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‘Cause it’s getting harder and harder to breathe

Posted on by Shawshank

We awoke to the sound of an idiot.

Podrick is just fine after two beautiful days of having a quiet mellow kitty. He’s back to us usual shenanigans. He’s back, and he’s more of an asshole! Yay.

It doesn’t help that is head is tiny. He’s totally pear shaped. His badonkadonk is outrageously large. He’s like someone Sir Mix A Lot would sing about.

I didn’t do shit after getting home yesterday afternoon. The Beautiful One was in bed sleeping. So I gave her a kiss and let her sleep. Behind her in the nest, there was baby boy, curled up beside her. See he’s been sneezing nonstop for the last couple of days, and has just slept. So Podrick has 3 days of saved up energy.

So while I sat on the couch, I hacked into Crystal’s Chromebook, and then hacked into her WordPress. With a whispered, “I’m in.” I was in. I had access to all of her systems. But I’m a hacker, a ghost. I do what I want, and leave no trace. But this time, I did leave a trace – I made a post on her site. You may have seen it, and you were totes fooled huh? I knew it. It’s really a gift. The power to slide in and out of various systems with no one knowing.

I am a god.

Afterwards, I opened up Balatro, and carried on with a fan I was playing about a week back. Well, Past Shawshank didn’t know how to the play the game, and by round 8, I upgraded Flush to level 1. What?so after that game, I vowed to do better. And better I did.

Once Crystal got up, and snuggled onto the couch, I put on Crown Jewel for us to watch. I saved it, because I know there were some wrestlers that Crystal enjoys, so I knew she wanted to watch. We were both sports entertained.

We showered multiple times. The fever clawing and holding on for dear life. After a quick meal of grilled cheese and tomato soup (just a little soup for Crystal), we watched some episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Then some TikTok’s and then the sweet release of sleep.

Here we are. In a few hours, we’ll head over to Shady Acres for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s been raining out, so I don’t think I’ll be going on the roof today.

More coffee please!!

Nobody’s gonna mess me around

Posted on by Shawshank

Well that sleep sucked ass.

As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was wide awake. I looked at the clock, and it was 11:14. The next time I looked at the clock, it was 2. Then 3, then 3:40am. I finally fall asleep, and the alarm goes off.

It’s like it was 3 days ago, without all the sweating. And even better, I’ve passed the sick on to Crystal. I’m sure she’s having a worse sleep than I did. Podrick as well, I could hear him sneezing all night. Poor little guy.

So I get up, get dressed, and fed the cats, and of course Pippin wants nothing to do with food. So hers is in the cupboard until Crystal wakes up.

Back to work this morning. Early shift, then home. I might do the laundry when I get home. I really really need to wash the sheets to maybe get the taint of sick off of us.

But right now, coffee. And Advil. Happy Saturday y’all.

He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook’s gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein

Posted on by Shawshank

I’m feeling so much better than 24 hours ago. Not 100%, but I slept thought the night. It was only around 6ish when I was partially asleep. I was a little tossy turny, but man, I slept through the night. That’s all I wanted. And I didn’t sweat through my clothes in the night either.

But we did manage to do a couple of things during the day. With Crystal being a lot busier. She finished her Strawberry Shortcake hat. All hand sewed. But before she was working on that, we became tourists for about 5 minutes. We hit the two photo spots in TinyTown. Once we had those, we hopped home, and that’s when Crystal went all trade, an hand-sewed her, I guess it would be a bonnet.

We spent the remainder of the day, vegging out and watching Murder, She Wrote. Wow what a different time. Some long shots were taken by helicopter from a distance, no drones back in 1985.

I just added water to the coffee pot. Good morning, welcome to Friyay!!

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Posted on by Shawshank

I didn’t sleep well at all. I think I had a fever last night/this morning. I tossed and turned all nightCl, either sweating, or shivering. Finally around 2 this morning I got up, and took some Advil. I think that’s when the fever broke, and I could get some sleep. I just feel bad, as I probably kept Crystal up all night. It was not a good night. I hope I never have to go through a night like that again. I was way too hot, so I took off my shirt and shorts. Still too warm I moved up a level, now only under one blanket. Still too warm, so I’d stick a foot out of the covers – full body shivers until I pulled the foot back under the cover – boom, I’m sweating balls again. Thankfully, after taking the Advil, I passed right out, and when I’d randomly wake up, I was chilly, but that was because I was covered in sweat.

Another day off today. We’ll pop out later to the second hand store. Then we have to grab a couple of tourist pictures for Crystal’s mom – snowflake, and adirondack chair. I have no idea what we’re going to have for dinner tonight, but I’m not thinking that far ahead. I need to take some more Advil, as my head is still pounding. Other than that, I don’t want to do too much of anything. I’m happy just snuggling on the couch, and repeatedly apologizing to Crystal for keeping her awake for most of the night.

Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds the coffin-bangers were about to arrive with their vocal group, The Crypt-Kicker Five

Posted on by Shawshank

Good morning. Didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. It’s chilly in the Flat, and the bed was so warm. Almost just a little too warm. So I stuck out a foot a for a couple of minutes , and the bed was comfy warm again. now, with the harsh light of the morning, we’re up, with coffee. Podrick is being an ass, but I don’t hear any growling.

Sometime in the night, I think an early this morning, Pippin was trying to get comfortable by my face. I gave her pets, but she eventually moved somewhere else. But she snuggled me for a little while. When I opened the bedroom door, Podrick chased her in. So for the first couple minutes I was yelling, trying to get him to stop chasing her. I think they’re both on the table looking out the back door.

We should be getting the furnace fixed today. Hopefully this morning, we’ll be getting the thermo coupler or some other Star Trek techno lingo. Just make the furnace make heat again.

I’m off for the next two days. I don’t really plan on leaving the Flat today. But maybe tomorrow, we’ll head over to the second hand store to see what treasures they have there.