Author: Shawshank

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

Don’t tell us you need us ’cause we’re the ship of fools

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Good morning. The rain/mist has seemed to have stopped for the time being. Just a slight breeze outside. Pippin is on the table looking outside. Chaucer really wants in my lap. Crystal is still asleep in the bedroom. I’m trying to be quiet for her.

Work was bananas yesterday. We got a delivery, so WishJensenAckles took the new guy to help him with that, so I ran the ship for 2 hours while they did that. I ended up on the register for about 3 hours solid. The people, they just kept coming. We got through it.

It was busy, but we got through it. I like it when it’s busy like that, because the time goes by a lot faster. Before we knew it, it was 6. Also, I played the role of manager yesterday, closing and doing the related paperwork.

We got out on time.

Probably the same thing today. New guy (I need to come up with a name for him.) is working the swing shift. Great. He’s odd. And twitchy. I should go into more detail about him, but since I just woke up, I don’t have the words to describe him right now.

There’s Speedy Cerviche, he’s the leader of the bunch. A heck of a fighter. Makes a heck of a lunch

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Good groggy morning. It’s a rainy morning here. Again. It was a little chilly this morning, and I am guilty of stealing probably most of the blankets this morning. I guess I was wicked cold.

I already have a kitten on me. Pippin really wanted up. Chaucer just jumped up on the pirate chest, only to see Pippin snuggled on my lap. He looks put now. He’s just staring at Pippin, almost willing her to get up, so he can take her place.

I’ll be closing for the rest of the week. Yay. But it’s all good. I don’t mind the closing shift. I like to be busy, and it’s a little busier in the afternoons. Except maybe not today, as it’s raining. I just don’t know how long it’ll be raining out.

As long as the wind is gone. I’ll take the rain. I’m starting to dislike the wind.

So let’s drink some coffee and greet the day! It’s going to be a good day. Happy Tuesday y’all!

Well I called my congressman and he said quote “I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote”

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I’m tired, man. I was up every couple of hours, after about 2am. My mind was thinking that I didn’t set the alarm. Spoiler alert: I did. But I couldn’t get a restful sleep at all.

I woke up cranky, and tired.

I made it through 8 hours of work, and I’m still cranky and tired. I will force myself to stay awake this afternoon. That way I’ll crash when we go to bed. At least for the next week, I can “sleep in”.

Work was pretty steady all morning. Which was nice, we were always moving. We did the work things that we needed to do. Then I popped over to Shady Acres to bring my dad’s clothes upstairs so he can go through them and get rid of the ones he doesn’t want or need anymore.

Now I’m home with my lap covered in cats. Chaucer was up first, and Pippin just forced her way on. She’s been wantbig to get onto my lap since I woke up this morning.

Mission accomplished.

It’s time to get things started On the most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppetational This is what we call the Muppet Show

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Good morning everyone. I struggled to stay asleep and in bed until 7:30. I guess that’s as late as I can sleep in now. But it’s not too bad. I get to sleep in, but now lose a lot of time by being unconscious. It’s almost a win-win.

The lose-lose is I have to reset my alarm clock for 4:30 on Monday morning. That’s gonna hurt, lol. But that’s a problem for Future Shawshank. Future me isn’t gonna like getting up that early.

Yesterday was a nice, do nothing day. But we did get stuff accomplished. We grabbed stuff for lunch and dinner yesterday, and I helped out my mom by grabbing some pictures of the trailer, and with the help of Crystal, made a flyer. I’ll be putting fliers up around town today, and tomorrow.

Today, nothing much planned. The regular chores, and all that fun stuff. My parents are in CapitalCity for the day for an MRI scan for my dad. So we won’t be going over today. I dropped off the mail, and a Mother’s Day card yesterday. Today I have to pop back over and hang up the for sale sign on the trailer, and grab the flyers.

I’ll do that after the chores are complete.

But first, coffee. The sun is shining, and it looks nice out there. Both kittens are in the back table, enjoying the sun. This is the only time that they’ll sit or lay or sleep side by side. Pippin must be loving this, while Chaucer sees it as a necessary evil, that he has to endure, to be in the sun.