Limited space means limited tech. It means that all the 
trinkets and hobbies that I used to have around me, within 
reach, now have to live in storage unless I really, really 
want to have them. I have a little bit of space for a few 
items. I'm not sure what to choose.

I want to have my z80 computer, but it's rather bulky. The 
draw, of course, is that I built it. I soldered every 
connection, I tested every part, I built it over and over 
again on breadboard and then on prototype board. But it's 
bulky. I could get one that is tiny, or emulate one, but 
it's not the same. I have a pcb version that I could attempt 
to finish (I think my sio/2 was bad). That might work, and 
it's quite a bit more compact. It also has CF storage and 
CP/M capability. But even that is "big" really.

As much as it pains me, it might be time to put all of those 
projects on hold. Maybe I'll actually follow through and 
finish the basement. At least in the meantime, I could write 
more. I'm not sure the world needs more novels or children's 
books. The world certainly doesn't need any z80 computers. 
But maybe I need them both.