I went for a “run” yesterday with my BiL. We went about 5.5 miles but I think only about 1.25 of it was running. The rest was walking. But still! Fun to be able to walk down to a nice trail along the river! Shame they’re probably moving soon.

Tonight I fly home and get to see my puppy, whose birthday it is! Yay. He’s the best.

Aw, Happy Puppy Birthday!

I've walked the doggo a couple of times today, though that's really not a lot, because she's not much of a walker... I've encouraged her to extend her outside visits, more like. Pool tonight. Must do.

The other point of consensus is just that everybody is focused on an exercise program that's going to maintain functionality. We've all experienced and seen that if you're not moving your body regularly your range of possible activity begins to shrink in a hurry.

Thank you for reminding me to add "Call the PT/Gym place to start a membership" to my to-do list today. They have a pool!

I have a poetry workshop this afternoon. Sundress Publications does a lot of "suggested donation" Zoom ones.

They have a pool!

The best!

I was getting peckish and feeling flummoxed about lunch and then I found a turkey birria quesadilla from Bi-Rite in the bin. And it was still good!

And it only took five minutes of the world's easiest cooking (flip it over a couple times in a frying pan) and was so delicious. They give it to you with a birria dipping sauce and that was very tasty.

Also, it's so big I usually only eat half at a time, so just the right amount of satiation.

Despite kind of looking like a delicate flower, I don't eat like one. But still, I always have takeout leftovers...I'm like a wife in an Eddie Murphy bit, always wanting half. maybe there is something to expanding portions and stuff.

It still feels wild and futuristic to be posting here while on an airplane. Even though there’s been wifi on flights forever.

But y’all are not posting! What are you doing, having LIVES on the ground? Balderdash!

Um, David when you say you found it in the bin you mean…?

I am so incredibly thankful for everyone that has helped and supported me from afar and in person.

And I am thankful all the way to the bone that they are ALL GONE. It is just me.

Today was a really tough day. Could have been worse, but plenty tough. Thing after thing went awry and I kept rolling and kept rolling with it, and then around 4 pm I went into bitch on wheels mode after a full day of three men either not listening well and/or me not communicating well. Plus other fuckery and confusion.

My helper is so earnest it makes the back of my teeth ache, and by the end of the day I wanted to kick that puppy so badly. The last straw was when i was stumbling over my words, because I'd been up for 12 hours, not to mention having twenty thoughts at once, and he laughed.

Normally, NBD. I took a very deep breath and said "I am this close to snapping-" and he jumped in quickly and said "I think you're doing great."

When I tell you I nearly pulled a Michael and dropkicked that puppy into the sun… I took an even deeper breath and said "…yes but you are the one that's here, so maybe don't make fun of me right now."

I am, quite legitimately, hypersensitive to men talking over me, interrupting, or failing to follow directions. And it was all day today.

Thank god I got two hotel rooms in Nashville and I'm going to Kate's for dinner. So today was about the peak amount of time i will spend with N.

So sweet!! Very deeply nerdy! Just wants to help! I might very well kill him!

Haven't even mentioned that he tried to take boxes out of my arms without asking. Which is something we just talked about the other day that really, really bothers me. He's the kind of nerd who believes in "chivalry" and argued with me about whether it's inherently gendered.

ISTG, next time it is all female movers. At least i have three women on the other end.

Rant over. Now i get to shower and sort my Halloween decorations and organize my tools, which I'm legit excited to do. Sorting things is so soothing, and I could use some soothing.