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Will you defeat them your demons and all the non-believers

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It’s cold out there. COLD. Don’t believe me? Fine. Look for yourself.

I’m gonna freeze to death. It is known.

I had a weird dream that I saved Homerlander’s life. You know Homelander from Amazon’s The Boys. Yeah. Weird huh? I haven’t even watch season two. It was probably all the commercials for it.

But it’s coffee time.

Later on today, when I wake up will be week two of the Lockup Library Book Club. As soon as I figure out what to talk about in it. Who’s bringing the fingers sandwiches today? You? Oh bless your heart. See y’all soon!

And Betty when you call me, you can call me Al

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Happy Friday everyone. I think I pretty much slept like a log last night. But like Crystal, I don’t feel rested. Maybe it’s just because I just woke up, and I’m waiting for the coffee to brew.

The junk guys visited Crystal this morning and from what she says the kitties are not taking it well, and she saved some couch cushions to sleep on. My mom ordered her to sleep on something.

I’m a head of we’re I need to be for the book club, so contrary to what I told Crystal, I grabbed Sharp Objects to read after our video call. I’m pretty sure I’ve read Gone Girl before, but Gillian Flynn can paint a picture with words.

I don’t think there’s any plans for today. We did everything yesterday. Last night I was shown how to light the pellet stove. Which is good, because it feels like -12c out there.

Be safe everyone.

I need a photo opportunity – I want a shot at redemption

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Went to SlightyBiggerTown today for some running around, including groceries. So we carved out some time for me to hit the second hand store for a…..

BOOK HAUL!

I walk in, and do a couple of passes on the book cases, and only find one lonely Stephen King. And it’s the book that I made fun of when we watched the movie long ago. MITER GAY! MITER GAY! Crystal does say the book is better than the movie. Fingers crossed

So I start to walk back to pay for it, and I spy a little blue sign that says fill a bag of books for a buck. Say no more, a nudge is as good as a wink to a blind bat, yanno! So I went up to the counter and asked for a bag, and went back for more.

I’ll try and be short with my motivations for buying each book. Please hold all questions to the end of the presentation.

Sometimes you just need a mindless book. Of course it’ll have to be a Jack Reacher novel – now with 100% less Tom Cruise.

I’ve never seen the movie, but a quick google says this one could be scary.

The Cemetery Dance is your chance to do the hump – now it’s stuck in your head too.

Now this one just looks kinda of cool. Who doesn’t judge books by their covers?

Now by this point of been over these 4 bookcases (that are a lot and I mean a LOT of Danielle Steel, and other romances), and this little gem is sitting there, just waiting for me to pick it up. I’d have pushed people out of the way to get it. The TV show was amazing.

Any questions?

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And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

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It’s cold. It’s cold, and I didn’t want to get out of a perfectly heated bed. According to my weather app, from now until the 24th, there’s 3 days that will be above freezing. 3 DAYS THAT WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING.

I’m not ready for this type of weather.

My jeans are too tight to fit long johns under them. I’m gonna freeze, and break into a million little pieces.

I think I’m actually going to have to close my window tonight. I was cold last night. About 5 thins morning, I had to climb under all the blankets.

I got a nice solid hour of reading The Historian. It’s starting to roll along at a faster pace now. I’m really enjoying it. Two separate stories going at once. After Ship of Theseus, this is easy to follow!

The one weird dream that I can remember from last night was a little strange. I was back at the cadet camp that went to from 13-19. I think I was my normal age, but I was a staff cadet, just arrived for duty so to speak. The camp had changed, as it does over time. I was in one of the staff tents getting my uniform ready for the next day. All my old friends were there. I guess Crystal had shipped up all the stuff she didn’t want to bring with her – there were books, and random boxes of stuff. I got hungry, went out the back of the tent, found Crystal, and we hopped on a motorcycle, and went for pizza.

Then a quick random dream of me going into a second hand store, finding two original gameboys, and a couple games – and letters back and forth between the previous owners and tech support trying to get them to work properly.

Then my alarm went off.

Candle light and soul forever, a dream of you and me together

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I almost slept through the night! I mostly slept through the night. Mostly because I dosed myself with an extra 5mg melatonin. Whenever I woke up (even when I spilled my water – and had to clean it up), I went right back to sleep.

With the extra melatonin, I think that kind of muted my dreams. They were there, but not right out in from so, they’re all really forgettable.

I don’t know what’s going on today. We might be going into SlightlyBiggerTown. Then again, we might not be. Anyways, I’m up showered, and currently pouring coffee in my face, so I’ll be ready either way.

I’m pretty sure I heard the news say we might get some snow sometime today, but it’ll melt. Cow-town got some either yesterday or Thanksgiving. So it’s coming.

Winter is coming.

And we’re all sweet summer children.