Second night in a row I've had a dream about a movie theater. What the fuck? Last night was a weird one. Small theater but the screen was more like a TV at an angle. Needed to find pillows to be able to see the screen. Strange shit.
Finished and delivered a class. Recording it today. Starting my next set of materials tomorrow. Then I am off for a few days.
I slept rough last night. Got way too hot and am still just dripping with sweat. I hate this weather. Here's an unpopular opinion - no one actually likes summer. They just think they do because they equate it with school being out and so they remember back to being a child and having no obligations for three months. But the truth is, summer sucks ass. It's hot, it's sticky, and it just plain sucks. I may have said that before but don't care because it's still true.
Ran a couple of errands yesterday for B and while I was out I got me the most incredible milkshake. It was a meal in a cup. I won't have another one any time soon, but it was worth it.
Spent the rest of the day playing games and straightening the house. Had lamb shank for dinner, went to bed.
Welcome to another week.
Even though it's 8am, I have only had 7 hours of sleep. I was up until 1am waiting for B to confirm she made it to OH safely. I mentioned the other day that B is going to the Columbus zoo today. She took her friend with her but they didn't get off work until 8pm which put them on the road at 8:15 or so and it's a 3.5 hour drive. Hence my staying up late waiting for them to arrive and check in safely. You might be wondering why I didn't go as well. Honest truth? This is an important trip for B. They are going specifically to feed the giraffes. The zoo has one of those "backstage" experiences where you get to be the giraffe feeder. This is something B has wanted to do her entire life. We all know my personality - I have to be in control. Well, B wants to take her time, see what she wants to see, move as slowly or quickly as desired, etc. Can't do that with me there. I will be cranky, annoying, hot - you name it. For the interest of making this a pleasurable trip, I opted to stay home and send her friend who moves at the same pace as B, in my stead. Believe me, it's the smarter decision.
In the day we went out and ran some errands. Picked up some trip stuff for B, knocked out a couple of things needing doing, etc. Ordered a pizza for dinner. Watched some tv. Played some video games.
Let's talk about that for a second. Steam had a sale this weekend (as normal) and I picked up two bundles each with two games. The first was Star Wars Battlefront 1 & 2. Hate. Uninstalled almost immediately. I didn't realize the focus was mission based skirmish and multiplayer at that. Not for me. The other bundle however is the one I want to focus on. I got the Stanley Parable and The Beginners Guide. Yes, they're old. Yes, I should have played them before now. Shut it.
Stanly is excellent. I found all but 2 of the endings. I have 8 out of 10 achievements. Just a fine little piece of work. Highly recommend. The other is more interesting. It's less a game and more of a peak into a human mind. Took like 90 minutes to play through but the amount of emotion brought out in 90 minutes was incredible. I won't spoil anything for you, but I would strongly encourage you to spend the $4 and check it out. Very interesting.
From 11:30 until 12:45 I stayed upstairs watching TV and waiting. Finally got confirmation all was good and went to bed. Today I have to make one stop for B to exchange something we got yesterday (atomizer for her puff) but otherwise, no major plans. It's a hair washing day which means 30 minutes of hair drying. Good times.
I slept for 9 hours!! Look at me go! I didn't have to go out this morning and I took full advantage of it! WOO!
That. That's where my life is at. The most exciting thing to happen to me is being able to sleep for 9 hours without having something to do.
Tells you everything you need to know, doesn't it?
August 27 2021. What the fuck. How did it get to be the end of August and how the hell did it get to be 2021??I know I sound like an old fool saying that but jeez where have the last 10 years gone? I honestly didn't realize the date until last night when I realized I missed my friend's birthday. Apologies were sent late last night at my oversight, but I still feel bad.
What's the state of the world right now? Afghanistan is a mess. People are still dying from stupidity. The housing market and car market are insane. In general it's a shitshow with no end on the horizon. Most of us feel helpless, overwhelmed, and just beyond done. The ignorant march forward in their hazy bliss of being right(eous). Tired is the new norm. Weight of the world is on our backs. Collectively we are the worst mentally than ever.
Yet we still get up every day and do it again. What the fuck I ask again.
I guess it beats the alternative.
My major accomplishment for the week? Watching all 51 episodes of Full Metal Alchemist. Go me.
Had rough dreams last night. Not bad, but nonsensical weird shit. Shit that just didn't make any logical sense and was gone immediately when I woke up. But I remember being confused about what was going on. A lot.
Interesting day yesterday. Had a meeting with my boss to discuss my current down spell. We decided on me taking a couple of days next week to keep bean counting eyes distracted. I then decided I am going to go out of town. I am headed to Battle Creek (about 2 hours away) just to do some sight seeing and have some time to myself before B's surgery. I don't have any clear goals or things to do, just wanted to get out of the house a bit. B is going to the Columbus zoo on Sunday and since it's going to be 100+ degrees with disgusting humidity, she's going to head there the night before. Booked that hotel as well. Surprisingly, thanks to rollover nights and the few little trips we've had through the year, I will finish the year with 22 nights. Not great, but enough to keep some status for 2022. Whee.
Made chicken and asparagus for dinner. Nothing exciting. Didn't put a lot of thought into it to be honest. Just needed to cook food. One of those nights for sure.
Finally have a class today. Never been more excited to talk to a group of people. It's only a half day which meh, but it's people at least. I should be pretty busy starting next month, but still, it's been a while and I am looking forward to today.
Just had a moment of serious confusion where I wasn't sure one bit what day it was. Tuesday? Wednesday? I don't know. Kind of scary. Sigh. My life in a nutshell.
Didn't do jack shit, again. And now I have learned my classes for next week may be cancelled. I may take a couple of days off. Just to feel like less of a burden. I don't know. We shall see.
Made food. Ate food. Went to bed. Not much else going on.
Nothing new under the sun. Seriously. Nothing of any importance to report. We did a puzzle last night. Small one. Oh and roto rooter came back out. We did the big cleaning as they told us to do six months ago. This was preventative so no excitement or anything crazy. Hydro jet pressure clean of the sewer lines. Should make it through the next few years without any backups. But it was planned so yeah, nothing exciting. Grilled some bacon cheddar burgers for dinner. Went to bed.
Over the years there have been many games that have tried to claim they are the next "Civilization killer!". A bold statement for sure. Most of them never live up to the hype. Well, last week one came out that may actually be able to knock Civ down. It's called Humankind and let me tell you, it's pretty damn good. I have been playing Civ since the first release. Which for those of you keeping track was 30 years ago. Jeez. Regardless, Humankind is the first one I have played that really does knock Civ down. It's not without flaws, but I played for 5 hours yesterday not even realizing five hours had gone by. It's truly a one more turn type of game. I would highly recommend it.
But yeah, that was the bulk of my day. Watched a bunch of Full Metal Alchemist as well. Ate random leftovers for dinner. Went to bed. Didn't leave the house which is fine by me. It was hot yesterday and it's supposed to be hotter today. Coming into that truly hot part of summer here with no rain in the forecast. The thunderstorms of early summer are done. Now it's just bleh. Deal with this until October. Then the snow will come again and the cycle of crap starts all over.
Can you believe it's September already? I mean one more week, but still. Fucking crazy. Next thing you know it will be 2025. Let that sink in.
At 3:30am B kicked me out of the bedroom and sent me to the guest room. I am kind of okay with that because look, it's 7am. I was able to go back to sleep for a good while.
Spent a good portion of yesterday with company over. Remember our friend's car B backed into? I spent the day touching paint touch ups on it for him. So much fun. Then he proceeded to hang out with us for hours. Of course after he left, B needed a nap so there goes 3 hours. And of course after nap she wanted taco bell for dinner. Quality.
Watched TV. Went to bed. Shoot me now.
Have a splitting headache this morning. Sinus pressure. The weather is out of whack again. One minute the app says it's 96, then it's 82, then it's 90. The humidity was all over the map all day as well. Went from blaring sun to overcast in a minute. No wonder my head is split open right now. Just took some Advil. Let's see if it helps.
Worked on stuff yesterday. Random shit. Completed one thing I was hoping to get done. But nothing special or exciting.
We got a new vacuum yesterday. First one in 5 or 6 years. Super powerful. We did a test run by doing the whole couch and behind and under as well. Some much needed cleaning in places we don't normally clean. Worked like a champ.
Went to the grocery store last night around 8pm. I don't like going to the grocery store when it is packed, but B wants to be able to pick stuff out too so we have been trying to find compromises that work for both of us. Thursday at 8pm seems to be a decent time. We both were happy. It wasn't massively crowded and she got to get stuff that she wouldn't have otherwise remembered we needed. All around win. Plus it was my first real out in public moment since getting my hair. I was extremely self-conscious and it helped having her with me. Of course I felt like the whole store was staring at me but I know in reality they weren't. Well, they were, but only because my hair is purple, not because I have hair. Big difference.
In other news, NIN is cancelled. Gee, what a shock. Straight up refund, no reschedule. Sucks but not unexpected. I am surprised Alanis Morrissette hasn't cancelled yet to be honest. But hey, we still have 3 weeks to go on that one.
Off to the car dealer this morning to get the truck serviced. Joy.
So I've had hair now for 36 hours. Still getting used to it. I *feel* it on my head which is weird. But I definitely feel it less than I did 24 hours ago. It's starting to just be a part of my head. Today will be the first day I rinse and condition it. Which means styling. Let's see how that goes.
More doc work. Still waiting to hear back on a proposal for the entire last week of the month. I know September will be busy but this slow point of August is starting to drive me nuts. I have at least one class next week which will be nice. Otherwise, on hold.
B came home early from the cabin. Her grandfather knew if he stayed too long he would push himself and hurt his back. He decided he had done enough for the week and was being safe. Smart man. B was okay with this because her uncle was driving her nuts. He is so used to being up there alone that he forgets basic courtesy sometimes. He woke her up with the tv blaring and then he would fall asleep in front of it. Look, the one thing we do not do is interfere with B's sleep. Do not poke the sleeping tiger kids. Because of this she was okay with getting on the road as well. They got back about 6:30.
Before they got home I did some light cleaning. During that cleaning I was fed up with our vacuum and nearly tossed it out into the street. We've abused the hell out of this vac for 6 years and it was just time for a new one. I have a new one arriving today. One thing you're not supposed to use our vac with is kitty litter. The one thing we use it for all the damn time. Oops. Now we will have dedicated kitty litter vac and one for normal cleaning. Got the Dyson Animal 2 upright. Let's see how it does. Old age = the point in your life where you get excited about appliances.
Binge watched a show last night. Brand New Cherry Flavor. I was a couple episodes in already but with the third one I was hooked. I stayed up until 11pm finishing it. If you like David Lynch/Cronenberg type weird shit, watch this show. Not for everyone for sure. Naked Lunch meets Lost Highway kind of vibe. I can't say too much though as it is rife for spoilers with even the slightest hint. I liked it, but I am weird.
Okay, let's go see how this hair styles. Wish me luck.
I have hair. It's very weird. It's going to take some getting used to for sure. Plus my stylist styled it in a way I wouldn't wear it every day so it looked all fancy when I left. Realistically I am going to pull it into a ponytail 99% of the time because otherwise it will be in my way. I know, what was the point if I am just going to pull it back? I wanted something I can pull back dammit. Plus the length is longer than I will probably keep it. I wanted at least one experience with it longer. The color came out perfect and it blends in with my natural hair seamlessly. She missed a little bit of my hair in the very back and I need to touch that up. Will do that Friday morning before I wash for the first time.
Spent the first part of the day reading documentation, then in meetings, but obviously the bulk of my day was spent getting hair. When I got back I made dinner - made another omelet to use up some leftovers and stuff in the fridge.
Watched some TV and then played a new game. The game is Humankind. Basically a modern take on the Civ franchise. I am not sure if I like it or not yet. I will let you know.
Okay, okay, here's what you have been waiting for:
Today is the day! The day is here! This is the day! The poison, the poison for Kuzco, Kuzco's poison... Excited much? Yes, yes I am.
I got decent sleep last night. Had to turn the air down to 70, blast the fan on me, and ban the cats from the room, but I slept. Thank goodness.
Woke up to six emails yesterday. Seriously? You people go all week without sending me anything and then I get six on a Sunday night? WTF? 4 of them were useless to be fair, but still, it's not a fun thing to see first thing in the morning. Also finally heard from my boss yesterday. Turns out he was out of office but couldn't set one on his email because he wasn't supposed to be out of office for a particular client. He was gone but still working. Okay. Regardless, he told me to enjoy this down time because starting at the end of this month I will be busy through September and October. Good.
Made chicken stir fry for dinner. Teriyaki pineapple. Came out not half bad. Started watching Black Widow last night. It's okay. I started late and had to feed the worm monsters so I didn't get to finish it. I like the supporting cast more than her. Especially David Harbour. He's amusing. I will finish it this morning and see what I think.
Fed the beasts, went to bed. Pics will be had tomorrow. I will either be super happy or wanting to kill myself. We shall see.
Had another rough time falling asleep. I don't know why I am struggling so much to fall asleep. Anxiety? Heat? Comfort? Yes? Whatever the reason, it's really making it hard for me to go to bed. I think tonight I may push myself to stay up a little later in an attempt to make it easier. Plus no napping. I think that's also messing with me.
I spent the day playing video games since I was home alone. B headed out around 10:30 and hit the lake at 3. Had leftovers for dinner. Watched some TV. That's about it.
I wish I could say I slept in, but the truth is, we didn't go to bed until almost midnight, then I struggled to fall asleep, so realistically I got about 4, maybe 5 hours. Bleh.
Yesterday was okay. Started out pretty basic with me going to the grocery store. Well, three to be exact, because you know, MI. I took a nap. B took a nap. B's grandfather called and is taking her to the cabin this week. I'm okay with it because this will be B's last chance to go up there for the year. Between weather and surgery, it would be a challenge to get back up there before winter. Which means I am going to be on my own starting tonight until Thursday. We were planning on having a quiet night when our friend asked if he could come over. He had been at a funeral during the day and didn't want to go home to an empty house. I get it. Come over. We socialized until 10. Then since B is leaving, we had to do feeds and prep everything. Hence why we went to bed at midnight.
B will be leaving around 10 this morning. Tomorrow's post will probably be pretty boring. Same for the next few days since they're not going to be home. Sorry in advance.
Felt good to teach again yesterday. I didn't care how smart or sharp the group was either. It was just good to have the human interaction. It is a large group, 14 people in total showed, and the majority of them are interactive. Works for me. I put a ton of energy into class yesterday because it's been bottled up for a while now. Got through the day and finished around 4:30.
B went to her friend's yesterday and I was on my own for dinner. Ate as many leftovers as I could. I am doing my best with that. I just try to eat everything in the fridge that I can. It's my job. I need to figure out what to cook for tonight. Haven't taken anything out.
Another day with this group and then it's the weekend. Whee!
It is coming down outside like crazy. Thunder. Lightning. Buckets of rain. Watch, the day I finally have a class, we will lose power. That would be just my luck, wouldn't it? It's supposed to stop by 8am. Let's see if it does.
Another day of doing nothing. But B and I spent some good time together. We had chili for dinner, played some board games, finally did the rock bags I brought home from the caverns, watched some tv. We spent a nice amount of time together. That part was enjoyable. But overall, just another boring ass day.
I had a good sleep night last night. At least I feel I did. I am not waking up all groggy this morning. That's good, right?
Had another day of doing nothing. Starting to get freaked out. Haven't heard from anyone. Don't know what's going on. All I know is I have classes Thursday and Friday. Just one more day of twiddling.
Made chicken tikka masala last night for dinner. We finished season 2 of The Boys. Damn good. I can't say much because anything I would say would be a spoiler. But I would highly encourage watching that show if you haven't. Surprisingly well done.
That's about it. Nothing new on the horizon.
Slept like absolute shit last night. I wasn't super tired so I didn't go to bed until about 10:40 but between being too hot, cats bugging me, not getting comfortable, I didn't fall asleep until 1am. So I've had about 4.5 hours sleep.
I didn't do anything yesterday. I didn't want to cook. Ordered in Thai. First Thai food I've had since moving here. It was acceptable.
Watched multiple episodes of the boys. Almost done with season 2.
One week until hair.
I hate when there are multiple birthdays in a single month. I get very confused. I wished my buddy a happy birthday in a panic at 10pm last night because I thought I forgot. But in reality I was oh you know, 2 weeks off. Son of a... I finally figured it out. I now remember when everyone is. I have to wish my sister a happy birthday next THEN my buddy. The one I was getting confused with can fuck off. They don't get birthday wishes from me.
We visited B's grandparents yesterday. Had some nice social time. Did not a fish work in the basement. Moved some stuff around. Had leftovers for dinner. Pretty relaxed day.
Not much on my calendar this week. But at least I have classes Thursday and Friday. Better than nothing. Need to do a webinar for marketing this week. Woo.
SHIT I ALMOST FORGOT! LOOK AT WHAT B AND I FOUND FOR $60:
Full working order. Ignore the lines, that's just good ol' CRT monitors when you try to take a pic. It works perfectly. I found some mac archives where I can get software. 512mb of memory, 80gb hdd. Pure classic mac os 9.2. Yep. I know.
Had a good day yesterday. Did quite a bit, got mad at the general public, almost had a panic attack, but managed to survive.
In the morning I went and dropped off my hair dye at the hair place. 9 days 6 hours and 42 minutes. Not that I'm counting or anything. Then our friend was supposed to come over but like B, he moves slow in the morning. Since I had time, I ended up watching The Suicide Squad. MUCH better than that train wreck of a first movie. This one had a coherent plot, good characters, and was just so much better. I enjoyed it for sure.
Once our friend arrived we went to, wait for it... THE MALL. Yes. For the first time in 18 months I went to a mall on a weekend with other people. Didn't like it. Both B and I got extremely frustrated at the amount of maskless morons. Majority of them white people. Majority of them midwest redneck. I am not a fan of that mall in general due to the crowd it attracts, but this time, nope nope nope. Luckily we went there with one purpose and destination in mind. We went straight to that store, B and friend got what they needed, we left. They went there to buy new crocs for the record. Never gonna understand that either. World's ugliest shoe as far as I am concerned. But mission accomplished and we left.
Came back home to re-energize, then went to Value World. B had a 50% off coupon. We did really well there. Well, B and friend did. I got a cookbook for .75. That was my big haul. Woo.
Got back home, ordered pizza. Then we were all craving ice cream so we went to cold stone. They were forcing masks and no eating in store. Good for them. Played some vide games, friend went home, went to bed.
Most I have done in a single day in quite a while. Woke up this morning to rain and thunderstorms. Not going to be doing much today I feel. Good.
My fucking back hurts this morning. We had a power outage the other morning and I think the bed got reset. I need to remember to check it before I go to bed tonight. Payday. Too much going out in this one check. Got me stressed out already. Fucking 4:30 in the morning and I am already stressed out. And I have to go get groceries. Good times.
Before I fell asleep last night I had thought of something witty to type this morning. But of course, now 7 hours later, I have no idea what that was. But believe me, it was damn witty!
So what's new in the world. Let's see, let's see. FL is fucking up big time. Masks are back all around. Papa Joe tried his best but couldn't overcome the morons. What a wonderful world.
In local news, worked on a new class, had a meeting with my IT guy about migrating some servers, and had a boring work day. Made tacos for dinner, watched The Boys, played a little Elex, went to bed.
Dammit, I wish I could remember the witty thing. Oh well.
I finally had a decent night's sleep. I have been struggling the last few nights between heat, breathing, dry mouth, you name it. But I got a solid 7 hours last night and it makes all the difference in the world.
I also made some decent progress on the class I am currently recording and should be able to finish it today. One more thing off my plate. I worked until 5pm last night which for me is late especially when not teaching.
Made chicken and mushroom crepes for dinner. Was quite happy at how they turned out. Played Cowboy Barbie Adventures, I mean Red Dead Redemption 2. I mean come on, that's all it is. Ride horse, brush horse, feed horse, shoot an O'Driscoll, clean horse. Same game.
I truly can't believe it's August already. World is still falling apart. We all saw FL have 22,000 new cases in a single day. When are we going to just admit things are fucked and shut back down? Biden has been trying to show this as a victory, but can't until these people stay inside, get vaccinated, or die. Not much available in terms of other options. This is another reason why I don't want to go to my niece's wedding. I don't trust a single fucking person in ID to be safe, smart, or vaccinated. I don't mean my family (although I am sure some of them aren't), I mean the people I'd have to interact with on a plane, in the airport, hotel, etc. Too many points of failure. Nope. Staying inside.
I think one of the reasons, no I know, I feel better today is I had a good long talk with a friend yesterday. We covered a lot of ground and caught up but also just kind of did a feelings dump and it helped. That's what good friends do. I am forever grateful to have this person in my life. And they have a birthday soon. Mustn't forget!
