Good day, all! I've been lazing catching up on the archives of the puzzles missed on the road, but I need to finish this coffee and get in the pool before it is too hot. Very windy today so hoping it won't be too bad. I know I could just go to the air-conditioned gym, but swimming is much more pleasant.

Laura, I am envious of your weather, because it will not stop raining here. It's rained for 2 or 3 days now, and is supposed to rain through Wednesday. Soon we will all be traveling by canoe.

We got grocery delivery yesterday, and it included a small carrot cake that was not in our order (we weren't charged for it; sometimes these things just happen with delivery). I can't eat it because gluten (which is sad, because carrot cake is one of my favorites) and Tim is avoiding sugar as much as possible. The food pantry in our neighborhood has a free fridge on the porch so people can drop off/pick up food even when the food pantry itself isn't open, so we dropped the cake off at the free fridge, and I hope it lifts someone's spirits.

I think I have been productive enough today, at least for a rainy Sunday of a holiday weekend: made the bed, baked muffins for the week, hard-boiled eggs for the week, cut and rinsed the strawberries, washed the dishes, and washed a load of clothes. I'll go hop on the bike for a bit and then I think the rest of the day can be devoted to shiftlessness.

Carrot cake will indeed be a delightful surprise for someone.

I love carrot cake. I can no longer eat it, so I hope someone will have a happy surprise.

I am here at my mom’s house today and tomorrow. The drive was fine. Most of the downstairs is cleaned of her stuff that I know I won’t keep. Jesus Christ though there are four bins of lightbulbs. There are drawers full of batteries So many underpants!

I really think the big thing is the ceiling/roof and then the electrical.

I found a card from her hated neighbor from like, 2009 apologizing for coming on her land with a $100 unspent gift card. I am feeling more charitable towards him now. I already was, but I have been dreading talking to him. I know I cannot sell to him or my mom will resurrect herself to kill me! But I think he was just a young dude with a house and had parties and my mom was paranoid. I think he is just a little bit older than I am.

Ugh. Bought a new $60 night guard that I was really excited about. I got it this morning and boiled it to fit and put it in the case and put the case next to my bed.

The dog got the case, popped it open, and chewed it to tiny bits. I didn’t even get to wear it at night once!! I’m so mad. Like it’s not that I left it sitting around, even, it was in the case!!

Ugh, bad puppy! I had to learn the lesson a couple of times with my expensive earbuds.

My absolutely clueless-in-the-ways-of-the-world son messaged me at 7:15 to comment on how slow it was at work this morning. He got up early to get ahead of the Monday morning rush. I told him what was up and he has gone back to bed. 34 years old, brilliant, and clueless. I thought several times over the weekend to mention to him that today was a holiday, but didn't. I know he watches all the basketball tournament games and is on line all the time. You would think he would have noticed, and yet.

Enjoy the holiday! I only wish we would stop adding to the countless that are being memorialized.

Puppy! So naughty!

I just spent yesterday and today at the house with a rental car and now I know I can make the drive. I am so glad my mother got rid of my grandma and grandpas things, so the only things left that I am attached to are the things I asked her to keep, and a couple of pieces of furniture. And like, the actual house! Most of my mom’s stuff is things I bought her and like 10 canisters of coffee, 10 cartons of cigarettes 10, 000 underpants. Etc.

I think the worst ongoing expense will be taxes. There is school, village, town and county! Her electric is low but she alders buys heating oil and propane for the dryer and stove. I will not need her cable package. If my rent ever goes up to market value right now, this would be less.

Super quiet day! I've been working on computer stuff al day so really should give my eyes a break.

Anyone do anything fun over the holiday weekend?

Timelies all!

Gary and I went to Balticon last weekend. Other than me tripping over my suitcase Friday night and scraping my right knee and right elbow, it was fun. It's kinda funny/strange that the current crisis, while worse than what has happened before, allowed Gary to attend the whole con. Sigh..

Anyone do anything fun over the holiday weekend?

Matilda is home now and we started watching Hacks together.

Last Thursday I attended my friend Jes' drag show at Booksmith. That's always fun.

I'm shopping for a flat/condo for Emmett and his gf and this one is cute and in the right price range so I've requested a tour with them tomorrow: [link]

Feel free to Le Gasp at SF prices but they're actually about to soar upwards after the mega IPOs coming out soon by OpenAI and Anthropic.