here for a few days so it was nice to see him but I feel a little bad because he got very sunburned (granted, it's probably his own fault). Anyway, Erin and I are here for a couple more days during which we'll have lunch with Grandpa and clean up the house. Also go to the beach some more. Tip: Main Beach is terrible (full of seaweed and people) so stick to our beach. I suppose there's more opportunity for people-watching at Main but don't go there for the beach.

I have also watched a lot of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. That is a good show.