June 23, 2023:
The same sense of unreality. Over and over, in the face of household objects: I bought this. With my work money. I bought that. I bought those. So that now my home is filled with objects purchased with work money.
Do I like them? Do I need them? They serve their purpose: You sit on that; that lights up; that makes me laugh. Well? So?
What was the first? An IBM Selectric II Erasable, tan, with cover.
That and books, and books, and books, and books, and books. Nowadays shelves and cases and thousands.
What am I doing with all of these things?