Guy Candy

Don’t I know you?

Browsing on the dating app I stumbled across a face.  I know I know this person was the first though that popped in my head.  He’s cute and so I read the profile.  Yeah as soon as I saw his IG handle I knew the name and it’s a co-worker from a different office.  We have actually interacted via email on business multiple times.  He’s 26 or so the profile says.  I don’t think he’s lying.  Nice shirtless photo of him, he is a marketing person so of course he knows how to craft the perfect profile.  I didn’t indicate any interest and passed on him, just because he’s a co-worker.  He’s out at work but I am not.  Plus I don’t want to mix business with pleasure.  I’ve been tempted by cuter guys than him but I always resist.  Perhaps if we were in the same office I might cave but not in this case.

I though it was interesting that he showed up, I suppose you just never know who will show up in your feed.  As an after thought, he might be a nice friend to have but again I don’t want to mix business and pleasure, if I say something about work it could come back to haunt me.  We don’t really know each other just interacted a couple times by email. 

That is about as exciting as it gets here.  I loafed my way through the afternoon.  Got the trash out and took the silly call from my boss.  All of that was over with pretty fast. 

Had Cheese Ravioli for supper for the 2nd time this week.  It’s good and the only thing that jumped at me when I looked in the freezer.  Unless my appetite changes I don’t plan on eating much for lunch or supper. 

I have to go outside again to get the empty trash barrel and lug it back in.  That is my only trip out.  Honestly if I could I would just go back to bed.  I’ve got a couple of tasks to take care of today at work but they aren’t until 5p or after.  I think this will be a quiet Friday that will linger longer than it has to.  However, eventually I will be back in front of my TV scrolling through the YouTube App to find another video to watch.  Found some old Match Game and Price is Right episodes.  The original One Day at a Time pilot showed up in my feed last night and I saw it.  Hearing the theme song just took me back to being a kid again.  Norman Lear was some kind of TV Genius!

No real plans for the weekend per se other than eating out.  Usual Grocery Store and Target runs.  That’s about it.  Mora & Rudy have been doing a good job in keeping me company.  I hope that I have some energy over the weekend.  I woke up feeling pretty good this morning but boredom is a quick way to zap it.  I hate to just veg all day waiting for something to pop.  It’s quite different when I don’t want to do anything but veg and can relax.  Right now it’s like I am waiting for a volcano to erupt and on edge, I’m bored until something happens. 

Hope you are doing well and having fun.  Have a great weekend!

Blah–Thursday

Not much going on here.  Frustrated with a system at work that is under the control of the building we are in.  They aren’t the easiest or fastest people to work with.  Pre-pandemic if you reported a problem they were on it and it was fixed quickly.  Today their leadership has changed and no one really gives a damn.  That doesn’t fly well with me, it doesn’t matter who you are I take care of everyone quickly and try to cut through as much red tape as I can.  No one likes that.  Seems that my good deed isn’t without some punishment.  This is a system that we have permission to be on and if you rely on the building to do something for you, they simply will tell you it’s done but in reality they do nothing.  That’s why I like to be in control to see it through.  I am to the point of exploding on someone with a serious ass chewing but that won’t serve me well so I am trying to go with the flow but it’s not easy. 

I jumped on the scale and found that I am down a little over 10 pounds.  I haven’t checked my sugar in a while, not something I do on a frequent basis but I know I should.  I just don’t like the needles.  I am feeling a bit fatigued and my desire to eat has gone way down.  I eat but am full pretty fast.  Breakfast is where I do the bulk of my eating.  This new drug is great for weight loss but I would like a little energy back. 

A new dating app opened up for my area.  It’s unique because it caters only to gay people.  However, I’ve given it a look over and there are only a couple of guys that appear decent to me.  I am using that app to see if anyone reaches out to me, I don’t plan to like anyone or really use it like I do the other app I am on.  However, the whole dating thing in cyberspace is a great idea but nothing beats a face to face meeting.  I wish I could get a date though it would help lift my spirits.  I’m not looking to jump into bed just to talk and get to know someone.  I don’t know that other guys have the same intentions and I think most people use dating apps as if they were hookup apps. 

Got to wrangle the trash and get it out, I also have a call with the boss man – there are two tasks that I would rather skip.  At least taking out the trash has some productivity to it. 

My Friday night got busy with a couple people leaving and a couple promotions, but I don’t expect it will keep me working that long.  Trying to decide if I want Olive Garden or Pizza over the weekend.  Both sound really good.  Pizza is the cheaper option and will probably give me more eye candy to look at.  However, The Tour of Italy seems to be calling my name and I know that Pumpkin Cheesecake is back.  I might not be able to eat it all while I am there but that’s why they have boxes. 

Hope all is well in your world and that you have some exciting plans for the weekend.  This is my last weekend free for the next 2 weeks, after that I will be on-call and hating life.  I will be glad when the next 2 weeks is over with.  Have a great day/evening!

Exhausted

Morning!  I didn’t sleep the best on Monday night so I wanted to stay home on Tuesday but Rudy pushed me to get up and feed him.  That set things in motion and I wound up going in, when I just really wanted to go back to bed. 

It was a full day.  Plenty of BS to deal with and to top it all off they pained the hallway my office is in.  While they used low odor paint, the scent transferred to my clothes and long after I got home I kept smelling fresh paint.  It’s better than some odors I have smelled here but it’s not pleasant. 

I did leave early and that worked out where things were incredibly calm.  Once I got home the emails started up but honestly I was too tired to care.  I wound up passing out for about 15 or 20 minutes.  I fought against it but eventually it was lights out. 

The new drug I am on feels like it’s shrinking my stomach.  I can’t eat as much as I used to.  I don’t get nauseated like I first did when I was first ramping up on the medication.  However, there are times when I just don’t want to eat a damn thing.  Last night for supper was one of those times.  I had 1/2 of a Pumpkin Muffin and a soda for supper.  Then several hours later I had a mini ice cream just to put something on my stomach a little before bed.  I didn’t want my sugar to drop in the middle of the night.  Last time I weighed myself I saw a slight weight loss, if that continues my pants will be falling down and maybe if I am lucky enough I can switch back to my pre-pandemic clothes, that would sure be nice. 

Rudy tried to break into the muffins and they were sitting on the table.  I caught his ass finally on the table.  He was not happy about being caught.  You should have seen the size of his tail.  I had no idea he could fluff it that much.  Thankfully he couldn’t break in to the container.  He just made such a ruckus that it drew the attention of his sister and I followed her to see what was up, I was curious.  I always knew he was getting on the table.  I raised my voice at him so he knew I wasn’t happy.  I think that might stop him from doing it again but then again it’s a cat were talking about so who knows. 

I just watched YouTube and then over to Netflix for a bit until bed time finally came around.  All I wanted to do was get in bed and call it a day.  Thankfully that happened.  However, bad dreams followed.  Then here we are at another damn day.

Not much on my agenda today, just one BS meeting a little bit before lunch.  Otherwise my day is wide open and unless something comes rolling in I can just sit and rest.  After yesterday I kind of need it. 

Well off to see what kind of trouble I can get into.  Hope you have a great day!

Back to it

Morning … I hope that you had a nice weekend.  Saturday my barber got sick and we had to rescheduled my appointment to later in the day.  I didn’t think much of it and kind of expected that to happen.  I had breakfast out and grabbed the mail.  While I was waiting on my meal to show up, I checked on the cats.  Rudy jumped up and looked at the camera in the face and then ran away.  He was playing clearly.  I took that as an invite to talk with them.  I turned on the mic and started chatting.  He ran away and got his sister.  They came slowly around the corner and just looked at the camera funny.  I talked to both of them and they were looking all around, like where in the hell is he at?  I told them I am in the camera but that didn’t phase them.  I turned it off as my meal was coming and I didn’t want to cause them too much anxiety.  It was really cute though.  Leave it to Rudy, he’s the adventurer of the two of them.  Then headed out to my friends shop to drop off a couple things.  That was fun.  I came home took a nap and then got up to get my haircut.  I went for BBQ to claim my birthday reward.  Then came back and did my cat food shopping.  After that I spent the rest of the day at home. 

Sunday I got up and had breakfast out.  Ate at Cracker Barrel because I wanted Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes.  Saw the cute waiter he said hello.  That was nice but I have written him off.  If he calls that will be another story but honestly I don’t think that will happen.  After that I was supposed to hit up Target but I honestly didn’t feel the best.  I went grocery shopping.  The more I walked the more I wanted to get home.  My grocery shopping was a blur I grabbed a few things here and there just to get out the door.  Stopped for gas and then came home. 

I got the groceries put away and then I proceeded to do nothing all day long.  I got in a nap which helped.  Watched a lot of Modern Marvels on You Tube.  I remember seeing a show about super sized food, that was pretty good.  Watching that kind of made me hungry but I resisted.  I just kept drinking. 

By the afternoon I was feeling a little bit better and had some energy but still wasn’t 100%.  I put my medicine out and then went back to watching TV. 

The cats were loving my laziness and we had a good time together.  By the late afternoon, I placed an order for a Cheesesteak, got extra meet and cheese.  Threw in Onions and Mushrooms.  This time I was smart about it.  I ate 1/2 of it and wanted more but resisted.  I am going to have the other 1/2 for lunch today.  So looking forward to that. 

Watched a movie and then it was time to wrap things up.  Got catnip out for the kids.  Closed up shop in the kitchen.  Shaved, brushed my teeth and took my sleeping medicine.  Then watched some porn and wow it was lights out.  Had a very strange dream and then woke up to Rudy sitting on top of me.  He tried to get me to stay up at 5a but that didn’t work too well.

I feel okay this morning.  Guess I was just low on energy.  I was hoping that I didn’t pick up what the Barber had because it sounded awful, not much was staying down and it had been almost a week.  I’d be calling my doctor but not everyone does that.  Anyway, I plan on going in tomorrow and kind of look forward to it.  Hope that it will be some what fun. 

Next week I will be at home for 2 weeks in a row since I will be on-call and that will T- totally suck but I signed up for it.  That’s all I have for the moment.  There isn’t a whole lot going on this morning.  I had a flurry of activity to start out with but things were starting to settle back down.  I just jinxed myself I was going to head up to rest a bit but something came in.  Once I get that taken care of I plan to go watch some TV and take a nice extra long lunch break. 

My dumb mistake making co-worker is on vacation for 2 weeks so that puts some pressure on me but it isn’t anything I can’t handle.  That is a good reason for wanting to stay healthy because if I get sick and am out stuff will really back up and it will be a huge mess.  I want to avoid that at all costs. 

Hope all is well in your world.  Talk with you again soon!

Storm

Howdy!  There was a thunderstorm last night it went from light rain to pretty intense.  Lots of noise and the cats were looking around.  I happened to look outside before going to bed and notice the trash can was missing.  I had to go out with a flashlight and found it up the street a little ways turned over and full of water.  I up righted it and walked it back to the curb.  Then I got to come in and it was time for bed. 

That was the most interesting thing that happened all day long yesterday.  I am biding my time and eager to log off and start my weekend. 

I’ve got a haircut scheduled for early tomorrow morning.  I will probably get up early and have breakfast out.  I need to grab the mail and then run out to my friends shop to drop off a couple items.  After that my day is wide open.  I know there is a BBQ place that I need to hit up or I will loose $5 in store credit since it’s my birthday month.  They have good food so I really don’t want to pass that up.  Thinking about another cheese steak on Sunday.

My dumb co-worker that always fucks everything up is leaving for 2 weeks of vacation so I will be all alone for 2 weeks.  I know that I won’t have to worry about him making any mistakes while he is gone, just hope he didn’t seriously mess anything up before he left.  I hope that this is the break he needs and the little reset will help get him right but I am not holding my breath since it’s been 3 years and were still on the same old song skipping on the record player.  I hope he will change but it’s been so long I am not expecting it.  My dumb boss apparently doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal.  He shines in other areas that I don’t have any knowledge but the simple stuff that seems to be a real mind blower for him. 

Hoping to find something good to watch over the weekend that will both be entertaining and help me to laugh and forget about present day for a bit.  Have some fun times with the cats and enjoy some good food.  Just not looking for any drama. 

Hope that you have a great weekend as well and that life is going well.  That’s it for now.  Talk with you all again soon!

Best laid plans

Morning … My evening didn’t go as I had envisioned it would.  I got a craving for Wendy’s Chili so I left to grab some and a burger.  My work day was done but that didn’t stop the phone from chirping.  I got back home and ate my meal and then checked my phone.  I saw there was an issue that related to the project work that was done last week.  I logged in and took a look but didn’t see anything awry.  I thought about it and the more I thought the more I convinced myself at 6:30p to drive over.  You’d think that rush out was over with and traffic jams wouldn’t exist at that hour but that was not the case. 

I listened to Waze and got stuck smack dab in the middle of a backup due to construction.  Then I took an alternate route and there was another backup because of a bad accident on the opposite side of the freeway but everyone had to stop and look.  I made it to the office a little after 7:15p. 

Of course when I got there nothing was wrong, everything was quite as it should be.  Still I took a couple steps to help out and stood by for an additional few minutes but heard nothing.  I left.  Got home around 7:45p. 

I had to pass out treats for the cats.  They were not happy with me but happy that I was home.  Then I had a snack of my own and wanted to climb in the shower.  It took me a minute to realize the cats were waiting for their catnip, so I passed that out.  Then they were happy. 

I got my shower and got ready for bed.  The last thing I wanted to do was go to sleep but eventually that happened and I slept pretty good.  I can still drive at night but it’s not my preference.  I made better time coming home than I did going in.  I was able to do between 70 and 80 mph on the way home.  Yeah I was speeding but there honestly were not a whole lot of people out.  I made it home without any problems and that’s the way I like it. 

So much for good porn.  I suppose it will still be there tonight.  I have no plan to go dashing into the office.  I watched my gas tank needle just drop like a stone.  I will need to fill up on Sunday.  I plan to go back on Tuesday like normal.  Here’s hoping that I can enjoy the day and have a better evening today.  Just have to wrangle and push out the garbage. 

Here’s hoping you had a great Wednesday evening and that Thursday is good for you.  Talk with you again soon. 

Average Wednesday

 - Colby Knox | Cum Meet My Cowboy

Good Afternoon.  The photo above is from a new scene that is out today at Colby Knox.  This isn’t a sponsored post but I look forward to Wednesday’s because Colby Knox always releases new content then.  They have free samples of videos and photos if your interested.  I have seen a lot of their content over the years and it’s a site that I really enjoy. 

In other news I am a bit fatigued today.  Nightmares or unpleasant dreams along with Mr. Rudy thinking when I got up at 3a to use the restroom that it was time to get up and get going.  He still tries to get me up at 6a but I don’t budge.  I bargain with him and split the difference and am up by 6:30a, which might also help explain why I feel the way I do.  I also had a sugar cereal breakfast.  Had to finish off the box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.  That is some delicious stuff, even if it’s not good for me because of the sugar I love Cinnamon and add sugar to it that just makes it even better!

I’ve had 2 naps today and felt like my sugar was dropping out.  I kind of feel a little bit like that now but haven’t checked my sugar, which I probably should do but I never look forward to the little prick. 

Had some Spinach & Cheese Ravioli last night for supper.  Desert some hours after was a Cinnamon Roll, served warmed and a glass of milk.  That helped to get me to sleep.

Watched the show Nightwatch from my DVR.  Content is backing up and I needed to make some room.  I also deleted the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and a 4th of July celebration.  That helped to free up some much needed room.  I have quite the back log of stuff to watch.  You Tube or movies have been more appealing to me.  I am fickle about what I want to watch. 

Rudy & Mora are both doing well.  Lapping up the attention, food and cat nip.  Plus playing with each other.  Mora was driving me a bit nutty last night but I eventually got her to settle down.  They both get nervous energy, she just gets it worse than her brother.  There are times when I still can’t believe they are here to stay.  However, they are my lifesavers.  It’s just fun coming home to both of them and seeing how they stick together.  Where you see one you will usually find the other.  If I could just find a man then we could be just like them! 

Speaking of dating, no leads or potential suitors but I still keep looking.  I don’t hold out much hope but it would be nice to at least go on a date or even two. 

Just your average day working.  I am not doing a whole lot today but have been busy with a few things.  Nice to be at home.  Still thinking about Cheesesteak like yesterday. 

Hope your having a great day.  Talk with you all again soon!

Back to normal or so I think

  Did you miss me?  Looks like I am back or so I think.  Today is my first day working from home since last Monday.  It feels like it’s been a lot longer.  The project that took me into the office is done, the contractors left yesterday afternoon around 2:30p.  I left at 3p.  I am so glad to be home with the cats.  They seem happier to have me here.  When I went up for my lunch break I saw Rudy (I presume it was him) had climbed up on my chair and then on to the bookcase.  He grabbed my back scratcher and took it to the bed.  There were so many things he could have grabbed, thank goodness he grabbed that.  He tried to get me up at 5a but I wouldn’t budge.  He became persistent when we got to 6a but I told him we still had an hour.  I made it 30 minutes and then just got up. 

Last night was a cluster.  I was presented with the newest version of IOS – IOS 17 and I upgraded.  I didn’t know it would take up most of my evening to sort out a bug.  I stopped getting audible notifications that I had new mail.  Didn’t matter if it was personal or work.  I combed through all of my settings, watched several YouTube videos and no luck.  I have to get notifications for work email, so glad that I am not on-call this week like was originally planned.  Anyway, a colleague of mine sorted it all out for me this morning.  I had to check a button that talked about notification banners.  I don’t need a banner to pop up when I get a new email but that is what it took to bring the sound back.  Damn Apple, don’t know why they required this.  They also moved the end call button and the speaker button isn’t where it used to be.  WHY?  It all worked no one was complaining but I suppose it has to do with Contact Posters, which isn’t something I plan on using.  There are some things I like about IOS17 but honestly given all of the trouble I wish I would have not upgraded so quickly.  That’s me Mr. install the update as soon as it’s available.  Normally there aren’t any consequences for this but on occasionally there is a price to pay.

Over the weekend I had my Cheesesteak that I have been craving, it was good.  I ruined it by adding fries to my order.  I was so stuffed the fries didn’t really get that much attention.  I think of the sandwich and the sea bass that I had – wow both really good.  I didn’t want to go back to frozen food last night but I had Swedish Meatballs and they weren’t that good.  Not sure what I will have tonight but I know it will be coming out of the freezer. I love good food.  Sure wish that my dating efforts would pay off and I could meet a chef or at least a guy who could whip up some hamburger helper.  I’ve got the ability to follow instructions and cook, just lack the desire.  When I want to eat, I want to eat not cook it then eat.  Unless were talking baking a pizza, I have the tolerance for that.  I long for the weekend when I can eat out.  I could do it during the week but it’s much easier to walk to the freezer.  If I am really disgusted I will go out but most of the time I just give in. 

Speaking of food, I didn’t really eat a lunch today.  I had a soda and a donut.  Then a nap.  Then some pudding and back to work.  Wonder why I am hungry now.  LOL

Caught up on porn surfing.  Got some scenes that I have been wanting for a while.  Hopefully, I don’t get drowsy while watching.  Speaking of watching, I got my local TV channel back that was gone for months.  Looks like contract talks worked out, just like “the forums” said they would.  Just before the start of the Fall TV Season.  Problem is the writers and actors are still on strike so there won’t be a lot to watch until that strike is settled.  Even if they struck a deal today it would still take time to produce the shows.  It’s going to be a sucky Fall TV Season.  Thank goodness for new movies, at least that will provide some content just have to find something I am interested in.

I’ve got a meeting to go to in a bit and then I will be free.  I am really thinking about that Cheesesteak.  I placed an order from my phone on Sunday, threw on some clothes and drove over.  Walked in the door and it was waiting for me.  I could easily do that again today and the more I think about it, the more I want it.  Just like real sex.  Problem is I can easily get the food, not the sex. 

Hope all is well in your world and that your doing good.  Talk with you all again soon.  Be well. 

Men on Monday

Even though I am working hard, I thought you might enjoy this eye candy. 

Sore & Tired

Hi one and all, thanks for stopping by.  Just a quick note to let you know that I am still around.  This project work is killing me.  Friday was supposed to be the end but it looks like we might finish on Monday but should for sure be done by Tuesday.  That means 1 to 2 more days of heading into the office.  I look forward to it on one hand and on the other I don’t. 

My feet are killing me, lots of walking.  I am sore and my body is tired.  Friday took me an hour and a half to get to work, yes I was later than normal.  However, I still beat the contractors.  They have a tough time getting out of bed.  I on the other hand was on the road at 6:30A sharp and thanks to a broke down vehicle and a traffic accident I was late.  They threw in the towel at 3p on Friday and I was right behind them.  I was home by 4p and I drove fast to get here.  I wanted nothing more to do with work and just wanted to pass out.  I turned my phone off and the cats & I took a nice nap.  Supper on Friday was a Cinnamon Roll and a Soda. 

Saturday morning I had Pancakes & Sausage along with a donut.  Headed out to my friends shop to settle up for the transmission work.  I was billed their cost, no mark up.  That was nice!  Sat and talked had some laughs and then after a few hours of that I came home.  Back to napping.  I woke up and headed out for my Sea Bass, finally. 

I made it to the restaurant a few minutes after 4p.  I walked up to the place I sat at last time at the bar.  Different bar tender.  Looked at the specials and saw the Sea Bass.  I had that and Gouda Mashed Potatoes.  There was some vegetables with it and I ate a few of them.  I ate what looked like a Carrot that turned out to be a tomato.  The lighting was rather dim and I wasn’t wearing glasses.  However, that didn’t stop me from eyeing up a couple of their young cute waiters.  There were 3 younger guys working that I would have loved to hit on but didn’t bother.  I just enjoyed the view.  The food was melt in your mouth good.  The potatoes were very rich but damn they were tasty.  I had a Cesar Salad and that was all she wrote for me.  I dropped $50 and left, I was so full and so happy.  I could easily go back next week.  I saw the Pasta I had last time on the menu was still on special.  They tried to get me to eat desert but I just didn’t have room.  A few hours later I had some ice cream at home. 

Went to dive in to porn last night and damn being tired took over again and I wound up passing out.  That’s when I just hung it up and went to bed.  I am honestly too tired to do much of anything. 

Made it out for breakfast this morning.  My waiter didn’t take good care of me so I didn’t bother to leave him a tip.  He’s gay and for some reason we always clash.  I don’t treat him any different that I would anyone else waiting on me but damn he gives me attitude and then he let my drink run dry and only came back when he wanted me to settle up. 

I hit up the grocery store, didn’t spend much because I have a lot of frozen stuff here at home.  Eating pizza last week helped me out.  I really don’t want to go back out for supper tonight but it’s a thought brewing.  I’ll probably wind up staying home.  I gave the cats time here with me in the basement.  Rudy tried to climb into the ceiling and that’s when I called it quits.  They both got taken back up stairs.  Now they are crying wanting me to come let them in or for me to come up.  I am waiting on the washer to kick off.  Then I will be back up stairs, they won’t like it a whole lot because there is cleaning to do but at least they won’t be lonely. 

Rudy had me up at 5a this morning wanting breakfast and I didn’t get up and get going until a little bit after 7:30a.  Having lot of bad dreams, feeling quite lonely and some depression.  I miss my family furry and the non furry.  Some how I keep thinking I am trapped in a bad dream but it’s reality and that sucks when that slaps you in the face. 

Good news on the work front I won’t be on-call next week.  I traded with someone but I will be on call for 2 weeks back to back in October.  That will suck but I should be working from home then.  I am eager to return to working from home and the hope is that will occur this week.  I do look forward to the extra hour of sleep and not having to shower every damn day.  That plus the commute each way just wastes so much time.  I’m good to shower every other day and unless I am feeling super lazy or sick I don’t go past that.  Still can’t believe I used to do this every day, 5 days a week without question for years.  I like working from home better.  Well off to check on the laundry. 

Hope all is well in your world and that life is treating you well.  I look forward to returning to regular entries once the project work and stress eases.  Here’s hoping that this week is way better than last week.  Take care and be well. 

Holy Clusters

The project I am working on just keeps getting more messy as the days go by.  Today was another wasted day.  I thought there would be real progress today but from the looks of things this could easily stretch into two or three weeks at the rate things are going now. 

Today was a rough one.  The morning was fine but the afternoon I got pelted.  The on call person had to go to an event thanks to our dumb boss.  Then things really started heating up and it was just one thing after another.  At a little after 4p I left.  I had lots of anger flowing through me and it showed in my driving.  I didn’t get home until close to 5:30p, there was a wreck that had traffic all tied up.  Going in this morning it was like no one was out.  I imagine as the week progresses traffic will get lighter.  I think lots of people still work from home. 

The new medicine kicked me pretty hard last night.  I was in and out of the bathroom doing everything but throwing up.  I got a decent nights sleep but I was up during the night more than once.  I still have the nauseated feeling.  I talked with one of the vendors working on the project and he is on the same thing.  He said not to be surprised or alarmed if there comes a point where I stop having BM’s for up to 4 days.  He said on the 4th day everything works out.  I don’t expect to have that problem but it’s good to know what to watch out for. 

I am cherishing my time with the cats.  They love it when I am home and hate it when I am gone.  I don’t have time to look in on them during the day but I might make an effort tomorrow morning when things are calm.  The vendor doesn’t show up until 9a and they are gone by 4p take an hour for lunch.  Not a bad deal.  I’m there at 7:30a, get maybe 30 minutes if that for lunch.  I am entitled to an hour but there is always something that seems to suck me back in, especially when I am physically in the office.  With this project I am leaving at 4 or shortly there after. 

Got my water softener salt today.  It’s really strange.  Yesterday the tracking showed that it was shipped via USPS today I got an alert someone was at my front door and I looked it was a Walmart driver.  He dropped off my 3 bags of salt.  I’m used to 1 40 pound bag but I got 3 25 pound bags.  Kind of strange that Walmart delivered it but hey I got what I paid for that is what matters most to me. 

My nose is driving me nuts.  I sneeze off and on all day long and now that I am home my nose is running.  I feel fine and just think it’s allergies or so I hope.  Of all of the times to be sick now is not the time.  COVID is rampant here and I do plan on getting the newest vaccine but I am guessing there will be quite a waiting line.  One more thing to add to my TO DO list. 

Hope all is well in your world.  I am going to try to watch some TV and stay away from technology since I will be back at it tomorrow morning.  Just wanted to drop a few lines to let everyone know how things were.  Take care and be well.  Talk with you again soon!

Fluster Cuck

Good Afternoon

Happy Monday, if there is such a thing.  The day I dreaded is here.  I’ve played catch up all day long, got a little bit of work done but mostly sorting through emails.  465 to be exact.  A good portion was junk but there were about 200 emails that required some form of attention from me. 

Things didn’t go completely to hell while I was out but there were a few things that fell apart. 

I also spent part of my day ramping up for the project tomorrow.  I’ve interacted with the vendor multiple times today.  I do not have a comfort feel for this at all, especially after a call I got early this morning.  I am glad that I will be there in person so that I can clarify with the folks doing the work as to what needs to happen.  So long as we have an understanding then I think that this will be okay.  I won’t fully exhale until they are done and everything has been tested.  I don’t see how it will take them 4 long ass days, I think this is a 2 day project at best.  I think the other 2 days were insurance in case something goes wrong to allow them time to fix it.  I will have all of my answers soon enough and we will see if this is going to be a complete disaster or a shining success. 

I started the new medicine this morning.  Had a moderate sugar level at lunch time.  Been to the bathroom twice thus far.  I thought it would be much worse.  Thus far not the case the day isn’t over yet.  I think the objective is take the pill in the morning so you don’t have to get up during the night to use the bathroom.  I’m good with that.  I hope this pill does it’s thing and keeps my sugar levels in check. 

Mora & Rudy seem to be adjusting with me switching back to work mode.  Rudy was ready to get up at 6a.  I had a bad dream and wound up laying in bed awake and once we got close enough to 7a I just threw in the towel and got up. 

Managed to do some porn surfing when things calmed down a bit.  I was not in the mood last night for porn or much of anything other than sleeping.  My sleeping medicine kicked in pretty fast.  Perhaps tonight will be different or so I hope. 

Today is my vehicles birthday, officially 6 years old.  Bought it on this day 6 long years ago.  Life was sure different then.  No pandemic, I believe I still had the 3 cats (Gator, Marv & Momma).  Doing the same job but I think in a junior level position and I was making far less.  I didn’t know how I would make the payments but magically it’s all come together.  It’s about paid off.  I had the option to skip payments and tempting as that was I never did that.  It just prolongs the loan, adds interest and you have to pay a fee for skipping.  I could easily pay the balance off today but I’m not paying much in interest and since I have come this far I am just letting it trickle out until the bitter end.  I figure that as long as I am making payments that will keep Murphy away or so I hope.  I do look forward to saving that money in a couple more months when it’s paid for. 

I would be remiss if I didn’t post about 9/11.  I remember being home with my late spouse, he had just had surgery.  We still had pagers and a news alert came in that set off both of our pagers.  We were both sleeping.  He thought it was me playing a joke but I joined him in bed and we flipped on the TV to watch in horror at what was unfolding.  He had a follow up appointment later that afternoon with the surgeon and we were both nervous about leaving the house but he made his appointment.  I took it all in and probably a bit too much but I watched every news program that I could.  That day touched us all regardless if we were in NYC or not.  It changed the world and altered many lives, not to mention taking many lives way too soon.  I feel nothing but sorrow for those that lost a loved one on that day.  This is something I will never forget, where I was as this unfolded. 

I wanted to work this post in before I head up for the day.  I have no idea if I will be able to post tomorrow or not.  I still have a mountain of work to work through plus the project.  I am beat already and that’s just getting up at normal time.  Add getting up an hour early, travel to and from work and there is no doubt in my mind I won’t need a sleeping pill I will be wiped out.  Take care and I will talk with you all again soon. Be well. 

The remainder of vacation

Hello, I hope all is well in your world.  Just a quick recap of Friday thru Sunday as my vacation time winds down. 

Friday morning I went to Cracker Barrel for Breakfast hoping to see the hot waiter that has been stringing me along.  I was more interested in his reaction in seeing me than anything.  However, he wasn’t there.  I came back home for a brief moment and then dashed off to meet my friend for the transmission work. 

Dropped the car and went back to my friends shop.  Not much going on there.  I always learn something new when I visit so it’s fun and educational.  Lunch time rolled around pretty fast and we went to a place that I heard an old co-worker talk about before.  It was okay but nothing special.  On the way to the place my friend got a text that my vehicle was done.  When we were done we picked it up.  I got to go home and my friend went back to his shop.  The cost was only a couple hundred dollars because it was a drain, fill, run a bit and drain again, then fill one last time.  I didn’t need the power flush that my friend got so that’s why this was so much cheaper.  My friend told me to swing by next week to settle up with him.  I plan to do that next weekend.  I don’t know what he is going to charge me but the agreement we had was that I would pay his price with no mark up.  Time will tell if that’s true. 

I think I had frozen Cheese Ravioli for supper that night and just hung out with the cats.  We watched a couple movies, that I had to pay for from Prime.  I remember that I got some laughs but don’t exactly remember what I watched because that was a few days ago. 

Saturday I slept in a lounged around the house until the afternoon.  Then I got a shower, went to check the mail and then headed off for pizza.  Wanted to see the other cute waiter I have a crush on.  I know he’s straight but still looking is nice.  Turns out he wasn’t working.  I got a decent pizza but didn’t plan on dropping damn near $50 for that plus a small salad and a soda.  I didn’t even claim my birthday desert which would have been free.  I wanted to get back home. 

Fed the cats.  Worked on the freezer to oil a motor.  You have to empty it out all of the shelves and then remove a panel.  It’s a little bit of work.  Then I cleaned the bathroom.  Damn that was not a fun job.  Both cats wanted to help me and of course when I was done and had cleaner sprayed on the bathtub is when they wanted to play in the tub.  I had to keep them out which was fairly easy but they are sneaky.  We watched some TV after that and I tried to cool down.  All the work and running back and forth to the kitchen and garage made me quite hot. 

Sunday woke up early and went back to Cracker Barrel one last time.  Turns out the guy wasn’t working then either.  Looks to me like he has plenty of spare time now and he could call me but hey my phone has yet to ring.  He might call and he might not.  I am not going to hold my breath.  I remember telling Gator when I first got his number that I might have found someone so that I didn’t have to be alone.  I’m sure this plays no part in her getting sick and dying but maybe she was holding on and when I told her that she gave up.  I doubt it.  I can tell you that I was quite emotional this morning.  I was lonely and feeling the not wanting to go back to work thing.  It was all a bit much. 

Stopped off at Target to pick up a few things.  Got $100 worth of stuff for $77.  Part of that was due to rewards points and the other part was due to a birthday offer they sent me to save 5%.  It was really nice.  Then on to the grocery store where I didn’t spend a whole lot of money. I made up for that by stopping off to gas up and man the price of gas has gone up.  Then back home to put it all away and relax a bit.  Tried to take a nap.  Rudy came alive when I got home he was bouncing off the walls and when I tried to nap he wouldn’t leave me a lone. 

I figured that it was close to lunch time so feeding him would probably cause him to calm down.  Nope that just made things worse.  I put out my medicine, starting the new Diabetes medicine tomorrow morning.  Sounds like I will be peeing up a storm.  Dehydration is one of the big side effects along with about a dozen other things.  It’s possible this medicine could make me seriously ill or kill me but at least I know what to watch for.  Then my tree guy showed up to provide me an estimate.  That’s more money that will leave my pocket.  Probably not until next year but I wanted to get on his list. 

I came down to get the laundry done.  Damn if I didn’t forget to buy Water Softener Salt.  That was a grocery store thing but it’s not something I normally get there.  It’s a Sam’s Club thing but they didn’t have it.  I can order it from Amazon or just wait until next weekend and pick some up.  Right now I am going with next weekend.  It’s a trip to the home improvement store and I need to get a couple new fluorescent bulbs for the basement.  They don’t carry Morton’s Salt but some off brand which is why I prefer to get it at Sam’s but oh well.  I know I can make it through the week for sure.  Beyond that will be pushing it.  I may breakdown and do the Amazon thing. 

Speaking of Amazon I got an alert while I was putting out my medicine that someone tried to use my debit card at Amazon but it’s locked so the transaction was declined.  I didn’t waste anytime I reported the card as lost so I get a replacement.  If someone tried to use it once they will for sure try again.  For good measure I changed my password as well.  I don’t recall ever using the card except to get cash from an ATM and to make a deposit.  Just don’t want to chance it.  I’m without a card for up to 7 days but then again it’s not something I use so it’s no big deal. 

Caught up on porn surfing.  I’m going to have some fun tonight.  At least there is something to look forward to besides waking up early.  As soon as the dryer kicks off I will be headed back up.  I need to finish up on cleaning house, get the laundry put away.  Then it will be time to heat up a couple slices of my deep dish pizza.  I got Sausage, Pepperoni and Spinach.  It was really good yesterday.  I will be eating on it for a few more days so eventually I will not want pizza for a while.  Thought about going out for supper instead but I’d rather just save the gas. 

As it stands right now tomorrow is my only work from home day.  The rest of the week I will be in the office due to a project work that is being done by a vendor that I have to keep tabs on.  I really hope they finish the job early like in 2 days instead of 4 days.  That everything goes well and then I will rest a bit easier.  I already combed through my email on Friday night and Jesus I have one big mess to sort through.  More than a few people got fired while I was gone and plenty of new people started.  I don’t honestly know if I will be caught up in one day but I am going to make a decent effort.  I only hope that I can make it through all of the important stuff tomorrow.  Once I go in I have no idea how much time this project will take of my time and while I am eager to get it done I really wish it wasn’t happening until next year.  Then again it’s been well over 4 years in the making.  I only hope that the guys that show up to do the work are hot. 

Speaking of hot guys I had a message from a local college guy last week on the dating app.  I answered him back and well he hasn’t bothered to respond.  He didn’t match with me but I guess he saw that I liked him so he felt obligated to show me some pity.  Jesus I am not into the game playing.  I have had a couple guys that are older than me like me but I am emphatic about not falling for another older guy.  I want someone younger than me, even if it’s only by a few years.  Age is only a number but I don’t want to set myself up to out live another guy.  I think finding someone will drastically improve my over all outlook and I will probably wind up living longer.  However, it’s not looking good at the moment.  I am also only on one app.  I don’t want to pass out a bunch of money because there are no guarantee's.  Offer me a guarantee that I will meet a guy and we will hit off and I will hand you a small sum of money no problem.  No service out there that I am aware of offers that.  It’s a crap shoot and you just never know who you will meet or what caliber of a person they will turn out to be. 

Apologies for the long rambling but I honestly don’t know that I will have a whole lot of time to myself this week, I am setting things up as if I will be super busy.  I will probably be super tired.  Getting up early and going in really wears me out and that’s on a good day where I leave the office early.  Now factor in rush hour traffic both ways and I am sure I will be dead tired when I get home. 

Here’s hoping things won’t be as bad as I am expecting.  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope that the week ahead is a great one for all of us.  Take care, I look forward to the next time we talk.  I appreciate your visit. 

Seeing Fine

I got the recall work done on my vehicle so it shouldn’t burst into flames or so I hope.  I had time to come home take a quick nap and bathroom break.  Then it was off to see the eye doctor. 

They made me mad.  I got a birthday coupon good for $25 and I have a $15 co-pay.  When I walked in I asked the receptionist if I could use that towards my co-pay and she said yes.  Turns out it’s not good for co-pays.  They put a disclaimer at the bottom.  Hell if I wasn’t getting glasses, which I didn’t then how would I possibly use this?  They wanted to reduce the cost of the photos they took so the insurance company wouldn’t have to pay as much but screw that, it’s a covered service and won’t cost me anything.  Despite my appointment there was a long line to get into an exam room.  Overall, things are stable and remain the same as last year.  I went in without any glasses and there were times I felt so lost and couldn’t read a damn thing.  I hate this old age stuff.  When I turned 40 is when I needed glasses, I actually wanted them.  Now that I have them I want to give them back and go back to normal 20/20 vision. 

I went shoe shopping but tried on a couple pair and couldn’t find anything to my liking.  Then on to grab cat food and a stop at Sam’s Club.  I am really surprised I made it home.  The heat was getting to me and I felt like I was going to drop at any minute.  I got all but 2 items at Sam’s because they didn’t have what I needed, not because I forgot. 

That accomplished my goals for the day.  I made it to the basement and let Mora & Rudy roam around.  She has wanted down here all week.  Scratching at the door and sitting in front of it for hours like it’s going to magically open.  I wondered if there was something down here but nope, just me at the moment. 

Need to charge and change my exterior camera batteries.  Tomorrow is transmission service day.  That is going to be expensive.  I heard one of the service guys talking today at the dealership if you wait for the fluid to burn, you have waited too long.  Much to my surprise the dealership had very little inventory and the place wasn’t crawling with people like it normally is.  There were 3 of us in the waiting room. 

Paid and watched a decent Gay Drama on Prime, called Lonesome.  There was a decent amount of nudity and sexual scenes.  It wasn’t a porn film but for $2.99 I feel like I got more than my monies worth of just looking at the guys.  It was an interesting story. 

I hated getting up at 6:30a to shower, eat and get out the door but next week will be like that but I will be getting up at 6a.  I need to get up early tomorrow and am on the fence if I want to take a shower or not.  Kind of depends on how I feel in the morning.  I will budget enough time.  I’d like to grab breakfast out.  Thinking of going to Cracker Barrel again just to see “the guy” and see what his reception is like.  They have good food and if I make it there I will eat something but I am going for a different reason. 

Never heard back from the guy I responded to on the dating app.  I think it was just a good will gesture on his part to say hello to the old man who liked him.  He didn’t like me back just messaged me.  I’m not looking to jump into bed with anyone, I just want companionship, to grab a bite to eat, learn about someone else and have them learn about me.  If we wind up in bed great but that’s not my plan for the first or even second date.  Fun fact I have had a few first dates but never a second date. 

One more day of vacation, then the weekend and back to the old grind on Monday.  I’ve been slightly depressed the last few days with having a little time on my hands.  Right now it feels like I don’t have a purpose but that will all change next week when I am back working.  I dread the mess I am going back to and hope that there aren’t too many fuck up that I have to fix.  I’ve only got one day to catch up and then Tuesday it’s on to my fun project. 

Hope all is well in your world.  Take care. 

Tuesday & Wednesday

Vacation is still going but almost gone.  Yesterday the facial was awesome and the tech that did it was quite chatty, that helped a lot.  I was in a position that hurt my neck a bit.  The massage was horrible.  The lady spent a good potion of my time on my neck and didn’t work my upper back a whole lot.  I still felt the knot yesterday but today it doesn’t feel like it’s there at least at the moment. 

After that was done I took my dishwasher door back to my friends shop and got him to cut out the part that was giving me problems and bending.  I got it mounted back with ease.  I did get a note from the place in Alabama that told me that the part was no longer made and they didn’t have any way to get it.  Totally expected. 

I wanted to grab a bite to eat out but instead came home and had store Lasagna which wasn’t bad and normally makes me a little ill.  I was starving and ate it all with no problem. 

That brings us to Wednesday (today) and I have done nothing.  Spent the entire day in my room until about an hour ago when I got out to eat dinner.  I had breakfast.  Ate a slice of cake for lunch which fueled a sugar coma for the afternoon.  The cats don’t like me laying around.

Mora likes Tom and Jerry I found out.  I was watching some episodes of that on Netflix and she was all alert and paying attention.  We watched a couple episodes before she got tired and went back to sleep.  She watches some tv at times but not a whole lot. 

Rudy has torn up my stomach with his claws and making biscuits.  It itches like crazy and I am just applying lotion to it and leaving it alone.  I don’t really have the energy to shower today.  I am still quite sore.  I crave pizza and thought about grabbing some but talked my self down from that ledge for now.  It’s in my future though. 

Tomorrow is car recall service in the morning and then on to the eye doctor in the late morning.  After that I am free.  I hope to get some shopping done but that will largely depend on how well I can see after the eye doctor.  I hope that we can skip the dilation, if so then let the money spending commence.  If not then it’s only delayed until after a nap. 

Dinner is a toss up between pizza and some fine dining. 

I got the word that my transmission service is a go on Friday so I will be up early and then my friend will pick me up.  I will hang out at his shop for the day until my vehicle is done.  I plan to have lunch with my friend as well.  Friday is pretty much done for but as long as everything goes according to plan it’s okay. 

I’d like to get up on a ladder and work on the gutters but I will probably push that off for a while because one it’s still hot out and two my back.  I’ve got this major project next week and I don’t want to fuck up my availability by falling off a ladder.  I want that over with and then life can go back to normal. 

Someone from work called today but they didn’t leave a message I saw it in my call log.  Kind of makes me wonder what’s up but at the same time I will find out soon enough.  I peeked on Sunday at work email and don’t plan to peek again at least not right now.  That might be an adventure for Friday. 

Neither of my two lottery tickets won a damn thing and I didn’t have one lousy number.  That’s why I don’t like quick picks or the machine picking my numbers.  It’s the easiest option though. 

Saw hot hot shirtless guy running through the neighborhood last night.  I made all sorts of noise but he didn’t hear me.  I got a message from a guy I liked a few weeks ago on the dating app I am on.  I messaged back but haven’t heard anything.  I would just as soon give them my number and say call me.  If they would call it would eliminate the back and forth of messaging.  This guy is really good looking but he’s also way younger than me.  I don’t expect anything but I am a little depressed today so it was a nice pick me up, even if it only lasted for a minute.

That’s it from excitement central for now.  Glad the dishwasher is back together.  I did a small load of dishes last night and it’s still going strong.  I would have been super upset if it broke after I got it back together.  I like things that I can fix myself just don’t ask me to take something apart.  Although I did do okay with the Water Softener but that was a 3 month ordeal.  It was a little easier to work on than the dishwasher because I wasn’t down on the floor trying to stand on my head while putting in a screw.  I also didn’t have flashlight Rudy around.  He loves to chase the light of the flashlight much like it’s a laser beam. 

I hope all is well in your world I am about to return to TV Land to see what I can find to watch.  Then we will have snack time for the cats and a couple hours after that it will be back to bed.  Take care. 

Feels like Sunday

Yesterday I did absolutely nothing, I was sore and just didn’t feel good.  I took naps and watched TV.  Had the left over steak from my birthday along with the broccoli and consumed a good portion of my soda supply.  I watched The Machine on Amazon Prime, it was only $5.99 and well worth every penny.  Didn’t think I would sleep at night but with some medicine I was in bed by my normal time. 

Today I just assumed my Sunday routine for the most part.  I got up at 6:30am and fed the cats.  Then shaved and got a shower.  I went off to eat at Cracker Barrel.  I haven’t been there in a long time mostly because of the guy I asked out that hasn’t called me.  Today I confronted him about that and asked why he gave me his number if he never planned to follow through.  He said that at the time he wasn’t busy but then work dumped on him and they are just now wrapping up their busy season.  He didn’t say that he plans to call me but said that things should start slowing down for him soon.  I mean this is since just before Thanksgiving last year, you couldn’t bother to send a text message or say something to me the many of times that I was in after that.  I was there every weekend without fail until it just got too painful.  I don’t know if I managed to cause him to lose my number now or if he will call.  I am operating under the assumption that he’s not going to call and moving on.  I just don’t think it’s right to toy with someone’s feelings like that.  Then again I was raised differently and have manners.  If he calls sure I will go out with him, even after all of this time.  However, I am not going to get my self worked up that he’s going to call me only to have the wind let out of my sails again. 

After that I grabbed the mail and came home.  I wasn’t feeling like going to the grocery store but I did manage to hit up Sam’s for gas so that I didn’t have to wade through a long line, later in the day. 

I took a nap and just killed time until 10a.  That’s when a haircut store opened and I went up for a haircut, it’s next to the grocery store so of course I went to the grocery store.  I bought much of what I didn’t need, sweets.  I keep saying I am going to get some Reese’s but I always manage to leave without them and then when I get home I remember and am mad. 

I came home and unloaded what I bought and spent more time with the cats.  Watching TV.  Then it was time to leave for my friends place and this dreaded steak dinner.  Turns out it wasn’t that bad he fixed the steak via Sous Vioux (pronounced sue v) and they were tender.  Not done to my liking and he didn’t bother to trim off the fat but the meat that I did eat was really good.  It was a damn good steak that’s coming from me a person who doesn’t care for steak.  He had plenty of sides to go with it and a house of people as well.  It was a good time and the hours went by fast. 

On the way home I hit 60 thousand miles on the car.  I am happy and sad at the same time.  It’s getting old and I’ve wanted to get rid of it for a while.  My plan if it works out right now is within the next 2 years.  I am taking care of it just in case I have to keep it longer than I plan.  I am waiting to hear back about my transmission service and hopefully I will know something tomorrow. 

Speaking of which tomorrow is the facial and massage day.  I look forward to it and kind of dread it at the same time.  I want the knot out of my shoulder but I really don’t want the soreness that comes afterwards that is the dread part.  I also want to feel good enough to make the trip to the buffet to check out their “taco bar” that sounds very appealing.  It’s about an hour and thirty minutes one way, it’s great exercise for the car.  Cars were made to be driven and this trip is enough to give me a boost with gas mileage.  I want the food without the long drive but there isn’t anything around here like that. 

I still haven’t gotten the door on the dishwasher, I am close.  I expect the order that I placed for the replacement part will come back telling me the part is no longer made but if I am lucky enough to get a replacement part you can bet I will treat it like it’s gold.  As for the existing part I just need some help with getting it to conform and then I will be able to put it back.  Rudy has shown some interest because the trash can is sitting in front of the dishwasher.  He hasn’t tried anything yet and I hope that neither of them does.  Bite the wrong wire and it’s curtains, which is why I want to get this fixed.  They are some curious cats. 

I had the thought today that next Monday is really going to suck.  I peeked at work email yesterday and just being gone two days there is plenty waiting for me.  That’s only going to get worse as the days of this week march on.  I do hope that I can have the time of my life this week.  It’s pretty easy to not think about work as long as I stay busy. 

Right now I am going to get away from this machine and get ready for bed like I normally would.  Mora is looking at me like it’s cat nip time and I don’t want to deprive her.  Hope that the weekend was enjoyable for you and that you got to have some good food and spend time with family and/or friends. 

Take care and I will talk with you again soon. 

What a Day

My sugar is about to crash so I will make this quick.  I discovered last night my dishwasher wasn’t filling with water.  I had to manually add water to get the dishes done and there are several cycles so multiple times of adding water. 

The fun part is that I fixed it this morning on my own.  I have been up since 6am.  Had very little to eat.  I wound up taking the damn thing apart.  It was a stuck float, so chances are I didn’t need to take off the access panels but I did and I fucked up putting them back.  The main panel is bent and it’s beyond useable at least to me.  I went to my friends shop and they tried to hammer it back in place but that just didn’t work out well. 

Turns out the part isn’t made anymore.  I found a place in Alabama that can special order it but I don’t know how fruitful that will be.  I still have the part and might have to wind up going back to my friends place next week to have it adjusted so that I can reuse it.  If it wasn’t for the cats I wouldn’t care but this exposes the bottom of the dishwasher and all of the wires.  They have both expressed an interest in crawling in and they are both chewers so they would both be gnawing on the wires.  Right now there is a layer of packing tape covering the wires hopefully that makes it uninviting.  I’ve got the bottom panel on so that will help them from getting inside.  The top or main panel is what I need.

I am happy that I was able to fix this myself but I wish I hadn’t fucked up the access panel, otherwise this would have been an easy job.  I need to grab a bite to eat and try to catch a nap.  Then I have to shower and get dressed to leave for my dinner.  Hopefully nothing else goes wrong today. 

 

Day 2 – Staycation

Happy Friday!  I hope that all is well in your world.  Not a bunch going on here but it’s been a semi-productive two days. 

Thursday – I went to the doctor.  Traffic there and on the way home was horrible.  I learned that I don’t have a cist in my wrist and it’s actually a varicose vein.  I’ve had it ever since I was a teenager.  It would swell and get really painful, I guess it’s a good thing none of my attempts to pop it worked or it would have been a bloody mess.  It’s also a good thing I didn’t try to go in pop it.  If I want to get rid of it I would need to see a vascular surgeon.  They would have to map out the veins to my hand and that would then lead to how best to treat it.  Either surgical removal or they would inject a salt solution that would cause it to scar shut.  The salt solution idea sounds like the least invasive and the easiest to recover from.  The doctor said that it would be unlikely that the knot in my back would have cause it to hurt.  As for my 3 fingers hurting yeah that could be from the knot.  I think that my massage, if done correctly will resolve the issues or so I hope. 

I am going to get started on a new drug to treat my diabetes.  This drug is known to help promote some minor weight loss, nothing significant but at least a few pounds.  Perhaps with diet modification that will mean some additional weight will fall off.  I got my blood drawn and results were waiting for me about 15 minutes after I got home.  My A1C has gone up from 5.6% to 6%.  That’s for sure do to my eating habits.  Those jelly donuts, cake, popsicles and all of the sweets that I consume.  Once the new drug arrives, I will be able to stop one of the medications I am taking that promotes weight gain.  Then in 3 months when I get my next blood work done we will know if the new drug is working and if possibly it needs to be supplemented with a little bit of the drug I am getting off of.  Fingers crossed for the best possible outcome.  The new drug will lower my risk for heart attack and stroke so there are 2 pluses right there.  It’s in the mail so if not tomorrow then I should have it by next week. 

That’s really all that I accomplished on Thursday outside of putting the trash out. 

Friday – I woke up early went to breakfast.  Went to my friends shop for my car service work.  I had to buy some new lug nuts because they were to the point of being not useable.  There is a plastic chrome like chemical they are dipped in that swells up overtime and the lug nuts have to be replaced.  They are a consumable and that’s something I never knew.  I got decent pricing on them but it meant that I had to wait around for the parts to arrive.  I got to watch my oil being changed, the tires rotated and balanced it was all quite interesting to me.  Something I never saw before.  There is a little bit more work involved than I thought.  Everything is in good shape, brakes are at about 50%, tires still have plenty of tread.  One has a minor flat spot which came from hitting a pot hole.  Only 1 tire was perfectly balanced, the others needed to have adjustments made.  Which was also interesting the weights that they used are all stick on, which was kind of neat.  There are some conventional hammer in weights as well that go on the back rim of the tire where no one sees it.  Vehicles are interesting to me and I am always learning something new. 

I got to talking about my transmission and learned that there is a special process to flush out the fluid and fill it with new stuff.  My friend can work out a deal with special pricing using another friends shop that he partners with.  I may have that done on Friday of next week but I am waiting to hear.  It’s several hundred dollars.  It won’t buy me anything but peace of mind.  Since I plan to get rid of the vehicle in 2 years it’s not something that really needs to be done.  However, since I don’t have a crystal ball and don’t know what is in my future, I would rather spend the money now on the off chance that I have to hang on to the vehicle longer than I plan to.  It might be a smart move or I could be throwing my money away.  The transmission has been on my mind for a long time and if I can get it taken care of now it would make me more comfortable. 

Came home had half of a sandwich and just chilling on the couch, waiting on the Amazon delivery person.  My doctor told me about some lotion to help with the chronic itching on my neck so I ordered it on Amazon.  He normally prescribes it but it’s an over the counter product, I am sure that just buying it direct is the cheaper option.  A bottle is like $12 but I used some points and got it for $4 so not a bad deal. 

Pondering what to do about dinner.  I heard about a good Mexican place so I might hit them up or perhaps go some place else.  There is always the option to stay home and since I have been away for longer than I planned on I might just do that.  At least the cats would enjoy it.  I don’t like being away from them a bunch, were kind of used to each other. 

My birthday is tomorrow and my friends told me what time were eating.  I am a little worried but hopefully I find something on the menu to eat that I actually enjoy.  I may have to break down and eat a steak, if it’s done right then I can enjoy it.  This place is no Ruth Chris but they are priced similar so perhaps they cook the same way.  I had one steak there years ago and it was the best steak of my entire life.  That was one expensive meal and you had to use valet parking.  It cost us a bunch but it was money well spent, except for the parking of course. 

Sunday and Monday are both wide open.  I will do grocery shopping one of those days.  I need to make a Sam’s run.  I was hoping to do that earlier today but given that I had to wait for parts to arrive it didn’t happen.  It’s around 3:30p time for school to be out, the busses are out and it’s not exactly a great time to be at Sam’s.  My goal is to avoid the crowd and I’ve got next week.  That will be an expensive trip. 

Let’s hope that I don’t spend more money than I absolutely need to.  Oh and I gave my gift to the lady and she was so thankful.  I found out that they get aid from the state and I really didn’t have to give her anything but hell it’s a nice gesture.  I know that she appreciated it and hopefully they can maybe have a steak dinner instead of hamburger helper.  I feel good about it and it won’t break me.  I of course didn’t want to start a riot where everyone lines up and expects the same thing, that would break me.

I am thankful not to be thinking about work or what is going on.  I am sure it’s a shit show and I will get to hear all about it when I get back.  It’s nice that when my phone alerts for an email I don’t hear the work tone and I can power my phone off at anytime and I don’t have any worry.  No one calls me but work.  I would like that to change but it first means I have to meet someone and the dating pool isn’t the best.  I am still lonely but having the cats helps more than one would think.  Getting out while I am off will also help too. 

Thanks for stopping by, talk with you all again soon.