ANA Y3 D176

Went to the doctor yesterday. I have a muscle tear in my left leg. I am under doctor's orders to not walk excessively until the weekend. I am also on ibuprofen twice a day, plus heat at night. Then starting Saturday I am allowed to walk no more than 1 mile a day for the first few days. If there's no improvement, then we will look at MRIs and the like. Pretty much what I expected to be honest. None of this comes as a shock. But it was nice to have the confirmation. Worth the $25 copay to get proper medical advice. Had a late meeting with my boss to discuss upcoming training projects. Made chicken for dinner. C described yesterday as "very sleepy outside". One of the more apt weather descriptions I have ever heard. Makes perfect sense. It was a dreary grey day all day. Poor dog couldn't understand why she couldn't go outside and run in the rain. We're looking at getting a trolley system so she can have free reign in the backyard. Put that up this weekend if it comes in time. Have presentations to prep for on Thursday and Friday. Fun times.

ANA Y3 D175

 I am officially divorced for the third time. Woo! This time around, I really am happy about it. It was a wild ride in court today. So it's a zoom court which is fine for us. We get on and there's three other folks there waiting for their cases too. We were scheduled for 8:30 but the judge has shit to do, right? So we're all waiting. There's a lawyer representing a couple, me and B, and another couple. Well the guy in couple 3? Didn't mute. When the judge came to start he was mouthing off about how it was almost 9 and he was scheduled for 8:30. The judge was like "Well mr X, I do have things to do before I start my docket and I'd advise you to mute your mic before you start complaining about me in my courtoom". He backpedaled so hard it was hilarious. She calls the first couple and they frustrate the judge because apparently they filed in April and have been going back and forth on if they want a divorce. It's a 25 year marriage. Their lawyer is like lawyer slick and annoying. She sets them a new date and tells them this is it. Shit or get off the pot. Can't keep taking up court's time because you don't know what you're doing. She then calls us. We go through everything and at the end she says:

"You two are model divorce case. I wish all of my cases were like this. You did everything right, you listened to everything we said, you required no help, no lawyers. If you were in this court room today I would give you gold stars. If you come by my courthouse my staff will give you gold stars for being a perfect example of how this should be done."

That's right, we got an A+ in divorce which is a totally normal thing to do! We did do it right. We showed it doesn't have to be mean or vindictive. Hence my being happy this time around.

Doglet celebrated her six month birthday yesterday. We got her a pup cup. She has now lived with us longer than on the farm. She is officially our dog. Now to get her out of puppy stage. Another year to go. 

Have a doctor appointment this morning for my leg. May it be not as bad as I am thinking it will be.

ANA Y3 D174

Didn't do much of anything yesterday. C worked. I was home with dog. Made salmon bowls for dinner. Watched some tv. Walked. 

In three hours I have court. My divorce should be final. Wish me luck.

ANA Y3 D173

I now own a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun. It is locked in a case in the closet in the bedroom. One box of ammo is in my night stand, one box in C's. May we never have to fire it. Did have a funny moment yesterday when I was picking it up. I shared with a friend:

Okay so lots of forms to fill out, luckily all on a computer. We're going through all the papers, all the shit he has to show me legally, etc. We get to the screen where we submit the background check. As I go to click the button he starts saying "Now this can take up to 2 hours to...oh. Yours is done." Four seconds. Approved.

That was amusing. From door to door, took me 2 hours, about 50 minutes of that driving. So a little over an hour to walk into a store and walk out with a weapon of destruction. Wow.

Did laundry, cleaned, got more groceries. Made steak fajitas for dinner. Other than the morning, a fairly boring day.  

ANA Y3 D172

Yesterday was crazy. Nothing worked in my class because of their network. I had to find workarounds and jump through hoops.In the end I made the students happy, got good feedback, and all was well, but on my side I was frustrated and stressed. Then I made ribs for dinner. Need to clean. Go to store. Pick up gun. Joy.

ANA Y3 D171

Another long rough day. Didn't finish until exactly 4pm. We have one more day together too. After work we toook a ride to the grocery store. One of C's stores is doing a grand reopening and two other stores are in the celebration. Some of the items on sale are incredible. We got a 15lb bag of japanese rice for $13. Four 12-packs of soda for $12. I am having her bring more home today to stock up. We saved $126 off our bill. Insane. Made pasta for dinner. Watched some tv. Went to bed.

ANA Y3 D170

Yesterday was rough. 17 people. 12 of them didn't have the software installed. We lost 40 minutes until they all got it installed and running. It was a draining day both physically and mentally. Made salmon for dinner. Did laundry. Wrapped Xmas presents. Collpased around 11.

ANA Y3 D169

Teach the next three days. Got to get ready. Have shit to prep. Class starts at 8am. That half hour makes a difference. Had fish and chips for dinner. Watched some tv.

ANA Y3 D168

Had a really bad night. My back spasmed on me around 9pm and I tried to head off a repeat of last time so I immediately put a heating pad on it, took a hydrocodone and got in a comfortable spot in bed. 1:26 I was back up in pain and this time add indigestion issues to the mix. I was up until 2:30 when I took another 1/2 of a pill. It still hurts this morning but is down to dull throb and I ate like six tums. This is the state of my life. My body is falling apart just like the world.

ANA Y3 D167

C has a good schedule the next two weeks. 7-3:30 M-W, F, Sunday 6-2 this week. Next week T-F 7-3:30, Sunday 6-2. I can work with that. Very much in line with a normal people kind of schedule.

We went out for mexican last night because it was a cold rainy day and I was stuck inside with a crazy doglet. I didn't want to be in the house any more. I spent the whole day amusing her basically.

Teach three days this week. Odds and ends today.