It's haaaht! And phone frustration

 It is in the high 90's outside, hot and ugly and it's only April. Temps are supposed to drop next week and it does drop into the 60's at night right now. Stupid AC unit is in the bedroom at floor level and it takes two fans running to get the cool air in the bedroom out to the rest of the apartment and still is almost ten degrees hotter in the front than in the bedroom.

Still trying to get the spouse benefits from SSA. Three times of going through various topics online regarding applying for spousal benefits after sitting on the phone waiting for the ssa office to pick up. I clicked on the buttons asking if I was disabled or something else which were both no and then it kicks me off saying that doesn't match what they have on file. SMH.

I will keep trying of course, because even if it's half of what Dave is entitled to it's a bonus. I find it easier to explain what I want to a real person. Does that make me old? Well sort of, I used to hate making phone calls and trying to get hold of someone, so I preferred doing it online. I would rather do banking and things like that online, purchasing things in person and if it were simple, applying for this as well. I hated the process of unemployment, do it online, they want to do a phone interview, get that done, they send me a notice about a phone interview coming up. Sheeesh!

The world is supposed to be easier with computers right? Hmmph. It is of course, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting her typing electronically instead of 'writing my memoirs' with a typewriter or pen. (Did the journal thing when I didn't have computer handy, hands ached to prove it). 

Speaking of computers my progress on learning Blender is slow. I'm taking a free class online but have fallen behind. Luckily it's not a standard type class and I am getting all the lessons and instructions to go at my own pace. I never liked programming as I am not as detail oriented as I think I am and sometimes miss a critical detail or instruction. Everything is a process and don't know what I'm going to do with my skills but I'll find out when I get there.

3D poly ball

 

Finished project has more color but that was lesson 2 and we're up to doing all kinds of fancy things with textures and shadows and reflections and all that.

I am still in 'moan and whine' phase of wanting a bigger place to live. I've found some wonderful places, if I had the money we'd be in the process of moving. I at least know where I don't want to live in the three west coast states. Looking at cost of living, distance to stores and conveniences, is it in an industrial end of town, how big is the town, how far to the nearest city...all of that. Doing my 'due diligence' on that sort of thing but again, can't even qualify for a loan at this point but I'm doing the prep work at least.

Right now my garden and computer are my hobbies, though I've picked up knitting again because I've been having a hard time getting to sleep playing games on my ipad with the bright screen I figured was part of the problem The repetitive actions of knitting and counting did help, doing more movements during the day and a few in the evening also helps tire my body and helps me rest. Still not getting to sleep until midnight or one sometimes. I'm chalking it up to age as well.

Sucks to get old, don't recommend it.