Author: Shawshank

I’m just a 40-something bearded guy trying to get a fresh start.

I feel it in my fingers I feel it in my toes

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Just a quick post this morning, only because I always forget once I get home to post. I was sort of up a little early before the alarm. Pippin at some point in the night was a runny girl. She bounced off of me a couple of times. I don’t know if she spontaneously decided to run like the wind, or if it was when Crystal came to bed.

It’s been weird funny dreams the last couple of nights. But they fade so fast, all I can remember is something strange happened, but I can’t remember details, or really what happened. Just a feeling lingers.

It’s a chilly morning here. The wind is blowing. I changed sweaters to one that offers a little more neck protection. I’ll be wearing the big coat I think.

Gotta grab the mail after work and deliver it to mom. She hasn’t been feeling that well, so I figure that it’ll help her.

Ok, I have to start the morning routine. I wonder if I’ll forget about this post, and later this afternoon I’ll panic about not getting a post out to the void. Well, rest easy young Shawshank. You post is already up!

It’s the hap-happiest season of all with those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings

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Well, shit hello everyone. This post is wicked late, because I totally forgot until just now. I got home at my normal time, and made Crystal some yummy lunch, and plopped down on the couch and played some No Man’s Land.

So I just remembered. My bad, yo.

So here we are. News on the TV, and finalizing plans for Christmas lunch with gramma. We got it all figured out and it’s all good! Woot for getting plans done.

Work wasn’t too bad, a little slow at the beginning but picked up just as I was told it would do. I had some hot cocoa, and managed to snag some day old bagels for the great one back at the house. I took some pictures of the sun rise, and just did my job.

It’s a good job. I’m still getting used to standing and moving for so long. I’m just about back being able to stand and move around for 8 hours solid. That’s a good thing.

So nothing else really to mention today. Maybe tomorrow will be exciting!

Hip-hip-hooray, for Christmas vacation

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Hey hey people out in the wild interwebs. It’s another day, and if you see the tags associated with this post you’ll be saying “That Shawshanknis an idiot, or he’s not fully awake yet, because he’s using tags for the day before. That’s just not right. That boys not right.” Well, you’re correct. I’ve used the tags for Sunday. But we had to go out yesterday, and also bake, so I figured I would do the chores today.

So that’s what’s going to happen. It’s chore day here. In a man hour or so, I’ll be firing up the ol washer and dryer. Then I have to figure out what the heck to cook for dinner. Maybe it’s because I’m just awoken, but I have no ideas yet. We’ll figure it out.

Last night I had my staff Christmas party. It was just a small thing, BossLady had a couple of games to play, and everyone brought food. I brought the famous pumpkin chocolate chip cake, which, by the way, everyone just loved. I won a couple of the games, and won some coffee mugs, and some scratch tickets. I may or may not have won $10. I’ll take all the tickets into work and see if they were a winner or not. It was a fun time. Everyone left laughing and joking around.

As soon as I got up this morning, Pippin was requesting a shoulder ride. So she rode around on my shoulder as I got the coffee prepared, and ride on my shoulder back to the couch where she jumped off, and immediately wandered over and got on my lap, much to the dismay of Chaucer.

She’s silly, and very snuggly this morning. She’s in for a surprise when I need to get up to get more coffee. I’ll hold off as long as possible. She looks so comfortable. Happy Monday my friends. It’s the start of a nice week. Let’s have a great day!

Update: OMG my guys, I just remembered we’re having brunch today! Woot! Woot! La Push baby, La Push!

It’s time for Christmas Day (Go Jenna) buy a small tree like Hoda Kotb for the holiday

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It’s Sunday morning, and it feels warmer today, than it was yesterday. That means that the wind has finally died down. It was crazy yesterday. It was supposed to go away in the early afternoon, and it slowed, but it never actually went away.

Work was pretty good yesterday. It was somewhat busy, right after we opened, but died off to a trickle, then picked back up again. It was a good day. I learned how to dip. That was exciting.

I got home and made a few slices of bacon, and then tots, and finally cheeseburgers. It was a glorious meal to be had. We had it, and we were totes full. It was so good. I can fry up a really good burger.

Today is supposed to be chore day, but I have a staff Christmas party to go to today. I’m kind of annoyed that Crystal can’t come, but it’s an unsanctioned party after hours at the shop. So I can understand. I’m not going to stick around too long. But since it’s the Christmas party, and a secret Santa thing, I have to go and get my santee their present, and get a box of cake mix and frosting to bring tonight.

Also Subway.

So yeah, all chores will be taken care of tomorrow, that includes brunch. I’ll also be stripping the bed, and washing that as well.

Next weeks schedule should fly by – 3 opening shifts, a mid shift, and a Sunday shift. This week will be going by quickly I hope.

But for right now – coffee and contemplation. Happy Sunday, you bunch of glorious assholes!