Author: Shawshank

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

We headin’ to the dive bar we always thought was nice

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Good morning y’all. We’re back into a cold snap again. It just looks frigid out there. I have a toque on.

Welp, it’s Monday again. And that means back to work. And that’s ok. I’m sure I get on Crystal’s nerves after a while. but for right now, the coffee is warm, and so is the furnace.

I slept like the dead last night into this morning. I felt that Crystal took my pillow so I tried to take it back. She said it was her pillow, but I had my mask on, so I don’t know if that was true. But I stopped pulling on the pillow when she said it was her pillow.

We didn’t watch the Grammys, but followed it just a little bit before bed. Congrats on the wins to the awesome people. It’s almost like watching the Superb Owl. Go sports ball!

Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey

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I’m awake. Chaucer woke me up everytime he screamed. And he screamed a lot last night, and this morning. He’s currently leaning on Crystal purring away. I made Pippin another pipe cleaner toy, and she’s pouting because I’m not throwing it for her. She doesn’t understand to drop it closer to the couch.

Yesterday was utter and total sloth. Crystal wasn’t feeling too well, so I fired up Persona 5 Royal and played that for most of the day while. Crystal slept beside me on the couch. Eventually, she woke up feeling better than when she went to sleep. She said she wanted dinner, and the dinner that I planned. So I fired up the oven and we ate like royalty.

‘Twas good, m’lady.

Today, she was awake, but let me sleep in a little. She’s so good like that, she’s been up for at least 3 hours before I even start to think about getting up, and she lets me sleep. She’s truly the best in the world.

Nothing much happening today. I’ll start laundry after this, more coffee, chores, etc. then we’ll be off to Shady Acres for dinner. Then of course, back to work tomorrow.

Oh yeah, trade war. Good times.

Sorry I’m not home right now I’m walking into spiderwebs

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Hey y’all. I’m typing this from the couch as per normal, but it’s been a morning so far. With Chaucer scream like he was being beaten, and the fact that all the sleepless night, have finally caught up with The Beautiful One.

Yeah, she’s not feeling the greatest, and is in the shower currently trying to regulate her temperature. It’s never works the first time, but we always hope that it will cure what ails her. I hate seeing her like this, because there’s nothing that I can do.

So today will be a low key day here at The Flat. And I’ll figure something out for lunch and dinner for myself. And if she’s not feeling well tomorrow, I’ll text mom and say we won’t be coming over for dinner, but I’ll head up and drop off the mail for them.

Watching the FireAid on NBC News Now. It surprised me that it was in. For a split second, I was curious why No Doubt was on Dateline. Wow Gwen Stefani was just calling it in. She can’t sing anymore, and has zero stage presence. She butchered two classic No Doubt songs. I was embarrassed for her. Like Crystal said, “she looks like a leather purse was left in the sun for a couple of summers.” Sadly, I tend to agree with her assessment.

In a change of sitting arrangements, Chaucer is on my lap, and the Pippin is sitting on Crystal’s lap. It’s finna be a quiet day. No cap, homies.

<insert song lyrics here>

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Good morning everyone. My eyes are still trying to focus, so this’ll be a pretty quick post this morning.

I slept like a rock until 5am. Now I feel like Crystal in the morning. Even though she was probably up a couple of hours before me. I was a little tossy turny this morning, trying to get back to sleep until my alarm went off.

Spoiler alert: I was up and out of bed two minute before the alarm went off. Good times.

Yesterday was a nice relaxing day of sloth. Sure, we went to the second hand store, and other than that, I just sat on the couch playing Persona 5 Royal all afternoon until it was time to season the wings and put them in the oven.

Back to work this morning for a rare 8-4 shift. I think it’ll be a pretty good day. Happy Friday everyone!