It had become my morning routine while I’m up here to go to the coffee shop and do some writing and unwinding and just be by myself.

This morning was no different as I settled in with my coffee checking my social media to see what everyone else is up to.

Then I notice that my laptop isn’t charging and it seems that the outlet isn’t working or that my charger broke after plugging it into the end table last night. I’m not sure which.

I don’t have much time here this morning, which is fine. I could always continue at home since I probably won’t be doing anything today either.

It’ll be a slow slow week as I wait patiently for my flight back home on Saturday night.

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There isn’t much to write about this morning since I finished the year-end diatribe yesterday.

It wasn’t my best effort as I struggle to just write.

My mind doesn’t like to work from time to time and these past couple of days with that entry was no different. It was a fractured thematic approach of just listing off things that I did this past year, not unlike the entries for the past couple of years, but it was definitely lacking and not my best.

Maybe I just need a break from writing in general. Who knows?

POWER!

It was my wire. Some of the conducting metal broke due to Relish’s chewing. Fucking bitch.

I’ll have to go to Best Buy and buy another one or something or should I just consider getting a new laptop now?

I’m not sure yet. Definitely not sure yet. This old beast is still good to go for another year or so, or at least another few months.

It’s just slow and there’s always better.

I got this laptop about four years ago and it’s around that time for an upgrade. Definitely around that time for an upgrade.

Looking over this laptop, I don’t have much on here. Some music and all my working files that I’ve synced up to my google drive. All replaceable.

Either way, if I buy one today and wipe this one down and give it to mom, I’ll still need to get a new adapter for mom.

Might as well just stick with a new adapter for another year and then think about getting another laptop down the line.

That’s the thing with technology, it’ll always get better given time at the same price point or maybe cheaper.

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It was cold last night. The room was comfortable and I got some decent sleep, but I meant in the outside world.

The streets were slick this morning. Lots of ice. It’s nice to experience some kind of weather again besides the constant sunny skies of Los Angeles.

I give it to LA that the weather was moody the week before I left, but still, on average, it’s a nice beautiful day.

Can’t complain about that too much.

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