I was going to try and make a baby seal joke about the crabs but I can't think of one..

I gor a full nights sleep last night !! Yay progesterone!

Also the Bloomchic dress I got off vinted for M's niece's wedding got here. And it fits. I just need a bra, some sparkly shoes and some sparkly clip on earrings. The dress code is semi formal but the dress isn't. M needs to get a dress shirt so we will hit up Ross and Burlington and maybe Goodwill and I will keep my eye out for something maybe a bit more formal.

This is the dress I got [link]

I don't have any shoes to wear with it since I only have causal sandals and sneakers. And i need a new bra.

I also need a hair cut.

I also got up and took my meds this morning. I usually oversleep on my days off after tossing and turning all night

My new favorite pastime has been watching reactions to the mid terms and looking at the exit polls from the past elections . Especially comparing 2022 and 2026 since they are both mid term elections and some people seem to want to dismiss the voter shift compared to 2024 since it was a Presidential election.

Steph I'm sorry your hip is bothering you but I'm glad you are enjoying the beach.

Oh and in a boost to my confidence the new store manager has told me multiple times how much he appreciates all I do AND how much he missed me when I was on vacation. He refered to me and a few others as his "a team". And that has been me dealing with sleep deprivation and low energy.

Also the Bloomchic dress I got off vinted for M's niece's wedding got here. And it fits.

Love that dress! I like a lot of Bloomchic’s stuff.

Oh and in a boost to my confidence the new store manager has told me multiple times how much he appreciates all I do AND how much he missed me when I was on vacation.

Right on! That’s always great to hear.

I am also full of goo this week. I am attacking the goo with Sudafed but the goo is winning.

The new HVAC people confirmed what I'd suspected which is that old HVAC people did a shitty job with the installation and the furnace probably needs to be fully replaced because it is clogged with dust that is aging all of the parts prematurely. Which I'm sure isn't helping this congestion either.

My SiL brought a sewing machine to the beach so she could work on a quilt. I admire the dedication it takes to bring a whole-ass sewing machine to the beach. I just bring books. Oh! And the monocolor coloring book I got after surgery. Maybe I'll get that out so I can participate in arts & crafts time.

It's 10 a.m., it's 70 degrees and sunny, I'm at the beach, and I already know we're having tacos for dinner. This is a good day.

That sounds so great, Tep! I’m also impressed with the dedication of SiL!

Love the dress, askye, and glad the new manager appreciates you!

Boo goo. I am producing less goo than in previous weeks, I think, so I hope y’all will recover similarly. I do need to get more cough drops, though.

I got a chocolate chip bagel at Panera out of curiosity and, know what? Shoulda had a muffin.

I got a chocolate chip bagel at Panera out of curiosity and, know what? Shoulda had a muffin.

Bwah!

I'm having one of those weeks where everything decides to dysfunction in the most irritating way.

Like my vacuum cleaner suddenly decided to lose all sucking power so I fruitlessly ran it over the carpet where it basically formed and distributed large, well molded dust bunnies.

Last night I got excited by my options on The Criterion Channel (Josie and the Pussycats, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir!) and then the sound on my TV decided not to sync with the image. (Super annoying, why does the TV even do this!). After I got that fixed I went back to the channel and now I was logged out and I had to use a combo of phone, remote and laptop to get back in.

This morning I checked into my computer and Chrome has decided that all of my bookmarked sites are hazardous and I can't possibly be trusted to use them.

I'm only able to get on right now because I'm stealing wi-fi from the hospital across the street. (Forever known as: The Hospital Where Meara Went After She Tripped Over That Dog.)

Why must everything be confounding and fucky?! I'm still in the afterglow of the midterms, dangit.

stealing wi-fi from the hospital across the street. (Forever known as: The Hospital Where Meara Went After She Tripped Over That Dog.)

Hey, I have vague unpleasant memories from that hospital!! I do not recommend their ER.

I hope that your technological woes get sorted soon.

It keeps raining hard here, which I do not appreciate. But I can finally leave my house and see humans today, yay free from COVID prison! (But first, a full day of work, boo)

We've had hecking issues with tech and appliances, too. Had to replace the washing machine, and then replace the dryer belt 2 days later. The Google TV decided that the only proper aspect ratio was "ridiculously wide-screen" (possibly fixed?), and it won't stop raining long enough for the grass to dry enough to mow

We've had hecking issues with tech and appliances, too

Something is retrograde.