Got back in the saddle after 7 weeks of being on the DL. I didn’t ride my horse, but a lesson horse who is shorter than Ariel and stands like a statue. I was nervous mounting and dismounting but I did it 3 times.
Yaay!!1! for back in the saddle, even if only for practice. Nervous is appropriate, but so is success. And you did both.
My day got a bit weird too, mostly driven I think by the early wakeup. My sense of both time of day and passage of time has been wonky since then. A couple of naps later I’m thoroughly discombobulated (which rarely happens to me) and I missed a planned IRL event I needed to leave for an hour ago. Which fact I noticed at the event start time. Oops. At least it didn’t involve a forfeited admission charge.
Now contemplating simple dinner and a reasonable bedtime in hopes of successfully resetting my internal clock for tomorrow.
Yay! Quite literally, back in the saddle again. After my cousin’s second back surgery, he switched to riding draft ponies. Stout for a big guy, but much easier to mount / dismount. He kept the horse he’d had for years for his daughters and grandkids to ride, but his personal mount changed.
Up from naptime, having a Jungle Bird, with Italian chicken and orzo. Waiting for the Debate to start.
They usually have one. Unless it got broken, or they forgot to chain it up, and another driver stole it.
Can’t fix what isn’t there. The new CBA says all new package cars bought after January 2024 have to have A/C, but Carol and the board went and bought a 10 year supply just before that.
Yay!
Spot is somewhat peeved that I do not groom him with my tongue. 
I went in to train.
I tried to go in the back to clock in but the boss said, not now, the inspector was there.
I asked for the tablet to do the learning but that was forgotten. After 1.5 hours, I had to catch a bus to dr. appointment.
Will try tomorrow.
I feel itchy. Theres no bugs, so maybe I need some lotion, summer heat ya know.
Having a salad, strawberries from breakfast tomorrow.
The flea farms are less than amused. Shampoo has happened to both, as has Advantage. Both of them disapprove of the back-of-the-neck flea goop. Fortunately, they’re not inclined to groom each other, so won’t ingest any.
They are now also each sporting a nice new flea collar, and the furniture and bedroom carpet have had a suitable treatment spray applied. Let’s hope all this helps.
Wait, so you just sat around? They forgot you were there?
Way to go!
Have obtained a bit of “real people” food for my new fridge, which so far seems to work fine. (I had 48 hrs to report any malfunction, which threw my parents into fits of anxiety.)
Sitting outside for a bit with y’all to see if the bats appear - or if I missed them - then heading back out for one final errand. The bitch who keeps smoking all my weed must’ve broken back in, and although the Good Dispo closed a few minutes ago, there’s a slightly crappier one that’s open till midnight, plus they have CBD products and I’m hoping that’ll help me get some damn sleep.
Also clean all the towels, beds, sheets.
They got flea spray that’s meant for the furniture, carpets, etc.
Not forgot, the inspector was important.
I did get my food when I left.
Still waiting for my letter for Housing…
Dunno if it’s leftover Lyme or what, but my feets are feeling weird.
I hope y’all are feeling better.
Oh crap did I miss shoe’s new fridge? Did it fit in the door? That’s what I get for logging off for 5 or so hours.
It turned into a whole thing and I may not have posted about it.
Got in a minor argument with my mother over the color (I wanted black; she eventually caved) and a much bigger fight with my father over my (lack of) preparation. It’s a box, they plug it in, he acted like it was some military invasion.
Anyway it’s a much less ostentatious size so fit through the door quite easily. So far seems to be working, and it’s very quiet.
I know have butter & yogurt again. 
Happy Thorsday!
Although, not much longer.
I am up way too late.
{{{JtC}}}
I hope you do stay.
But I do know the feeling.
I am glad Nelson is feeling better.
Thank you, MetalMouse, and do look into some type of alert system.
I once thought there should be some kind of cabinet that you can pull down. I had envisioned something, but wasn’t sure how it would work.
Then I looked online, and there are pull down cabinets.
Not what I envisioned, kind of expensive I think, but they are out there.
It’s so true Swampy, there is good and bad in everything.
Well, now it’s Friday, and way past my bed time.
Good for you, hon. Anything you can - or want to - share with us rubes?
If this were an 80s comedy, many hijinks would no doubt ensue.
True facts.
Having a bowlful of doctored-up pho (Vietnamese chicken soup) and awaiting the re-arrival of the prodigal son a certain black asshole who wandered off into the gathering darkness again. I called him as I watched him walk away and he flat-out ignored me the little furry turdface.
Oh, and don’t tell FCM but earlier as a snack, I had croutons!!! Straight outta the bag!
The edibles & smokeables must be kicking in, cuz suddenly all the snax in the house look tasty.
… back to sending my mom pics of how I’m re-arranging the fridge (and other kitchen accessories). It makes her feel like she’s involved in the process.
(Shhh. Nobody tell her imma do whatever the hell I want anyway.)
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave.
I’m glad you have a new, quiet humming food obelisk, and can move on to new parental drama. Enjoy the weed.
NSFW Samuel L. Jackson bedtime story for you
Yay!
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 14c/57f with a predicted high of 19c/65f, and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “It’s a good day to see if you are still fucking able to suck your own toes. Or someone else’s. I won’t fucking judge”. Hmmm…no, thank you.
That is appalling. Will there be any comeback on Carol and The Board for not ensuring the safety of employees?
That was very naughty of them - I hope they put the retraction (and correct info) on the front page in Very Big Letters! Might be an idea to either print out a copy of said retraction/correct info or make a sign with it and put it at the end of your property to head off any folks who missed that memo. Don’t want the Great Unwashed turning up at your exclusive soirée…
WetOne yay for getting back in the saddle, even if it wasn’t Ariel this time!
shoe glad to hear the new fridge has arrived and is behaving itself. I hope your mother enjoys the vicarious experience of having a fridge arranged to her satisfaction, then when she’s out of the way you can re-arrange to the way you want it.
Last night turned out to be exactly as expected - went home and did very little! It was cooler in the house by the time I went to bed so I slept a bit better than the night before. Up early this morning for the last campus trek of the week, and I am looking forward to two 4-day weeks coming up. Today should be fairly quiet too, I have a big spreadsheet job to do that will take most of the day so I’m glad the two caffeine-fuelled stress bunnies are working at home today. There’s only two of us in the office, so no stress and no drama.
'im indoors has decreed that we shall do cocktails tonight as we have some limes that need to be used up. Thus I have had to cancel tomorrow morning’s planned gym activities. He very helpfully suggested I could go on Sunday morning instead (neither of my preferred classes run on Sunday) but I am probably helping set up our stall at a local cricket club fete so I need to be there for 10am. Nice of him to think I would like to get up even earlier than planned on Sunday to squeeze in an hour at the gym before I go and spend all day outside doing other stuff. But if I asked him to put off the cocktails night, he would have a proper strop and there’s nothing worse than a Scotsman with a petted lip.
Glad the new refrigerator is up to par, Shoe!
I’m sorry to hear that everyone is now invited to the party at swampy’s house. Again, I say, JtC come back!
Not sure what’s going on today. I guess 4 a.m. is the new 5 a.m. because here I am. Oh well, I guess I can get started working early.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 77 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 92 with rain. Or maybe not. TWPTB are all willy-nilly on that. We shall betake ourselves over to the church house so I can deal with candle duty and then be bears who brunch at Newk’s. Plus, we await a call from the lawn mower place at some point to find out what needs to be done. Joy. Other than that ‘twill be a typical RDOS day with sloth, nappage, and day drinkin’.
I have mellowed, somewhat, re the public invite to da cave for the Fourth. I am sure it will not be a problem. Still, did not like havin’ my address printed in BOLD LETTERS on page 4A of the paper.
WetOne yay for gettin’ back in the saddle!
Pilot every body gets a day like that now and again. I was awake this mornin’ at four-thirty, so I expect it will be one for me. Just could not stay in bed any longer.
VanGo hope the feets are feelin’ better today.
shoe yay for new workin’ fridge! ‘Rents be weird sometimes. Anyone who shows up to party uninvited is liable to get two grumpy old men screamin’ “GET OFF’N MAH LAWN!”
BooFae I think a big sign that says free beer at the editor’s house along with his address would be fun.
Sticky_Buns I guess it’s BooFae, doggio both of whom are at irk, you and me that make up the early riser Mumpers this mornin’.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Firday Y’all!
So you were a VanNoGo?
Y’all will be glad to know he did come back, at the last damn minute as usual.
I’d called him intermittently all evening, then when I finished my soup and was about to brush my teeth & go to bed, I opened the door one last time and yelled, “Last chance, Monks!” into the night.
Must’ve gotten the message.
I … what?
Dooooooo itttttttttt.
Finally got a few hours of deep, hard sleep, not this light dozing bullshit of the last several days.
Up for a well-deserved bio-break (biggish late-night meal, yanno …) and a lot of water … I was thoisty! then back to bed for hopefully more of the same Zzzzzzs.