Meet Houdini

Now this cat may not look like Houdini the famous magician,

but she has the same skills as the real Houdini.

I went to work tonight at 6pm.  Locked up the van with the cats in it.  Of course it is warm out so l had the windows open.  The driver and passenger side windows down about 3 inches.  The side door ones that open on a push out system,

like the window on the right.  And the two back windows also on the same push out idea.  I had the windows covered in with reflective so the temperature was comfortable in the van, with a very nice cross breeze happening.

When l came back to my van at 1am, Charlie the Houdini cat was outside, hanging out by my wheels, waiting for me.

I have no idea how long she was out there.  I'm glad no one picked her up as a stray.  Of course she is a bit skittish, so she wouldn't let anyone approach her l am sure.  I have a feeling she got out of the back windows by climbing on the toilet and squeezing out.  It must have been a sight to see.

What a cat.  Little bugger!!!

Head Lamp

 I have to say l really like this head lamp that l bought from Wal-Mart a few weeks ago.

It is battery operated, a LED light that has a high and low setting, straps comfortably to my head and when reading at night, sheds enough light on my book that l don't require my damn 1+ magnification glasses to read.

I found that my van house lights were only so bright, and l needed to wear glasses to see the written word clearly at night.

This headlamp goes where l go, it's pretty cool that l don't have to lug a flashlight around when l am out poking around with the van bumper carrier in the nighttime, it's attached to my head.  I may look like a nerd, but at least l can see!!!

Living Stationary

So even though l am living in my van, l am stationary. Sure l drive around to and from work, to and from groceries, to and from where l park for the night, but l haven't been doing any trips to see new things, so l am bored. 

I am finding that l am either needing to work more, start drinking or doing drugs just so l can conquer the monotony of everyday life. And that just seems wrong.

How do people do it? Work and home, then home and work. I guess that is why so many people drink and do drugs! lol

Disconcerting

I wonder if l will ever get used to waking up in the morning and having to take a millisecond to remember/ figure out where l am.

My immediate surroundings are the same.  I am safe in my van, l have my little sink and stove to my left, my cosy pillows under me and my blanket (depending on the weather) wrapped around me.  It's the view outside the window that changes.

Sometimes it's the same view, just from a different angle.  It really is bizarre.  I used to wake up and look outside my bedroom window and check out the weather, was the sun shining, was it rainy?  Did l over sleep?  Did l have to go to work that day.

Now it's somewhat the same, however added to the mix is, do l have to move the van right away?  Where did l park last night?  Kind of funny and bizarre in it's own way.

Google Adsense

I used to have a blog over with wordpress over on HostGator.  I had over 50,000 reads on it over the 6 to 8 months that l wrote over there and l made a total of $4.52.

I moved my blog over to Blogger, and with only 880 reads on it l have matched that amount.  I'm starting to think that something wasn't quiet right with my other blog and with wordpress.  I have Adsense hooked up with both.

So what gives?  I am not paying anything for blogger to host my blog, whereas l was paying for HostGator to do the same job.

Is Google Adsense a better match with Blogger since they own it?

As some of you know, every time you click on the ads you see on this blog, and other blogs out in the in World Wide Web, the bloggers make a few pennies per click, it's not much, but if the traffic is high, you can make a few bucks for the effort you put in to up keeping the blog.

If anyone has the answer....please enlighten me.

A Free Lunch

I guess my concerns about the cats not really liking the van life are not warranted.

After work tonight, l let Charlie (Tommy too) out to get some fresh air and she proceeded to catch a mouse, which she ate for lunch (or a midnight snack).  She's not one just to play with her food she completely devoured it.

If you look closely the mouse is in front of Charlie

Yummy, for a cat.

Coffee With A Friend

One of the good things about being back in my hometown, is meeting up with friends for a coffee! 

When l was on the road, l really missed that aspect when l travelled.  Now that l am back in town l can do it as much as l want.  Yeah!

The thunderstorms last night really cleared up the heatwave so l am picking up the kitties today.  Funny how only two days apart, l ended up missing them.  I'm not sure how much they missed the van, but l know they missed me.