Ebb & Flow

Well, apparently the great influx of Ebay goodies is over for me for awhile. Just as well, I was running out of room for it all. Still a few things on the way in to look forward to getting, but that's the last of it.

Beginning next week, the great outflow begins. All the stuff I have accumulated which I no longer need will be going back out through that auction process - including stuff I recently bought, (mainly clothing) that turned out not to fit. Luckily, most of it did.

There is one more concert that I will buy tickets for - to go see Alan Parsons on a different date from the one originally scheduled. There's a bunch of stuff to go see all the way out to February that's already paid for - but anything new at this point is either going to be free concerts or ones with a cover charge of $15 or less. All I can afford right now. Fortunately for my particular tastes there is a steady flow of stuff available like that.

Probably be presented with a bunch of stuff to buy tomorrow but I will try to show the same restraint that martes had at Comicon last month.

OC Classic Jazz Festival

Originally I was going to spend all 3 nights in the hotel down there, but given current financial conditions, I cannot justify that expense. I then looked to spend the 3 days in an RV park less than a quarter of a mile down the road, but found it was too late to cancel the hotel reservations.

I was, however, able to modify them to a single night only without penalty. This hybrid plan actually works out better than either of the other two options.

Tomorrow I'll drive down and see the first day of the event in a recon mode - see how people are dressed, see if the parking lot can take the van, and basically scope things out, and then drive home.

Friday I'll go back down, and Friday night only, stay in the hotel. Saturday morning I'll check out. If I can get the Van in there I'll just stay in the parking lot on saturday night, and I should be OK through Sunday. If not I'll just come home, 3 days of this should be enough for the first year.