I managed not to zombie! Went out to dinner with my friend and neighbor who's been AWOL for work as all summers, and then we went and caught the first set of our friend and neighbor's gig. And we left for once because she was pumpkining, not me (she'd been dealing with work emergencies in LA at 2am, so.)
I was chatting tonight in the pool with one of the regulars I hadn't seen this summer, and topic came up about the smallness of Baltimore and how complicated it is. I get so much satisfaction from what I can experience in a 3 mile radius, but even in that bubble,so much plays out. Turns out he lives closer to downtown, but had a similar perspective. "I spent the first half of my life in Ethiopia, where my town was my family, literally. Outside of early university in the US, I've never felt so much like I was back in my town again. Even with the troublesome kinsmen."
We also first greeted each other with, hey, you cut your hair!
I love my Y. And now I can place he& wife's accents.
So, whenever I try to search for a motel, even if the search engine or webpage says they're looking for hotels
and
motels, I only get hotels.
What's the best way to search for the cheapest, shittiest places to sleep? Or, less colourfully, how to search for simply MOTELS, not hotels. (And now those words look weird to me).
Do crappy motels have a web presence? You might have to get somewhere and drive around? Why do you need a motel?
Jesse, I hope you made it back into your house.
We're on our second day of Seattle weather--cool and gray and occasionally rainy. Usually it's sunny and 98F, so this is a notable improvement.
I've now applied for 42 positions. I feel like I should make something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea. If I get to 50 it'll be time to bring out the vodka.
I did make it back inside! Just 20 minutes or something on the porch.
I had truly massive insomnia as in not-even-feeling-like-sleeping last night. Usually I collapse of tiredness at some point, but I could have kept going past 3 AM. Expecting to be a bit zombified today.
Timelies all!
Why can't I stop scratching my bugbite(s)? Woke up with one on my arm and it itches like mad. (Anti-itching creams seem to do nothing for me)
Why can't I stop scratching my bugbite(s)?
I rip them to shreds. It is easier for me to deal with pain than itch. I do not recommend this behavior.
Ethiopia!!!
?? Maybe I skipped. Are you going?
I've been a stranger due to picking up the plague on my flight from FL to NY. Girl next to me was all red nosed and going through tissues. Yes, I got it. Likely the result of burning the candle at both ends for a couple weeks preparing to leave. Ugh. Now the whole reason for coming north for the summer is to visit with my mom and I can't go near because she can't be exposed. Now I have to worry about the time I spent there the first day or two after I arrived when I didn't know I was sick. Also, breathing is not at all overrated.
No, Sara's friend at the Y.
