I had a glorious nap this afternoon and I'm not afraid to admit it!

Nothing wrong with a good nap.

I love the longevity of gels, but my nails wind up absolutely destroyed when they come off.

It's a gorgeous day in NY but my plans to work from my backyard have been thwarted by what smells like a skunk on fire. (My best guess is someone ran one over nearby.)

The fender-bender from last week was declared to be just shy of a total loss (repairs are going to be 40% of the blue book value of the car) which means the dumbass who rear-ended me gets to buy me half a new car! Hooray! Basically the entire rear exterior needs to be replaced (bumper, trunk door, the back/side bits that connect to the bumper). Between this and the new hybrid converter/battery last year, I am rapidly approaching Prius of Thebes territory.

Wow that’s a lot of car fixing!

I am so glad to not live somewhere hot and queasy (at least, rarely) anymore. Pride this weekend was very pleasant (except late Saturday night when we were trying to be outdoors but it was raining).

Yikes, the car fixing does not sound fun at all.

I love the longevity of gels, but my nails wind up absolutely destroyed when they come off.

My SIL started me last year on a product called Luminary [link] which is like a cross between gel and acrylic. Hard as concrete, but doesn't hurt the nails at all. She took it off before I went north since I didn't think I could find anyone here to maintain them, and my nails were perfect and healthy underneath. I lucked out and found one person who does them within an hour of me so I am getting them back tomorrow.

The thing that hurts the nails is soaking in acetone to get the gels off. My friend just opened her own nail place and she uses a man efile and my nails have been fantastic!

a $2 bill

Wow, I haven't seen one of those is several decades. I'm impressed. I hope it has been safely set aside and protected as a collectable, brought out to admire from time to time.

What was your source?

DH went to the bank for the 2s. I believe he got a stack of them

When I was a bank teller, which was, admittedly, decades ago, people who worked in the logging industry would regularly come in and get stacks of 2s. The idea was, I believe, that they would use them around town and then local business people would see the economic impact of logging by getting a bunch of 2s in their tills. No idea how all that played out, I wasn't there very long.

Unrelatedly, I am currently drenched in sweat and melting into my chair and the heat advisory isn't supposed to start until tomorrow.

It’s very smart to get a stack of those 2s because those teeth can sneak up in you. We have a variety of dollar coins we keep for just such an occasion after having to sneak to a bank while on vacation.

I still have a bunch of $2 bills my banker uncle gave me when I was a kid. I don't think any of mine are the collectibles though. [link]