For the past few days, I’ve been house-sitting and part of the arrangement is access to a car. So, just to check out how the other half lives, I’ve been driving everywhere.

It’s quite a shock to see how much it reduces the time between acting and doing. “I should work out at the gym” goes from thought to fruition in under 5 minutes. I am cheating slightly, though. In San Francisco, the biggest enemy of drivers is parking, and I’ve been going to places that have on-site parking, and there’s a garage on this side, as well. So, not getting the *real* experience, or at least what it would be like if I had to park near my current apartment. Even today, I cheated in that regard, driving over to my apartment in the middle of the two-hour street cleaning zone, knowing they usually do it in the first hour, and parking directly in front of my apartment door.

But on the other side of the equation, I don’t think I’m saving much time. Usually I listen to specific podcasts on my way to and from places, as I walk. I’ve still been listening to them here in my friend’s loft, just not walking at the same time. So, the car didn’t really free me up very much overall. Just increased my Donkey Kong/Ms. Pac Man playing.

Main objective of the house-sitting is watching my friend’s cats. I’ve cat-sat before for people, and each time, I’m missing the appeal. But here’s what I don’t understand. Cats are largely indifferent to the people around them, and that’s part of their charm. Yet, if I’m indifferent to cats, that’s seemingly negative and I’m an animal hater. Seems like I should get more props for my very cat-like attitude, no?