Monday … Monday

Happy Monday Afternoon,

How’s that for a greeting? I woke up this morning feeling better than I have had in a while. I was up a couple of times last night, but it didn’t seem to affect me. Rudy came to wake me, and I just played like I was asleep because I wanted to stay in bed a bit longer. He went along with it.

It seemed to be one thing after another this morning, and I was late logging on to work but I made it eventually. Things were calm and I was caught up rather quickly on my to-do list. I stuck around for a bit longer as I goofed off on the web, outside of work. Something came in and I was able to jump on it and then after a bit I was able to shift to working upstairs and be with the cats.

I got the vibe last night that Rudy wasn’t feeling well. Perhaps he was just being himself, but it was concerning to me. He appears all normal today, which is a good thing. Cats are the masters of disguise, and you think they are all fine, but they can be hurting or suffering, and we just never know. I think I know my two feline friends rather well, that mixed with my experience of living with 7 cats I think gives me a good edge. I never want to visit the vet but there are times when you simply must.

Today has been dull but there were a couple things that managed to upset me. My boss being in micro manager mode didn’t help but I think I sent a strong back the fuck off vibe. He has left me alone ever since.

Yesterday, shortly after my first post went up my internet came back early. My provider said that the outage was still going on but that my connection was restored. It had the possibility of going down but thankfully, it did not.

I hit up the new Mexican place, and it was a mistake. I was craving that new special sauce they have. It just hits so good, but I forget that there is a spice or fire that is delayed. I kind of over did it a bit. My food was just okay, nothing special. I got charged for another table and had to get that fixed. It’s going to be a while before I go back there. Kind of wish I would have gone with my usual Mexican place the food there is superb.

Had a nice ride and enjoyed getting back out, despite it being hot out. When I got home, I needed to update finances and that caused me to make an eye candy post. I realized it had been a very long time, and I know that more of you like pictures rather than reading my blathering. I like photos too but something about writing is more therapeutic to me.

I did some more job searching today and found a couple of jobs that were semi appealing, but I didn’t have qualifications for the jobs and realized that I would be in over my head. There were some lower paying jobs that I thought about. One of which is working for a new grocery store that is opening in a management position. The more I looked the more I decided that while I am not happy with my present job, it’s better to keep what I have. Kind of a situation the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t. I will keep an eye out, but I don’t have high hopes of finding anything. Of course, if I went up and quit that would give me more motivation to look and I am sure that I would regret quitting. That doesn’t stop me from fantasizing about telling them I am done and leaving. I know initially it would hurt them (the company) more than it would hurt me. However, in the end the job search would drag out, and I would wind up settling for less money and possibly less of a position than I have now. I am well thought of in my present environment and am the go-to person for many things that make me feel good, but it also gets tiresome at times. I just wish that I felt better about my present job. I am surprised that I have made it to the 12-year mark, that’s the longest that I have worked at one place. There are monetary incentives for staying and loyalty is rewarded financially at each 10-year mark. Vacation increases as well with time, but I’ve got around 2 more years before I max out on vacation. I think maybe if my team wasn’t so spread out across the US and we all worked in the same office that might make me feel better. However, there are many times that I am thankful that I am not near any of them as all but 1 guy would have been kicked in the nuts by now.

Well, time to go figure out what is for supper and enjoy the time away from work before morning comes around again and I must do it all over. Tomorrow will be a busier day with plenty of meetings. Thankfully there are rarely meetings on Monday’s. I’ve got at least 1 meeting every day this week until Friday. Right now, Friday looks pretty good to me, but then again, all Friday’s look good to me!

Hope you had an amazing day, feel free to tell me all about it if you wish.

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Sunday

I’m not a fan of Sunday’s, only because it means Monday is around the corner. I suppose if you love life and your job then it’s not such a big deal, but at this point in my life I am more a fan of Friday evening and Saturday or throw in any holiday. 

I made it out of the house, yay! Headed to an old place that I used to go for breakfast. Ordered an old favorite. It’s basically a breakfast pizza. It’s nothing more than eggs, cheese, potatoes, and sausage gravy on a slightly thick bread. This dish leaves me satisfied but not full. I always want to order something else and the few times I have I am always sorry because then things catch up and I am stuffed and in pain. So, knowing my limits I opted to pay my bill and leave. 

While I was eating breakfast, I got a notification that my home internet has an internet outage and restoration is expected by 10:30a. I thought that was reasonable considering it was 7a. 10:30am has come and gone, now the eta for restoration is 3:30p and it wouldn’t shock or surprise me if they extended that. Just got the update they are now saying 6:30p. I am not holding my breath; this sounds like something major is wrong and it will take them a while. My security cameras were the next thing to chirp out an alert. Last to alert me when I finally returned home was my burglar alarm, it doesn’t send any notification, it just beeps to make you go to the panel and see what the issue is. That got annoying so I disconnected the system from WIFI temporarily until it’s fixed. 

Next stop was the post office. I was surprised to find something from my homeowners insurance waiting for me. They say that I changed my name or address, but I looked over the documents they sent, and everything is the same and correct, nothing changed. It didn’t affect the policy. I thought it was funny when I saw the list of discounts they are giving me. One of them is a hail resistant roof. You only have that if you get an upgraded architectural shingle or have a metal roof of which I have neither. Guess they will be surprised if I ever file a hail damage claim. I’m banking on being able to file one so that I don’t have to cover the cost of the next roof, but I’ve got a couple more years before it will be necessary. 

Next stop was the grocery store. I was so calm and collected when I walked in the door. It felt good but sadly it was only a temporary feeling. Some new muffin bars caught my eye, and I decided to try them. That’s the only thing that I wouldn’t have normally purchased. 

Final stop was home. Glad to know the internet was out, so I had to turn WIFI off on my phone so I could disarm my alarm before I opened the door. I took the tip from the installer who said to turn off entry delay, no sense in giving a burglar any delay. It’s a good thing but if you forget and open the door you trigger the alarm. Thus far I haven’t set it off, but I know the day is coming when I will. Got my hotspot going on my phone and connected my Roku so I could watch TV before nap time. I started to dose off but the cats had my bed, and I didn’t want to fight them. Rudy must have picked up on my feeling because he got up and walked right over to me. I said Well if you’re giving up the bed I am climbing in. I laid down and couldn’t fall asleep, but I did try. Mora snuggled up with me for a bit. Rudy took the chair and waited for a while before he decided to press his luck and ask for lunch.

Eventually Rudy did his dance, and I got up and passed out lunch. Got my medicine set out. Saw the neighbor’s kid doing trimming work. Kind of lost interest in my normal routine for the day. All though I do still need to take care of the litter and trash. 

Planning on heading back out for supper. Still a toss up between Cracker Barrel and Mexican Food but Mexican Food has the lead now. Thankful for having a hot spot on my phone, otherwise I would be super bored instead of just bored. Then again, it might be a motivator for me to accomplish more instead of sitting around. Looking forward to the internet being restored if not this afternoon, then for sure by the morning. I can connect to work through the hotspot but would much prefer my home internet. 

Hope that you’re having a good day and all is well.

Change Of Plans

Today started out way too early in the morning when my insomnia kicked in. I made it back to bed to get a few more hours of sleep. Rudy woke me at 7a and wanted his breakfast. I got up and fed him and his sister. I went back and watched TV with the intention of returning to bed, but my body wouldn’t let me. I headed to the kitchen and cracked open a fresh box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It was the “Large Box” and before I knew what happened I had consumed ½ of the box. I love that stuff! Factor in my sugar addiction, I know it’s not good for me, but that doesn’t stop it from being so delicious!

I got my morning medicine taken and then returned to watch TV. Eventually returning to bed which was my end game. Mora snuggled up with me, and we had a nice nap time. Rudy passed out in my recliner, which seems to be his new “go-to” spot when it’s time for bed. At night they both stay with me for a while before they leave and head to the living room. Then usually closer to wake-up time one or both will return. Typically, it’s just Rudy and he climbs in bed with me and waits to do his biscuit making dance!

I got out of bed and took a shower early in the afternoon. I got dressed after with the full intentions of leaving for a bite to eat.

I threw the laundry in and then thought about how I had some left over Lasagna Soup and opted to stay home and eat that. Then I dove into that Chocolate Cake for a few bites. I like to nurse it so that I can make it last for days but not terribly long. It’s so good and is much better with milk than soda.

Rudy bugged me the whole time I was eating my soup, it didn’t come out of a can, but he saw me scraping the container and banging my spoon on the large mug I was putting it in. He automatically thought that I was making a feast for him, despite the fact I had opened a fresh can of food for him just prior to this. He got under my feet and kept pestering me with the hope that I would give in, but I am strong and no matter what he does I resist because as soon as you give in, they remember and will keep coming back for more.

After I was done with my early supper, I loaded the dishwasher up and watched more TV. I brushed both cats. Hopefully, that will keep them happy, and they won’t leave me any unwanted surprises. Once the dishes were done, I had another load of laundry to do so I got up. I headed to the garage first to charge my vehicle’s battery and check the tire pressure. Pressure was a little low but that is all fixed now. Then returned inside and washed my hands. Grabbed the laundry and headed down.

The contractor I hired to replace the column on the front porch should be here on Tuesday or Wednesday, so I wrote out a check for them to have it on hand. I am waiting for an update before I tell my boss, I’d like to know for sure which day they plan on being here. I really wish they would have surprised me and shown up today.

Had to restart the PC to get a final Windows Update applied. I hate doing that because then I have a slight fight on my hands when I log back in to make sure everything is up and running. I updated a couple programs that were out of date.

Have been pacifying Mora with her craving for attention. She must be in my lap, and I must be petting or scratching her. It lasts for a while then either she leaves on her own or I send her packing. Very much like a boomerang she will return and ask for more. Sometimes it’s within a few minutes and other times an hour can go by. She loves being in the center and I don’t think she likes the computer since that steals my focus but if she is near me, she seems content.

I got a hell of a shock when I peeked on an app at gas prices. Damn they have really jumped high again. I kind of expected it to be just not so soon. I kind of think that the new normal will be $4 to $5 a gallon for gas. Thankfully I don’t need Diesel, I feel super sorry for the folks that do because that stuff is quite a bit more than gas.

Overall, I am happy with the freedom that I had to do what I wanted to. I wish that I would have gotten out, and I know tomorrow that I will have regrets. However, I will also be going out for breakfast and plan on hitting some place up for supper. Mexican, American and BBQ all sound quite appealing to me. I’ve also got to hit up the grocery store in the morning and grab the mail. It’s fun to be lazy but it also can confuse me on what day of the week it is. Bad enough to have a holiday fall on a Monday.

Hope that you had a great day and were able to relax. Time to grab the laundry and head up, fight to make my bed and get ready as another day has turned to night, time to close my eyes and say goodnight!

SOME KIND OF LUCK

I wound up going back to work on Thursday. I was up at 4am and couldn’t go back to sleep despite trying. By 6am I gave up and said I’m feeding the cats and going back to bed. I got connected to work and saw my inbox continuing to overflow it was close to 800 emails just in my inbox alone, that’s not counting what was filtered to folders. Then my gut kicked in and said you need to go back today; something is going to happen. It was one of those eerie kinds of feelings. I knew that if I went against it I’d probably be sorry. So, I wolfed down breakfast, threw on some clothes, grabbed my water bottle and headed downstairs.

The cats missed me and made some noise; I came up for bathroom breaks and to pass out lunch. I took an abbreviated lunch and returned to the basement in the afternoon. I was down there all day long. I don’t exactly know where or how I was able to motivate myself because I was exhausted from not sleeping much. I got caught up and managed to accomplish way more than I thought I would. It felt good to have an empty inbox. Talked with the mistake maker and we caught up a little bit.

I thought exhaustion would help fuel a great night’s sleep but sadly I was wrong. I woke up at 2a this morning and managed to get back to sleep by 4a. I woke up again exhausted and really wanted to take the day off but pressed on.

While the day is almost done, I am not quite off the hook just yet. My boss dogged me a little bit yesterday because I chimed in to help on something and that just resulted in him dumping more work on me. I should just keep quiet instead of being helpful. He’s been after me to train the new guy on our Firewalls and I have just put it off. Today I got a written request, and he asked me to invite him to the meeting. He wanted it to be set early next week, so I purposely made it towards the end of the week. I really don’t want to do it but suppose that I can’t put it off forever. It’s pointless to teach him because he won’t even have an account to login to them and my boss takes his sweet time before he gives access to the Firewalls you can wait as long as 2 years. I got my access after 6 months, but I had to go through a formal training course. He wanted to send the mistake maker to the same training but never did and finally after 2 years he just gave him access.

In other news last night, I saw that there was a firmware update for my home router, so I applied it. I had no idea that it would take away remote access to the router. That’s better from a security standpoint because you must physically be here and/or connected to one of the machines in the house and have the credentials to log in. It’s kind of a pain because I had an app on my phone that ceased to function after the update. I could monitor signal strength of WIFI devices, see what/who was connected and reboot the router without being logged on to a computer. Plus, the app would send me alerts if there was a problem or loss of connectivity and it didn’t matter if I was home or not. I did some research and found that my model of router wasn’t on the list to have this service deprecated but again from a security perspective it is much more secure and better.

Today was the day to set the trash out. With the Labor Day holiday trash pickup is pushed back one day. At least it was supposed to be. I waited until the afternoon and got it ready and got it set out. It wasn’t but 15 minutes later and a trash truck showed up, emptied the container and kept on moving. I’ve never had that kind of luck. Perhaps it was just good timing on my part or perhaps it is a sign that something good is going to happen. Hey I can hold out hope, there is no charge for that.

Still watching Roseanne on Peacock and peppering in some YouTube Videos to spice things up a little bit. Food wise I finished the pizza last night and am glad that it’s gone. I’ve got Spaghetti to heat up for supper and kind of looking forward to it. Then there is the left-over Chocolate Cake. Part of me wants it tonight for desert and the other part of me wants to have it for breakfast.

My calendar is clear and outside of feeding the cats I can sleep in and be lazy tomorrow if I want. I like having flexibility and not having looming tasks or deadlines. I’ve got laundry to do, some porn surfing to catch up on, need to grab the mail and get a bite to eat in the afternoon. Not sure where I am going to go. I had it all worked out on Monday, but I’ve slept since then and my taste changes. Thinking of Mexican food but not exactly sure where I am going to go for it. That pretty much takes care of Saturday. Sunday is the usual breakfast out, grocery shopping, cleaning the house and grabbing a bite to eat in the afternoon. Cracker Barrel sounds pretty good but I will have to travel a little bit since I won’t visit the one that is closest to me. That’s due to the gay waiter there that was interested in me. He led me on for the longest time. Seeing him would just bring back memories and stir up hope again. I know he’s a lost cause and for that reason I avoid seeing him at all costs. However, I am always on the look out for a hot guy to hit on, my only problem is they all seem to be straight just like Spaghetti before it gets all hot and wet.

Hope that all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by!

One More Day

Welcome

I opted to take one additional day off as sick just because I could.  I didn’t feel like going back and I know I won’t feel like it tomorrow either.  The only thing that is motivating me to go back is that if I took another sick day I would need a doctor’s note to return.  I could play that card and wind up taking the rest of the week off but I have to go back eventually.  I saw my inbox this morning and there is way more stuff to sift through.  The longer I am out the longer it will take me to catchup and might as well get it over.  I am sure I will probably feel a bit better going back because my mind will be focused on work rather than how much I dislike my job and how in general unhappy I am. 

On the bright side I got an update from the contractor I hired for the column on my porch and they expect that they will be here next week to take care of it.  Kind of wish I would have found them sooner.  I found them on social media and it was a blind call that I made.  I made a lot of those before I found these folks and I will be happy to put this behind me.  I think the present column could make it through this winter but I’d rather not take the chance. 

The cats have really enjoyed the extra couple days with me.  Rudy has tried to work me for food but when I don’t give in he goes and eats what was set out for him.  He catches me looking at him and he stops eating and covers it up like he doesn’t like it.  They are both a hand full at times but I love them so much and they do provide entertainment.  I am glad they are here. 

Just got caught up on finances and paid a couple of bills.  Been watching Roseanne all day long and I’ve been awake for the bulk of the day.  If all goes well I will finish the series before my subscription renews.  I’d feel pretty good about that. 

Here’s hoping that I get a good nights sleep and actually take the plunge into going back tomorrow.  Hope all is well in your world. 

424 Emails

Hello,

I made it for pizza yesterday.  Got to see the straight hunk.  He was supposed to be my waiter but I think he asked someone else to cover for him, which is fine.  I still got to look over his body several times.  He’s wearing his hair with the wet look and it makes him look horrible in my opinion.  I still am in love with the rest of his body, especially his nice ass. Pizza was really good had Spinach & Sausage and brought left overs home.  I didn’t go with a large because it’s way too much pizza for just me and I’d grow sick of it quickly. 

Logged in this morning to find 424 emails waiting for me that’s what made it to my inbox and past my filters.  I got way more email than that.  Quickly skimmed things and doesn’t look like I missed much.  I wasn’t feeling the best this morning so I took today off.  So long as I get a decent nights sleep I plan to get back to normal tomorrow.  All though I would rather just quit and walk away from this place.  I really savor and enjoy time away.  I knew going into vacation that I wouldn’t want to come back but I’m addicted to the money so I will go back. 

Spent the day laying around watching Roseanne and a couple YouTube videos.  I managed to nod off several times despite not wanting to.  Had pizza for supper.  Working on getting Windows Updates installed on both of my machines.  They patched a record braking amount of things and better to stay patched than take any chances. 

Hope you had a great day.  Here’s hoping that I make it back to work tomorrow because the emails are only going to keep adding up and waiting for me.  Take care!

Today’s Waxing Adventure

Hi

Today I thought I would see how waxing my nose went.  I bought a kit from Amazon.  It looks simple until you have to heat up the wax.  I got it a little too hot.  It burnt my nose and I didn’t get the job done.  I had to manually peel off what little wax stuck and that just caused me to sneeze uncontrollably for five minutes.  I don’t think I will be waxing my nose anytime soon.  I’ll stick with a trimmer.  I hate nose hair and it only seems to grow faster with age.  Kind of the same thing for ear hair. 

As for down below, that cream I put on my nuts made them feel really smooth and they are more fun to play with and feel.  However, I don’t know that I will do that cream again.  I will stick with a trimmer for that area as well.  I’ve never been able to trim my ass just wanted to see how it felt. 

I suppose there are somethings you shouldn’t explore and waxing appears to be that something for me.  I’m totally fine with that. 

I feel overcome by the heat and was super lazy this morning.  Finished up streaming Night Court for the second time.  Really love that show.  I wound up staying home for breakfast.  Rudy got me all clawed up and he got his breakfast.  My arm and chest both itch like crazy but I am smart enough to know NOT to scratch. 

It was the afternoon before I got up and really got moving.  Put out my medicine.  Made it to Lowes but I only got a couple things and abbreviated my list because it’s simply too hot to work outside.  Hit up the cat food store and there selection wasn’t the best but I found enough food for my little furry monsters to eat for the next 2 weeks. Filled up the tank and yeah $44 later it’s full.  I knew it would hurt but it also feels good to see the needle back on full.   

Came home and much later in the afternoon I had Lasagna soup (I got this at Sam’s) for supper and nibble on some of that chocolate cake I got yesterday.  It was pretty good. 

Did some house cleaning.  Brushed the cats and trimmed their murder mittens.  They both were not happy about the claw trim but loved the brushing.  They have been puking and I felt bad about that because I knew they were overdue for a brushing. 

Subscribed to Peacock so I can stream Roseanne, it’s the only place where the series is available.  I’ve seen it all once before but suddenly I’m craving it again so there went $19.99 and I will likely stay subscribed until I finish the series or until I get tired of paying, whichever comes first.  Who knows though I might find something else of interest and start watching that.  Seriously considering cancelling my Netflix.  I pay a small fortune for entertainment in the way of television and I know I am just throwing money away because you can’t watch everything at once.  It’s impossible. 

Tomorrow for sure is grocery store day and I will hit up the post office.  I haven’t been in a couple days but I don’t expect there will be anything there.  I plan to go for pizza tomorrow.  I don’t expect I will see the straight hunky waiter but want some pizza to eat and to take home to nibble on during the week. 

A little bored and lonely at the moment.  I was hoping that I would have met someone while I was off but it didn’t happen.  I have a strange feeling that soon someone will come along but then again I could be wrong.  I’ve though about hitting up an app.  Having a companion to share life with would put some fun in it and getting laid would be nice as well.  For me though it’s more about companionship than it is sex. 

Still not looking forward to going back to work but I’ve got one extra day thanks to it being Labor Day.  Then the next holiday will be Election Day and that’s not until November which will be here soon.  I see leaves falling already and the grass is dying because of the heat.  The weather was supposed to cool off this coming week but there is no sign of that nor any rain.  The heat and I don’t get along and I can get sick if I am exposed to it for too long.  My stomach hasn’t been the best over the past week but I am hoping that eventually things will settle down and the weather will cool off a bit.  I’m not looking to jump into snow or freezing temperatures. 

Funny thing I think my neighbors house got inspected yesterday.  They left the lights on inside and out.  It is quite bright at night.  He’s due to come cut the grass but who knows if that will happen anytime soon, only time will tell. 

I plan on trying to make the most of this evening and tomorrow because going back to the normal WES (Work Eat Sleep) will suck and not in a good way.  Still looking a little bit for a different job I just really don’t want to take a cut in pay to get away from the nonsense.  I ask myself if that will make me happy and while I think it will short term I don’t know about the long term. 

Stay cool and be well.  Talk with you all again soon!

HOT & WORN OUT

I know it’s been a bit since my last post. I surprised my Thanksgiving Friends on my birthday. I took over fresh bakery from a local place they like. I only planned on staying for a couple hours but wound up spending all day with them. They have a guest staying with them, it’s there would be future daughter-in-law. She was going with one of their sons who died during the Iraq war. Their late son and this gal had plans to marry but obviously that never happened. I met her years ago at Christmas time, it was shortly after I lost my spouse, so around 11 or 12 years ago. Her and I started chatting and it turned into a therapy session for both of us. She has tried to commit suicide twice. She can’t move on since she lost the love of her life. She has had a few boyfriends, but they were all the wrong types of men. She has no money and no job. She doesn’t like computers or technology and will be looking for a job after the Labor Day holiday. I wound up taking her shopping for a few things she needed and filled up her gas tank. This was quite the expensive favor I did but honestly spending the money didn’t phase me one bit. I offered to get her oil changed but she didn’t want to. Turns out her vehicle is overdue. My friends took me out for dinner. We went to a new place for fish, it sucked. I was sick the next day from what I ate, and I won’t be going back to that place.

Wednesday, I had my facial and got free shampoo, which felt awesome. Not spectacular but the gal knew what she was doing. I re-watched Boots on Netflix. Saw 9 to 5 again for the millionth time. I love that movie and have ever since it came out. Shame there wasn’t a sequel.

Had an incident with a pedestrian. I went out for breakfast on Friday and when I was leaving the restaurant this cunt was walking along the sidewalk. She saw my vehicle pulling out and came out of nowhere and called me out for not yielding to her. She saw me and common sense would have told me if I was her to either wait or walk behind the vehicle, but the cunt made an issue out of it. I should have run over her foot. That shook me up and I came back home for a while.

I got out later in the day hit up Sam’s Club. I got everything on my list. It was so difficult to get there this time because of the heat and me just saying I’ll do it tomorrow. Eventually, you run out of tomorrows. I wanted to hit up Lowe’s but never made it. It’s still on my to-do list.

Went out to a new Mexican place in the afternoon. They have this slightly spicy and tangy cheese dip they bring with salsa and chips. It’s awesome stuff and I will for sure go back. It’s in a former chain Mexican place that closed. They dressed the place up and it looks super good inside. The food is average.

After that I hit up the movies and saw Coyte vs Acme. Everyone tells me I don’t look my age. The lady that sold me my ticket gave me the senior discount. It felt good but also, I was appalled at the same time. Movie was awesome and I recommend seeing it, especially if you like cartoons or grew up watching them, you will enjoy it. Lots of surprise characters and a very well-made movie in my opinion.

Today (Saturday) I laid around and napped a bit. Rudy finally had enough of it and told me I needed to get moving. So, I did. I bought some wax strips thinking that I could wax my hole. That was a huge disaster. I had bought some cream made for men wanting to remove hair from their genitals and anal area. I decided to use that. It felt like I put Ben-Gay on my nuts, not pleasant at all. I spent a long time in the shower. There was glue from the wax strip, and I had to use a wipe that was included in the kit to get the glue removed. I returned to the shower and washed again. I’ll never ever repeat this little experiment. Andrew Goes Places says that he uses Nair on his genitals and anal area, it works for him. He looks so smooth. I think all I did was inflict unnecessary pain on myself, not sure that much if any hair came off and I for sure used a hell of a lot of water.

Once I recovered from that, I got dressed and headed to the office. Checked my desk and had no mail, which is a good thing. Walked around making sure there were no obvious problems that would require a return trip next week. Things like misbehaving or break while I am on vacation. I had to check on things for my own peace of mind. Found a couple of large conference rooms where the lights were on, but no one was around. I shut them off. I heard a voice, so I knew I wasn’t alone but never saw anyone.

After that I headed a couple streets over to my favorite Italian place and got to order the dish that I had been wanting to try for a very long time. They told me last time it would be back in September and that was correct. I left with a free piece of chocolate cake for my birthday. Saw a couple of hot guys, so nice eye candy to go with my meal. I was stuffed when I left, the cake was to go no way I could have eaten another bite. Parking was a mess, so I had a little bit of a walk. Full stomach, super-hot outside. I was breathing a little heavy by the time I returned to my vehicle, shame it wasn’t because I had sex.

I opted to return home. I said I would rest up and then head back out hit up the cat food store and Lowe’s but damn I am exhausted. It’s supposed to be cooler tomorrow, so I plan to knock out both of those tasks then. If for some reason I, don’t I still have Monday. After that I will be all out of tomorrows. Because on Tuesday it is back to work and I will be on call. I’ve still not looked at work email and have no plans to do so until Tuesday morning. Whatever is there will be waiting for me, it’s not like it’s going to get up and leave. Fuck I so don’t look forward to going back but glad that I discovered that I will still have 2 weeks accruing to use before the end of the year. I’m thinking perhaps a little bit of cooler weather next month, take another week and get that dumpster and clean this place up like I’ve been wanting to for a while.

In addition to my errands tomorrow I want to travel to the pizza place where the straight guy works that I have a wicked crush on to torture myself and just drool over him while I eat pizza.

Right now, Monday I think will be a stay home day but hey something could change my mind on that and I might get out. Right now, my gas tank is closer to empty than it’s been in a very long time and filling it up tomorrow is going to seriously hurt but I had fun getting it to this point. Vacation is nice but it always involves spending more money than one really wants to, at least in my experience. I didn’t go hog wild and can pay cash for every penny I spent, which makes me feel good.

I almost forgot I hired a contractor finally to replace the column on my front porch. He’s expensive but I have confidence in him. I wanted him to clean my gutters as well but he seems way high on that, despite the detail he quoted me on making sure the downspouts were clean (they are all clean I have strainers in) and he said he would also blow off my roof from any debris, there are a couple sticks up there but a little wind and they will be on the ground in no time.

Time to catch up on porn surfing. I’m working on laundry and will be headed to bed in a while. Need to go to a new place for breakfast because the place I normally go to is closed this month because the owner went on vacation. Wish I could take a month off, gee wonder how long it would take me to catch up on email from that? Things will go back to normal in October so there is something for me to look forward to.

I hope you’re doing well and staying cool. Thanks for stopping by!

ON VACATION

Hi there!

As you can tell by the title, I am on vacation. Only on my second workday off and I am bored. This past Sunday I got together with my Thanksgiving friends we went to a Mexican place I had been to before but didn’t care much for. I had to fight a little bit, but I picked up the bill. I know they can’t afford stuff like that, and it would just go on a credit card that would get minimum monthly payments. No sense in financing a meal.

I skipped the grocery store on Sunday, and it’s been interesting getting by on what is here, but I am making it. Thus far I have just had breakfast at home and went out for my late afternoon meal.

Monday it was White Castle. I have been having a serious craving for the place and while it was enjoyable the original taste I remember just didn’t seem to quite be there. I sat eating my meal looking around the restaurant and remembering the many times me and my late spouse went there. It just made me miss him that much more. It didn’t help that I burped onion ring batter for the rest of the evening, they sure were good though.

Remember that lower paying job I mentioned a short time ago. Well, I applied for it on Monday night. I don’t know if I could make it on the salary they are paying. I’d like to know more about the job and to see if I even get selected for an interview. I think I’d like it a lot and a change of pace I think would be nice. I’ve looked to see what other jobs are out there but nothing else tickled my fancy thus far. I’ll probably wind up staying where I am because I like the money. I just figured out that I’ve still got 2 weeks of vacation to take before the end of the year. It hasn’t accrued yet but once it has, I plan on taking more time off which is something to look forward to. If I want to burn through my reserve carry over, then I would have a total of 4 weeks to take. Just thinking of taking an entire month off from work sounds wonderful, but I think of the mess after a week. I can only imagine what kind of cluster fuck I would come back to. I’ve not checked email and am letting it pile up.

I had a profitable day Monday. I got my money back from the post office for the letter I sent that cost me $20 to send, that was nice. Then I called my Auto Insurance company, and they applied some discounts that I saw were missing and I got an extra discount because I paid in full. That money will come back to me in a few days via a check. I’m looking forward to getting it.

Tonight I went to a pizza place in town. Nothing special and service was just okay. When my bill came back with my card, there was no pen to sign the receipt with. I had to stop someone and ask for a pen. I also didn’t get a pizza box to carry out my left-over pizza in; it was just a Styrofoam container. I was not happy about that.

Went to the dentist today for my 6-month checkup, got good news as usual and was pleased. I don’t go back until April 1^st and that’s no joke.

Rewatched the entire Boots series on Netflix. Shame there won’t be a 2^nd season of that show, at least not on Netflix. I know that I’m not the only person who wants the story line to continue and to see how things play out for the cast. Fingers crossed that they make a 2^nd season.

Trying to have lunch with my other friend but he said he would text me back yesterday and I haven’t heard from him. I think he forgot all about me and really seemed like he wasn’t interested in getting together.

I have made some progress on getting the stupid post on my front porch replaced. The guy I told was hired hasn’t told me the total yet, I’ve only got a ballpark estimate. I’ve got another guy that is cheaper, but he seems like he doesn’t know what he is doing so while he costs less, I think you get what you pay for. I’d just like to get this job done so I can move on.

It doesn’t help that there is construction on the main street in and out of the subdivision. Things are quite a mess and not coming home my usual way takes some adjusting to but I’m making it thus far.

It’s super-hot out and kind of miserable to be out doing anything. I really want to drive but even with AC it’s kind of a bit much. I will have to bite the bullet though if I want to go for a drive.

I put off going to Sam’s club which is just around the corner because I didn’t want to deal with the construction. I had planned to do it when I came home from the dentist, but they ran behind and I sat for far too long. I was only interested in coming home and relaxing. Yeah, I’m kind of lazy but it’s my time to do with as I please. I’d rather be out of the area and on a true vacation, that’s on my someday list. I need a traveling companion to make it fun and worthwhile.

Tomorrow is my birthday and I’ve got nothing going on. I’m telling myself that I need to make it to Sam’s and try to fit in Lowes just to get them out of the way. Then take a 2-hour drive to go eat some fish and see some different surroundings. Time will tell how that plays out.

Right now, my plan is to get to bed so that I am prepared for my early Rudy morning wake up call. Get a shower and head out for breakfast. Then hit up a bakery and surprise my thanksgiving friends with some fresh pastry. That’s been on my list of things to do for a while. I know I won’t want to wake up early and I might wind up eating breakfast at home but I for sure want to hit up that bakery. Doing it early in the morning has two benefits. #1 it’s cooler out early in the morning. #2 better selection the quicker you get there.

Thursday morning, I have my facial booked and that’s pretty much it. I’ve got nothing planned Friday through Monday. I’d like to clean up my deck; it would be nice to admire but doing the actual work yeah not looking forward to that.

In case it doesn’t come glaring through, I’ve got some depression going on and I want to check out of the world but that would leave the cats devastated and I won’t do that to them, were good for each other. Getting older is only part of the depression piece. Missing my late spouse as well as being alone for so long, not having success in the dating world and my boring life – it just feels like I am wasting away. Doesn’t seem like I matter to anyone but my job. Kind of wish I would have gotten the dumpster and cleaned this place up, at least I’d be busy and not have time to dwell on poor old me.

Well, off to climb the steps and settle in for the evening. Hopefully I can get a great night’s sleep and be raring to go with the same energy that Rudy has every morning when he wakes me up. Thanks for stopping by. I do hope all is well with you!

Better, I think

Good afternoon,

I’m feeling pretty good today.  Stomach appears to have settled down and I hope that it stays that way. 

Apparently there is going to be a huge power surge this afternoon, I got an alert on my phone asking me to conserve my energy consumption between 3p and 7p.  Not sure why today of all days we got this.  I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary to use energy today.  Just hope that the power doesn’t go out because it’s quite toasty outside. 

Weatherman said that the AC’s are going to get quite a workout next week.  I think the dumpster task is still stuck on my I’ll get to it someday list. 

Tomorrow morning I will be busy setting up new people at work.  I expect that will occupy a good portion of my morning and I kind of look forward to it.  I could get started today but I am putting it off until tomorrow just because I can. 

Just an average Wednesday here, nothing special going on.  I am just trying to make it through the day.  We are inching closer to the end of the week and that’s good news for me.  I am anxious to get out of the house and roam, even if it’s just local.  As long as my stomach holds up and I feel okay, I am thinking about making a buffet run on Saturday.  Of course if I go it will depend how good the buffet looks if I dive into it or order off of a menu.  I’d rather go for the buffet but it’s got to have some good food there and I hate driving so far to order off a menu.  I can do that around here. 

Rudy seems pretty normal thus far today.  He ate a little breakfast and then walked away.  Mora moved in and had her share.  Then Rudy came back and dug in.  Normally he loads up first and then she moves in and were done.  As long as they are both eating and healthy (happy too) that is all that I am concerned with. 

Hope it’s a good day for you.  Thanks for stopping by!

My poor stomach

Good evening,

I heard the weather forecast this morning for next week it’s going to super hot again.  Not exactly good news but nothing much I can do about it either. 

I woke up around 1a used the bathroom and of course couldn’t get back to sleep so I sat up and watched TV.  No cats were in my room and neither of them came in, which was fine.  My stomach hurt and I was tired. 

I was up again around 5a but was able to roll over and go back to sleep.  Rudy had joined me and was laying up against me radiating heat.  That’s nice in the Winter but not the summer.

The little devil woke me up at 6a and I got out of bed around 6:30a.  I was exhausted despite having just woken up.  Today would have been a good day to call in sick, because I was.  My stomach started bothering me.  I fed the cats and ate breakfast. 

I got dressed and then started feeling some body aches but figured that once I got busy with work that would subside.  I was right.  However, my stomach has bothered me all day long.  Plenty of grumbling and gas.  I had a couple of what I’d call close calls that turned out to be nothing. 

I opted to let my boss know that I was limping along but that I was working.  Now I am starting to think this isn’t from a Jelly Donut.  I probably caught something and it’s going to stick with me.

This is a minor inconvenience thus far.  I had supper and had to force myself to keep eating, finally I just gave up.  Food didn’t taste good and stopping seemed like a smart option.  I feel okay but don’t know if there will be more pain and grumbling or if it’s all over. 

I am not a fan of this and hope that it goes away quickly.  I don’t want it to mess up my weekend or my week of vacation. 

I was able to sneak in a light nap this morning but it only lasted 30 minutes.  My phone started lighting up like a Christmas tree which is normal when I am away from my computer.  Sit in front of the computer and nothing happens.  I think there must be a proximity sensor on it.  I got all of the email that was dumped in my inbox taken care of.  No sooner than that happened the boss called about a case that I took.  I found someone trying to install software from a threat actor and it was caught and stopped by our internal defenses.  For some reason attacks and threats are way up this month, like I’ve not seen before.  I think that it’s only going to get worse. 

Just a few minutes ago there was a loud thump on the roof.  I went outside to investigate and didn’t see anything.  I figured a tree branch fell but nothing.  This place makes noises all the time and you think it’s something major but there is nothing to worry about.  One day something is going to happen, I am going to dismiss it and that will be the one noise I should have paid attention to.  That’s the kind of luck I have. 

I didn’t shave or shower last night and I look like a hobo.  Kind of matches how I feel.  I plan on cleaning up tonight provided that my stomach behaves it’s self. 

Not a whole lot on streaming that I am interested in, I do a lot of searching and scrolling but eventually land on something, even if it’s an hour of cartoons.  Sometimes I just want the background noise. 

Rudy has been more like his normal self today but he did ask for food around 3p and I made him wait until 4p.  He is quite persistent and turns on the charm with his biscuits, licking my forehead thinking that he’s making progress and that I will give in.  That doesn’t always work but I do always enjoy it.  Right now he’s curled up on my arm sleeping.  He’s knows that I’m not happy about that but he likes being close to me.  Kind of nice to be wanted even if it’s only by a little kitty cat. 

Just have to make it 3 more days and right now the week is moving pretty slow.  Hopefully, we will gain some traction because I am ready to be done with work.  I need to get away and just not think about the place.  That’s easier said than done but if I have something I am doing I can easily get lost and will forget about work.  I know that I will wonder the whole time I am out what fresh hell is waiting for me when I return but I will find that out when I return.  It’s the fear of the unknown mixed in with a little guilt since I have a secret that I’d like to stay hidden. 

Well on with the evening and back to looking for something to watch.  Hope you had a great day!

Last week before vacation time

Good evening,

I hope that you had an enjoyable and relaxing weekend.  Mine was okay but like all weekends it went by too quickly. 

Sunday I had to wake up early to get some testing done at work.  I found that my company laptop which is sitting in my office wasn’t responding.  It was working on Friday because I used it.  I dismissed it and said well I will go reboot it when I’m back from vacation.  That kept eating at me all day, so my plans for Sunday changed up a bit. 

I decided to head out to the office to take care of rebooting the computer.  On the way there I saw the largest police presence I had ever seen on the opposite side of the freeway.  A semi was blocking all lanes and on it’s side.  That side of the freeway was closed.  I found out later the driver died.  No one else was involved.  From the looks of things, he had to have had a medical emergency or something like that.  I’m interested but not sure if that will be made public. 

I arrived at the office to find a package on my desk.  It was spare parts to keep on hand for our doors.  Not an inexpensive box.  I got that stuff put away and rebooted my computer. 

Then headed to grab a bite to eat and stop for cat food.  I normally stop on Saturdays but my stomach was doing summer saults so I didn’t leave anything to chance and came home.  Things sorted themselves out by Sunday. 

This morning I woke up and felt sick.  It got super cool here over night and I left my fan on.  That is a sure fire way to get me sick.  I didn’t think I would make it but I pressed on and as I did I felt better.  That is until lunch time.  I decided that I would have a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup.  Well if it comes out of a can here Rudy thinks it’s for him.  I put food out for him but he still begged me for soup. 

In fact Rudy has been bothering me all day long asking for food.  I gave in and gave him an extra can 2 hours after he had lunch.  I passed out supper and by the time I went to eat he was asking me for more food.  I passed out treats early.  I strongly think he is a Thyroid cat.  Gator used to bother me for extra food.  If it’s not that then he has just discovered how much of a push over I can be and he’s milking it.  This just started in the last couple days so I am waiting to see what happens. 

He got his flea medicine on Saturday.  His scratching has decreased a little bit but ever since then that is when his hunger started. 

My stomach is back to doing summer saults and I think it’s the result of mini Jelly Donuts that I got last weekend.  Normally they are all gone in a matter of days but I made them stick around.  They are in the fridge.  I had one last night as a test to see if it’s what caused my stomach issues and well I think I’ve got my answer.  I’m not eating any more of them.  They will go out with the trash come Thursday. 

Work, today has been a busy day.  We were invited to a meeting that is lasting all week long and has nothing to do with our team.  It was nice to be included but I stuck around for as long as I could stomach it and then finally dropped off because regular work was picking up.  Busy time with a bunch of new people starting in a few weeks and there is mounting pressure that comes with that as well.  Not a fun time but being busy makes the time pass faster! 

Found out that the new guy asked if he could take next Wednesday, Thursday & Friday off.  I’m out, the mistake maker is out so that would leave the boss by himself.  Not sure if this guys time off will get approved but it’s also not my worry. 

Speaking of time off I was thinking about what exactly I had planned for next week.  Nothing more than a dental appointment and a facial.  I am kicking around the idea of getting a roll away dumpster delivered for a couple days and doing some serious house cleaning.  It’s something that I’ve said I would do for years but it always gets put off.  Not exactly something exciting to do.  Dumpster rental isn’t cheap but I could at least make a dent in things.  I’ve not committed to the idea yet.  I’m sure if I do the neighbors will think that I am the next one that will be moving out and nothing could be further from the truth. 

I saw a job that sounded interesting but it pays 1/2 of what I am making now and from that 1/2 there would be union dues to pay.  It’s kind of a dream job for me and I would be out of the house 5 days a week.  The thought of starting over and the pay cut are what kept me from jumping at applying.  I want out of my present job so bad though and yeah I am willing to take a pay cut to make it happen but 1/2 pay is a little too steep, dream job or average job. 

Well nightfall is here.  Time to prep for tomorrow.  Shave and shower.  Then off to bed and up to do it all over again tomorrow.  I just tell myself this time next week who knows what I will be doing.  Work won’t be one of those things. 

Take care!