I am eager for the weekend so that I can sleep in. Kind of a shame that today isn’t Friday. Nothing like turning the phone off, sleeping and doing what I want without having to worry about anything but me and Gator. We get an extra hour on Sunday and that will throw both Gator and I off but I am sure we will manage to adjust. It will take a few days but then our internal clocks will sync up. I really wish this whole time change thing would go away, even if I do get an extra hour of sleep this weekend. It’s not fun trying to adjust and it would be far simpler to have one standard time year round. Perhaps eventually we will get there but I am wondering if it will happen during my lifetime.
Yesterday was a boiling red mad day. I was ready to quit yet again. It seemed to me that one of my colleagues was shirking his duties and I had to pick up the slack while he tended to a very ill timed lunch break. The work was starting to pile up and once I cleared the emergent issue I too went to lunch. I didn’t take my full hour, which tends to happen more often than not when I work at home. I got something to eat and calmed myself down, then returned back for yet more fun in the afternoon.
Just like if I sneak off to take a nap, I called it an early day because I had committed to doing some after-hours work. I got comfy in my recliner, Gator was just situated and starting to fall asleep and then the phone blew up. I had to run and grab my laptop, which confused Gator and didn’t exactly make her happy. I returned in short order and we got comfy again. I took care of work stuff and she worked on getting back to sleep. Eventually she left me because she wanted to be in the living room. She bedded down for another nap. I just waited my time out and then came down and did my work and went back up for the evening.
I had to go to the bathroom but Gator also needed food. I took care of Gator first and then took care of myself and finally got something in the microwave for dinner. It was a late supper for both of us. Watched some TV for about an hour and then it was time to get ready for bed.
It appears that I have managed to revive one of my Clarasonic Pro’s which surprised me. I have been working for almost a week on one unit that appeared to take a slow charge over days, it would complete and then nothing. The other unit I put on the charger and nothing seemed to happen. I opted to let it cook a bit and when I picked it up I was able to turn it on, toggle speeds and it ran just like normal. I found a brush and plan to resume using it. I will probably charge it between uses as the battery has to be on its last legs and my fear is that if it gets to depleted in charging it won’t bounce back. I could take the other unit apart to see if it’s possible to get a replacement battery but my best guess right now tells me not only is that not a good idea but that the battery probably isn’t replaceable otherwise they would have marketed a replacement. I could always try to take it to Batteries Plus but they charge a lot and I don’t know that it’s really worth the effort. I am thinking of returning my Tao but probably won’t. It’s serves as a nightlight in my bathroom in addition to having a cleaning brush.
I’ve got about an hour left of peace and quiet then the fun begins at work with meetings for the day. A break for lunch and then more work and a meeting to cap off the day that I don’t expect to go the full hour it’s scheduled for but people do get chatty in this particular meeting and we often go the full length or even a bit over. Then I should be done for the day. As it stands tomorrow there is 1 meeting in the morning but all in all it looks to be a quiet Friday but you never know what will manage to find it’s way into the door.
This weekend is my brothers turn to age and he will be 50 years old. He didn’t acknowledge my birthday and but for the fact when mom was alive she made him buy a card and send it from both of them. Since she has passed those birthday cards have stopped. I have tried in years past to send him a card in the hopes that he would send me one when my birthday rolled around but no luck there. He’s focused on his little family and himself. I’m sure his wife will probably throw some sort of party for him but if that is the case I will learn about it after the fact perhaps via social media or perhaps not at all. I kind of wish that we were closer considering that I am all alone but we are two very different people and don’t tend to get along for very long. It’s like mixing vinegar with baking soda or Mentos and Coke. You get the idea. How we made it this far in life without one seriously injuring or killing the other is beyond me. In any case it’s his turn to grow older and hopefully it doesn’t feel that bad for him. He’s been harder on his body than I have been on mine but out of the two of us he is the thin one. He’s much more active than I and enjoys manual labor where as I enjoy a nice chair.
Speaking of birthdays one of the twinks that I follow on social media updated their profile to say they are another year closer to gay death as they approach the rapid old age of 27. Yeah contrary to popular belief you don’t die at 30 even if your gay. Your youth is gone but your still very much alive and your body doesn’t feel that radically different until you get closer to age 40. That’s also usually when vision issues start. I always had 20/20 vision and then I turned 40 and hello glasses.
Well Happy Thursday. Three weeks from today and it will be Thanksgiving. That time will be here sooner rather than later. Which is why I hope I am able to get reservations made tomorrow, provided I remember to call. Fingers crossed!
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