I always know there’s treasure buried somewhere in the junk

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It’s been a bit of a morning. Podrick was enjoying 4x4ing across my body this morning. He hurts as he lumbers anywhere. What got me out of bed this morning. I finally got somewhat comfortable, surprisingly flat on my back. I could breathe, I wasn’t over heating. Then, Podrick. I swear that he weighs more than 18 pounds, bolted across my chest.

Ok, ok, I’m awake.

It’s our boys 1st birthday today. He’s managed to make it around the sun for the first time. Now if we can get him to not bound across the bed in the morning, go up in Crystal’s end table, or try to get on the plant shelf, we’d be worlds ahead. so we’ll keep trying, because he’s cute.

He’s just. Podrick. I can’t explain him more than that. He is who he is, and he’s the cutest orange guy I’ve ever come across.

But boy can that boy eat.

Back to work this afternoon. Then a day off tomorrow. Then a run of four days. Yep, I’m working the weekend. TemuJensenAckles is in school for a new career, and is in BiggerTown taking classes and being at student, so we’ve been picking up his shifts.

I need more coffee, and some Advil. That must mean it’s Tuesday. Good morning world.

The thing about a small town, word’s gonna get around

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Back to life, back to reality.

Yep. Back to work this afternoon.

Good morning everyone. With Podrick was really good, after I woke up quickly at 5, or I fell into a deep sleep after rolling over again. I mean, I heard him fighting with Pippin. But honestly I don’t care. I refer sleep over anything he was or wasn’t doing. I was nice and warm, and comfortable. I could’ve stayed in bed for another hour or so. But I had to pee.

I did wake up at one point and thought to myself, that rain was coming down hard enough that I could hear in the bedroom over Sleep Daddy. It took me a while to figure out that it wasn’t actually raining outside. It was Sleep Daddy. After I figured that out, I fell back asleep again.

Yesterday was pretty nice. I almost fully relaxed, and could’ve fallen asleep about 4 or 5 times throughout the afternoon. Usually when that happened, I would get up and do something. The main time that could’ve fallen asleep, I got up and grabbed the Switch controller, and played Burnout for a while. I won some easy races, and got a couple of cars. Then my attention span started to falter.

Story of my life.

Chores were handled quickly, and the clothes were folded, and put away, while Pippin snuggled on Crystal’s small pile. Dinner was really good. We made Ghetto Chicken Sandwiches made to order just how we like them.

Who wants some coffee? I do! Happy Monday my friends.

Say what you will I done made the devil a deal

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Good morning, party people. I don’t know if I was sleeping deeper, or if Podrick has found some humility, and didn’t become an asshole until a little later just before 7. It’s what I appreciates about him, sometimes just letting me sleep a little. the sun is starting to rise earlier and earlier, and set later at night. Spring is slowly clawing its way back out into the open. But, winter is coming. The north remembers.

Last night was me introducing the 16 year old I was working with to some 90s hip hop. After about an hour and a half, it branched out to 2000 hip hop as well. We were bumping to Wu Tang Clan, Naughty by Nature, and even a little bit of Snow, and Heartbreaker by Mariah Carey. It was a pretty good night music wise, and customer wise. It was steady, but not in the way that it was overwhelming.

Every time we looked at the clock, time had actually passed pretty quickly, which was tip top to us. Like I said I was working with a teenager, with a new drivers licence, and a new girlfriend, so of course it’s my job to get us out of work as quickly as possible. No one wants to stay longer than you have to on a Friday night.

Which brings us to today. I have chores to do in a little while, and of course brunch. We have to go grocery shopping, but we’ll do that on my next day off – Wednesday. Today, like I said, chores. Then after brunch, I’ll head over to Shady Acres, and clean the pellet stove, and fill some buckets. That shouldn’t take too long, the I’ll be back at The Flat.

So let’s get this day started, with a coffee refill, and a happy pill. Then once we’re feeling human, that’s when the day can start. The lords day. Happy Sunday y’all!

I got a feelin’ it’s gonna leave a lipstick stain

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Welp, we’re awake. Podrick did his best to get us up. After resisting for a while, I just decided to get up. It was close enough to 7 am, that I figured, why the hell not? So here we are. Coffee next to us, the sun is slowly rising, and Podrick is enjoying his second stop at the food dish. Pippin? Private dining in the bedroom.

Yesterday was a long day, but in the grand scheme of things, not too bad. Just a long evening at work. We made it through the evening unscathed. I was very lucky that we didn’t have anyone come in after 8:45, so I could play the odds, and fill out the deposit book before we closed.

I was tired when I left. I had plans to have a bowl of cereal or something when I got home, cause I didn’t have dinner at work. I just wasn’t hungry. So when I got home, Crystal already had the hot cocoa going, so I just got a bowl of dried cranberries.

So with cranberries, and the hot cocoa, we settled down to watch, what I will end up calling it the months most useless SMACKDOWN! We haven’t finished yet, but so far it’s been a forgettable episode.

Back to work this afternoon. I can’t wait for tomorrow; day off. It’ll be a very most totally lazy day, with just one side quest to Shady Acres to clean the stove.

I am slowly recovering from the great migration from Thursday. I slept a lot better, and I feel less groggy this morning, as opposed to the morning before. So I’m gonna refill my coffee, and get ready to start the day.

Look at this photograph

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It was a long, long ass day yesterday that started at 7:30am, and ended at midnight, when I power smoked a bowl, and kissed The Beautiful One good night. I was still wired, so it took a while to fall asleep.

I didn’t mean to banish Crystal out of the bedroom. I tried. I tried so hard to ignore him. I made 2 mistakes: I looked to see what time it was, then I didn’t get out of bed to use the bathroom right away.

I’m sorry Crystal.