Been in a pretty bad mood for the past few weeks. Snapping at people who don't deserve it, hard time concentrating, etcetera. Couldn't figure out why.
I go out at night a few times a week to grab a soda, or a pack of smokes for my room mate, or whatever. Much of this month has been in the 70s and 80s at night, which means the bars have their doors open. My walk to the convenience store has smelled of cheap beer and fried foods, carried on warm breezes. Which is pleasant enough... except that it occurs to me now that the last time I had warm breezes regularly carrying me the smells of beer, hot oil, and MSG, I was significantly less well-off in every sense except financial. (And possibly financial as well--a single E-4 who lives in base housing has a lot of walking-around money, but he also spends that money very quickly.)
When I've gone out the past few nights, I've waited until the bars have closed. Hopefully this change to my schedule will allow me to be merely sour and grumpy, rather than snarlingly antagonistic.
I go out at night a few times a week to grab a soda, or a pack of smokes for my room mate, or whatever. Much of this month has been in the 70s and 80s at night, which means the bars have their doors open. My walk to the convenience store has smelled of cheap beer and fried foods, carried on warm breezes. Which is pleasant enough... except that it occurs to me now that the last time I had warm breezes regularly carrying me the smells of beer, hot oil, and MSG, I was significantly less well-off in every sense except financial. (And possibly financial as well--a single E-4 who lives in base housing has a lot of walking-around money, but he also spends that money very quickly.)
When I've gone out the past few nights, I've waited until the bars have closed. Hopefully this change to my schedule will allow me to be merely sour and grumpy, rather than snarlingly antagonistic.
midnyte:
Have you ever lived here?