Highlights: Quickly turned around several Jikoji-related tasks. Received the cables needed to download files from the emates and was able to do so far more easily than I had expected. Tommy rented a Porsche and had it parked in the driveway when we returned from the gym, the door open and the keys in it. I called, and he answered, said "I can't talk right now," and hung up. So I moved it carefully to the street. He got pissed and drove off in a huff after claiming he had to put air in the tires (bullshit). This underscores and solidifies our expectation that he move out in June—the cables I ordered to connect and access files from my and Linda's eMates arrived. My success rate with these things tends to run low. An endeavor of this kind can take hours. Yet I was quite pleasantly surprised to have it work within a couple of toys. It felt quite nostalgic to spend some time using a device that, almost 30 years ago, was evolutionary for its time. I also found several of my own writing attempts and some of Linda's writing too. My evening was spent returning to the coin-valuing task, and an app I found dramatically simplified my work. I will be resuming the effort tomorrow.
Insights: I spent some time today focused on my feelings about the tasks and asks at Jikoji. I realize that my recent resentment of the level of requests is all in my ego and mind. I offered, and even directly asked, to be responsible for specific areas, and that my tools or limited knowledge make some of the work difficult or complex, so be it. I need my recognition only from myself; it was a good challenge and exercise, from both a tools-and-tech perspective and an awareness-and-presence one.