We are dealing with ten kinds of bureaucracy simultaneously, and I'm exhausted. Still dragging from the crazy day Monday.

Boo on bureaucracy.

erin, I lol’ed.

Set up an oscillating fan with streamers. Or a mini air dancer!

So festive!! Those things always remind me of the Better Off Ted episode where they hire white people to follow around Black people because the motion sensors can’t “see” them.

I am recovering from food poisoning, as those in you on fb know. I finally dragged my sorry ass to Urgent Care and got ABs and Zofran.

I am daring some mashed potatoes right now and resisting the urge to eat the whole half pound until I see how they land. I basically haven’t had any protein since Sunday night and I’m still rehydrating. My cheekbones are a little on the Spike side.

Not a single box is packed. I panicked yesterday and today I am resigned. I will throw money at the problem. It’s fine. I’ve got back tax refunds coming to repay what I’m taking from retirement to make this move happen. I can do this. It just sucks.

See, this city is literally trying to kill me!! Did I eat two cooked oysters in June? Yes. But the charge stands.

Mashed taties: I have reached the age where I get legit excited about a new pill case. I like the round ones.

I have reached the age where I get legit excited about a new pill case.

I got one for travel that makes me super happy: [link]

Ooo. Immediately saved to wishlist.

It’s a good thing that I only ate a bit of the mashed potatoes. They haven’t been rejected outright but there’s a lot of grumbling happening. I went all out and added a couple spoons of unsweetened applesauce on top.

Your poor tum!

WOO! I HAVE FINISHED THE HORRIFYING TASK OF BOOKING THE LAST OF THE ROOMS FOR OUR UK TRIP.

I had hit peak overthinking towards the end there.

Uuuuuuugh. Had an appointment Sunday to get phone battery replaced. They told me to wait and come back when they had a replacement phone just in case. Ok fine. Drove here tonight through like 45 minutes of traffic (no idea why) and they say. Ok cool we can have it for you by 10am tomorrow. Maybe 8pm when we close tonight, you can check in then. So do I (a) drive home (possibly through shitty traffic) and drive back tomorrow after work and be without my phone all day or (b) wait around at this mall for an hour and a half and possibly get my phone (or possibly not)??? If I stay I might get my phone and will probably do the same as I would at home (read on this iPad, eat dinner). But might stay for nothing. Aaaaargh.

It worked out, though felt hella awkward—I came back a few minutes before they closed and the girl said she’d go look and see, and then they were closing and she hadnt come back, so someone else went, and eventually they were like “well it’ll be about 15 more minutes but you’re here so you might as well wait”. So I ended up sitting in the store for 30 minutes after they closed, while they cleaned up and stuff, but eventually got my phone! Whew!! And now the battery should last more than half the day.

So I ended up sitting in the store for 30 minutes after they closed, while they cleaned up and stuff, but eventually got my phone! Whew!! And now the battery should last more than half the day.

Huzzah! Well waited!

I must say my current iPhone has so much more battery life than the previous iteration.

May battery life disappear in the rearview mirror just like slow dial up connections and spinning hourglasses icons.