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Get Up; Clean Up

Summer left early this morning for her run up Mt. Nebo. We were excited to go to the chicken fry afterward, but I was still feeling pretty crummy, and unpredictable at best. My fever did go down pretty quickly though, and slowly started to spend more time out of bed. By the time Summer made it home, I was up more than I was down, but still cautious.

Dad messaged that they had spaghetti, which I thought would be for lunch, so we cleaned up enough to go out. When I learned that they had planned on dinner, I relaxed a bit before getting back into some cleaning. Eaddie was actually home all day, so she came out and we got season passes for Magic Springs next year. She had been talking about wanting to go for Halloween, and the passes included the remainder of this year as well.

Eventually, Summer and I made it to my parents’ house to eat. We sat in the living room briefly afterward when Julie and Kevin showed up. She wanted to program her new car to open the garage door, so we spent a while trying to figure that out before she gave up, and then we could go home.

I continued cleaning for a while, but felt myself slowing down pretty quickly. As the evening got later, I sat down to watch some movie trailers with Summer. Eli brought Eaddie some food, so they disappeared to her room the rest of the night. After Summer went to bed, I saw the gecko climbing the side of his aquarium. That made me really happy, because I hadn’t seen him out of hiding since I brought him home. I think he’s been eating the moths I’ve been feeding him, so I just need to come up with a better container for him that I can take back out to work.

Lipstick on a pig!

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Down and Mostly Out

I threw up before going to bed last night, which I thought was from the amount of grease I had yesterday. This morning was a whole different story, though. My stomach wouldn’t stop rolling, and I ended up with a fever over 103ºF, so I stayed in bed all day. I did get a couple calls, from Johnny and then Tammy, but otherwise I could barely move and only got up to go to the bathroom. I was completely liquified, so I tried keeping water flowing in the best I could.

Summer brought home some KFC, which sounded awful after all the fried food yesterday. Once my fever started to come down and I could make it out to the kitchen a little better, I warmed up some rice to eat with shredded pork. Summer went to bed in preparation for her Nebo run in the morning, and I got up long enough to write about being sick all day before returning to bed.

Gurgle!

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I Know Subnetting

Summer took my car to work today so she could try and find some tires for me, and so I wouldn’t be on the highway with bad tires. That meant I did more driving than usual, but we made it to work without too much trouble. I definitely missed my Model 3. I was still feeling pretty behind all day, so I did my best to catch up. I brought a Soylent and worked right through lunch.

Johnny called a couple times, and I had to juggle him with being a little busy myself. I ended up on the phone with him for about an hour, trying to explain subnetting of all things. He’s going to have some trouble in a school that large, but if he sticks around, he’ll have a tremendous opportunity to learn and leave.

My day dragged on a bit, but then it was over before I knew it. I got some of my stuff accomplished, but there will be more tomorrow. There always is. I ended up leaving late, and then put the whole back seat cover in so Muad’Dib would have more room for the drive home. We’ll be in the Model Y for at least another day or two, so I didn’t want him to feel cramped in the tiny, single seat.

We made it home and found Summer in the tub. I finished up the pork chop and most of the veggies, and put up a few Vine things before taking Muad’Dib for a run. I tried on some bone conducting headphones that I had just gotten, and they came with a little rubber strap to help hold them on a little tighter. We weren’t even half a mile down the road when I felt a snap, and the little strap had flown off far enough that I couldn’t find it, no matter how hard I tried. It had to be in the grass somewhere, far off of the road. I really tried to find it, but it was just gone.

It wasn’t miserably hot, but it felt more oppressively humid as the evening went on. We made it to my parents’ house where Mom was cleaning up while Dad was out to dinner with friends. I developed an ocular migraine, so we waited around for Dad to get home, then made it home in the sticky dark. Summer was in bed, so I did my best to wrap up quickly and hit the sack.

Well, well, well… How the turntables.

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HAHANO

We got to work today, hoping to leave early to pick up my car. I was fairly busy all morning trying to catch up, but I skipped lunch and got permission to leave at three. Summer picked up the Buick from my parents’ house and I met her at the wash in Maumelle so they could do an outside wash and quick detail for us. Then we continued to Sam’s Club where we left Muad’Dib in the Model 3 loaner until we could return the Buick and finish up with my car.

It was spotty and dirty from sitting outside all week, but the concern spots from before looked to be resolved. We definitely just accepted it as-is out of exhaustion over the situation, though. While we were checking it out, Summer noticed my front wheels were showing cord on the inside, which was likely caused by the bumpiness I had been experiencing. We settled up, then went back to move Muad’Dib over to my car. I had an anxiety attack in the middle of that, which made my fourth in four days. Summer called Discount Tire to try and find replacements, but the computers were down in Russellville after the quick and powerful storm that blew through earlier, and they couldn’t see whether they had any.

When we got to Tesla, I asked them about squeezing me in. They had the tires, but not the manpower, and couldn’t do anything for me. We decided to continue home carefully, and I’d just have to get tires and an alignment back home. We continued on to KPOT at Summer’s request and had hot soup for dinner. I was sweating profusely, and probably didn’t enjoy the food as much as I could have, but it was still good.

Anneka at Gwatney forgot to charge me up some more, but we managed to make it to Conway for a Supercharge. Then I took it easy all the way home. Summer left her car at my parents’ house, so Muad’Dib and I ran over there on the Onewheel to get it. Then it was a quick cleanup to get to bed on time. Eaddie came by and ran through the house, but was hardly here for more than a minute.

I’m two tired for this.

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Wackadoodle

I woke up fairly early today and waited for Summer to get around. She slept quite a while longer, but didn’t get around to doing a whole lot aside from going to the gym. I spent all day milling back and forth cleaning up a bit, mostly in the kitchen. I cleaned up a whole bunch of leftovers, but we’ve still got more to go. It just doesn’t seem to go very fast. Eaddie came home briefly and then left. Otherwise, Summer and I were just at the house all day long.

When dinner time came around, I grilled the brats we bought last weekend. We ate, and then somewhere along the way I had a pretty bad anxiety attack just walking down the hallway. After a little while, we settled down to watch Arthur the King, which I thought was pretty good. Summer couldn’t handle the suspense, but I think she liked it. It was nearly dark when we finished, but Muad’Dib told me he really needed a run, so I took him out for a really good, short one in the dark. Then it was pretty much straight to bed after that.

No one else is gonna do it for you.

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A Lot for a Little Run

I got up early so I could go to Fort Smith with Summer for her run this morning. I had an anxiety attack as I was getting ready, but it didn’t seem to affect me long. I was still pretty exhausted as we left, but it was a smooth ride. We made it to Ben Geren park only to discover a disappointing number of runners, running anything from a 5k to a marathon, depending on how many times they looped back around the track. It didn’t really seem like many people knew each other, but it was a seriously tiny group of maybe 20 people. One of them was Hot Springs native, multi-title world champion, professional arm wrestler, “Monster” Michael Todd, who arrived in a giant motorhome wrapped with giant pictures of his face. There appeared to be no fanfare. We arrived early, because Summer anticipated it would take her some time to get her packet, but we spent all that extra time wandering around in the hot sun.

I had forgotten to load my Onewheel, so when the race finally started, Muad’Dib and I walked over to a pavilion with some picnic tables and sat in the shade. We had a surprisingly strong breeze over there, which I hadn’t felt at all when we were walking around. It felt really great over there as we waited, expecting to see Summer come around the bend. I took a picture of a couple cheering on their son, then shared it with them. Summer never showed up though. Evidently her run took her on another path, and we found her back at the finish after less than half the time it took us to drive to the race in the first place.

We didn’t stick around, and instead drove to a place called Digs in The Bakery District. I guess it was a little grouping of places in one spot. We found parking across the street and walked up to the patio where they were doing yoga. A server greeted us, had us pick a seat, and then the food service was quite quick. Muad’Dib did well with some passers-by, and we had a really tasty, elevated, expensive brunch. We had a couple cocktails and shared a bagel board with a couple fancy cream cheeses and peanut butter. Then Summer had a sandwich, and I had a burrito. Everything was really tasty, but definitely priced as an upscale establishment in a rich part of town.

Lastly, we swung by Truong Son on the way home to browse for some Asian foods. We didn’t get much, but I picked up a smallish can of Café du Monde coffee and chicory blend to add to my collection. I made a cup when we finally made it home, but found it mostly bitter. Summer and I lounged around the house the rest of the day, both exhausted from the morning adventure. I eventually had some leftover chicken salad for an early dinner, and cleaned a bunch of moth-filled boxes of cereal out of the pantry. We played a Netflix miniature golf game on the TV, and then Summer watched the worst of the Ghostbusters movies.

I did a bit of cleaning, but it was overall a very quiet evening until bed.

It’s a vibe.

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None of Some

I discovered someone had brought donuts and kolaches this morning on one of my trips downstairs, so breakfast was solid again instead of the Soylent I brought. I didn’t feel the best all day, but I think that was mostly my clothing choice. It helped to be up and moving around. Anneka from Gwatney called to say my car was done, but Summer insisted she wouldn’t be able to take off of work, which frustrated me.

I’ve been getting a little lost in all of my projects, and it has only helped to go back to my notes for our next staff meeting. There’s just too much to do, and it feels like everything needs focus. I’d get halfway into one thing, and then get pulled away for something else of middling importance. Nothing has been urgent, but all have been necessary.

We went to Taco Bell for a pretty light lunch, then had cake for Tammy’s birthday. Muad’Dib ran around outside with Dexter for a bit after that, and then Dexter let me pet him as long as I had some beef jerky in my hands for him.

The afternoon was quiet, and I tried to focus, but again got pulled away to other concerns. At least they were tangentially related to something else already on my plate.

We left late and got stuck in heavy traffic, especially getting back into town. Summer had a small roast in the slow cooker, so we ate while watching the Made by Google event. We were about half an hour behind, and it wasn’t as exciting as I had hoped it would be, but it was probably better than last year. I just felt old for not knowing a single one of the “celebrity” guests.

I tried to wait until it cooled down to take Muad’Dib on a run, but it still felt gross. We almost did our full run, but he just wasn’t moving. He had been feeling sick all day anyway, so I think it’s time to cut back on the treats. Eaddie stopped in briefly, late in the evening, and it made me happy that she at least made a point to say hi to me before she left again. I came out and we talked for just a moment as she left, and then I went to bed.

All of none.

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Scratch That

I didn’t feel like I slept poorly, but I could barely drag myself out of bed this morning. I managed to get out of the house, but it just never got any better. I grabbed Burger King on the way out of town, and it was good, but it didn’t help. Nothing was able to perk me up.

We went to Sonic, but had a change of order. I had really been wanting to try their Tropical Heat Smasher, and they had cheap slushes, so I just built my own combo with some free onion rings. It cost more than usual, and I got less food, but it was good. While we were there a lady pulled out of the drive-through to park, and asked if she could give Muad’Dib some chicken. She gave him her entire order of chicken bites, then opened a bottle of water for him. I think she was the same lady that had done it before, because she again threw it all down at once and just let him have at it, and it was too hot and too fast for him to take, so I had to pull it away from him for a while.

The afternoon dragged on as well, even with taking a walk out to the shipping office. It’s still empty out there, so I don’t know what we’re waiting on. They never did reassemble the desk correctly. We made it to the end of the day, and arrived home to find a pile of stuff outside the garage. I had to go unbox all of that before I could even park.

Summer got home just after we got inside, and then assaulted me with loud conversation when I just wanted to crash. I eventually got some quiet, and then we ate some leftovers before I took Muad’Dib on a short run. When we got back, Summer got Muad’Dib all riled up in bed while I was laying under the covers, and he reared back and gave me a nasty gash right in the middle of my glasses, so I guess I really need to go schedule an appointment to get a new prescription anyway.

You eediot!

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A Different Sonic Blast

I received some docking stations this morning that we ordered from Amazon, and I was tickled to see the prior shipping labels were to Woot.com. I spent much longer swapping David’s docking station than I expected, but at least he was out. Back in my office, I had run out of space, so I decided to clean up and sort through all the laptops that had found their way to my desk. I was also notified that we had someone coming to do some data entry, but that turned out being less of an employee situation that would just be temporary. That got me tinkering with onboarding processes again though, since I haven’t had a secure way to onboard new users onto an Intune device without just handing over a temporary password. I really wanted to figure out how to use the Temporary Access Pass instead.

We had an Aptean call in the early afternoon, so we took an earlier lunch to go to Sonic. I don’t know what it was, but it upset both of our stomachs. Muad’Dib threw up everything he had eaten before we left the office, as well as what he had with me at lunch. I didn’t throw up, but I felt indigestion for the next several hours.

Near the end of the day, I got a call from one of the guys at Roy’s saying he loaded up the air conditioner at the old house with nitrogen to test for leaks, so hopefully we’ll see where that is and get it going again soon. By the time I was ready to leave, we had gotten locked in the office, so we left out the back. It was a quiet ride home, and I cleaned up a little bit while I waited for Summer to get home. She ate some leftovers, and then I took Muad’Dib out for a run while she bathed.

The weather outside felt great for the first part of our run. We made it to my parents’ house and I warmed up some fish soup for dinner. Then we didn’t get back home until after dark. I laid on the couch with Summer until she went to bed. Then I accidentally hopped into a Discord channel with some of the guys.

Johnny had called yesterday to say he was interviewing for the Pottsville IT Director position, and this morning he said they offered it to him about half an hour after he left. With school starting next week, his last day at Nabholz would be Monday. I typed at the guys while they chatted and played Rocket League. Then I tinkered with remote play on my Steam Machine, and I think it may be a viable option until I have room to set up a docking station for my old Steam Deck.

I was up super late toying with that, long after the guys had all left. I’m just super excited to have some options after so long without.

steamdeck

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Lawn Boys

I felt like I slept okay, but the day sapped me quickly. I was up first, and tried to keep fairly busy. I warmed up the last of the pasta for Summer and made myself a sandwich out of some rye bread I found in the freezer. Then she went to the gym and I cleaned up and had a shower. I felt a bit worse after that, which slowed me down for a while.

Summer mentioned wanting the lawn done, so I texted Kevin to have him come by at his convenience. He and Matthi took care of the old house, and then came over to the new house. Dad texted that he was going to have a kid from church mow their lawn instead, so Kevin asked for $100, then backed down to $90 for the two they did, but I gave him the full amount.

I was up wandering around the house and cleaning up all day, so I was feeling pretty tired. Dad said they had fish soup, so I tried running Muad’Dib over on the Onewheel later in the evening. We got a couple blocks down the road and the board died again with a reported 35% battery. I carried it most of the way home, and then we drove over to eat.

Dad was out watering plants while Mom finished up inside. Then they both came out while I was sat by the pool with Muad’Dib. Once I realized how late it was getting, Muad’Dib and I went in to eat, and then headed back home. It was a short night after that.

Sleep it off.