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17 September 2020 19:59![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
m_d_hI've modified my personal budget spreadsheet to account for my Green Communism plan over the next three years, donating 3% of 2021 take-home pay, 6% of 2022, 10% of 2023. That's as far into the future as my spreadsheet goes right now. Mainly it works via (1) holding my spending steady in nominal terms, while inflation increases my take-home pay, and (2) some of my debts will be paid off over the next few years, such as my car loan. Part of my retirement plan is to become debt-free, except for the mortgage, by the time I retire. This will also make it easier to reduce my "consumption" before I retire, although debt service isn't real-time consumption, it is making up for past consumption, or amortizing durable goods like a car. But the amount I give toward carbon offsetting (aka abortions) will increase.
While eating dinner, T and I watched episodes 4 & 5 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, the new animated series. The ending of episode 5 had me laughing harder than I have in months, wow :-) I found the first two episodes of the series more jarring than entertaining, but it's growing on me as we get to know the characters better. It's good light entertainment to enjoy with T.
It looks like B and his husband are moving steadily toward their agreed-upon separation, with his husband looking for an apartment up in the Northeast. If and when this really happens, I could suddenly get both a lot more Time to Self at the house, and a lot more companionship with B when he visits the house. Like things used to be?
But K's departure date marches steadily closer. I expect to have another date night with him at the condo tomorrow, although I have a bunch of work to accomplish tomorrow before I quit for the day. I'd love to quit for the day by 2pm, but this may be out of my control. The number of times I'll see K before he leaves must be countable on only one hand at this point. After he leaves, Robin will be my first choice for regular play partner at the condo, we'll see how often he's available.
I seem to have the superpower of motivating my subordinates to work long hours when needed, as one is doing tonight ... I'm not sure I'm proud of having this superpower. At least they can earn credit hours that allow them to take offsetting time off.
While eating dinner, T and I watched episodes 4 & 5 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, the new animated series. The ending of episode 5 had me laughing harder than I have in months, wow :-) I found the first two episodes of the series more jarring than entertaining, but it's growing on me as we get to know the characters better. It's good light entertainment to enjoy with T.
It looks like B and his husband are moving steadily toward their agreed-upon separation, with his husband looking for an apartment up in the Northeast. If and when this really happens, I could suddenly get both a lot more Time to Self at the house, and a lot more companionship with B when he visits the house. Like things used to be?
But K's departure date marches steadily closer. I expect to have another date night with him at the condo tomorrow, although I have a bunch of work to accomplish tomorrow before I quit for the day. I'd love to quit for the day by 2pm, but this may be out of my control. The number of times I'll see K before he leaves must be countable on only one hand at this point. After he leaves, Robin will be my first choice for regular play partner at the condo, we'll see how often he's available.
I seem to have the superpower of motivating my subordinates to work long hours when needed, as one is doing tonight ... I'm not sure I'm proud of having this superpower. At least they can earn credit hours that allow them to take offsetting time off.