Last night’s work dinner was really nice. It was a small group – just five of us – and except for 5-10 minutes of shop talk it was three hours of bullshitting about random topics. We all get along well, which I’m grateful for, and most of us have been on the program together for the past 3+ years. The food was alright, too: I got a 6 oz filet mignon that wound up being slightly overcooked (based on the server’s description I ordered medium-well but should have just gotten medium) but was still quite edible. And it was free, which helped it taste better. 
I didn’t get home until nearly 9pm, but Bailey had survived my absence and we were able to chill on the couch for a couple hours before I went to bed.
My sympathies to everyone dealing with GERD! I’m so glad that the gastric bypass surgery cured my acid reflux. Sometimes I forget that I ever had it, but I took a Nexium every morning for 1-2 years (and before I discovered Nexium, I think I was single-handedly keeping the maker of Tums in business).
Work and volunteer stuff are both quiet today (so far! 
), and I’m grateful to have no meetings or other plans. Sometime after work I’ll finish getting organized for tomorrow’s event – finalize what I’ll be bringing, in addition to the tent – and I’m hoping I might even be able to put everything in the car before the forecasted rain starts. Or maybe between showers. The rain is supposed to end “early” tomorrow, which will be perfect because I’m planning to get to the place and start setting up at 11:30am. Sometime today I also need to decide which songs I’d like to sing at tomorrow night’s piano bar. And even though I’ll pick ones that I’ve been singing for years and know very well, I should probably practice a little since I haven’t performed anything in 7 months. Maybe at least make sure I still remember the lyrics. 
I honestly wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy the experience…I anticipated a lot of cussing, too! But I wound up only swearing once or twice (after dropping tiny pieces, or realizing I’d put something together wrong), and overall it was fun. I went to Paris with some friends in 2017, and bought us all LEGO Eiffel Tower sets before the trip: my box had been gathering dust on a closet shelf, but when I finished the jazz quartet I moved it to the “assembly” table. Almost six years later, I might actually finally put it together!
For me, that always means it’ll be junk mail.
Me, too!! It’s so weird! I’ve spent most of the morning sneezing/blowing my nose. Quite unusual for me.
Same here…I have weights for the tent (for tomorrow afternoon’s outdoor event), but I’m still a little concerned. I worked an event last summer on a day that was super windy, with the same tent, and it was not fun.
Holy crap. I’m so sorry. 
