Tuesday

Nothing special occurred on Monday so that’s why there was no post. Today has been one thing after another at work. I got the morning break but ever since late morning it’s been a bunch of meetings and requests coming in that I must field. Plus, there are more changes in the organization of the way things are done. I am struggling with some of the changes and that is a source of my discontentment. However, change is a part of life and occurs in our everyday personal life.

The boss was in yammer mode today and he just wouldn’t shut up but eventually he finally realized that he was keeping us all from lunch, so he ended the long-winded meeting we were all stuck on. He loves to talk and hear his own voice. I on the other hand don’t mind talking just not with him or listening to him yammer. The less contact I have with him the better off I am.

Were only on Tuesday and already I am trying to talk myself out of going to the office on Thursday. I know it’s a big risk, but someone told me that I worry too much and that everything is going to be just fine. Right now, the plan is still on, but I will make my final determination tomorrow. I think that it’s likely that I will just have to force myself to go in, stay for a few hours and then come home and finish the day out working on my laptop from the couch. I think that it’s better for me to be there just in case. It’s a one-time thing for now.

Invites for our office holiday party came out today and it’s not until the first week of December but I’m not going in just to talk with a couple people and get some crappy food. I’d just stay home as soon stay home, keep warm and be with my cats.

I had an ice cream bar for supper last night, just wasn’t interested in eating anything but that. Tonight I will pull something out of the freezer and microwave it. Not sure what that will be just yet.

While mornings start off cool by the afternoon my living room is warm, and I wish a bit for AC. However, I just struggle through it and wait for night fall as I know the cool off effect will be quick.

Still counting the days until the end of the month and very much looking forward to time away from work. I’ve got no plans yet.

Hope you had a good day.

WEEKEND UPDATE with a rant

Saturday … Cold is the word of the day. The cats weren’t terribly happy that inside had a bit of a chill in the air. It only got to 70 in here and it’s so quiet you can hear a pin drop. I felt the chill myself but got a warm shower and put on clothes, it wasn’t bad then. As the day went on it warmed up a little bit but not a whole lot. I got my haircut this morning and came back home and passed out. I was up early in the morning and needed to catch up on sleep, as if that is possible. Still, it felt refreshing to pass out for an hour or two. Lounged around the house and watched TV for part of the day. Then decided to get moving and started doing laundry. I needed to restart my desktop computer to install the most recent windows updates. Glad that I waited because it took its sweet time shutting down and coming back up. Microsoft is still wanting me to upgrade to Windows 11 and honestly, I am considering doing it next month just to get it over. I like Windows 10 and want to keep it but if it’s going to make things move faster then I am happy to bite the bullet, especially since the taskbar issues have been worked out and you can resize it now and move it around.

I got Rudy on the scale and wow I’ve done a pretty good job at feeding him. In 2024 he was 7 pounds and today he is 12 pounds. I honestly don’t notice or feel any increase in his weight. He still looks like he is 7 pounds. He is behaving normally but I still have my eye on him as well as his sister. She has managed to maintain her weight she was 19 pounds in 2024 and today weighs the same. I feel it every time she steps on my nuts or decides to jump on me.

Got out this afternoon for some Mexican food, had a nice drive. On the way home I started having horrible gas pains. I stopped for the mail and made the decision to come home rather than hitting up the pet food store. I thought it was a smart decision but once I got here, I felt fine. I plan to pick up more food for the fur monsters tomorrow; it’s not like they will ever go hungry with me as their owner. I’d sell anything or everything if it came down to it, just to make sure they had food, water and shelter. I think they know that deep down.

Changed the furnace filter and fired up the furnace for the first time. It’s going to get down to freezing tonight so this was for sure necessary. That took care of the chill in the air and Rudy seems to be a bit happier. I’m just happy that everything is working like it is supposed to and hope that it stays that way. Wore my first long sleeve shirt today. That is going to become the standard, and I hate it, but it won’t last forever.

Planning for the week ahead I’m thinking of doing something that I wouldn’t normally do when I am on call and that is go to the office. Apparently, the company has money to burn because they are flying in a manager to my office for the sole purpose of seeing if he can break into the building and get to our floor. It’s a physical security audit. I learned about it this past week on an emergency phone call we had. I told the cocky SOB that he won’t get very far but he says “that he has a way with security guards”. Good luck I hope he pushes his luck and gets arrested, but I doubt that it will go that far. To get in he will have to show government issued ID and then we have to say to send him up or send him away. This cocky SOB hasn’t been to my office ever that I know of and he is clueless on how things work. The building I work in is by far the most secure out of all the buildings we have offices in and he picked the wrong office to try this little trick on. Besides that, no one has ever done this before. We have had some crazy people show up and no one has ever gotten past security. Bottom line is there are only two ways in and that’s through the guards or by having a building badge there is no bypassing that and it’s not up for debate. He said that he would be happy to hit me up when he arrived and brag about how easy it was to gain access. The day he is coming is normally a day that most people work from home. My fear is that he will ask for me and then be told that I am a remote worker (which I am not legally) and that will spill the beans and expose my secret. He is a prick and would delight in telling my boss. Which would cause me problems (not sure if they would be minor or major). So, it’s easier to just go in, even if for half a day that way if he asks for me and I’m not there he would get the response sorry you missed him he was here earlier. I’m kind of on the fence about going in but really feel that I don’t have much choice, it’s either stay home and take a huge risk OR go in and be on the safe side.

I know that by going in it will raise eyebrows for people in my office, but I can’t exactly say why I am there. I know that I have taken a huge gamble by electing to turn my job fully remote. However, my work gets done and I am still always available, no one is complaining but then again, most people think that I got permission and that’s why it’s never come up. While it’s not the same, I was thinking yesterday and equating it to coming out, in that you’re the same person and it doesn’t change things people just know your sexuality. By working remote it doesn’t change my performance or who I am as a person. Yeah, I am not playing by the rules, but it makes absolutely no sense for me to commute to a physical office, I’m wasting time and my money as well as wear and tear on my vehicle. I do the same work that I would do if I was in the office when I am at home. See what I mean? Nothing has changed except my physical location. That said, I’ve been thinking about just starting to play by the rules, maybe not going in 3 full days but at least back to my old schedule of 1 day, possibly 2. Had we not had this emergency phone call I would have been out of the loop on this and finding out about it after the fact probably wouldn’t have been a good thing. I am still frustrated with my job, and I want to quit but I honestly need the money if it wasn’t for that I’d walk away. If I ever reach a breaking point I might snap and give them a fuck you and walk but I’ve talked myself out of it many, many times before. Doesn’t help that my boss has turned into a delegation machine, he’s grating on my last nerve. I like to be left alone and that is how I am the most productive. I was talking with a colleague this week and said how I’d like to be a fly on the wall and just see what would happen if I was gone. The instant response I got was we would be fucked. Things would still get done but it would be chaos and madness. I explained that regardless of how important people think you are or even you think you are, everyone is replaceable. While you can replace a person in a position, you can’t replace experience or knowledge. Given that I still think that it’s a high probability that if I was exposed that I would be in some hot water and it would probably lead to my demise. Companies often chop off their noses despite their face, they would be punishing me, but they too would suffer. I do possess some unique knowledge and skills but let’s suppose I just dropped dead, the company would go on and they would get by. It would be inconvenient and difficult for them, but the work would continue. What was only known by me would be figured out by someone else and they would adapt, so in the end I’m not that valuable after all and at the end of the day neither is anyone else. We’re just slaves to a company; they give us money and in turn we give far more than our time.

Sunday … Brr it was cold this morning. I made my rounds to breakfast, grocery store and gas station. Dropped very close to $50 to fill my almost empty tank. Got home and got the groceries put away. Neither of the cats greeted me at the door or came to check on me while I was putting things away. I walked into my bedroom to find them both resting comfortably on my bed. They both looked at me like were comfy and didn’t want to move. Honestly, I don’t blame them. I didn’t want to get out of bed and get moving.

I watched some TV, eventually returned to bed and snuggled with Rudy. Mora left but she was taking up the bulk of the bed all stretched out. I had a nice nap. Got up and passed out lunch for the cats. Had a Banana and a piece of candy while sipping on a soda. Got my medicine all set for the week ahead. Now I am just lounging on the couch. I hear the neighbors’ kids playing football. I need to tend to clean this place but lack motivation.

Last night I found that old dryer vent was exposed to the outside again. Something chewed through my spray foam again. Nothing was caught in the sticky trap. I kind of think it was Racoons; they got me last time. Since it was late in the evening, I just broke out more foam and sealed it shut again. Put out some additional sticky traps and keep a watch on this. Looked on the web for ways to close off an old dryer vent and got some ideas. Problem is this is in the most inconvenient spot right above a water line; there isn’t a whole lot of room to work. The outside is covered by the deck. I would like access from outside because it would be much easier to close that off. This is the problem that just won’t go away and clearly what I am doing is a temporary solution so it’s time to change things up and get this vent closed once and for all so that I can stop dealing with it. I cuss at the city and my late spouse every time I deal with this. If we could have just kept things like they were without modifications, then I wouldn’t be dealing with this. But we just had to have this deck that I despise and that is why the dryer vent had to be moved so it was up to city code. Might have had a mouse nest in the dryer but I wouldn’t be dealing with this. I did do one thing differently and installed a mouse blaster that I had sitting around. It’s a box that plays high pitched sounds that only critters can hear (doesn’t affect cats and dogs). I had a Racoon visit last night and he took a couple steps on my deck and then quickly scampered away. I think this box might act as Racoon repellent, and I honestly don’t want that. Back when I hired an exterminator, I was told that this mouse blaster thing was a gimmick and it didn’t work it was just a way to get money out of me. When I got them, I bought 2 of them, they were not cheap. I’ve had one hooked up full time in my garage for a couple years. I’ve never had anything in my garage ever but hooked the box up just because I spent the money on it.

Today for sure is a lazy day for me. I’m having problems deciding on where and what I want to go to eat for supper. I’m sneezing and my neck hurts. Not a good sign. It’s either allergies or I am getting sick. My nose started up last night and I thought for sure I’d wake up sick this morning, but I felt fine. I really don’t want to be sick, especially this week with needing to go into the office.

Hoping that this will be an easy and quick moving week since I am on call. I must get through this week and then one more week before I get my vacation that I am longing for. I look forward to the time away especially since I am burnt out and just over my job in general. November, I think, will be a good month since I am getting two weeks off and working two weeks. However, the mistake maker will take his leave shortly after I come back from my vacation and that will put some pressure on all of us but it’s only until mid-January and I think since most of that time hopefully things will be slow that he picked a good time. I suppose I will find out soon enough.

Thank you for stopping by. All my best for the week ahead. Hope we all can have enjoyable and nice things happen while keeping the negative and bad things at bay. Keep fighting the good fight, I will be trying my best.

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Today in Frustration

My sweet Rudy started my day off early. He’s become my new sleeping buddy, and he is next to me the bulk if not all night. I woke up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, and he thought for sure it was feeding time. I told him it was watch some TV and fall back to sleep time. Anyway, this morning he snuggled up against me, and I rolled over he knew I was awake and he started his morning biscuit making and kissing routine. We got in a few minutes of cuddle time before I had to get up. It was half an hour early, but I just gave in.

It was a brisk 45 degrees outside this morning and quite windy. It’s warmed up since then, but the wind hasn’t died down. It very much feels more like fall, but it will be short lived as there is another warmup on the way as the forecast appears now. Time will tell.

Work got quite busy late yesterday afternoon and something dropped early this morning that landed in my lap. I took care of it sucked some energy and time out of me. Not exactly what I wanted to have sucked, but I suppose that is another thing entirely. My boss has started delegating every damn thing and I feel like the bulk of it comes my way. He is constantly hitting me up if not a phone call, it’s an email.

Had my call this morning with the firewall vendor and they needed more information. We must produce live traffic logs but the person that reported the issue was out. Now we’re all meeting on Monday to get this information, that will suck but I will be glad to have this monkey off my back, and it can’t happen fast enough.

Looking forward to Chili and cornbread for supper tonight. There won’t be enough there to satisfy me, but I am still looking forward to the meal. There is a nip in the air inside the house so hopefully it will warm me up a little bit.

Got a haircut planned for tomorrow morning. Might go out for breakfast. Need to hit up the post office, pet food store and of course grab something to eat. Also need to fill the gas tank. My trip to the office consumed some fuel. I always make sure I have enough gas to dash out in an emergency.

Hoping to watch some good porn and have a peaceful evening and weekend. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend as well. Thanks for stopping by. Do something nice for yourself, after all you’re the only you that you have.

One Crisis after another

This morning started off fine until I got informed there was a problem at the office and I had to rush in. It was pouring rain and a little difficult driving, but I made it. Got the problem fixed and wished that I had brought my glasses with me. My eyes were on fire, and I only had to stare at a computer screen for a few minutes. I packed up and came back home.

I had to cancel my meeting with the Firewall vendor; we’re now meeting tomorrow. Not what I had in mind, but it worked out. Made it back home and got logged in. Had plenty of email to clean up. Then it was time for a meeting. Once that was over with, I grabbed a quick lunch. Then the next crisis sprung up and I leaped into action. Got a little bit of rest, took the trash out and came back just in time for another meeting. Then the next crisis broke out. I’m exhausted. It’s just been one of those days where it’s one thing after another. The only good thing about that is it makes the day go by a little faster.

It’s humid here and still in the 80’s but the cool down is coming, so they say. I had Tuna Noodle Casserole for supper last night. Tonight, will likely be Broccoli Cheddar Soup.

My gum around one tooth is sore. I noticed it when I was flossing on Sunday night and it caught me by surprise. It was rather odd to me because I am a serious flosser. I figured something was stuck. It persisted on Monday and that’s when I got more aggressive to try to work whatever was stuck out but all I did was irritate the tissue even more and now it really hurts. Been swishing around salt water and that seemed to help. There is some minor swelling around the gum. I’m toughing it out for now in hopes it will heal on its own. However, if that doesn’t happen, I will call the dentist. Not the call I want to make but if it’s necessary then so be it.

Rudy has been lapping up the attention and trying to work some extra food out of me, but I don’t give in easy and he doesn’t stop easily either. It’s a battle of the wits to see if I will give in or he will give up. Looks like he gave up so I won this one. Good thing, his next meal arrives in about a half hour.

Really looking forward to tomorrow being Friday. There are more meetings to go to but at least when the day is over, so the week will be as well, and I can rest a bit. Hope all is well in your world.

Take care.

MINOR EXPLOSION

Today has been a damn busy day. I double checked and knocked out the work my boss assigned to me yesterday. That was a little bit more involved and caused some minor confusion, but I got it done.

I moved upstairs and have been glued to the couch and my phone ever since. My boss called twice. He apparently tried to reach me yesterday, but the call didn’t ring because I was on the phone. He should have left a voice mail, but he didn’t. I didn’t get any alerts. It’s all sorted out now. He wanted to know if I wanted to be involved in another project and I told him no. The project he wanted me to get involved with is a cluster and I knew that which is why I declined. He was fine with that. Why do I want to sign up for more work, especially a project that is a headache?

I fixed more mistakes this morning, from a project that we have not had clear communication on. The mistake maker didn’t know his part, and I did but didn’t know the affected people. I helped where I could and got everything sorted.

I had a brief break, another person called me and I worked through what they wanted. Then had a very brief break and then went to my meeting. I exploded about this project where other people are pulling strings, and we are having to do work. I said we need more transparency and better communication. That was a direct dig at the boss. I had held all of that in for a while but this morning it was time to let it all go. We were supposed to talk about the project, but the boss went off on another tangent and now said that he will try to put together a call so we can talk about the next steps to this project. The next step to this project will take place next week and since I am on-call it affects me. I’m betting that this gets put off until the last minute.

I was able to glean in our meeting that my boss is feeling some super stress, kind of like the rest of us. But stress is infectious and he tends to project it on us. Like just a moment ago he shot a hole in the work that I did earlier this morning. He didn’t provide me with clear direction, so I did what he told me. Now I must go “fix” things, a job that I am purposefully putting off until tomorrow morning.

I got asked about the Firewall ticket and what the vendor said. I explained that there was no issue with the traffic, everything was allowed but I was still pressed to open a support ticket, so I did that, which wasn’t an easy process. I’m not a Firewall expert I have limited knowledge but hopefully when I meet with the vendor tomorrow, they can come to the same conclusion very quickly as I did. The vendor booked an hour-long meeting, I hope that things don’t go quite that long.

Sounds like everyone at work could use a vacation. There is a lot going on and everyone is chasing a deadline and feeling pressure. I hate both pressure and deadlines but if you don’t have deadlines some people wouldn’t ever get anything done. Ah, deep breaths relax and unwind for the rest of the afternoon before I get wound up again tomorrow.

We had storms roll through last night and my insomnia already was acting up and then being woken up by a storm didn’t help things. Oddly I have been mostly full of energy all day. I feel like taking a nap right now but know better than to give into that.

Rudy was super clingy yesterday and he stayed with me all night long. I brushed him and was looking at him, I had a flash back to when some of my other cats got sick. That was an uneasy feeling. I think he is doing okay but I also think he might have lost a little weight. I will try to get him on the scale over the weekend to get an idea. He is playing, eating & drinking. I worry a lot about both of them more than I should but it’s because I love them so much. They are young and tend to bounce back from minor things quickly, age is on their side. I guess I’m a bit shell-shocked or have PTSD from losing all my other cats. I love both of them so much and they bring me so much joy. They also cause some frustration but there is more joy than anything. That is the most awesome feeling, and I love the special bond I have formed with both cats.

Supper tonight will be Tuna Noodle Casserole or Broccoli Cheese Soup – I’ve not finalized that but either way I won’t go hungry. Hope that you had a great day and enjoyed some good food as well as the company of someone or something that brings you joy!

CHAOTIC TUESDAY

Hello,

Today started out normally, just as most days tend to. The morning was quiet and calm, then out of nowhere a flood of email came pouring in. I got busy fast. That’s about the time my boss sent me a request that was stupid. Someone thought they had a web traffic issue and was being blocked. I peeked and all that person’s traffic was permitted so nothing was blocked. I was asked to open a support ticket with the vendor to confirm. That makes about as much sense as calling the police and asking if they are blocking the web traffic. I can physically see that the traffic was permitted. I started opening a case but felt so stupid doing it I stopped. Someone was just looking at pointing fingers at a problem and well sorry to disappoint them but it’s not the firewall.

After that mess we had a meeting and I wound up getting a project dumped on me. I worked with that this afternoon. I will double check my work in the morning before I publish the results to the boss and others.

We have yet another meeting tomorrow that I don’t look forward to. Nothing but silly stuff to talk about. It’s a meeting where we all have to say what we’re working on and how the “week” has been going for us. It gets old fast and is kind of silly. I am just looking at the calendar and counting the weeks before it’s time for me to go on vacation again.

It was another hot and humid day here. The poor AC is still running, which feels rather odd for mid-October. Things should start to cool down, so the weather says. We have some rain moving in. It’s been a very long time since it has rained here but I’m never a fan of the falling water from the sky. I like to watch it snow, something so peaceful about that especially when it really comes down.

Outside of that just a normal day nothing special going on. Had frozen Spaghetti with meat sauce for supper, but it was pretty good. Having a Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar for dessert. Looking forward to powering down for the day. I’m watching Three’s Company now on Peacock. I remember watching it as a kid growing up but I’ve never seen every episode. It makes me appreciate John Ritter a bit more, he was a great actor.

Hope you had a great day!

Best way to help – let them fail

Welcome!

Taking a line from the series Boots on Netflix for the title of this post. I knew that a disaster was about to unfold this morning and I could have stopped it at any point this weekend, but I chose not to. The mistake maker made a cluster fuck up and didn’t turn off someone’s account that was terminated. HR asked us about it this morning and I jumped in and took care of it. Then I called him and he totally forgot about it. Doesn’t make him look good at all but it makes me shine. Not the first time this has happened to him. I’ve never had this problem when I am told someone is no longer with us, they become my priority and I get that person’s access shutdown quickly. It’s part of our job and it’s something that I excel at. I’ve covered for him and tried to help but he doesn’t learn from his mistakes. Time to let him fend for himself.

It’s been a busy morning, and I got some up tick this afternoon. We had a meeting scheduled just before lunch that the boss sent out the invite for Friday; he never bothered to cancel the meeting or show up for it. I gave him 7 minutes and then I just bailed. Someone else called out and asked if we were still meeting. That’s how I found out it was all for nothing. So much for valuing our time. However, it all pays the same whether I am in a meeting with him, doing nothing or doing something else.

While I am not a fan of work it’s better for me to be busy and doing something rather than having a bunch of time on my hands. However, I’m not asking for more work, I am already getting more stuff shoved my way from time to time. Things that make me cuss and shake my head. I enjoy my downtime while I have it, despite sometimes not liking it. Management and others have figured out that if you ask me to do something I will follow through, typically with no questions if there is a clear path forward. I am the get it done kind of guy.

It’s another hot and humid day here but that is supposed to be short lived. By Wednesday they say we will be back to normal Fall like weather.

I got my request to take Monday of the first week of November off as I had planned. Now I have the entire week off. I will only work 2 full weeks in the month of November – that’s something to look forward to. The job would be more tolerable and enjoyable if I had that kind of schedule to look forward to on a permanent basis, shame that won’t come to fruition. The only thing really on my list to do in the first week of November is schedule an oil change for my car. Might try to find someone to clean the gutters. Otherwise, it’s just enjoying and doing whatever. I’m sure I will be visiting a couple of my favorite far away restaurants. Sounds like an invitation for trouble.

I went through the car wash yesterday and then hit up Red Lobster. Damn if a bug didn’t hit my windshield. I could have gone back through for no cost, since I pay a monthly fee for unlimited washes, but I typically only go through twice in a month to get my monies worth out of the membership.

I got an offer for $5 off any Pizza that I had sausage on, but it was good for yesterday only and it was at the place where the straight hot guy works. Imagine him waiting on me and me asking how big his sausage was. That would go over like a lead balloon but it sure sounds like fun. I doubt he would get it, considering that he didn’t know I was asking him on a date when I originally made my move and asked him out. I thought about going there but my heart was set on fish. Fun fact whatever kind of pizza I get it always includes sausage.

Cats are both doing well and enjoying the sunshine, they are doing a good job at driving me nuts at times. Looking forward to shaving and getting a shower tonight. I hope it was a decent Monday for you.

Thanks for stopping by!

WEEKEND UPDATE

Saturday … Enjoyed rotting, sleeping and napping. Cuddle time with the cats. Watching some TV. Got out of bed around 1p and passed out lunch for the cats. Watched TV and powered up my phone to see what was going on in the world. Had a soda and eventually wandered into the shower. Got clean and dressed. I left for the office and was depressed on the drive over. Talked myself out of stopping for Italian Food. Almost didn’t make the trip. Got to the office and found that I had new monitors, so I had to log on and configure them. They are borderless 27-inch monitors by Dell. The tech that takes care of our office never told me that he put them in. I was only 3 years overdue as they were promised to me around that time but the tech that made that promise changed offices and never bothered to follow through. I didn’t complain or say anything to anyone figuring that they would catch up with me eventually and wow it finally happened after 3 years. I forgot to do something while I was there, but I can always make another trip.

Each time I travel into the office I think about how much I really don’t miss the daily travel and grind. However, I am starting to think that perhaps even going back one day per week might be beneficial to me from a mental health perspective. I’ve had that thought for a long time. It might also improve my outlook on the overall job but I kind of doubt that. Sitting in a broom closet all day long with no cats, no tv and no bed and mostly nothing to do for the bulk of the day doesn’t exactly sound appealing to me. That’s kind of why I stopped going in plus that broom closet gets cold all year long, so I must turn on my space heater (which is illegal to have).

Anyway, after I left the office, I headed for home and managed to talk myself into BBQ, so I didn’t go straight home. On the commute back I saw and heard a tire explode on a semi. Damn it sounded like a gun went off. He was doing average speed and minding his own business when pop went the tire. Took him a bit to realize what happened before he pulled over. Tire debris went flying all over the place. I was unscathed by it and managed to keep going, I was lagging and two lanes over. Yet another reason to give a semi a wide birth.

Once I was getting close to the BBQ place, I saw a vehicle stopped on the side of the road. There was a lady a little bit way up from it and she was walking on the side of the road. I can only surmise that she ran out of gas. I had the thought to stop but that’s not something that I do terribly often only because many years ago I had a very close call. Her vehicle was still there on the way back, but I didn’t see her. I told myself that if I saw the lady walking, I’d stop. Kind of glad that I didn’t see her. Just because you never exactly know if doing a kind deed is going to backfire on you.

I felt a bit better after getting some food in my belly. Stopped at the post office before coming home and sure enough my refund check was there waiting for me. They took long enough to finally get around to mailing it to me. So much for 7 to 10 days, it’s been a month.

Cats were happy to see me and Mora hasn’t been leaving me alone a whole lot. She craves her attention but part of me thinks that she is just trying to cheer me up.

Sunday … Started off as a typical morning. My body waking me up and me trying to hide the fact that I was awake from Rudy. Once he figured that out, he started his morning biscuit making and kissed me on the nose, which was a nice extra touch. I served breakfast for him and his sister. Then I got ready to dash out the door for my breakfast. A little chilly this morning but as the sun came up it didn’t last. I made it for groceries and then came home.

Rudy was relaxing in bed and didn’t bother to greet me at the door, but Mora was waiting for me. I got the groceries put away and then went back to my room to get undressed and relax. Mora and I sat in my recliner for a while until I got sleepy. Then I had to kick her out so I could get in bed. Of course, she was lying in the middle of the bed, and I had to move her over. I tried to cuddle up with Rudy, but he wanted no part of that, he headed for the recliner, and Mora just made herself comfy by my feet. I watched a little bit more TV before I dosed off for about a half hour. When I woke up, I didn’t want to get out of bed and Rudy came and curled up next to me letting my arm cradle him. That made me feel like the luckiest guy in the world. He isn’t a cuddler that often, but when he is in the mood, he does it well and looks so damn cute. He eventually passed out for a little bit and that’s when I knew he was quite comfortable. It’s tough to be still when you know you must, but I did a great job. Eventually he woke up and decided to switch arms but that was short lived he was ready for lunch.

I was telling Rudy as I got his lunch out that it would be a great day to see a hot guy outside, but I said that probably won’t happen. As I set his lunch down, I peeked out the back door and saw my neighbors’ kid, shirtless. He had finished up, power washing the house. I couldn’t help but let my sexual creative thoughts start to run wild. He has a nice ass and a great body. I don’t think he’s quite legal yet, but I could be wrong about that. I’m a poor judge of age but there is no harm done by letting my imagination run wild for a moment and it was a very much unexpected treat. 

I got my medicine set out for the week and ate some sugar free candy that I picked up. Much to my surprise it was pretty good. Then I sat around watching TV and playing with my laptop. Found out that I had a button that disables the camera on the keyboard, but it never stood out to me. That was some welcome news, and I did some testing with a couple quick logins to work. It works like a charm.

Eventually got up and cleaned the house. Both cats were napping soaking up the sun in the window laying in their cat tree. When I powered up the vacuum they both sprang to life and watched me with great caution, but they never moved, which is highly unusual. I got the vacuuming done and they went back to sleep as if I had never woken them.

I nervously ate and played with my phone a little bit to catch up on social media, since I skipped it last night. Turns out I didn’t miss anything. Saw a couple of hot guy photos but that’s about it. Eventually it got late enough in the afternoon I opted to put my clothes on and head out. Stopped at the car wash. Hot super skinny blond kid was working there; he was nice to look at. I went to Red Lobster for supper. I wasn’t really that hungry and wound up bringing the bulk of my meal home, which will be supper tomorrow night.

Came home and served supper for the cats, they both were waiting for me this time at the door. I took care of them even though my bladder was about to burst. Saw a couple of the younger neighbor kids playing outside. Quite uncommon for the 11^th of October but it’s 84 outside now. We’re not going to have this nice warmer weather forever so might as well enjoy it while it’s around. My AC has already kicked on three times this afternoon.

Waiting on a load of laundry to dry and then I will be headed up for the evening to be with the cats, watch more TV before eventually bedtime rolls around and I get to wake up and get logged in for work. This is my last rest week before I am on call again. I hope for a great week and the possibility that my mood will change towards my job. However, I’m not holding my breath. Also decided to take the entire first week of November off, I had booked 3 days, we are closed on Election Day, and I see no sense in going to work for just that Monday so tomorrow I will be requesting that off. It will be less time that I have left to burn and might as well take it while I can.

Hope all is well in your world and that you had a great weekend. Take care!

Man Candy