If my neck’s a little red, it’s ’cause I am one

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It’s bright and sunny, and maybe, just maybe summer is starting to arrive. I already have a window and the door open. Both the kitties are looking out the back door.

Podrick has been active since around 4:47 this morning. I know this, because that’s when I went to the bathroom, and grabbed the first of two soda caps that manifested right outside our bedroom door. The second one was being played with behind the bathroom door. With those taken away, I think I only got up once or twice more to admonish him (please please, for the love of god, just please go and take a nap until it’s daylight out there).

There’s a street sweeper out there trying to clean up all the dirt and detritus that have lined our streets since fall. I might have to go and wash the truck today. Maybe even check out and see what the greenhouse has for wares. I’ll also be setting up all the planters sometime today.

Oh, and there’s a boat full of possible zombies floating in the ocean. This is some 28 day later shit.

Well, I’ve built myself quite the reputation

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A big thank you to the Beautiful One, and Podrick for letting me sleep in this morning. I truly appreciates it. Not too much of a mess in the living room from Podrick. He did open the curtains all the way, just half way, and then he pulled them on the top sleeping area on the shelf.

It’s bright and sunny here this morning. Not to sound pessimistic, but it’s probably cold out there. I mean it’s May, but there’s been snow on the ground as if a couple of days ago. Everyone that I’ve been talking to at work, is completely tired of this weather. I am too. I’m tired of wearing layers.

If it stays within the forecast, the high of the day should be around 46°. That’s not too bad. Hopefully though, I hope the wind dies down. That’s what makes it a lot cooler here. It doesn’t look too breezy out there right now, which is awesome. Once Pippin is finished eating, I’ll open the back door.

Update: the back door has been opened. The table has been set up, then window opened a smidge. We now have two very happy kitties.

Happy Wednesday, y’all. Someone, pass the coffee.

If I look a little drunk, it’s ’cause I drank some

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Podrick was an active boy this morning. Making just enough noise to cut through my sleep mask. The rain sleep daddy wasn’t enough to keep me asleep. I might have been able to fall back asleep if it was a little cooler in the bedroom, and if I could breathe through my nose.

The headphones that Crystal ordered for me came in yesterday about an hour or two before I needed to be at work, so I told my coworker that texted me, I’ll grab it when I come in for my shift. I got there, and chatted with coworkers, and once 1st shift left, I opened the package and plugged it in to charge.

They are very very comfortable. Aside of just getting used to a bit of a rub, at points I even forgot one was on my ear. Nice clear sound. And the best part, one lasted over 5 hours. The Temu earbuds that I bought last year for like $8. They only lasted about 2 hours. So the new ones are advertised to last 8 hours on a charge. Not bad for $30.

Dusty roads ain’t made for walking

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Crystal let me sleep until 7 this morning. She would tell me what Podrick got into, then would tell me to go back to sleep. I think I mostly dozed. And, it’s Monday morning. Let’s get ready to start the new week.

It snowed last night, sometime in the night. There’s not a lot that fell, and even less after Crystal said it rained. But I see it. It’s May. It’s not supposed to snow in May! But here we are. The coffee has been brewed, and the kitties have been fed.

Back to work this afternoon. Working most of the week, and part of the weekend. I think WWE Backlash is on Saturday. I think I saw it pop up on Netflix yesterday. So that’ll probably wave what we watch. But that’s like 400 years away. But we’ll get there.

We always do!

So let’s get this day started – with more coffee.

Past the Dairy Queen, the county line where there ain’t any fences

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Waking up to hear cats fighting is something to behold. But nonetheless, we’re up, and the first coffee has been brewed. The kitties have been fed. Pippin is leisurely dining in the bedroom.

It’s Sunday morning, and chore day will be happening soon. Just have to wake up a little more, before I start using heavy machinery. You know, safety shit. Thankfully, I remembered to get laundry pods – don’t worry I got the non-flavoured kind, so we don’t snack on them.

For the most part, the cats were pretty ok last night and this morning. We both think that Podrick just gets bored and lonely. So he seeks out Pippin first. Podrick wants all the attention, but will only do bad things to get said attention. He’ll chase Pippin all over the house. I think in the mornings, he pins her a lot more than she pins him. It’s the opposite in the evenings. Maybe the Tiny Princess gains more strength when the sun sets.

It was a bit of an adventure before we actually went grocery shopping. We headed in to the locally authorized cell phone providers to upgrade my phone, and possibly upgrade and get Crystal on to my plan. After just about three hours, we both walked out with new phones. Crystal got a Google Pixel 10A, and I got an iPhone 17 Pro Max in bright ass orange.

Then we hit up the pharmacy, then the actual grocery shopping. We speed-ran that grocery store, and I believe that we only forgot one thing. Not to freakin bad if you ask me. Then off to the dispensary. I quickly ran in, because we, at this point, are very hungry. I grabbed “what I got last time”, and I think the manager comes out of the back room. The last time we were there, there was a “stoner movie” quiz. Apparently, I got more answers right, and I won a bag of swag.

From there, I ran across the street to grab some vapes, and then we drove down the street to Subway to grab lunch. That’s our cue to head back to TinyTown. Subway always marks the end of our trip.

So we get home, unload the truck, and immediately start to eat. Damn those sandwiches tasted good. I spent the rest of the afternoon, tweaking the UI, and finished the downloads of my apps, while Crystal kicked some ass in Civilization 6.