Is it someone's birthday today? I swear my sister's in 3 days. If I am wrong, happy birthday? If I am right, happy early birthday? Fuck I don't know. I know it's still horrible here. It's so dead air. That's the real problem. Just the lack of movement. No wind blowing. The air quality warning is now in effect until tomorrow afternoon. I bet they extend it even further.
All of my class arrived early yesterday. I was so proud. We started hella early and finished at 1:40. And that was with doing all the material plus some bonus stuff, plus random questions. Why can't all groups be like these guys were? They made the last three days very pleasant.
Took a nap when I was done. Had leftovers for dinner. Went to Joann's for some magnets to reinforce our patio door thing. The stupid cat figured out how to squeeze in between the screens and was out on the patio. This of course freaked B out so we had to reinforce it. I just do what I am told.
Died until bed. Had such a headache from the weather. One more day and it's supposed to break. One more fucking day. 10 days and I am on the road. Whee.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Y9 D75
Weirdest fucking dream. Time traveling elevators, hard to punch in codes, Disneyland, getting paid before everyone else, wooden snails, the 60s, I don't know what else. Fucking acid trip from hell is what it was.
I haven't had a down period lately, not a real hard core one, but I feel one coming on strong. I just got so sad last night that I stopped functioning. I couldn't take it any more. I am so tired of being hot, being behind, being frustrated, being annoyed. Just fucking tired and done. I don't want to do anything right now but I have one more day of teaching with these people then two days of dealing with the most annoying fucking people. I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE PICKING THIS BACK UP ON THURSDAY. I have received no less than 10 emails since my conference call with them on Monday. It's only fucking Wednesday. I am intentionally ignoring them because I AM FUCKING BUSY. Fucking Floridians. Fucking old white people. Fuck them. Fuck everything.
Taught. Ate. B group. Sweated. Profusely. Fuck this weather. Fuck right off. Bed. Do it again.
So much blood for such a tiny hole.
I haven't had a down period lately, not a real hard core one, but I feel one coming on strong. I just got so sad last night that I stopped functioning. I couldn't take it any more. I am so tired of being hot, being behind, being frustrated, being annoyed. Just fucking tired and done. I don't want to do anything right now but I have one more day of teaching with these people then two days of dealing with the most annoying fucking people. I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE PICKING THIS BACK UP ON THURSDAY. I have received no less than 10 emails since my conference call with them on Monday. It's only fucking Wednesday. I am intentionally ignoring them because I AM FUCKING BUSY. Fucking Floridians. Fucking old white people. Fuck them. Fuck everything.
Taught. Ate. B group. Sweated. Profusely. Fuck this weather. Fuck right off. Bed. Do it again.
So much blood for such a tiny hole.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Y9 D74
These people in FL are already starting to bug me. These are the ones for whom I am doing the custom classes. I made it very clear I won't be able to pick back up on that until Thursday. Four emails sent yesterday. Hmm. Monday, Thursday, sure they're the same. And then they want a meeting Thursday morning. I am like for what? I won't DO anything until Thursday. How about Monday? Give me some time to actually work on this shit people. I fucking hate custom classes.
Private classes however I can handle. Yesterday's group went fine. Two more days with them. Them I like. We went from 6:30 until about 2:15. Perfect time. After class I was very tired because of the smoke in the air. Going outside was hell. We went to the thrift store after dinner just to get out of the house and my god, both of us were watering up and dying. The sky was nothing but a sea of smoke and haze. The sun as it set was a giant orange fireball. Cool, but scary.
Got home, watched some TV, went to bed around 10:30. Rinse and repeat.
Private classes however I can handle. Yesterday's group went fine. Two more days with them. Them I like. We went from 6:30 until about 2:15. Perfect time. After class I was very tired because of the smoke in the air. Going outside was hell. We went to the thrift store after dinner just to get out of the house and my god, both of us were watering up and dying. The sky was nothing but a sea of smoke and haze. The sun as it set was a giant orange fireball. Cool, but scary.
Got home, watched some TV, went to bed around 10:30. Rinse and repeat.
Monday, August 7, 2017
Y9 D73
I woke up super early but not so early that it wasn't worth just getting up. I am doing early classes the next three days to a private group. It's only 30 minutes earlier than normal but it's enough that I said fuck it and got up.
Didn't do a whole lot yesterday. Hung around the house mostly. Had our diet cheat day and had pizza for dinner. The hard part is there's now pizza in the house. I either need to just throw it away or see if it can last a week. Neither are really pleasant options. B caught up on some TV shows, I played games, and we stayed inside. The weather was a little more pleasant than it has been.
New fish (no name yet) seems to be adjusting well. No major issues. Which is nice. Fish can be a lot more aggressive than people think. Especially towards other fish. Very territorial.
That's about it. 2 weeks from now I go to NC.
Didn't do a whole lot yesterday. Hung around the house mostly. Had our diet cheat day and had pizza for dinner. The hard part is there's now pizza in the house. I either need to just throw it away or see if it can last a week. Neither are really pleasant options. B caught up on some TV shows, I played games, and we stayed inside. The weather was a little more pleasant than it has been.
New fish (no name yet) seems to be adjusting well. No major issues. Which is nice. Fish can be a lot more aggressive than people think. Especially towards other fish. Very territorial.
That's about it. 2 weeks from now I go to NC.
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Y9 D72
It was tolerable yesterday and more of the same this week. Mid to high 90s. Around the 12th it starts getting back down into normal temperatures.
Went to the grocery store in the morning. Came back and cleaned a little until B got up. I decided to BBQ our dinner at 10am so I could heat it up later instead of trying to BBQ later in the day when it would be way too damn hot. Smart idea. I did carne asada and had it all ready and done by 10am. When dinner time came around we didn't even heat it back up. Just made it into salads. Smart me. 10 points to Slytherin.
We went out to the fish store and replaced our electric blue. We got a golden severum as their temperament should be better suited against the blood parrots. So far he seems to be adapting well to the tank. We went to an actual fish store this time instead of a Petsmart because we wanted to discuss these things with someone knowledgable. Smart decision. This place had a great selection of fish, all of whom looked healthy and well taken care of. I would recommend this shop to anyone looking for a fish.
Got back around 1pm and took a short nap. Played some games, had dinner. After dinner we were both feeling restless and went to the thrift store. B found a bop it! If you look them up on Amazon they want ridiculous money for a new one. Like $80. We found it for $3 and it's in perfect working condition.
Man, I can hear the people below me snoring through the floor. Go buy some nose plugs buddy!
In other news, my sister's mom passed away. They had a shitty relationship and there's no lost love but it still sucks. She wasn't anything to me as I didn't know her long enough or well enough to call her a step-mom. But poor relationship or not, it still sucks for my sister.
I have three birthdays I have to keep track of this month. My dad's (not that I care, just don't want to confuse it with anyone else's), my sister's, and my buddy's. His isn't for about 2.5 more weeks. But I always confuse my sister's and my father's. Hopefully I will get it right this year.
No plans for today. Have a 3 day private class next week followed by custom work for a week and a half. Then it's off to NC.
Went to the grocery store in the morning. Came back and cleaned a little until B got up. I decided to BBQ our dinner at 10am so I could heat it up later instead of trying to BBQ later in the day when it would be way too damn hot. Smart idea. I did carne asada and had it all ready and done by 10am. When dinner time came around we didn't even heat it back up. Just made it into salads. Smart me. 10 points to Slytherin.
We went out to the fish store and replaced our electric blue. We got a golden severum as their temperament should be better suited against the blood parrots. So far he seems to be adapting well to the tank. We went to an actual fish store this time instead of a Petsmart because we wanted to discuss these things with someone knowledgable. Smart decision. This place had a great selection of fish, all of whom looked healthy and well taken care of. I would recommend this shop to anyone looking for a fish.
Got back around 1pm and took a short nap. Played some games, had dinner. After dinner we were both feeling restless and went to the thrift store. B found a bop it! If you look them up on Amazon they want ridiculous money for a new one. Like $80. We found it for $3 and it's in perfect working condition.
Man, I can hear the people below me snoring through the floor. Go buy some nose plugs buddy!
In other news, my sister's mom passed away. They had a shitty relationship and there's no lost love but it still sucks. She wasn't anything to me as I didn't know her long enough or well enough to call her a step-mom. But poor relationship or not, it still sucks for my sister.
I have three birthdays I have to keep track of this month. My dad's (not that I care, just don't want to confuse it with anyone else's), my sister's, and my buddy's. His isn't for about 2.5 more weeks. But I always confuse my sister's and my father's. Hopefully I will get it right this year.
No plans for today. Have a 3 day private class next week followed by custom work for a week and a half. Then it's off to NC.
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Y9 D71
Finally cooled down a bit here. More importantly, the nights are back to being cooler. It's one thing during the day for it to be insane, but when it doesn't cool down at night is when it's hell. Speaking of hell, booked more trips yesterday and this morning. I am off to NC this month which isn't so bad, but in September I am doing Jacksonville FL, home for one day, Newark NJ, Astoria OR, home for one day, back to Jacksonville. I should hit all my statuses for 2018 by 10/1. Anything earned in Q4 is just icing on the cake. I also should be within 10k miles of us going to Australia! We figured it out last night, we will only need spending money. We have the hotel points, almost have the miles. So we can spend a week in Melbourne for a couple of grand. We will probably pop for flight upgrades, but fine. I can handle that.
Went to Costco yesterday and bought a FOURTH A/C unit. We now have the one from the front room in my office (the main reason we did this), the new one and my office one in the front room (my old one is acting as a backup), and one in the bedroom. I am scared as hell to see next month's PGE bill. I expect at least $200. Normal is about $70. But we managed to keep things cool.
I had a conference call with the FL people. They are a custom delivery and I have to spend time next week customizing our classes to fit their needs. I hate custom work, but they seem responsive and easy to work with, for now.
We had chicken salads for dinner, watched some tv, went off to bed around 11. No plans for this weekend thank goodness. I need to hit the grocery store, but that's about it.
Went to Costco yesterday and bought a FOURTH A/C unit. We now have the one from the front room in my office (the main reason we did this), the new one and my office one in the front room (my old one is acting as a backup), and one in the bedroom. I am scared as hell to see next month's PGE bill. I expect at least $200. Normal is about $70. But we managed to keep things cool.
I had a conference call with the FL people. They are a custom delivery and I have to spend time next week customizing our classes to fit their needs. I hate custom work, but they seem responsive and easy to work with, for now.
We had chicken salads for dinner, watched some tv, went off to bed around 11. No plans for this weekend thank goodness. I need to hit the grocery store, but that's about it.
Friday, August 4, 2017
Y9 D70
It was horrible here yesterday. Just plain horrible. I am having serious trouble waking up this morning due to poor sleep thanks to heat.
We went to the mall in the morning mostly to suck up someone else's air. We walked around for a while then got back around noon. I had class at 2, so for that little time we tried to strategically decide when to turn on AC units, fans, etc. The one in here was the one we were most worried about. I wasn't going to turn it on until the last possible second.
At 2 I started my class. By then it was scorching. Only word for it. I managed to get through class but was unable to get the room down under 85 at any point. I also lost power 10 minutes before we finished. It was a quick brownout but it was enough to blip class. Pain in the ass. We finished around 9:45pm and B and I went to the store. I needed an extension cord to make sure the new router is on the battery backup. I totally spaced on that when I moved things. At 10pm it was still disgustingly hot. I swear it was after midnight before I managed to fall asleep.
I have a 7am conference class with a new client to discuss my least favorite topic - designing a custom class. Ugh. I fucking hate custom classes. So annoying. After that I am going to try and get the car washed, work on a class, and hit up Costco. My big plans for the day. The heat should drop down into the high 90s today which will suck but not as bad.
Come on winter.
We went to the mall in the morning mostly to suck up someone else's air. We walked around for a while then got back around noon. I had class at 2, so for that little time we tried to strategically decide when to turn on AC units, fans, etc. The one in here was the one we were most worried about. I wasn't going to turn it on until the last possible second.
At 2 I started my class. By then it was scorching. Only word for it. I managed to get through class but was unable to get the room down under 85 at any point. I also lost power 10 minutes before we finished. It was a quick brownout but it was enough to blip class. Pain in the ass. We finished around 9:45pm and B and I went to the store. I needed an extension cord to make sure the new router is on the battery backup. I totally spaced on that when I moved things. At 10pm it was still disgustingly hot. I swear it was after midnight before I managed to fall asleep.
I have a 7am conference class with a new client to discuss my least favorite topic - designing a custom class. Ugh. I fucking hate custom classes. So annoying. After that I am going to try and get the car washed, work on a class, and hit up Costco. My big plans for the day. The heat should drop down into the high 90s today which will suck but not as bad.
Come on winter.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Y9 D69
Dear god, I have died and gone to Hell. No I am not kidding. It's 5am and already 80 degrees. I am sweating. I can't turn the AC units on yet because yesterday they were struggling by 8pm. I couldn't get the office to go below 80 degrees while teaching. I was literally fucking dying in here. It was horrible all night. I finished my class at 9:20pm and was drenched in sweat. Fuck heat, fuck it in the ear.
Yesterday was such an odd day. We went out in the morning to try and go to Costco but we both forgot what time they opened. We went to the store first for a couple of things B needed and got to Costco at 9:30 only to realize that M-F hours are 10am open. Fuck that. We weren't going to sit for 30 minutes. Came back home and I was so antsy and anxious because I didn't know what to do with myself. By noon it was already over 100. It maxed out around 3 or 4 at 106. At 2pm I started my class. Good group of people at least. For them it was 7am but they were still interactive and on the ball.
I did book a new trip yesterday. Greensboro NC in a couple of weeks. I think I have enough booked right now to keep my statuses for next year. I will know for sure come 11/1. That will give me two months to make up anything I am missing. But between NC, FL (possibly), and NJ in the next 6 weeks, I should make it. That makes me happy at least.
Second day of 2pm - 10pm. It's supposed to be a little hotter today capping at 108. I don't know if I can do a second day of this shit. Yeah, global climate change isn't real. Sure. Morons.
Yesterday was such an odd day. We went out in the morning to try and go to Costco but we both forgot what time they opened. We went to the store first for a couple of things B needed and got to Costco at 9:30 only to realize that M-F hours are 10am open. Fuck that. We weren't going to sit for 30 minutes. Came back home and I was so antsy and anxious because I didn't know what to do with myself. By noon it was already over 100. It maxed out around 3 or 4 at 106. At 2pm I started my class. Good group of people at least. For them it was 7am but they were still interactive and on the ball.
I did book a new trip yesterday. Greensboro NC in a couple of weeks. I think I have enough booked right now to keep my statuses for next year. I will know for sure come 11/1. That will give me two months to make up anything I am missing. But between NC, FL (possibly), and NJ in the next 6 weeks, I should make it. That makes me happy at least.
Second day of 2pm - 10pm. It's supposed to be a little hotter today capping at 108. I don't know if I can do a second day of this shit. Yeah, global climate change isn't real. Sure. Morons.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Y9 D68
B is home! All hail the B! She had a long travel day, something with which I can surely empathize. Up at 1am PST, a mediocre nap on a plane, home at 2:30pm PST. It makes for a long tiring day. While she was doing that, I was teaching the world's most annoying class. 14 students, 4 of whom were actually engaged with what was going on. Whatever. I get paid to teach not to make sure they learn. There's a difference.
I did finish up right around 2 so the timing was perfect. I was able to finish class, double check the house to make sure everything looked good, the AC was on, etc. before B walked through the door. Once she got home she unpacked, we started her laundry, and caught up.
For dinner we had sushi. She was in no mood to cook and it was too hot for me to cook. After dinner we popped into Macy's to suck up their free AC where we found some lightweight pants for lounging around in.
Got back and B crashed in the bedroom. She was asleep by 8:30. I went to bed around 10.
Now today is going to be weird. 2pm - 10pm I am working. WTF? Yeah. Australian classes. For two people. Not even a large group. It wouldn't bug me so much if it was a larger group, but two people? What a waste. I mean we will make like $2500 which is enough to cover my costs but seriously what a fucked up time. Hence why I slept in this morning. I don't want to be falling asleep during class.
Today and tomorrow are the two hottest days forecasted. 106 now for today, 108 for tomorrow. I have windows open right now to circulate air, but by 9 they will get closed and AC units on. Otherwise, death awaits.
I did finish up right around 2 so the timing was perfect. I was able to finish class, double check the house to make sure everything looked good, the AC was on, etc. before B walked through the door. Once she got home she unpacked, we started her laundry, and caught up.
For dinner we had sushi. She was in no mood to cook and it was too hot for me to cook. After dinner we popped into Macy's to suck up their free AC where we found some lightweight pants for lounging around in.
Got back and B crashed in the bedroom. She was asleep by 8:30. I went to bed around 10.
Now today is going to be weird. 2pm - 10pm I am working. WTF? Yeah. Australian classes. For two people. Not even a large group. It wouldn't bug me so much if it was a larger group, but two people? What a waste. I mean we will make like $2500 which is enough to cover my costs but seriously what a fucked up time. Hence why I slept in this morning. I don't want to be falling asleep during class.
Today and tomorrow are the two hottest days forecasted. 106 now for today, 108 for tomorrow. I have windows open right now to circulate air, but by 9 they will get closed and AC units on. Otherwise, death awaits.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Y9 D67
It's already hot. I can feel it. What I wouldn't give for central air right now. This is the kind of weather where people die. It's going to be too hot the next few days. Fuck this.
I was p early yesterday to finish moving furniture around. I got EVERYTHING out of here. The patio was jammed, the kitchen, the bathrooms, you name it. Not a piece of carpet was covered. When the guy showed up at 8 he was amazed at how much I moved. It took me longer to move everything than it did for them to clean. I had everything back in place by noon. I physically exerted myself to the point of exhaustion yesterday. Basically moving all of the furniture in a 24 hour period, twice. I somehow also managed to work on a new class. Got stuck trying to develop a demo which I need to pick back up on Friday. I am trying to integrate R into something and it isn't working. Sigh.
Had leftover rabbit for dinner, watched TV, talked with B and the kid, went to bed around 10. The kid started her new office job yesterday. She is so excited to be in a regular environment. Weekends off. Consistent hours. A change of pace for her. I hope she does well. I think she will.
B and I talked about cars last night. We have such differing thoughts on what we should get next. For me, I am at an age and place in life where I want something impractical. She wants something safe and practical. It's going to be a battle. I am going to hate whatever we end up with but it's okay. I will deal with it like I always do. It's what I am here for, right?
I watched Bill Hicks Revelations last night. Remember, it's just a ride...
I was p early yesterday to finish moving furniture around. I got EVERYTHING out of here. The patio was jammed, the kitchen, the bathrooms, you name it. Not a piece of carpet was covered. When the guy showed up at 8 he was amazed at how much I moved. It took me longer to move everything than it did for them to clean. I had everything back in place by noon. I physically exerted myself to the point of exhaustion yesterday. Basically moving all of the furniture in a 24 hour period, twice. I somehow also managed to work on a new class. Got stuck trying to develop a demo which I need to pick back up on Friday. I am trying to integrate R into something and it isn't working. Sigh.
Had leftover rabbit for dinner, watched TV, talked with B and the kid, went to bed around 10. The kid started her new office job yesterday. She is so excited to be in a regular environment. Weekends off. Consistent hours. A change of pace for her. I hope she does well. I think she will.
B and I talked about cars last night. We have such differing thoughts on what we should get next. For me, I am at an age and place in life where I want something impractical. She wants something safe and practical. It's going to be a battle. I am going to hate whatever we end up with but it's okay. I will deal with it like I always do. It's what I am here for, right?
I watched Bill Hicks Revelations last night. Remember, it's just a ride...
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