Friday & Saturday

FRIDAY

Well today isn’t off to a good start. I woke up to a notification that the internet is out. First estimated restore time was 10a. Then as the morning went on, I got a second notice that the outage had grown larger, but they kept the same restoration time. Now that we are close to 10a the latest update says 3p for restoration. This afternoon I got an updated restoration time that it’s now going to be 6p before it’s fixed. Another update came in later in the afternoon that says now it’s going to be 7p. I saw on social media that AT&T is also having problems. Lots of people in the area are without service, you’d think that would create a sense of urgency, but I guess were just the paying customers and we should expect it. I am very thankful for my hotspot on my phone, once again it saved the day. I’ve got my Roku and Laptop connected to it. No sense in sitting here with no TV that would be very boring. I called the cable company and asked for a credit since I have had no service for the bulk of the day. They are reviewing my request and will let me know about it once service has been restored. Not exactly what I wanted to hear but I think I will get something.

Next update was from the contractor. The column isn’t in and is scheduled for afternoon delivery. They might come out this afternoon or perhaps tomorrow morning. I asked them to keep me updated. I am not getting a comfort vibe about this. Too many more excuses and I will tell them the deal is off. As the afternoon wore on, I sent a text to get an update. They haven’t picked up the column but say that it is in and they will get it in the morning. I had to press about what time they would be here tomorrow. Finally got an answer that they expect to be here between 8a and 9a. I just hope they don’t send me a message tomorrow morning with another excuse as that won’t bode well with me.

Cats were a little perplexed by me staying upstairs, I think they thought I was taking the day off. I kind of wish that I was. It would be so easy to say sorry no internet can’t work, taking the day off. However, I’m plugging away, already knocked out my morning to-do list. I don’t have much going on today and am thankful for that. It will however make for a long day.

Grass guys just showed up, saw a hot blond guy working for them that did the trimming and blowing work. He had long hair and was very in shape. Tempting to step out and make a move but I stayed put. Just admired from afar.

Work was quiet all day long up until the day came to an end and then I had requests coming at me faster than I could deal with. I’ve caught up. While I am not on-call I am staying available to help one person. They can’t follow instructions and it’s frustrating. Hopefully I will be done with them in an hour.

I’ve been watching Landlord Tennant cases all day long with my favorite judge (Judge Simpson) in Michigan. It’s 6p here and he is still going strong. It’s later than that in Michigan. I’m just fascinated by housing court, it’s interesting. Plus, the judge is quite entertaining. He loves levity and he’s very fair to make sure no one gets screwed over.

The internet came back up around 10:30p but my connection was back and working around 8p. Cable company says they are giving me credit for the outage. I’m sure that will be a very small amount since we’re only talking 1 day of service, still something is better than nothing for the inconvenience. 

SATURDAY

The contractor showed up around 9:30a. A crew of 3 people father, son and a worker. The worker looks to be in his mid-20’s to early 30’s. I’m a poor judge of age but damn he’s got a hot smoking body! The crew got the column swapped out. Father and son left, the hot worker is still here, and he is painting the column. Giving it two coats. Mora growled at him and she has only growled at one other worker that showed up, oddly I was sexually attracted to that other worker. That tells me something is off about him. It’s a hot day outside and the first coat of paint should dry in no time. The work looks good from where I am sitting in my living room. I know I am getting raped on the price, but I agreed to it. As time went on the lone worker got bored waiting for the paint to dry. He eventually laid down on my front porch and was coughing. I thought a good excuse to go outside was to offer him an ice-cold bottle of water. He thanked me for it and gladly accepted it. We chatted for a while, and I listened closely as he spoke. He’s straight and wants a wife & family. He’s in school to become a doctor. As he painted, I had his ass right in line with my face. It was so difficult to keep my hands to myself, but I managed. When the other two got back from tending to their other jobs, they were just in time to wrap things up.

The owner made a smart-ass comment in regard to a request I made and we quickly had words. I reminded him that I’m the customer and he’s going to do things my way because I’m the asshole that is paying the bill. That settled that quickly. I will never call him again for anything! The guy hit me up shortly after they arrived in the morning with a slightly lower price for cleaning my gutters but I’m not biting. It was tempting to take advantage of his offer because it’s low, but I’d just as soon hire someone else for that task. If his price for this column wasn’t so high, I probably would have bitten. The column work is done, and it looks fantastic. The job that was supposed to take 2 hours wound up not wrapping up until 1:30p. Glad I didn’t have anywhere I needed to be. I’m also thankful that this took place on a Saturday when I could devote my full attention to it.

Once they were gone, I grabbed a soda. Passed out attention to the cats and then got busy on the computer. I found the smoking hot college guy. He’s got quite the profile with lots of shirtless and sexy photos. None of which are terribly recent. He’s smooth and his chest and arms look as good as the rest of his body. He’s a runner so no wonder he’s in such fine shape. His social media profile doesn’t list anything about him. He’s got some photos of girls on his page. I wondered if I shouldn’t have made a move just because but I’m kind of glad that I didn’t especially since Mora growled at him. He seems nice enough, but something tells me there is a darker side and I’m missing something. I’ve got enough problems and don’t need to add any more to the list.

I didn’t sleep well and tried to work on a morning nap but just like on a working day taking a nap, my phone kept waking me up. Eventually there was no going back to sleep because I was jolted awake and stayed that way.

Rudy wasn’t happy with breakfast and was quick to hit me up for lunch when I came back in.

I had chips for supper last night. Breakfast was a refrigerated breakfast sandwich and a Belvita Banana Bread bar. I am looking forward to my next meal which will be had in a restaurant.

I took a shower and then headed out. Hit up Cracker Barrel and had a nice meal. A lady and a guy sat next to me. He looked like he was her son. Her phone kept ringing and each time she would talk a little bit then ask the person, “Did you call me”? I thought she was out of her mind. The phone rang so of course someone called you, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. I was happy to get away from her. Headed to grab the mail and pick up cat food. Then back home.

Working on laundry and making up for yesterday and today in my surfing adventures. I’m sure there is a trove of things waiting for me. I’d call it a productive and quite expensive day.

I hope that all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by, take care!

Sounds like a gun

Last night I was working away sitting in the living room. It was dusk and getting dark rapidly. My neighbor showed up to mow his lawn on the house that is for sale. I heard the mower and saw it was him and then went back to work. Out of the blue there was a random bang and the mower stopped. It sounded like a gun went off. I heard the mower start back up; he engaged the blade and went back to mowing. The mower died and then he started it again. I figured maybe he ran over the for-sale sign. He finished up and left. This morning my curiosity got the best of me, and I went out to take a look. I have no idea what he hit. It is a mystery. Just glad that there was no damage to my house/property.

Shortly after my nosy trip outside, he came back and picked up some stuff and hauled it away. He’s still got at least one more trip to make. I’m guessing that they are close to closing. I just hope I get some decent neighbors.

My insomnia flared up last night or should I say early this morning. I stayed up for an hour, then was able to go back to bed for 3 more hours before it was time to get up.

No word from the contractor I hired to replace the column on my porch. I expected them to show up today but nope. Not sure if they are going to make it tomorrow. Part of me wants to reach out and ask for an update and the other part of me wants to just let it play out and see what happens. I’ve got the money ready for them and would really like to get this chore off my to-do list. God help me if this doesn’t work out and I must go back to the drawing board because I have run out of people and patience. I just want it done and over with. You wouldn’t think that something so simple would be so complicated.

I’ve made it all day with no nap and am honestly tired. My hope is that I sleep well tonight and all night long at that with no interruptions. My body needs it and so does my sanity.

I saw something last night on social media that helped put my job issues in perspective. Just get through the moment and move to the next. Don’t think beyond that. Still, I felt stressed this morning with some project work. We were micromanaged a bit and it was in front of people via video conferencing. I am not a fan of the project but it’s not like I have been asked for my input. It’s just one of those things I don’t have control over.

Were back in a heat wave which is kind of crazy for this time in September. Normally it’s warm and not hot like summer. I know that a change is coming and things will cool off. I just long for the time where it’s comfortable everywhere and no AC or Heat is required to regulate the climate.

I had a Chicken Bacon Ranch pasta dish for supper last night; it was okay, nothing that good. I have really been wanting a Chicken Pot Pie and picked one up but that feels like something that would hit better on a cooler day. The other thing that sounds good to me is Chili with Cornbread. I have that as well and might eat that tonight. Chili for sure is better on a cooler day to keep warm and eat comfort food.

Just hoping for an enjoyable evening and that it cools off once the sun sets for the day. I’m not a fan of it getting dark so early. It would be nice if we could get a resolution if Day Light Savings time is going away or sticking around. I know that a lot of people want it to go away and I’m with them. It seems crazy to have to adjust the clock twice per year. Although I always like getting that so called extra hour of sleep.

Hope all is well in your world.

Not tracking

Morning

Well I tracked the letter/package and the status updates have stopped.  I see that it made it to the regional facility and today it should be out for delivery but that doesn’t show.  Perhaps the clerk that told me it would be delayed wasn’t kidding around.  I don’t get how the post office charges more for everything now but service isn’t what it used to be.  I am keeping an eye on this and will be until it’s complete, which who knows how long that will be. 

In other news the boss kept trying to schedule a meeting with me as our monthly touch point and I kept declining.  He brought it up in our meeting yesterday and I told me we spoke on Monday, nothing has changed since then.  He said oh I thought you would have something you wanted to talk about.  Nope, not unless you know something I don’t.  That kind of ended it.  I think he is stressed out and has far too much going it’s either that or he’s going senile. 

Speaking of work, one meeting on the books for today.  I don’t see any other meetings on my calendar for the rest of the week and hope that I can keep it that way.  There is plenty of other stuff populated on my calendar and in case your new here, I don’t like meetings.  They happen way too often and aren’t productive and turn into much more of a time suck. 

Insomnia greeted me again last night, watched TV for an hour and then went back to bed.  Rudy jumped on top of me at 5a as if to say wake up sleepy head.  That didn’t get the response he was hoping for.  I just ignored him.  He curled up and waited on me.  Normally he’s stealthy with his moves but not this morning when I could have used the extra sleep. 

The cooler weather has arrived and I can feel the difference inside.  The AC I think will get a break today and it sure needs it.  Poor thing has been running like crazy.  I am sure this is only a lull as were not out of summer yet. 

Well about time to migrate upstairs to be with the cats and relax until something breaks or meeting time rolls around, which ever comes first.  Hope that its a great day for all of us!

 

Halfway there

Morning!

It’s much cooler here this morning and that is the theme for the day.  We get a couple days break before the humidity and heat come back along with some rain.  The weekend is expected to be dry, which is good. 

Today is pretty much meeting city for me with 3 of them.  2 of which are with vendors and 1 of them I expect to get heated because a vendor talked us in to purchasing a service, we bought it and then after a couple months they ceased the service.  There have been a few hot emails over it and I am sure that the meeting today is where it will all come to a head and explode.  So there is that fun to look forward to. 

My insomnia kicked in last night at 3a.  Rudy came to keep me company.  I was all set to watch TV but instead I cuddled with him and he managed to get me back to sleep before I knew what happened.  He’s kind of handy to have around at times.  Not sure why he did that as it’s normally his sisters job but hey I am not complaining at all.  Cats in general have a soothing effect on me.  I love watching them sleep, that makes me comfy and sleepy too. 

Just an average boring day yesterday.  Boss called at lunch time to chat about cars.  He wanted to know if I bought a new one yet.  He’s looking at electric vehicles and I told him no way would I get one of those, the infrastructure isn’t built out yet.  Gas power is still where it’s at for now.  Although there are 4 or 5 EV charging spots in the parking garage at work.  They are always full.  You are only supposed to park there for like an hour or two at most and then move.  However, most people pull up, plug in and don’t come back until it’s quitting time.  Unless your a super early bird, your pretty much screwed if you want to get a free charge at work.  Anyway, our call took a business turn and he used it to check in with me.  Funny thing is that we have our check in call set for Thursday.  I only have to do them once a month as compared to everyone else on the team who has to do them weekly.  I remember the weekly calls and after a while I simply spoke up and told him that it was getting old and I didn’t want to be helicopter managed but I used much nicer wording.  That was enough to get him to move the call to a monthly basis. 

Finishing off the pizza today from Saturday.  It’s kind of lost it’s luster but I haven’t been attacking it like I normally do, trying to get it to last.  I’ve got some pasta from the grocery store that I need to get eating on.  Not to worry nothing is going to waste here. 

Think I will be headed up as not much is going on at the moment.  Time to relax a bit before the first meeting of the day starts in about an hour.  That hour will fly by fast as all good times do.  Here’s hoping that the drama is low today and the day is just as fast moving as that hour of relaxation I am looking forward to. 

Have a great day!

Back to Bed

Morning!

Yesterday I managed to do something that I was surprised at.  I stayed awake all day long, no nap or resting.  I figured it would help me sleep better.  Bed time came and I did get to sleep around my normal time (somewhere between 10 & 10:30p).  I woke up at 5a and couldn’t go back to sleep.  Of course Rudy was happy about that he thought he could do his morning dance and get some breakfast.  However, that didn’t work for him.  He soon gave up and left me.  I managed to get Mora to jump in bed with me and we cuddled for a while.  I watched TV and watched the time tick away.  I didn’t want to get out of bed but I did. 

Breakfast is done and here I am in front of the computer.  Nothing going on at work.  I really just want to go back to bed.  I had great aspirations this morning of getting a new system at work configured to do something my boss wants.  I figured out how to yesterday when he was droning on in our meeting about the system.  He was stumbling around and basically like I said wasted a half hour.  The meeting should have never happened.  Not sure what it is about managers and meetings they seem to love them.  Anyway, now that I have the time I don’t have the will.  Thankfully I sat by and kept my mouth shut so no one is expecting anything from me.  Silence can work to your advantage when you use it properly. 

Watched my neighbor cut his grass last night at his vacant house.  He tried to run over the crap he trimmed from his hedge that is sitting in his yard.  He’s got two piles going.  One from years ago and this new one that he started a couple weeks ago.  That failed and was mildly entertaining.  Kind of surprised he came back so soon to cut the grass.

Got two meetings on the agenda today, one just before lunch and one right after.  They are usual Tuesday meetings.  Since I am not on call this week, I could go lay down and relax until someone needs me and honestly it sounds quite appealing.  I know it will please both of the cats.  My back is sure missing getting massages regularly.  I’ve got some serious knots going on. 

Another day of heat & humidity on the way.  Glad that I am tucked away inside a climate controlled house.  I’ll be drinking my water and looking out the windows while working (if anything comes up).  Just waiting anxiously for quitting time to roll around.  Hope you have a great day!

Too smart of a cat

Morning

Insomnia hit me again as I woke up from an early morning dream.  It was only 4a.  I went to sit in my chair and felt the cushion to feel that Mora was sitting in it.  I’d rather know before I sit down, wouldn’t want to squash her or risk injury to me.  I went back to bed and watched TV from there.  She got up and hopped over to join me.  Then Rudy came in and she left, he took her place.  I got back to sleep and felt like I was out for 5 minutes when I looked at the clock again it said 6a.  Rudy was on top of me, tickling me with his tail as it brushed across my face.  You can’t tell me he didn’t know what he was doing. 

I got up to feed them and enjoy breakfast as well.  That’s when I discovered Rudy’s newest mess.  I spoke a few days ago of getting cat food delivered.  I put the bag on top of a box and thought nothing of it.  Well Rudy has been eyeing it and I saw him climb up and smell the bag yesterday.  This morning the bag was on it’s side and had claw marks in it.  No matter what type of dry food I get he knows what it is and has to be nosy.  I cleaned up his mess and transferred the food to the old bag that was just about empty.  This has happened to me 3 times, it won’t ever happen again.  I will put all spare dry food in a different room where he has no access.  He knew I wasn’t happy with him but I got over it pretty quickly.  Damn cat he’s just too smart for his own good!

Ah, Thursday a day hopefully for me to coast.  Nothing on my agenda but the mistake maker decided he needed a couple days off.  His wife is about to blow with another kid and he is taking time to get the nursery in order.  The due date is 30th of August but doesn’t sound like she is going to make it because the baby is getting quite large.  Both of his previous kids came early so it wouldn’t be out of character for her to have this one early as well.  Fingers crossed she doesn’t blow until next month.  I say that because he’s for sure taking 2 weeks when the kid arrives, not that I can’t live without him for 2 weeks but timing is everything.  If it happens this month that will cause a lot more work for me, which I’d like to avoid. 

The new guy is just taking work like he is a sponge and can’t get enough of it.  He doesn’t say no to anything or at least hasn’t yet.  He is still in the honeymoon phase and wow I remember those days.  That has long worn off.  It sure what nice while it lasted.  I suspect that he will grow out of this phase as everyone eventually does.  However, right now he can ride the wave and gobble up work it helps me out. 

If the weather cooperates and I feel like it, I’d like to go out tonight for BBQ.  It would change things up for me.  If not it’s not like I will go hungry, I will just have something less enjoyable.

Here’s hoping it’s a good day and rest of the week.  I am looking forward to breaking free from work and enjoying the weekend.  Strawberry Cinnamon French Toast sounds so good!  I can practically taste it. 

Take care!

Exhausting Day

Good evening,

Hope you are staying cool and had a great day.

Things started off early for me.  I had a couple clues that I should have gone in to the office this morning but I ignored them.  One of which was Rudy waking me up at 6a.  As the morning wore on I found myself taking a trip to the office to fix something.  I hung out for a little bit because I had a meeting and then after that I raced home. 

Coming home was a little bit more difficult than going over, because construction is everywhere around here.  It’s like peak season.  It took me 30 minutes to travel in via a straight shot.  Going home took me an hour and it wasn’t a straight shot.  However, I did follow the best route as directed by Waze. 

I was never so happy to be home.  My phone chirped the whole way home and I wondered what was waiting for me but turns out it was honestly just noise.  I got lucky.  That happens to me once and a while, believe it or not. 

Hopefully, I don’t have to go in any more this week. One trip was enough.  Glad that I moved when I did so it’s behind me.  It’s hot outside and getting out in the thick of it didn’t exactly do wonders for me. 

I had to rush to eat lunch when I got home, then jump on another meeting.  Then I had a break and decided to laydown.  I did doze off for a short moment but my phone made sure I wasn’t out for long. 

Bossman is back and said that he found out yesterday that he has high blood pressure and he has some medicine for it.  However, his doctor thinks he has sleep apnea.  He said that he’s had severe headaches for a few days.  That sounds more like a side effect of HBP than sleep apnea but whatever.  I’m just glad his doctor isn’t my doctor.  It takes a week if not two before he can get lab results and he has to call, there is no app to look at.  I remember those days but it was several years ago.  I like looking at an app to see the results something about it makes me feel better. 

Tomorrow looks to be busy but Thursday right now appears to be a cake walk unless something wrecks that for me.  I’m just ready for the weekend and it’s only Tuesday. 

If your running Windows it’s Patch Tuesday.  Time to update your system, there is a record number of fixes so better to do this sooner rather than later.  Speaking of later, I will talk with you soon.  Take care!

DAY 2 – Friday Off

Hey, hope it was a great day for you!

I started my day at 2a with insomnia. Stayed up until 4am and then was able to go back to sleep. My last words before falling asleep were “Rudy, please don’t wake me at 6a”. Rudy woke me at 6:45a instead. I knew he wouldn’t let me sleep. That’s okay, I got up and fed him. Then threw on some clothes and headed out for breakfast.

Had Cinnamon French Toast with Strawberry’s, very good. Two ladies were in front of me when it was time to pay and I picked up their breakfast. What a dumb move on my part, because they apparently packed it away. I dropped $50 with a tip, that included my breakfast.

Headed to a bakery shop thinking that I would surprise my Thanksgiving friends with some baked goods. However, the shop was closed. I really wanted this to work out but perhaps another time.

Stopped for gas before going home. Grabbed the trash bin and wheeled it inside the garage. Went inside to greet the cats. Headed out to the front porch to change the batteries in that camera. Blew off the porch and sidewalk. That scared the cats and they went to hide in my room. They both hate the blower. It’s just air, nothing that will harm them. I think it’s more the noise the thing makes.

Sat around watching my favorite judge on You Tube until it was time to leave for my haircut. Got my head shaved seriously short, it’s not down to skin but that would be the next step. I knew I’d be sorry because the itching had already started. I am taking a shower tonight and scrubbing my head good!

Hit up Sam’s Club after my haircut. Got those brownies that I wanted, some soda and a bag of chocolates. There went another $42. It’s way too easy to spend money, no wonder I work for a living!

Came back home, waited until it was time to leave for my big adventure, which was traveling back to the seafood restaurant I went to a few weeks back. Wow, this time I had to go to the bathroom on the way there. I should have listened to the GPS and re-routed to avoid a backup of traffic but, no I was stubborn and thought it wouldn’t be that bad. Spent 18 minutes in bumper-to-bumper traffic with a full bladder. Stupid me, I always pay some price when I don’t listen to the GPS. This isn’t the first time I’ve ignored it. The traffic set me back and it was closer to 5p when I got there. Took me a few minutes to find a place to park. Then walking in there was a line to stand in for tables. Not exactly what I wanted to do with a full bladder but some how I made it. Got seated at the same table I had last time. Different person took care of me. Had the Strawberry Pina Colada it was basically rum (heavy on the rum), pineapple and coconut in a glass. Not worth the $8 I paid for it and I didn’t even finish it. Had stuffed Orange Roughy which was good but the Broiled Orange Roughy I had last time was much better. Got my Au gratin Potatoes but they were tasteless. I had them as a kid growing up and thought they would take me back, I’ve been craving them for a long time, but this was a disappointment. I only spent $4 more than last time and I didn’t have any alcohol last time.

The drive home was much more enjoyable than the drive up because we moved all the way home. I even got to speed – went 100 mph for a short while. My car still has performance and twin turbos help. Don’t worry, I drove the speed limit for most of the way home because I can’t afford to waste gas by driving like I am in the Indy 500 but for the short time I did, it sure was fun. It was a long patch of freeway, and I was breaking away from a pack of traffic. It was fun to watch them disappear in my rear-view mirror. Gas mileage should have been 28mpg, but I got 26mpg from sitting in traffic and then my speed racer impression. All things considered not horrible, but it could have been better.

Stopped for a car wash before I headed home. Perfect timing for that. I just missed a thunderstorm by an hour. Were supposed to have rain all weekend and most of next week. It’s been in the forecast for the past couple days, but it just sprinkles and then the sun comes back out.

Got the dishes washing while I came down to play on the computer, pay a bill, see my personal email and of course surf for porn. Glad that I still have 2 more days before I must go back. Not looking forward to that at all but then again, I never do look forward to going back.

Ah I got one test result back but the rest of them are taking their sweet time. The lab they used this time takes their sweet time so likely tomorrow the results should be available. Not that it’s going to change anything, but I’d like to see how my body is performing.

Not a bad day but I kind of hoped for more fun than I had. I’ve got to get cat food tomorrow and pick up the mail again. Nothing per se planned, other than trying to stay cool and hydrated. No idea of where I want to eat tomorrow but I know I won’t go hungry, which is a good thing!

Talk with you all again soon.

Friday

Hi

It was so nice to be able to sleep in this morning.  Sadly I woke up at 6a and passed out breakfast for the cats.  My body has an auto alarm clock.  I sat around watched TV and tried to fall back to sleep.  Eventually I wound up getting up and eating some breakfast.  Then watching TV and I finally was able to fall back to sleep.

We had a medical call and a fire call several houses down the street, they were back to back calls.  The medical call was a person having a seizure and their neighbor smelled natural gas.  What are the odds of two back to back calls like that?  Fire Department was down that way earlier this week because of a Carbon Monoxide Detector going off.

Being on call I got a couple emails that had me reaching for my phone, nothing for me to be concerned with.  Just file them away and call it a day.  I like the fact that it’s a longer weekend but being on-call kind of sucks!  Perhaps I will remember that later this year when I make out the schedule. 

The cats are having a ball hanging around me.  I get followed around the house.  Someone always wants to snuggle or curl up next to me.  It’s kind of nice.  Not the same as a person but still nice to know that something loves me. 

Feeling a bit blue I decided to phone a friend to see if we could get together for supper but I got voice mail.  Didn’t bother to leave a message.  Just took it as a sign it wasn’t meant to be. 

Went outside this afternoon to fetch the trash bin.  I got the weed whacker out and took care of some crab grass growing by the garage.  Then headed to the deck where I had several things growing.  I whacked them all.  Noticed that the tree that I share on the property line with my neighbor (who has moved out) had a large section fall on the neighbors side.  I never heard a thing.  That tree has Gall and while there are still leaves on it, you can clearly see it’s dying.  It’s going to either fall or be taken down.  That just reminded me while I am a little overwhelmed about my current problems, it can always be much worse.  It kind of did get a little worse for me.  More on that in a moment. 

I had the great idea of going out for supper.  However after using the weed whacker even though it was just for a few brief moments it was enough to stress my back muscles and I had the shakes.  It took two hands to get a drink.  That’s when I knew there was no way I was going out to eat.  I got a shower and felt better but still had slight shakes.  I certainly could have gone out but I think that I would have had people staring at me and would have been a spectacle and don’t like being the center of attention like that.  Stayed home and had frozen lasagna.  It was just okay, not as good as it usually is.  I also wanted some cheese garlic bread to go with it and didn’t have that.      

Speaking of worse.  Last night I got out a screw driver and took the keypad for the alarm apart, I broke two plastic teeth that anchored it in place at the bottom.  Now it won’t go flush.  However, I saw a yellow blinking light and a switch that apparently resets the keypad.  I pressed it and sadly it does nothing.  However, based on the testing I did every component of the alarm system has power so I don’t believe the system it’s self is bad, I think the keypad went out.  Now hopefully the tech that comes tomorrow can replace the keypad perhaps not tomorrow but next week presuming they can still get the parts.  The system is quite old.  I just want my alarm back.  It’s my security blanket.  It also helps when I am away to know that if something went wrong that police or fire would come.  Right now I hate to leave for any reason, I just worry that something will go wrong.  It’s been a few days with no alarm and nothing bad has happened and probably won’t but it would be better to have the peace of mind.

My plan now is to wake up early tomorrow and grab breakfast, get the mail and if it’s early enough stop by the bank to get some cash.  I’ve got a couple places that I’d like to eat at this week and it helps to take cash when you don’t know for sure if they accept plastic aka credit/debit cards. 

Then I will sit here and wait for the technician. Hope and pray that they can fix this alarm system in one visit and within an hour and then I am back in business.  Regardless, when they are done (system fixed or not) I plan on leaving to grab some supper.  Then just have to make it thru Sunday before my next big hold my breath moment of seeing how the vehicle is doing.  I have been looking and it’s kind of tempting to ditch service and just go for something new.  However, I know that I am doing better service to myself and my bank account by waiting.  I don’t expect a bad report but it’s the not knowing that causes the anxiety. 

Once I get past Monday, Tuesday thru Thursday are totally wide open and free.  I’d like to get the deck cleaned off and take a couple of local trips to eat.  I need to make a Sam’s Club run as well as a trip to the Home Improvement Store.  That’s it.  Friday I’ve got my facial at a new place that I am looking forward to.  Here’s hoping that this time off isn’t terribly expensive and that I can actually enjoy myself and have some fun before I have to go back to work.

Hope you had a great day and have a nice weekend.  If it’s applicable to you, Happy early Father’s Day!  Take care. 

330a Alarm

Morning …

Yet another semi-sleepless night.  I’m so tired both physically & mentally.  Ready to take a couple strong pills that I know will knock me out for the night and leave me hung over the next day just to get a good nights sleep. 

Last night I woke up around 3a to use the bathroom, made it back to bed and fell asleep.  Only to be woken up at 3:30a by the burglar alarm.  It was a beeping telling me something was wrong.  Turns out it was a communication problem.  I looked it up online to be sure.  Then power cycled the alarm, tested and everything was fine.  I pressed my luck and tested a second time only for the issue to come back.  I got it cleared and set the alarm.  As I went to climb back in bed the actual alarm went off, apparently I forgot to bypass a motion detector and that picked me up as I was trying to get back in bed.  Rushed to cancel the alarm, sat up in case the phone rang, which it didn’t. 

Finally by 4:30a I was able to climb back in bed and try to go back to sleep.  Rudy climbed on top of me, which was nice of him.  Then I was able to fall back to sleep. Had a strange dream which isn’t out of the ordinary.  Woke up at 5:45a went back to sleep, woke up again at 6a and then 6:30a.  By then I just decided to get up.  Alarm has been silent since, so I’m thinking that it was doing a silent test (which are done all the time at random) and the phone line wasn’t available for some reason so that’s what caused the alarm.  Last thing I need is to add another problem to the list. 

The guy who asked me to send photos for the column on my porch, called me yesterday afternoon and came by in the evening.  I got a better feeling about him seeing him in person but then he ruined it when he told me that he would require half of the money down as well as a signed contract.  Half of the money down is what causes concern, he wants cash or electronic funds.  The contract isn’t a big deal.  I may still wind up hiring him but for now I’m waiting to hear from the other guy today to see what he will charge.

The mistake maker is out sick today, claims he lost his voice.  I wanted so badly to write back, do you know where you left it?  If not head to the nearest store and you can hopefully pickup one that sounds better.  Yeah it’s mean but I’m not fond on the sound of his voice.  He should be back tomorrow but since tomorrow is our last day of the week I have my doubts that he will actually return for one day, I wouldn’t.  I actually wanted to call out today and spend the day in bed resting.  However, I’m not leaving the new guy all by himself. 

It’s been a busy morning and more work just came in so time for me to dash.  Have a great day!

Yawning

Morning … I’m yawning but got a slightly better nights sleep.  I still feel tired this morning and really want a nap.  Yesterday I was able to hold out until 2:30p before I had to lay down.  Just as I was about to close my eyes my phone went off and I had to get up.  So with no real nap to speak of I thought for sure I’d not have any problems.  I woke up at 5a to use the bathroom and headed back to bed.  I was able to get back to sleep and woke up an hour later but rolled over and went back to sleep until just before 7a when I woke up and Rudy started doing his dance. 

Time to start the day.  Nothing remarkable has occurred yet thus far.  However, the day is still very young so there is plenty of time for that to change. 

Last night was just an average evening.  My neighbor that moved out came over to cut his tall grass as I was jumping into the shower. 

I have someone scheduled to come out tomorrow to give me a price on the column on my porch.  Another guy I am working with by text is trying to provide a quote by having me take photos and not doing any measuring.  I really don’t want him doing the job since he seems too lazy to come out and meet and grab his own photos and measurements, it sounds like a recipe for disaster.  Plus I’m sure the price he quoted me would change once he found out that column was taller than the one he wants to replace it with.  I have 2 additional people to call but am holding them in reserve.  If I can get this little hassle out of the way while I am on vacation that would be nice but I am not holding my breath.  It does seem like a pretty simple job that shouldn’t take more than a few hours but that’s just how it appears to me. 

Got all sorts of home improvement ads popping up on social media.  From pop on roofing and siding to metal roofs as well as roof trade in programs.  The pop on concept is appealing but does it hold up and/or cause any damage.  I have no plans for a roof or siding right now but a new roof is in my future.  Home Improvement marketing makes the jobs seem simple like they can be in and out in just a matter of hours and the cost well that’s no problem they have low cost financing.  Yeah your jumping into debt but the improvements are cheaper than starting over on a mortgage.  Kind of like buying a used car is cheaper than a new one. 

3 meetings on tap today, one of which is with the new guy.  I’m the teacher.  Even though we only have 2 days left in this week, I’m mentally checked out and as we approach Wednesday and Thursday I will be even more mentally checked out.  I’m over working and honestly want to quit but I’m addicted to the money if I didn’t need that for my survival I’d love to just walk away.  It’s the meetings and politics that are killers for me.  It’s true the older you get the less you are able to tolerate bullshit.  I am sure that I am well on my way to being a cranky old man assuming that I am fortunate enough to live that long. 

Well off to head up and go on standby until I am needed.  Of course you and I both know that will be the very moment I am comfortable and away from the computer.  Hope it’s a great day for all of us and a fast moving one at that. 

Sunday

Hey, I hope your having a good day. 

My insomnia flared up again last night at 4a.  I didn’t bother to try to fight it just got up and started watching TV.  By 5a I was back asleep.  I moved up the alarm clock by 15 minutes.  Much to my surprise Rudy didn’t bother me and the alarm clock went off.  It took me a minute to realize what the sound was because I hear it so infrequently. 

I really wanted to go back to bed, I was still tired.  However, I knew that I needed to stay moving and stick with my routine.  I wanted to go to Target but forgot all about it until I was at the grocery store and then just said it will be there next weekend.  Breakfast was much more enjoyable than my supper was last night. 

Got in some TV time with the cats and got a nap in when I came home.  Brushed both of them and Rudy got some extra cuddle time because he curled up in my lap.  He wanted my spot but I didn’t realize that until I got up and started cleaning. 

It’s a nice sunny hot summer day.  I need to mix up some bug spray and get to spraying the perimeter of the house, that’s my plan when I am done here.  Not looking forward to the humidity but it will be nice to get the application down.  It’s my first spray of the year and I am way behind on this mostly because of all of the rain we have had.  However, if the chemical can sit and fully dry it will be effective for about a month.  Same stuff the exterminator used acquired much, much cheaper.

Planning on hitting up the pizza place that used to have a lot of hot guys working there.  Not sure if now that were into summer if the guys will be back but I am curious enough to take a look.  Plus the food (pizza) is really good.  I will have left overs to munch on for part of the week as well.  Here’s hoping for some enjoyable eye candy to look at. 

Logged into work to take care of something that came up last night.  I’m not on call but it would be left waiting for me tomorrow.  I would have thought the on call guy would have picked it up but it wasn’t marked urgent so it didn’t need an immediate response.  It was from a big wig which is why it got my attention. 

Looking forward to what I hope will be an enjoyable and calm 4 day work week.  Not much else brewing here.  Typical relaxing Sunday vibe going on. 

Take care!

The weekend

Hey thanks for dropping in. 

Friday … proved to be a day that I would talk on the phone for hours to the mistake maker.  We talked work and then just socialized.  It was enjoyable but by the end of the day I think we were both tired of talking.  He agreed with me that we are back office people.  Yet we are still mandated to come in 3 days a week.  The mistake maker confessed to me that he was only in 2 days this week.  I told him that I honestly didn’t care.  While I didn’t say this it’s because I am breaking the rules and have been for quite sometime.  Unless each of our offices gets a snitch to check up and report on us, I anticipate that we can still get away with whatever we want.  At least I am going to keep doing my same thing as no one is complaining. 

By bed time I was super horny and eager to get off.  However by the time I settled down my energy level dropped drastically.  I still tried but there just wasn’t enough stamina and strength left in me to pull it off.  So I gave up and watched TV.  Before I knew it I was falling asleep in my chair.  That’s when I got up and climbed into bed. 

Saturday … woke up at 4a from a dream that I was going into the office and forgot my cardkey.  I was talking to a security guard and I knew I was talking out loud in my sleep I heard myself as I was waking up.  Rudy was puzzled by it.  He wasn’t on top of me so I was able to get out of bed quickly.  Headed to the bathroom and then came back to bed.  Tried to fall back asleep but I couldn’t so I got up.  Rudy started his happy breakfast dance but I told him he had to wait a few more hours.  I think I was up for around an hour.  He let me sleep in until close to 7a.  At which time I got up and passed out breakfast for the cats.  Then went back to watching TV. 

Eventually went back to bed for a few more hours.  Then got up and had breakfast and my medicine.  Then headed back to rotting in my room where I did manage to accomplish the task I wanted to last night and that helped me fall back to sleep. 

Watched several videos of people caught on camera doing dumb things like falling, leaving their cars in gear and getting out.  Then changed over to the same thing but camping accidents.  Rafts capsizing, people falling into water, dealing with wildlife.  It was enjoyable and passes time rather quickly. 

Took some time to look at vehicles on the internet, all new.  Found a couple that look really nice and are tempting.  I just really don’t want to jump back into car payments.  Patients is my friend here I need to find out if there are any major concerns with my current automobile.  Provided all is well keeping it longer makes sense.  If it’s time to pour in some money well then I might have a decision to make.  My new car fever is and has always been itching away, it flares up often.  Which is understandable considering that I’m technically due for a new auto.

I got going in the early afternoon with a shower.  Then started laundry.  Finally headed out to a new restaurant that just opened this weekend.  It was a familiar place that I had been to before there were several restaurants in this same location.  While it was nice to be in a familiar location the food sucked.  I ordered Sloppy Joes which I don’t know how they made them but they didn’t taste like Sloppy Joes to me.  The French Fries were the best part of the meal.  I had a side of Cole Slaw as well but it wasn’t from KFC so it wasn’t good at all.  Disappointed with the 45 minutes I traveled to eat the food and the 45 minutes I had to ride to get back home.  It was nice exercise for the vehicle, just logged 80 thousand miles.  I might go back again in a while but will order something different.  Parking was super tight but I backed into a spot with ease. 

Working on going through the mail and finishing up on laundry.  Took care of finances and waded through some personal email.  Now it’s time to surf for porn as I wait for the dryer to sound off.  Then it will be upstairs to play with Rudy as I put the laundry away. 

Hope the weekend is going well for you. 

Add it to the list

Morning and a very happy Friday to you!

Nothing terribly special going on here.  Napped a little bit yesterday.  I got woken up with several emails flowing in.  One of them was a reminder from my boss that his boss and his bosses boss asked him to pass on that was a reminder we need to be in the office three days a week.  Since they are leaders they need to set an example.  They were asked to remind their teams/staff.  I think this stemmed from them finding out that an executive wasn’t meeting this goal so it’s time to send a reminder to try to scare the rest of us.  There was some verbiage in the email which I can use to my advantage that says “back office positions” can work from home, I know it doesn’t apply to my specific position.  However, my position is very much a back office position, I’m in the shadows lurking.  I’m there virtually every day of the work week and always watching even when I am not working.  I always go above and beyond.  It just makes no sense to waste time, energy and gas to travel to a box in the sky where I sit in a closet that they call an office for 3 days a week.  I don’t have enough work to occupy my every second and there is lots of free time.  I’m not stupid to ask for more work so that I am drowning all the time.  I don’t want that kind of pressure.  Still all it takes is one person to blow the whistle on me and I’m cooked.  Not sure if that will mean I am asked to get back to the office or if they would truly kick me to the curb.  I know I should probably heed the warning but as of right now I am just planning on keeping up what I have been doing, no one is complaining per se.  We get these types of reminders periodically about all sorts of silly crap.  It has added to my list of worry.  I’ve been away so long that it would really be tough to go back one day let alone 3 days.  Besides that if you trust me enough to let me work 2 days from home then there should be no difference with the other 3 days of the week. 

The whole RTO (Return To Office) is because companies signed leases for space and they want to occupy them.  It’s not my fault you signed a lease for a ton of space that we honestly don’t need.  They could downsize the space and save money.  They won’t.  It’s funny that ever since the whole pandemic and remote work thing came about that year over year we keep making record breaking profits.  I know that I am not the only one who abuses the system and doesn’t go in, there are others.  My work still gets done, I’m quick to respond and often finish ahead of deadlines.  That’s not because I am working from home it’s because it’s who I am and who they hired.  The only thing that has changed is the fact I don’t wake up an hour early to travel in and spend an hour traveling home.  Corporate America does a lot of stupid and wasteful things the RTO movement is one of them. I have thought for a very long time that eventually we will revoke remote work entirely and require everyone to come back to the office full time but thus far it hasn’t happened.  People like remote work and the flexibility that it offers, it’s a great perk.

Speaking of work, the new guy is out today.  Sounds like this was unplanned.  It’s just me and the mistake maker.  No word on salary increases just yet but I am hoping that I get that call today.  It should happen soon if not today then next week for sure.  I’m on call next week but it’s a 4 work week day.  Were off on Friday for Juneteenth.  I have nothing planned yet but it leads right into my vacation time, which including weekends will be 10 full days off.  I know I won’t want to go back even if I am working remote and I know there will be an avalanche of email to wade through.  It’s the punishment for taking time off.  However, it’s my benefit and I plan to try to use every hour of time that I am given. 

When I take time called PTO which is short for Personal Time Off, in my case it stands for Prepare The Others.  Its usually at time when something hits the fan and not in a good way.  I’m not saying I am irreplaceable or unable to be fired, I’m saying that I am a vital part of our team and have a lot of working knowledge.  If all of that walks out the door I can tell you that things will seriously be fucked up.  Its noticeable every time I am out of the office.

I’m closing out this venting and worry and heading back to goofing off while I keep an eye on work before I head up to be with the cats.  They are longing for me.  Imagine how lost they would be if I had to go back 3 days a week, I know they would adjust but it would be difficult for all of us at first. 

Have a great day and weekend!

Good Sleep

Morning

Hope your having a great day.  Mine started early this morning when I woke up at 1a.  I had no reason to be up but my body said it’s time to wake up.  It was another insomnia attack.  I’ve really been taking the death of my so called step-son pretty hard.  I think mostly because were so close in age.  Then there is me still mulling over if I want to tell his kid about his grandfather.  I honestly kind of wish I never googled but I’m curious by nature and that has caused me some pain more than once in my lifetime. 

In any event I was up until 3a and then decided to head back to sleep.  As I turned the TV off I heard rain falling outside, which was kind of a surprise.  Powered on my white noise machine.  Rudy and Mora changed places in bed and I got to snuggle with Mora for a short period of time before she left, I was no where near falling asleep. 

It’s oppressively hot and humid here.  I woke up to hear and feel the AC running this morning at 6:30a, which is still early for me to rise.  However Rudy & my bladder have this knack for waking me up early.  Felt really good sitting at the table eating and feeling the cool air. 

It’s really nice in the basement usually it’s 70 down here but right now it’s 72.  Still feels pretty good.  More rain is on the way and heavy winds are forecast for most of the afternoon.  Just hope the trash can doesn’t blow away. 

I’m anticipating a call from the boss either today or tomorrow to let me know about my pay raise.  It won’t be in effect until the 1st of July but it’s nice to know that it’s coming. 

Had a lengthy conversation yesterday with the new guy.  Lots of pauses and delays in the conversation like it’s tough to get off the phone with him.  It took me two separate times of trying to end the conversation before he finally gave in and we hung up.  Jeez just imagine if we were in person he strikes me as one of those people that just goes on forever and ever.  Thankfully were far apart so the chances of us meeting in person are slim to none.  I’m okay with that.

I have been pushed to work with him more.  I kind of feel like he said that he hasn’t worked with me much and that has resulted in some emails with tasks being delegated to me asking me to work with the new guy to make sure he knows.  I hate those kinds of emails but I always do what is asked of me and always will, unless it’s illegal or morally wrong. 

Looking forward to what I hope is a relaxing weekend.  I don’t have anywhere to be on Saturday and really no reason other than getting something to eat and grabbing the mail to leave.  I plan to rot at the moment.  It sounds like the best and if my insomnia keeps flaring up I will certainly welcome rotting.  I’d just like to go back to sleeping through the night and waking up refreshed and relaxed, kind of like when I was a kid.  Those times have been few and far between but they sure to feel awesome when they happen. 

Back to the fun I suppose.  Stay cool and take care!

Middle of the road

Happy hump day!

Yesterday was a little busy in the afternoon.  Glad that I had lunch early so I could tend to everything that came up.  There always seems to be something that happens when I eat early and I am usually always glad that I did.  Kind of funny how that works out. 

I was damn tired yesterday and had to take two naps, which is unusual.  One usually does it but I was woken up with something urgent and wound up sitting on the phone with my colleague for an hour and a half. 

The new guy is asking for some work but I told him that I didn’t want to overwhelm him and once he felt comfortable to reach out and we would get started with what I had for him.  It’s been silence ever since.  I’m sure that my move could likely backfire but only time will tell.  I certainly hope not. 

Had an average evening last night.  Both cats clinging to me at different times getting their dose of attention.  They sure keep life interesting. 

Rudy woke me up super early this morning and then my bladder sounded off to tell me it was full.  I still told them both to take a hike and rolled over for a bit.  That didn’t last terribly long as I was awake again.  Saw Rudy sitting on top of me smiling as he does just waiting with anticipation for me to wake up.  Once he saw I was awake he got up and did his happy dance.  He knows right where to press to make it hurt.  I’m sure he’s not doing it on purpose but sometimes I wonder. 

The start of a new day and a hot one at that.  It’s one of those days where I’m glad I work indoors with AC.  Although it’s still gets humid in here at times.  It’s nice to enjoy the cool of the morning before the afternoon heat moves in.  The best part of all of this is that the sun is out.  I feel so much better seeing it and I know it makes the cats happy. 

I’m caught up as per usual and just waiting to see what the day brings.  Meanwhile I am going to hike upstairs, fire up my laptop, getting logged in and then go lay down and watch TV.  No doubt that I will drift off but Mora will be snuggled up in my arm and Rudy will be between my legs.  Then the phone will sound off and I will see if I need to get up or if I can make it wait.  Got a meeting before lunchtime and that one will probably be a long one.  I will probably set the cats lunch out before I get to that otherwise they will be bugging me the entire time. 

Hope it’s a great day for you!

Sunday

Eh here we go again Monday morning, ugh!

Sunday was an okay day.  I managed to injure myself doing of all things pumping gas.  I held the pump with my left hand instead of putting it on automatic.  I heard that if you control the flow of the pump, by only letting it flow 1/2 way you get more gas and less air.  Makes sense to me.  However, that aggravated my cist and it flared up when I was done.  I figured it would go away but nope, stuck with me all day and only got worse as the day went on.  Jeez this getting old isn’t any fun.  At least my membership card worked at Sam’s when I stopped, had to swipe it twice but it worked. 

The grass crew showed up yesterday afternoon much to my surprise.  It’s raining out now so that makes sense as to why they came yesterday.  Plus we have a heat wave moving in and I’m sure that’s no fun for anyone outdoors. 

Had my Mexican food for supper, it was good.  I got consumed in holding a text conversation with a friend and that kind of made eating take much, much longer than I wanted it to.  As a result I felt much fuller when I left. 

Spent time with the cats, got the house cleaned as well as their water fountain.  It was nice not to have to do any laundry on Sunday since it was all done the day before. 

Had more insomnia battles last night as well as a bad dream to top it all off.  Wish that I could just get a good nights rest with no interruptions as well as no bad dreams.  There is a lot on my mind so I totally understand why this is happening, I just don’t know what is causing the insomnia to flare up.  I know that it doesn’t help when I take a nap.  Need to pull an all day awake with no nap and that might help clear things up.  However, napping is so much fun and enjoyable, especially on the weekend when I can turn my phone off and not have to worry about being disturbed. 

Bossman just approved the two days I was sick a few weeks ago but has yet to approve my time off later this month.  I’ve made plans and will not be at work that week, so approved or not I will be out that week.  He’s never denied me time off before and I don’t expect that to start now, especially since we have a new person.  It’s not like there is coverage issue. 

All caught up on work at the moment but I’m waiting for a couple things to come rolling in and then I will be back at it.  That will probably be a few hours.  Not that I am in any rush to head back to work.  Lucked out of a meeting that was scheduled.  So I get a Monday with hopefully Peace & Quiet.  Tomorrow the meetings start up again as we go sailing into the week ahead. 

Hope all is well in your world and that the sun is shining bright!

Productive Saturday

Happy Saturday!

Unfortunately, I had another insomnia attack after I got to sleep.  Was up for a couple hours watching TV before I was able to go back to bed and sleep.  Mora being the cuddle bug she is snuggled up to me and helped lull me back to sleep.  Just as I was about to drift off she decided to leave and that woke me up but after that I was back sleeping. 

Woke up early because that’s how my body is wired and also I’ve got Rudy who wants his breakfast.  Everyone got something to eat.  I showered the night before so I just threw on some clothes and headed out. 

Got my haircut.  Went to my friends shop.  The main guy I have a stronger friendship with is on vacation.  I chatted it up in the office for a bit and then headed out.  No sense in wasting a perfectly good day. 

Came home, had to use the bathroom.  Typed up what I wanted done to my vehicle for service which I took directly from the Manufacturers Maintenance schedule.  I left off changing the cabin air filter because that was just done a while back.  Oddly enough that is super labor intensive.  You put in a $6 filter but spend $100 on labor.  Then it was time to head out again. 

Hit up the UPS store, dropped off my defective blower.  The replacement arrived yesterday.  Next up Post Office then on to the shop where I got my tires at.  They do auto repair work and I trust them a bit more than my friends mechanic who missed the fact that I had a broken tie rod last time.  Anyway, I turned in the laundry list picked the Monday of my vacation and I’m on the list for first thing.  I plan to live there that day.  It’s going to be hours and it’s going to suck, not in the good pleasurable way either.  I told them I have new car fever and as long as they can tell me my vehicle is sound and doesn’t need any major repairs I will likely keep it to stay away from car payments.  At least that is the plan as of now.  Who knows if that will change down the road.  Part of me just wants to go hit up a car dealer and just buy a new one to be done with it.  I’ve also scheduled a Facial for the end of the week.  It’s at a new place.  I’m excited and figured saving it for the end of the week would be smart in case there were any complications with the car or I wanted to get a new one.  Leaving the rest of that week open for now.

Anyway, back on the road and stopped at Sam’s Club.  Got me a new membership card.  That should solve my problem at the pump as well as when I go to the store.  Kind of happy to get this done. 

Back home to cool off, relax and nap.  Then several hours later, I headed out for a bite to eat.  Decided I’d go back to the place where I had my birthday dinner last year.  It’s been a while since I have been there.  Normally I order from the specials but this time I decided to try the BBQ Peppered Pork Tenderloin.  It was good but way on the salty side.  I got a decent amount of it down for the money I spent.  Kind of sad that I didn’t fully enjoy the meal.  Had a dinner companion.  I sat with a stuffed bear.  Needless to say he didn’t say a word.  It would be funny if there was a hidden camera in that, they would get some great footage. 

On the way back home I talked myself into hitting up the Frozen Custard shop.  Me and my late spouse used to go there all the time but, it lost it’s appeal with me.  It’s still delicious as ever and people flock to that place.  They added a drive thru and people line up and sit and wait in their hot cars.  Not me, I parked and walked up to the window.  Got some Peaches and Custard in a small dish.  It took me back years and was fun.  I ate it outdoors as it was melting as soon as they handed it to me.  It’s quite humid out here. 

Then came home.  I still need to get cat food but figured I would put it off until tomorrow.  My bladder was about to explode from all of the soda and water I drank. 

Passed out supper for the cats and I’m doing laundry.  Playing on the computer.  I’m quite pleased with my progress today. 

Last night I saw the movie Wasteman with Tom Blythe.  Several good chest shots of him as well as ass shots.  There is full frontal nudity but it’s brief.  He’s all tatted up in this movie but not in real life.  The movie held my interest and I was quite surprised by the ending.  I’ve got a mad crush on him. The movie was on Prime, it’s $5 to watch.  I got to see it for free by using Amazon points. 

Well off to scour the web.  Hope you had a great Saturday as well!

Still numb

Morning and Happy Friday!

I am still numb from what I found yesterday.  My mind has been racing thinking of times we interacted in the past.  Memories.  The fact I have photos that I’m sure his kid would probably enjoy seeing the more it makes me want to reach out.  With age comes wisdom and I know to take my time with this and not react and rush into anything.  Right now I am thinking I am going to reach out but just not sure on when.  I know Father’s Day is only a few weeks away and I for sure wouldn’t want to clash with that because it’s going to be a difficult day for the kid. 

Needless to say I didn’t sleep the best last night but I am okay with it.  I also wasn’t in the mood to watch porn last night although perhaps if I would have I might have slept better.  I know it would have made me feel better, if only for a fleeting second.  Nothing quite like an orgasm, shame they don’t last longer!

The cats comforted me once they realized something was wrong after I found out.  Rudy came up and gave me a kiss, just like he did when he was in the shelter.  He’s such a sweet boy.  Mora sat with me letting her motor run on high.  It’s said that the vibrations from a cats purr can heal the human body.  I don’t know if I fully buy that but I can tell you it sure is comforting.  I can listen to a cat purr forever it’s so soothing. 

Work was calm in the morning but picked up in the afternoon.  I only have 1 meeting on the books today, I think it’s going to be a decent day. 

Looking forward to the weekend as per usual.  It’s cat food shopping weekend and also time to clean the cats water fountain and change the filter.  More tasks that I don’t enjoy.  However, I will be getting up early tomorrow as I have a haircut scheduled which I look forward to.  Not waking up early on a Saturday but I figure it will either get me motivated or cause me to come home and take a nap.  Thinking about where I want to eat this weekend.  Chinese, Mexican and BBQ all sound good to me.  I could honestly probably fit them all in if I really wanted to but I’d be so damn full.  Despite being overweight I really only eat 2 meals on weekends and sometimes throughout the week.  Breakfast and Supper.  Lunch is optional and dependent on how I feel as well as what I have on hand to munch on. 

Hope that you have a good day and a super weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.  Talk with you all again soon.

Rainy Monday

Morning!

I’ve been kicking around taking some time off work.  I’d really like to take next week but something deep inside tells me that isn’t the week to take off.  Nothing special is scheduled that I know of but I suppose everything happens for a reason.  Therefore, I booked time towards the end of the month, an entire week.  Now I’ve got time to try to fill that week up.  I don’t have approval on my time off but my boss has yet to deny a request, pretty much you ask for it, you get it.  I like simple!

Yesterday I headed out to get pizza.  The straight cute waiter I wanted to see wasn’t working.  Service was slow and a bit lack luster.  However there was a cute guy sitting at the bar and a couple other hotties walked in so not a total loss.  Pizza was okay but took a little longer than expected to get out.  Had a table near by of people talking in Spanish and they weren’t exactly quiet about it.  They had some complicated order.  One of the people there wanted Vegan Cheese but this place didn’t have that.  That is part of what caused the delay with my order.  I went up early I had a deadline to meet and well I was a half hour late but I got back home and the work got done.  I just wasn’t pleased about it.  I like to be on-time, that’s how I was raised. 

Finished up Euphoria Season 3 last night.  I’m kind of interested in the other 2 seasons so might go back and watch them.  Season 3 kept me entertained and on the edge of my seat.  Very enjoyable!

Went to unload the dishwasher last night and noticed that some things had a sticky residue on them.  Then I looked closer and noticed the soap packet never dissolved.  Which can only lead me to believe the float got stuck and there was no water.  I would have swore I heard water on Friday night when it was running but apparently my ears deceived me.  Had to stock it back up, run it again and this time I checked periodically to make sure there was in fact water flowing.  I think my water bottle got in the way and I moved it when I re-loaded. 

Took my sleeping pill a little later in the evening in the hopes that I would lessen the odds that I would have interrupted sleep.  I did in fact wake up but Mora jumped up in bed with me and we cuddled she helped me get back to sleep.  It was storming when I woke up and storming again when it was time to get out of bed.  It was nice to open the drapes for the back door and see that the gutter wasn’t overflowing.  Hopefully, there won’t be any water woes here but I am keeping an eye out. 

Got going and got my morning work that I was dreading done.  Took me about an hour of just full concentration.  Now I’ve got my report prepared, I’m waiting for data from one person to get it completed and another start of the month task is done too.  Boss is on-call this week but thus far my colleagues are all over anything that comes up, which I am fine with.  It’s not like I really want to work today but I will if something comes up. 

Internet surfing is done.  Just about time to transition back to upstairs and be with the cats, lazy and hanging out until or if something comes up. 

Happy Pride!  Hope it’s a great month and great week for all of us.  Take care.