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Half of Twice is Barely Nice

I’ve been getting a steady flow of work orders lately, but it’s all been miniscule stuff. It’s just enough to keep me from getting any serious projects worked.

I was talked into Chick-fil-A for lunch and had the chicken tortilla soup. It had a good flavor and spice, but the texture was super gritty. Plus I paid nearly nine bucks for it. Seriously, I could have gone to Brangus and had a beef spud. I should just not go, like every single time. Why do I make poor decisions just for a small social hour?

After work, Summer and I went to Ruby Tuesday for BoGo entrees. They weren’t super busy, but it was kind of early for dinner. The food was pretty decent, but I can’t ever help but feel let down with anything but the salad bar.

Afterward, I came home and killed some time online before heading to bed early. I’m sick of being sick.

Yeah, that was a set up for a punchline on duct tape.

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Attack of the Sinus

I had an awful sinus attack last night that kept me from sleeping, so when I woke up for work in the morning, I just couldn’t do it. I emailed for a half sick day and went back to bed. I actually started feeling a bit better not long after I laid back down, but I definitely needed the rest, and I didn’t really have anything pressing to work on anyway.

After work, I came home for just a bit before heading to Summer’s for dinner. Then we started watching the first episode of Cosmos before everyone went to bed. When I went back to my car, I found that I must have sat on my key fob long enough to roll the front windows down part way. The insides of the doors, seats, and my backpack were all soaked in rain water. Fortunately it hadn’t rained super hard, but it was still a lot of water that will hopefully dry out before tomorrow morning.

You, me, everyone: we are made of star stuff.

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Brown Clown Shoes

I made the mistake of wearing my new brown shoes today. I thought they were too big when I tried them on, and I was right. I should have checked that they had half sizes. Hopefully I can exchange them.

Lunch landed a group of us at Popeye’s for a typically subpar experience. At least it wasn’t my strips that were too strippy and small. With the variance they have, it should really be sold by weight. Mine were a little on the small side, but Zach might as well have gotten nuggets. Mine just took forever to cook, because why would you have spicy tenders available during lunch hour?

After work, I went by my parents’ for more bún bò Huế, then made it home in the rain.

Take those pills.

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Recovery Monday

I had trouble falling asleep last night after sleeping all weekend, so I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. I decided to power through it though, and made it through the day without too much trouble. I made it home for some Taco Villa for lunch and swapped to the bike for the afternoon with a high in the 60s. It was still cool out though, so after work I came straight home.

Mom made bún bò Huế for dinner, so I went there for that before going to Summer’s to visit for a bit. I let her wash out my weepy right ear with peroxide, which burned and tickled all at once. I guess we’ll see if it sticks.

Are Q-Tips a qualified FSA purchase?

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The Good for What Ale Crust

After fading in and out of consciousness all weekend, I finally got up today and managed some leftovers for breakfast and a much-needed shower. I forced myself up and out to pick up the girls for our trip to Conway to see Black Panther. We stopped by Old Chicago for some pizza first, and then loaded up on popcorn for the movie.

I was actually a little let down by the movie, simply because of how much hype it got. I really enjoyed it, and at first watch I had nothing to complain about, but I let myself get worked up by what everyone else was saying about it. I think if I had not heard anything about it, I would have left feeling better, but as it was, I enjoyed it as much as any of the other MCU movies.

On the way out, I dropped my Coke on my brand new shoes and got it all over my pants as well, so I dropped the girls off before heading home to work on some laundry. While that was going, I got in a couple rounds of PUBG before bed.

It’s a Bugatti spaceship!

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40 Hours Weak

Friday started out okay, but the evening spiraled into a whole weekend of flu-like symptoms that left me weak and achy. Nobody else that went to Ci-Ci’s for lunch got sick, so I guess I can’t blame that. I don’t really know where it came from, but it wasn’t fun. I ended up going to bed around 6 or 7 o’clock, and was in and out of sleep for the next 40 hours. I got up for a little while on Saturday and started Firefly to have some background entertainment, then slept through most of the series. By the time the episodes finished, it was time to go to sleep on Saturday night. Now I’m finally up on Sunday, and I’m still achy, but the 103º fever seems to have gone and I’m left with a sinus infection and a back ache.

Well, we’re still flyin’.

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Fire When Ready

This morning was mostly rain-free, but then it started in the afternoon and just wouldn’t quit. I had Sumo for lunch two days in a row because Summer wanted to meet up there. The afternoon had me down to less than a handful of work orders remaining, so I felt pretty good about that.

After work, I went to my parents’ house where Mom fried some shrimp for dinner. Then Dad, Julie, and I all went to a friend’s place where he had an indoor shooting range set up and could test us to renew our concealed handgun carry licenses. It was pretty fun, but I can’t afford any more expensive hobbies.

After that, I came home and played some PUBG with Josh until bedtime.

PEW PEW PEW

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A Day of Rain Stays Mainly as a Pain

I don’t think it ever stopped drizzling rain today. Not fast enough to flood, but constant enough to drop temperatures again. I finally got my damaged Pixel and modem out in the mail today. Then Sara and I went to Sumo for lunch, and the food was actually brought out pretty quick. There wasn’t really anything else going on at work. Ben got flooded out of his office, so he moved his stuff across the room to Sara’s old office space.

After work, I went to Summer’s for dinner and hung out until I was too sleepy to stay. We finally cleaned up the last major portion of the cheesy potatoes, which was nice. They really were way better after baking them again.

Drain the canals!

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Fi Dolla Salad

Ruby Tuesday had a $5 garden bar for lunch today, and I’d been looking forward to it since I received the promo email yesterday. I was surprised that I managed to get five others to join me, and it was massive kudos for the choice. It’s seldom that we have that many people so happy about any one person’s choice for lunch.

After work, I came home and spent a few hours shopping for some shoes online because it was too stormy to leave the house. Eventually we got a team together for some PUBG before bed.

Find your zen place.

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Two-Man

I spent all morning at Oakland, partially finishing up Sara’s office, but also babysitting ELPA testing. Becky finished her latest cow painting and brought it in for me. She always does a fantastic job, but seems so critical.

Ryan, Zach, Sara, and I went to Wendy’s for lunch. Ryan and I both got their Smoky Mushroom Bacon Cheeseburger, which was awesome. I was feeling the double, and it was everything I had hoped it would be.

After lunch, I spent some time at the junior high before heading back to the shop to help Ryan hang a touch panel for Amanda. She was there too. We were in and out in about 40 minutes, which seemed pretty awesome compared to the five-man jobs we usually pull on Fridays.

After work, I came home and boxed up my damaged Pixel and fried cable modem for their respective returns. Then it was a winning round of PUBG before bed.

Addicted to shopohol.