Tag: up early

She’s on the highest dose of Prozac a woman can take

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The forces of the morning (and Podrick) tire me from my slumber early this morning. I tried ignoring him. I really did. Finally I put him out of the bedroom, and listened to him throwing his shoulder against the door like a Terminator, and I was John Conner.

Eventually, he gave up.

For a while.

I mostly dozed, trying to get back into a deep restorative sleep. But 5 different sleep daddy videos couldn’t put me back to sleep. It felt like I was tossing and turning. The forces of the morning (and Podrick) were conspiring against me.

Fine, I’ll get out of bed.

Coffee on, lights, on, curtains partially opened.

Nintendo Switch controller x3, and the handle for the controller picked up. I had to get on my hands and knees to find the 4th controller. Nintendo Switch picked up, and plugged back in. Controllers back on the charger.

Good morning TinyTown. I do believe we’re ready to greet the day.

It’s chore day here, and I’ll be starting that in a little while. We’re not gonna go over to Shady Acres today. I will be for a hot minute, to clean the pellet stove, bring over the weekly town newsletter (for the last two weeks), and ask if I can borrow my parents vacuum, with the promise of bringing it back on Tuesday.

So busy day here. These are the plans:

  • Clean the fortress of solitude under the bed
  • Laundry
  • The usual chore
  • Clean the pellet stove
  • Vacuum
  • Brunch

I’m sure there’s much more to do, but I’m trying to be mysterious. Why would I tell you all the chores that need to be done?

Always keep them guessing.

I would write about the gorgeous day that we had driving all around and visiting a Walmart for the first time in a few years. And McDonald’s. Glorious McDonald’s. But she’s currently writing it up, so I don’t have a link to the post.

EDIT: here’s the link. You’re welcome.

Happy Sunday, bitches.

I’m ready for a nap that I won’t take.

She set it all on fire, and if there’s one thing that she learned

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Yep, up early again. It’s really not Podrick’s fault this morning. I kinda just woke up. My sinus’ are stuffed up, so it’s hard if not impossible to breathe through my nose, I have a slight headache. Podrick was doing Podrick things, but he wasn’t the main cause this morning.

Of course you get out of bed, and it’s freakin cold in the real world. So, I’m sitting here in a thick sweater and a toque. Thankfully, the furnace just came on, and the coffee is ready. Life is pretty good at this second.

So the original plan for Crystal’s birthday fell through. But I’m not gonna dwell on that, I’ll do my best to reschedule it for what remains of this winter. For an hour or two after finding out, I’ll admit I was pretty bummed, but then my brain started to brain. Within a little while, I had plan b mostly figured out.

So today, we’ll travel to BiggerTown. About an hour and a half away. This town has a Walmart. Ooooh. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve been, and it’s due. I need new socks n stuff, and Crystal needs a birthday present. So we’ll do our usual grocery run, and birthday run. And then on Tuesday, we’ll head off to SlightlyBiggerTown for weed and other vapes. Oh, and of course Subway.

But since I’m up early, I’m attacking the coffee. I whispered to Crystal this morning, to maybe try and fall asleep again. I’ll hold down the fort. Podrick is being somewhat good this morning. So we’ll figure it out.

Well Podrick is escalating, and has gotten Crystal out of bed. So I guess it’s time to start the day. Happy Saturday everyone!

Stand on the bar, stomp your feet, start clappin’

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It’s gonna be one of those days today. I know it. Not because I woke up a little early. Not that at all. I get up, and turn on the coffee pot. Then head to the bathroom to do bathroom stuff.

No coffee pot sounds.

The coffee pot has died.

It’s gonna be a long day.

Yeah, I know I have a French press. But, it’s been years since I’ve used it, and I’d have to wash the pieces.

It’s wicked windy out there this morning. And we’re expecting some snow. The totals have come down a lot. We’re under a snowfall warning for the next couple of days.

It’s a mid shift today. First thing I’m gonna do is grab a coffee, and then figure out the morning. I knew I had a morning shift this week, but neglected to actually look at the schedule. Crystal made me confirm it last night. So yeah, kinda flying by the seat of my pants this morning.

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

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Podrick is doing so good. I just need him to continue being so good, but add another 40 minutes. We’re getting closer to when I actually want to get up. And, I would really like it, if I wasn’t the main through-fare to get anywhere in the bedroom. I wouldn’t be surprised if I had paw sized bruises.

But he’s getting better. Really, getting better. He’s not a bad kitty, just young, probably a little feral. He’s slowly getting into our groove.

But yeah. I would like to fall asleep easy at night, not have to get up multiple times in the night. Then just the ability to sleep in until 7. Would I like it to be 8? Fuck yes I do. But it’ll never happen. I guess I’m lucky that I can make it until 6:15.

I think this is it. I’m gonna suck back some coffee, and then probably hop in the shower. Open to close today. Just an hour and a few minutes longer that yesterday, but it feels totally different today.

I need more coffee. Happy Sunday y’all.

So why not be where the lights are shining on me

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I did not fall asleep easy. Nor did I stay asleep well. I think it took about an hour and a half to 3 hours to fall asleep. Then up around 3 to see what time it was. Then, 4:30. Relief hit me. Another half hour before the alarm goes off. I fell asleep again.

The alarm scared the shit out of me a half hour later.

Up and moving towards work. I got everything I needed to be done before we opened. Out of boredom, I opened 4 minutes early. The first customer came in 2 hours later. TinyTown was deep asleep.

Over the course of the next 7 hours, it didn’t get that much busier. That means tomorrow’s gonna be a long, long day. At this point, I just want the weekend to be over. Hopefully, Sunday will go as quickly as the last couple of night shifts have gone.

I’m going to finish the episode of ER that Crystal is watching, then I’m gonna watch last nights SMACKDOWN! should be a good afternoon

Appetizers for dinner tonight. We gotta celebrate Team Canada’s Women’s Hockey team for beating the Germans 5-1. Canada heads to the semi-finals.