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Insomnia + Birthday today + New Superfast Computer

     It's 2am, I'm manic at the moment. I wake up thinking it is the next morning and it's only half past midnight. I have orange fitover UV protection glasses to cut the glare at the computer at night.
     Today is my 52nd birthday. I adjusted my Facebook settings so people can post to my timeline.
     I bought a superfast computer for $429 used on eBay. I made one mistake setting it up, but was able to uninstall the app causing the trouble.
     Now having two good computers I'm less anxious that one will break down because I have a backup computer. Computers are so essential to life in the 21st Century. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone last September but I've only used it for making and receiving phone calls. I don't like the tiny keyboard and unlike my Nokia phone with buttons (that I use for my Facebook) it doesn't have a button to reset and start from scratch (even if you switch it off and on).
     I've saved my Facebook login on my new computer, and I don't access Facebook outside the house anymore, so I'm not scared of losing my mobile phone so much. If I did lose my phone, I could change the mobile number on Facebook because I'm already logged in.
     My alternative GP doctor (who was my best friend at high school) is worried about the mold in my bedroom, saying it may be a cause of my mental illness. So I'm now sleeping in the guest room (we still found mold on the wardrobe door in the guest room).
     I cooked dinner last night for my parents. They left the table when I'd hardly started (I waited for mine to cool down), but for many years I did the same to them.
     I bought a replacement frypan identical to the one I've damaged over the years by having the heat too high. Mum was upset I didn't consult her, I should have just switched the old with the new as if the old frypan was magically restored to new condition LOL.
     I've found something appetizing to give me an appetite in the morning. It's a three-egg omelette with four slices of bread, two beef patties and cooked onion. This morning I have a spare bowl of macaroni bolognese from last night.
     I look forward to reporting on a pleasant 2022 birthday 19 hours from now.

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