So, I dropped Bonnie off – actually, I rode with her to a friends house on the other end of town, and then I rode back home by myself – and then, while I was sitting here trying to decide how to spend my evening, I saw an ad on Craigslist for some LED video bulbs. The ad didn’t jump out at me at first because I wasn’t really sure what it was offering. The ad said the seller had 20 bulbs they were offering at $12 a piece, but it was in the free section. That’s when I noticed that the ad was two months old. They must have given up on trying to sell the bulbs.

So, I sent an email asking if I could pick them up this evening. I didn’t even know how many bulbs I was picking up. Within just a few minutes, I had completely forgotten about the ad and the email I had sent. I was watching Youtube videos and doing other things, and I eventually saw a reply to my email sitting in my inbox. It said that they had just put all of the bulbs, along with two fixtures (whatever they were) in the dumpster behind a Korean Church. I jumped in the car and hurried as fast as I could to get to that dumpster before anyone else beat me to it. It was 6 p.m. on a Saturday night, and I really believed that junkers like me were descending on that dumpster from all over the county. I thought I was wasting my time.

When I got to the Korean Church, there wasn’t a soul to be seen anywhere around. I don’t know what I was thinking. I pulled 24 Large LED bulbs – brand new in their boxes – from the dumpster, along with four funky-ass homemade light fixtures. They were just 6 inch junction boxes with 8 Edison sockets mounted to the sides with two plugs coming out of the top. I don’t know what they’re for, but they make a hell of a lot of light.

I don’t know what I’m going to do with them, but when the time is right, I’ll know.

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Free Harassment Training On Craigslist

At the top of the list, this morning was a Craigslist post that would fall neatly into the latter category. It was a simple post titled “ICE Hotline,” and the description just said, “Report the illegals.” There were two pictures in the ad: one of the ICE seal and another with ICE contact information. I’m not sure what the point of the ad was. Probably just to make the poster feel smug and sanctimonious.

Nothin’ Fer Nothin’

When I checked in later this evening, I saw a picture of a box fan sitting on four air filters. The ad was titled “Smoke Filter.” The description only said, “Free instructions to make very effective, hi volume filter for you home,” Why not just put the instructions in the ad? Why make it a whole thing where I have to reach out to you? Why not just fuck off and not bother making a Craigslist ad that no one is going to see anyway? Make a video and post it to TikTok or YouTube and let people who are looking for instructions for making an air filter find it.

Btw, I fully grasp the irony of me saying, “Why not just fuck off and not bother making an ad no one is going to see anyway?” while writing a blog post no one is going to see. I’m not pretending to be helpful, though.

“Get A Bucket And A Mop For That…”

These two Craigslist ads came on the heels of an ad I saw earlier this week. It’s a photo of a guy, standing in a bathroom holding a mop handle. The description reads, “I am a great home cleaner and go through a lot of mops. I switch to a new mop and have no need for this one.”

At first glance, it seems like a post about a mop handle. Weird, sure, but almost everything that people are giving away on Craigslist is weird. When you examine the picture a little more closely, however, you can see his cock bulging through his shorts. You can actually see the outline of his German army helmet and everything. The internet is a weird place.

I Didn’t Spend My Whole Day On Craigslist, Though

I painted the wall in my garage today. Most of the day was spent sanding the cabinets, drawers, and walls in my garage with the door closed because I didn’t want to deal with the wind blowing for the I-don’t-know-how-manyith-consecutive-day. It was a poor choice that I will pay for with my lungs when I’m older.

Today was the first day since I started this ridiculous garage remodeling project that I didn’t want to be out there. I just didn’t want to work on it anymore. I’m sick of it. The thought of sanding all of those drawers made me want to just put everything back and call it good enough. I persevered, and as usually happens, I discovered that it wasn’t as bad as I had built it up in my mind. It was actually really easy and went super quickly.

All my prep work is done, and all that is left is to paint everything. So, before I called it a day, I threw a coat of primer on the walls. I was hoping that seeing the plywood painted white would give me the burst of inspiration and motivation I needed to drive this project home. It didn’t. It looks like shit. The primer drew all of the lignans out of the wood, so the whole wall looks like a nursing home mattress, or maybe one you might find on the Craigslist free section. It will look better after I paint it… I hope.

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