In Search of Audio

My neighbors with the perpetually running heat pump are also burning wood in their fireplace, and I'm tempted to go over there and hang out in their house because I'm pretty sure it must be up at sauna temps by now. (Yeah, I'm totally jealous, at least during the daytime. At night I love my 55 F chill.)

Long Drives

I spent the afternoon painting while I listened to an audiobook, which reminded me that I have a very long drive coming up. I no longer have an Audible subscription (because Audible has the most abusive terms around for both listeners and authors alike), so most of my audiobooks come from the library. The library has a bunch of them, which is great! But I find it hard to find ones that I enjoy, so I end up checking out five to every one that I finish listening.

Normally, that's fine, but when I'm driving I can't mess around with my phone to switch to a new one unless I stop somewhere, and I approach the 7 hour drive to SoCal by viewing stopping anywhere as a failure. The 2002 Civic didn't hold enough gas to make it without stopping somewhere, but I think the Acura does. (Note: this is not a sane way to approach the trip, but going to SoCal isn't a sane choice. And when I leave, I just want to be home.)

In any case, I need to find some reliable audiobooks in the next few days. It would be best if I didn't wait until the last minute.

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