Y13 D35

Big news - B has a date set for surgery. September 10th. What kind of surgery? I was intentionally vague before because nothing was finalized, but now I will share some of it. B is having a hysterectomy. It's the only way to get her off 13 pills a day, stop some of the pain, the other physical issues, and get her mental state back where it needs to be. It's a major step and not light surgery, but it's happening. In about 2 months, things will change dramatically. This means I also have a cost. It will be about $6000 out of pocket based on our initial estimates. Might be more though of course. We will see. But if it makes their life easier and stops the bad thoughts, then I will pay whatever. 

Since we have a date and a cost for B's stuff, we have decided to move forward with my hair. I have an appointment on July 31st to get the mold of my head done. Which means by mid-August I will have for the first time in 25+ years, I will have a full head of hair. Yes, I know it will be "fake" but man, I don't care. I just want hair.

Finished recording another class yesterday. 2 more to go. I should be able to knock out another one today. That's the goal at least. I don't know if I can get the last one done before I leave, but I will try. I am packed and ready to go. Just five more days.

Y13 D34

 Well the new fridge is in. Not without some challenges though. It almost didn't happen. Why? Because the people who put our kitchen cabinets in were idiots. Yep. Idiots. First check this out:

Tada. Now, look closely at the upper right hand corner. Do you see the gap between the cabinets? That's integral to our story today.

The fridge gets here around 11. They come in to examine the red one to move it down. They start throwing a fit because they don't think it's going to fit through the door opening. I say bs but let it slide because the next thing he tells me is the new fridge won't fit in the opening. The red fridge is 35 1/2" in width. The opening is 36". He says the new fridge even though it's listed at 35 3/4" he knows that from experience they don't allow for swelling or side paneling and it's really more like 36 1/8" and no way it's going in there. On that I believe him So we end up deciding to rip out the cabinet on the side. We reschedule installation until I can rip that cabinet out. AND I get him to agree the red fridge will fit *if* I take the doors off. Fair enough on that. They bring the new fridge in and place it in the corner of the dining room. 

B immediately calls her dad. He comes over prepared to rip out a cabinet. He starts unscrewing and says hey, there's a piece of filler here on the edge next to the wall. WTF? Turns out they didn't get the cabinets quite aligned right so they stuck a piece of filler wood at the end next to the wall. Guess how big the filler piece is? Wait for it...

2 inches. He yanks out the filler, moves the tall cabinet over, and now our opening is 38". Boom. Fridge slides in like a fucking glove. I hookup the water line, we have water coming out the door, done. Him and I then take the doors off the old fridge. I call them back and they were like wow, you did that fast. Yes bitch I did. I don't want a fridge in my dining room. They will be coming back next Monday to finish the job. 

In between all that, I managed to record some stuff, have a meeting with my boss, and get all the garbage out. I ran out of spoons around 7:30pm. Just done. Made dinner, watched tv, went to bed. Side note - I woke up at 5:09am this morning. TWO minutes before my alarm went off. That is, if I had set one. I totally forgot to set my alarm. Talk about good juju. 

Today is more recording. Basically that's my whole week. Record, record, record. Six days until I leave.

Y13 D33

It's new fridge day! Woo! 9am - 1pm. They moved the window on me. Originally 7-10 which worked much better. Buttholes. Oh well. As long as we get a new fridge, I'm happy. 

Spent the day cleaning out the fridge and moving everything to the other fridge. There's nothing but some water bottles left in there. Ate as many leftovers as possible for dinner last night. 

Found out I have this to look forward to next week:

Um no. Not going to be enjoying that one bit. I told the kid no outdoor activities unless they are underground or wet. So we're going to bat caves and a lake. Ok. That works. 

Recording all week. Then I get to leave. Buh-bye. One week away. So much excitement.

Y13 D32

 I woke up at 4:30 and said nope. Decided I'm going to sleep some more! For a whole hour apparently. Whee. Sigh.

Did lots of stuff for a day with no plans. Isn't that how it always goes? First off, I cleaned the fridge in the garage to get it ready for tonight. Tonight we will be taking all the food in the current fridge and transferring it outside. This will let us be ready for tomorrow's delivery. Then B had a change in plans. She was supposed to go over to her friend's for a birthday bonfire but alas the rain prevented that as his house had three inches of water. Instead she invited him and another of our friends and we threw and impromptu four person birthday. I had to go to the store to get some stuff, but it's all good. I BBQ'd burgers, made corn, had fries, baked beans, watermelon - a proper birthday BBQ. We all hung out, played video games, watched tv, ate, and we were able to take his mind off the 3 inches of water in his living room. See, he rents the house so there wasn't much he could do. Has to wait for the landlord to handle it all. That just sucks. To me no one should have a shitty birthday. I did my best to make sure even with all that going on, he could enjoy the one day. I also got a small ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. That part made him really happy. Just doing my part to make the world a little better.

Other than the food stuff, not much going on today. Gonna relax. One week until my trip bitches!

Y13 D31

So how'd you spend your friday night?
Oh went out, saw a movie, had dinner, hit the bar after for some drinks. How about you?
Well... I FUCKING SPENT MY FRIDAY NIGHT SUMP PUMPING A FRENCH DRAIN BECAUSE THE SECOND FLOOD IS UPON US. Had to help Noah get supplies on the fucking ark before we set sail. JFC.

I swear it was like waterworld in the backyard last night. Good news? Thanks to the work we had done earlier this year and me outside sumping the drain, we had just a TINY trickle in the basement this time. That makes me happy at least. But my hands are all cut up from having to pull shit out of the drain and it seriously looked like a water park in our backyard at one point. The sad news is more of it is coming. For the next week straight.

I also know many of you are experiencing ridiculous heat this weekend and you have my condolences for that. 113 in Portland is predicted for this weekend. 113. Wow. We would have been locked in the bedroom with two ac units and the cats. Fuck the rest of the house. I mean that's death heat. But you know, climate change isn't real.

Finished recording another class yesterday. Have about 5 more to go before they will all be recorded. Goal is to get three more done next week. Let's see how I do.

We decided on fried chicken last night and yes, I braved the storm to go pick up Famous Chicken. Was quite tasty and worth swimming a bit.

No real plans for the weekend other than prepping the fridge outside to hold all the food from inside, cleaning the inside fridge, and getting ready for Monday delivery. But that's not as big a project as it sounds. Couple of hours tomorrow and done.

Y13 D30

 MUCH better group yesterday. Interactive, excited, talkative - just a really good group. Plus they knew what they were doing, no technical issues, etc. THIS is the kind of group I want to teach all the time. Went from 7 until 3:30. Then I had an appointment to discuss some hair options. Look, I don't care what any of you think about this, but I am tired of being bald. I may be trying to grow my hair out, but the truth is I look like fucking Zoot from the muppets. I am thinking about going the Tom Cruise/John Travolta route. It's not cheap, it's a commitment, but goddamn it, I will finally have hair. I had a really good appointment and was pleased with what they have to offer in terms of options. I will probably move forward with it in like September or October. Get through B's stuff, then focus on me. B is in full support of this too because she knows how it makes me feel. Go ahead and laugh all you want at me, but this may be my one and only opportunity to have hair again. Might as well take the chance. 

Got back home, made dinner, watched Loki. Went to bed. 

It's supposed to be hot today BUT it's also supposed to start raining and not stop for a week. This should be a fun time.

Y13 D29

Yesterday was tough. The group I was teaching was just SO flat and boring. They made it really challenging to get through the day. But through the day I got. Didn't finish until 5:30pm or so. Made dinner, watched TV, helped B with some work stuff, went to bed. Another boring day thankfully. B had a doctor appointment yesterday which went really well for them. It was to look into the possibility of finally fixing a lot of their hormone issues. Going to cost me in the end for sure, but will be worth it. Both mentally and physically, the long term plan should help everything out. I am not going to say more about it at this time because it's nobody's business and nothing is set in stone yet. But the initial appointment went well and that's all that matters.

It's supposed to be hot today and then start raining for a week. Good times. 

Y13 D28

Happily I have nothing of much interest to report. No strange fires in the backyard, no weird occurrences in the neighborhood. Just a boring Tuesday. Ain't nothing wrong with that I say. 

Had a rough group though yesterday. Out of 9 students like 3 are engaged. The other six are meh. One is completely not paying attention. Whatever, I still get paid. Another day with that group today.

Made taco potatoes last night. Confirmed delivery of the fridge on Monday. Plus I have a construction company coming over Friday to give us a quote on a driveway. That will be fun. I doubt we're going to do it, but I need to know how much to budget. My estimate is 7. Let's see how close I come. 

Y13 D27

Update on the power line tree issue: When I went back upstairs, I saw there was a sticky thing from the power company. They had come at around 3:30am and left a note saying "Low Cable Wire". Basically, not our wire, you fix it. Huh. Well I went outside and decided to look around. Nope. Still arcing AND nope, not the fucking cable wire. I decided to record it:

Yeah. Not a cable wire. Cable wires don't have that much voltage running through them people. I re-report it, call them back, etc. Around 11am WHILE I AM TEACHING, they send someone back out. He's trying to insist (from his truck) "It cable wire" (He was older Russian guy). I tell him, go to the backyard right now. He points at the bundle and is "see, communication wire". I tell him "Look up." That's when he realizes he's been looking at the wrong wires because he sees the burnt leaves and then I show him the video. When he sees the video he gets a little white and is like "you send to me". Sure buddy. "Okay, I call people". 4:30pm, crew is in my backyard trimming the FUCK out of the tree in question. This crew immediately sees the problem and was SUPER nice about everything. They were done in 20 minutes and cleaned up after themselves. Crisis averted. Maybe if you all had LISTENED to me in the first place. Sigh.

Good group of students yesterday. 8 students in a private training. Today I have 9 in a private, same group tomorrow, then Monday's group again on Thursday. Good full week.

Made kebabs for dinner on the grill last night. Was very happy with how they turned out. Watched some TV, did some cleaning with B, went to bed. 

Y13 D26

Why is it on days I have to get up early, there's drama in the middle of the night? B wakes me at 11:30pm to show me that there's something going on in the trees. We are currently under a severe thunderstorm warning (I can hear it outside right now). Apparently some tree branches fell last night and are laying across multiple lines in the trees causing sparking and arcing. We first called the fire department who were like "meh, it's fine. it will just smoke and make noise. call dte". Okay. DTE called. Their response? "meh, we will check it out some time in the next 7 days." In other words, no one cared that there appears to be a baby fire going on in my trees. I get it. In theory, the objects in question should just arc and smoke until they are vaporized. But it's still scary especially when it's the middle of the night. I haven't looked this morning but hopefully the branches in question did vaporize themselves in the last four hours.

Went to B's dad's house for the majority of yesterday. Uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents. Largest gathering I have been at in 18 months. There were total about 13 people counting kids and us so not huge, but enough. The grandparents brought chicken from Mr. Chicken and that shit was good. We were there quite a while and when we got home B took their typical 5 hour nap. I played video games, watched some tv. Ate leftover chicken we brought home. 

I did get multiple father's day messages which was nice.

That's about it. I have 4 FULL days of classes this week. 7:30 - 3:30 today and thursday which is very nice, 9-5 Tues/Weds. Only 1 week until new fridge and two weeks until I leave. WOOO!

Y13 D25

Happy Father's Day. Void where prohibited. All rights reserved. No contractual guarantee of "happy". Your mileage may vary. Contents will settle during shipment. 

Yep.

Waxed the floors. Cleaned. Took B for bloodwork for an appointment this week. Took a two hour nap. Had leftovers for dinner. Watched some TV. Went to bed.

Y13 D24

And in today's drama - B is sad because she's been giving one of the cats a pill twice a day and now the cat hates her. Which means it's now up to me to find an alternative way to get the pill inside the cat. Good times. We also got the $400 lab report back telling us why the axolotl died. Ready for this? "We don't know". Okay then, give me my fucking money back. That's obviously not what they really said, but their cause of death was so vague that they might as well have just said we don't know. 

Other big news - bought a new fridge. It will be here on 6/28. My fridge goes to the basement. Why did we do it? Because while my fridge is beautiful, it's too fucking small. This last year of eating at home and buying more groceries has shown us that. Our current fridge is 20.1 cu ft. The new one will be 28 cu ft. That's a huge difference. Things will be less cluttered and shoved in. Downside, other than it was $1800, is that it's NOT counter depth and will stick out 6 inches. I am very worried it's not going to fit. If it doesn't, then I don't know what to do. We shall see. May be ripping some cabinets out. We got a Samsung French door, bottom freezer. Oh and it has ice and water which we've been missing. 

Other news - heard from an old friend yesterday. They are doing well. It was nice of them to reach out and catch up.

I spent the day recording. Almost finished. Have 6 demos left. May work on them this weekend just to get it off my plate. Went to the grocery store in the morning. I did observe something across the 3 stores. People wearing masks still seemed a bit more polite and less angry than the non-mask wearing people. Anecdotal observation for sure, but very interesting. 

I don't know what we're doing today. 

Y13 D23

Sigh. I was feeling an upward swing last night. The worst part about aware is being aware. Luckily (I think) I got it in time before I spiraled the other fucking direction. Manage says my buddy, man, that's all I do is manage. Story of my goddamn life.

Recorded all day. Finished a class. Modified a second. Prepped for recording today. Goal is to have at least two done by end of week leaving me two for the last week of the month. We will see if I can do it. Grocery store this morning. Fun times. 

Y13 D22

 It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

Taught all day. Made mexi-chicken for dinner. Helped B with hair. Watched TV. Contemplated the meaningless of everything. Had a popsicle. Decided that not everything needs meaning. Went to bed.

Y13 D21

 Taught. Ate. Slept. Cat went to vet for shots. Came home with over priced prescription. Story of my fucking life. 19 more days. Get to go away. Can I sleep for like 10 of those please? Make things much easier.

Y13 D20

My plex server is dying. I need to replace the battery on it. Dammit. It won't hold a charge any more so every night the system shuts itself down until I unplug and plus it back in. Annoying. Batteries are only $50 but it's more the annoyance factor. Sigh. I will take care of it today. Get one on the way. 

Recorded all day. Laid down 20 demos. Almost done with this class. 4 more modules to go. Will have it finished on Thursday since I teach the next two days. That was pretty much my whole day until about 3:30.

Made pork chops for dinner. Watched TV with B. She had a virtual "date" with our friend in Australia so from 7 until 9 they were off catching up. Went to bed around 10.

Two days of teaching. Small groups but not too small. 4-5 in each session I believe. Next two days are covered. No other plans on the horizons.

Y13 D19

Very tired and confused this morning. Wasn't sure what day it was. Got confused on if it was actually Monday. Good job.

Quiet day yesterday. Did some self care. Manicure, hair mask, etc. Played some video games. Watched a little TV. Made steaks for dinner which came out nice. I finished them on the grill to get a perfect char. 

Is that really all I did? Yep. It was. Wow. Excitement abounds. 

Just a couple more weeks and then I am on the vacation and get to leave here. Very much looking forward to that. Be away from everything. Might take BART into the city one day. We will see. Monday is a travel day, Tuesday is open, Wednesday is tattoo day, Thursday - Sunday with the kid. So who knows. I have one day completely to myself. 

But yeah, I am just chugging along until then. Going through the motions. Have recording to do this week along with two days of classes. Fun times.

Y13 D18

Slept in. The excitement of my life. I slept in until 7am. On a Sunday. Go me.

Did some household chore type stuff. Moved some stuff around in the basement. Cleaned up some junk in the garage. Watched some tv. Yeah, it was a pretty boring day. Oh look, more of the same today.

I don't know people. I just am not all here you feel me? I am tired of work, tired of life. Just plain tired. My mask of sanity is slipping rapidly. 

Y13 D17

Do Finance people know that they are the only ones fascinated by their little charts and graphs? Seriously. Do executives think anyone really cares about whatever the hell it is they're rambling on about? These are the questions one asks when subjected to a 2 hour company meeting at 3pm on a Friday. Oy. Pain in my ass. So that's how I spent the latter part of my day. The early part was going to the grocery store, dropping off packages for the kid at the post office, putting away said groceries, and recording classes. An actual filled day albeit not very exciting. We BBQ' d for dinner. Made the first burgers of the season. Woo! They came out really nice too. I was happy. Watched some tv with B. We then did little household things. I ended up breaking a mirror B needed put up. Oh well. It was my mirror from a long time ago and it's a miracle it's even made it these last 14 years. A sign that the past should stay in the past. I did spin in a circle 3 times to make sure there'd be no bad luck. What? Like you wouldn't have done the same. Went to bed around 11. No plans for today thankfully. Just gonna stay in the house and be a lump. Go lump!

Y13 D16

Is it unreasonable for me to ask for some advance notice when my company wants me to do an 11am - 7pm class? I don't think it is. I might have plans at 6pm. Having plans after 5 or 6pm is not something I should have to tell anyone about. I don't know. Maybe it's time for me to move on. Seriously this time. I am not getting the money I want, I worry about the amount of business we have, I worry about the work I am doing. Sigh. But god, the thought of going back to an office now is horrifying. How would I even function in a typical office environment? At least I wouldn't be asked to work 11-7 or worse the Singapore schedule that is coming in July. Is the stress of office life and other people worth the consistency of being at a single place for a standard time each day? I just don't know. Depends on the pay I guess. And the commute. Maybe I will just see what's out there.

Worked on docs. Whoop-dee-doo. B went to a wake. Made pasta for dinner. Went to bed.

Y13 D15

 Even the most benign and well intentioned actions have unfortunate consequences. In the last week we have had our yard sprayed with multiple chemicals. First the exterminator on Friday sprayed like a mad man because B wanted everything dead from her proposed sitting area. Then I had the gardener spray for weeds. He used a gallon of chemicals on the yard. You see where this is going right? Yesterday I had to bury a baby groundhog. It was not pleasant. Hopefully we won't have more deaths in our yard but I have a feeling it won't be the last. I do feel bad, but it's the price you pay for those other things. C'est la vie. 

Worked on docs the majority of the day. Watched episode 1 of Loki. Not sure how I feel about it yet. Let's see where it goes. Played some video games. Made pineapple chicken wings for dinner. Went to bed.

More of the same today. B has to go to a wake this morning. Have fun with that. Grandfather of a friend. Unfortunately I have to work and can't accompany her to this. Not that I would want to, but I would as support if I could. Is it the weekend yet? Can I pay bills yet? Am I closer to my vacation?

Y13 D14

When I was a kid I never understood the opening of a certain show. But now as an adult I so get it:

"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."

Sums it up, doesn't it?

We did a nice last night. B's grandmother is home alone because grandpa is up dealing with cabin issues. We made dinner at home, put it in nice to go containers, and brought it over to have dinner together. You're welcome nice lady. It wasn't horrible to be fair. It was nice to get out and have some conversation. She is the only person who seems to get the whole B and I taking separate vacations thing. After visiting we went to target for some household items. Almost felt normal shopping. Almost. 

Spent the day working on docs, same today. Then I start recording. Then B gets 20-30 hours of work. Get some funds in her account. As for me it gives me clear tasks and keeps me off the radar.  That's all that counts.

Y13 D13

Had a decent night's sleep. I will take that when I can. Woke up at 4 from a weird dream. Don't remember it now of course. But it wasn't bad, just weird. 

Got documents updated yesterday. That's the job for the whole week this week. I have two more which should be today and tomorrow. Come Thursday I need to figure out what's next. I will worry about that then.

Ate the rest of my pizza from Chicago for dinner. B went to the dollar store and thrift store while I was working just to get out of the house. Came home with a bag full of summer clothes for herself. She did really well. Like 5 pairs of shorts, 10 shirts, and 2 pairs of jeans for $75. Not too shabby. 

At like 6:30 my gardener showed up. He brought a huge crew with him and they went to town on our yard. I have been after him to trim, weed, and spray and do general clean up versus his regular mow and blow. Things look so much better. He got rid of just a lot of overgrowth. I am very happy with that. Took him about an hour or so which compared to their normal visits, is quite long. BUT look, this is why I have a gardener. If with a crew of 5 it takes him an hour, how long would it take just me? I would be dying by the time I finished. Plus I don't have some of the heavy duty equipment he has. I wouldn't be able to do half as good a job. Especially not in an hour.

Watched some tv, played some video games, went to bed. Back into the groove of every day life. Whee.

Y13 D12

Had a good day yesterday. Long and tiring drive home, but the day was good. We accomplished our goal of going to Madame Zuzu's Tea Shoppe. Spent way too much money but it's the kind of place I won't be going back to soon so screw it. Also they had the best donut I have ever had. Lunch at the asian market was awesome but crowded. The end result though of seeing the kid was the best part. I did learn some good juicy gossip about X1. So her other daughter, who is 23, decided to return to college and enrolled in one near the kid. Partly to be near her sister and partly to get away from her mother. Guess who decided she is moving to the same town? Yep. X1 is moving to a college town. Leaving her husband and son behind some 500 miles away. Why? Because. Seriously. Just because. Selfish and narcissistic much? Neither the daughter or the kid are looking forward to it. Supposedly she is moving the week I am visiting so if you hear any explosions or reports of a murder, well, you know why.

We got home a little after 7, unpacked, and the guy came to pick up the fish tank around 8. One less thing I have to worry about at least.

I have a doc week ahead of me. Sigh. But it is what it is. Just a couple more and I can have some real time off to myself. Can't come soon enough.

Y13 D11

I slept like shit. I forgot how horrible fucking hotel air conditioning units and soft pillows are. Plus B and her damn can't fall asleep until 4 in the fucking morning. Sorry, I am just cranky AF right now. Let's focus on the positive, shall we? I saw the kid!! WOO!!!!

Took us 5 hours to get here because it's construction season in the goddamn midwest. We legit did have someone try to kill us. Most of the trip is 2 lane highway and at one point I went to get around someone and out of nowhere this person doing well over 100 mph is suddenly on my ass. Not figuratively either. If I had so much as tapped my brakes, he'd be dead. I flipped him off after I got over which in turn he decided to cut me off and brake check me at 80 mph. Twice. Dick. Welcome to the fun times of the midwest. As we got closer to Chicago, that's where traffic just quintupled. My anxiety was through the roof. Add to that the temperature was 95 degrees here. Just a bad travel experience overall. We got to the hotel, checked in, took a nap, then picked up the kid.

We had Gino's together, went to an Asian market, hung out, and just had a nice visit. That part of the day was wonderful. Today we're going to Billy Corgan's tea shoppe, then making the 5+ hour drive home. 

Y13 D10

It's time!!

In just a few hours we will be hitting the road and getting out of Dodge. Much excite!

Got docs done, bug people came, had food delivered for dinner. Not much else going on. Just getting shit done and prepped for us to leave. I need to go get gas and snacks this morning but otherwise, all ready to go baby.

The kid messaged me last night. They safely made it to Chicago and got settled in. I just remembered there will be time travel involved today. We need to leave a little later. B can sleep in a little longer. But I will want to go home a little earlier. No biggie. Gives me more time to get shit ready.

Y13 D9

I GET TO SEE THE KID TOMORROW! WOOO! That's like all that matters. Make it through the next 24 hours, drive for four, but see the kid. Worth it.

Worked on docs. More work on docs today. Tis my life.

Fish sticks and tater tots were had. Have to prep for the bug people. Packed for tomorrow already. Moved fish tanks around. Put the 90 in the garage because it was supposed to go yesterday but the guy flaked. Pretty pissed about that. Was hoping to have that cash for this weekend. Maybe someone else will come today. Doubt it, but it would be nice. 

Not much else going on. Rained. Can't rain today. Need bug people to come.

Y13 D8

5:30am and I am already running at 10,000 mph. Too much going on. B is taking the axie to Lansing to have a necropsy done. She needs to know what killed him to make sure it isn't infecting the other tanks. On top of that we have the pest people coming tomorrow to do their annual bug spray. Which means we have to empty out all the cabinets. On top of that, we have to get ready to leave for Chicago on Saturday. The next 60 hours are going to be non-stop crazy with me trying to work in between all of that. Good times.

Yesterday I finished a really cool dashboard that we will be using in an upcoming webinar. However I don't know what's going on internally right now but I am not getting responses to emails. Neither is my coworker so I know it's not just me. But it's stressing us both out. Whee.

Am halfway through season 2 of Ragnarok. Why is it no matter what show it is about Norse mythology, Loki always ends up being the most interesting character. Just saying. Inside No 9 season 6 is now available. I like that show. 

That's about it. Still eating fucking leftovers.  

Y13 D7

I don't know if this is a midwest thing or a blue-collar thing or a little of both, but some people here seem surprised I am getting a hotel room when I visit the kid next month. "Why aren't you staying with them?" Because they have a right to their privacy as do I? I have no interest in disrupting their lives. Especially since on at least one of the days they both have to work. Plus this way I can get food and stuff without bugging them. I'm the older adult so it's not their place to put me up. This is the way I feel about it. So yeah.

Did pretty much nothing yesterday but hurry up and wait. I need someone to fix something and even though they are east coast, they are having problems so I sit and wait. Sigh. I fear more of the same today. We shall see.

Eating through leftovers. Almost done with them. Three more days and I see the kid. Plus I get to go to Chicago. Woo all around.

Y13 D6

 June 1st 2021. Why does that sound like the opening of a sci-fi novel? Or the date that flashes on the screen as we fly over a dirty city in the rain?

We took care of pulling out a ton of tank stuff yesterday. B is going to take pics and post it online. 

Just a few more days until we're in Chicago and for the first time in 18 months I get to see the kid. Just need to get through this week. 

Or in other words, the story of my life? "Just got to get through X". Same ol' song and dance. Always looking towards something. Good? Bad? I don't know. It just is.