And now really the last day….

Ok, so tonight begins the last day of my vacation (work overnight, so my circadian rhythm is reversed). When we last left our hero, I was on the bus on i-5 headed up to Seattle as a spur of the moment day trip….

So, at 10 in the morning I got off the bus at the Westlake Park. The Westlake now doesn’t open until 11 am (when I worked at the Mrs. Fields there over 20 years ago, they opened at 9:30. So first ordered of business was to take a leak. And the only place that was open that had a, available restroom was the Pike Place Market. So, yes I went to the Pike Place Market just to take a pee. So, after that was all said and done, I was just aimlessly meandering, and I discovered the downtown Target. It’s a three story store (according to the one employee I talked to, it’s the only 3 story Target around). Bought my obligatory latte. My day trip to Seattle essentially became a Target run…

So, I then decided to head home, mainly because of the horrendous traffic on the way in. Got on the bus at 11 am. And didn’t get home till 2.

But I took a vacation, and I got out of the house on purpose for no reason related to ‘adulting’….

The Last Day....

Not necessarily the last day of my vacation, yet but it's close enough. Took a good nap last night, so I decided to do a day trip. Got out of the house, got on the bus, and headed to Seattle. I thought. Currently I'm stuck on the river I-5 where there is lots free parking....

Probably won't do much, just grab lunch and then it'll be time to head home.

But it got me out. 

Halfway Gone….

Halfway through what will probably be my last vacation of the year. Did all of my adulting yesterday and Sunday when I came home from work. I thought I did….

But it turns out I needed coffee. And shredded cheese. Well, I didn’t exactly need them, I just wanted to get out of the house at least once. So a quick trip to Wally World, and then I realized I had to pay at least one bill, and a couple of runs to take out the garbage….

It can get pretty busy when you’re just doing nothing….

On Vacation….

So with the National Shove Bread Up A Turkey’s Ass Day coming up, my employer traditionally blacks out most of November and December, so we can’t take vacations (on the contrary, when I was at Home Depot, this was our slow season, so I routinely took it during Christmas). So I decided to take a couple of days while I still could. Last night was the first, and I will take Wednesday night off as well.

So I got home yesterday and had my Target run delivered. Between that and the contents of my pantry, I don’t need to go to the store for the week. And I just finished my laundry. So, day 1 of my 4 day vacation, and all of my adulting is done already. I guess it’ll just be ass-sitting for the rest of the week. Though I am contemplating an excursion tomorrow.

So this past Friday night, I got up to go to work, and I had a headache. Not normally a problem. Took a couple of Day-Quil (I’m also dealing with the after-effects of a serious head cold) to tough it out, and power through it on my way to work. Then 20 minutes later while I was putting on my shoes, it came back up. So I called out. It’s not the barfing at work that’s problem, as I’m usually within arm’s reach of a mop. Rather it’s barfing on the bus that’s the problem. My experience on Pierce Transit has been that if a passenger gets sick on the bus, they’ll take the bus immediately out of service, and everybody is delayed at least an hour. Then the driver will call EMS and I’ll end up with a 4+ figure bill from inevitable trip to the ER. So, I called out, and had some tea and top ramen.

And why does it always rain the hardest when I’m on vacation?

An Anniversary I Almost Forgot....

 Almost forgot this with all the brouhaha of the election tonight. I have been living with Type I Diabetes for 22 years now....

Hail To The CHief. I Guess....

 So, CNN is projecting that Cheetos-Face will win the election. And he's won by the popular vote. It's not the result that I wanted, but I will respect it. I feel that there will be consequences for this, both nationally and on a global scale. But the people have spoken (the projections say he won by the poular vote, like I said). And that means that Donald Trump is my president. For the next 4 years, and then no more (thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for the 22nd Amendment).

Yes, he won. It was close, like the pundits had predicted. But in the end, it doesn't matter if it by one vote or by a landslide, he won. 

Now it's time to cross the aisle and work together.

Hail to the Chief. I guess....

Election Day Is Today....

 So today is election day. Will it be Harris or Cheetos-Face? I voted a week ago, and my brother voted this past weekend. And according to VoteWA.gov, my vote has already been recieved and will be counted. So I guess I'll just spend the night watching results and hiding under the covers....

I meant to go to Wally World this morning, but I didn't have my shopping bag with me (forgot it), and I decided not to deal with the paper bags with no handle. So no groceries today. Not a big deal, as I have enough in my pantry. Perhaps I might order pizza....

On Death.....

 So Sunday afternoon while I was sleeping (I work overnights, if you're just dropping into this blog) I recieved a Facebook message from one of my cousins on my Mother's side. My aunt (Mom's only sibling) passed away Saturday.My employer does offer paid bereavement, but only for close relatives (learned this from when my grandmother passed away), and aunts aren't close enough. So I went to work that night. My boss did offer the night off, but I declined as I was already there, and I'm already on this ice with my attendence issues....

So long story short, we lost Aunt Linda. She was my next door neighbor when my brother and I first moved in here. Eventually she moved to live with one of my cousins, and we grew apart. I never really kept in touch with Mom's side of the family (for some reason, Facebook never really took).

Rest easy, Aunt Linda. Mom will show you around....

I voted….

So I filled out my ballot today. Voted for Harris. There is just too much baggage with Trump. 34 felonies and counting. The racist rhetoric (some of his talking point sound like direct quotes from Mein Kampf). Then there’s the comments that were made about Puerto Ricans yesterday at his rally at Madison Square Garden. But then again, his comments on the Access Hollywood tape that came up in 2016 were sufficient proof that he does not have the character requisite for the Oval Office.

For State Governor, I voted Bob Ferguson. Never really card for Dave Reichart.

I voted against all 4 of the state initiatives. Too deceptively titled, and they’re all put up by one special interest….

I specifically abstained the Pierce County Sheriff’s race….

I have cast my vote. May my preferred candidates win, and if that’s not the case, may I find the strength to accept the results….

About that last post…

No, not all my adulting was done yesterday. This morning, I voted (more about that in a later post, perhaps). But I still had to make a trip to store. Had a late night moment of regularity, and I realized that the last roll of toilet paper was over half-way used already. So I had to grab some more.

And I had to get some Chinese take-out, too (by far the most important errand of my weekend)…..

The Weekend Has Begin, But The Adulting Has Already Been Done…..

This all started a week and a half ago. I received a text from the apartment manager that one of the two laundry rooms at the apartment complex was ‘offline’. Didn’t think much of it at the time, as I had already done my laundry, and I only need to do it every two weeks….

Fast Forward to today when I get home from work and my weekend begins. By coincidence, I get home right when the laundry room is unlocked for the day. So I immediately grab my laundry basket and get my washing done while the machines are still available.

On my last weekend, I did my major Target and Wally World runs, so my pantry is still sufficiently stocked, meaning I can skip the trip to store (I still might go, just for some Klondike bars).

But this all means is that I’ve been home from work for a little over two hours, and all my weekend’s adulting is already done….