About last night….

Sorry co-workers. I meant to come to work. My alarm went off on time. I got up. Showered. When I got out of the shower, I started to get dressed. And then I realized I was sweating. Seriously. Turned my AC on (I set it up earlier this week), and my room was still cool enough that the compressor didn’t start. Then I realized my blood sugar was probably low, and I needed to eat something. But I can’t go into the kitchen without wearing pants. And I can’t dress until I’ve stopped sweating….

As you can see confusion is also a symptom of hypoglycemia. Fortunately, during all this I was cognizant enough to realize that perhaps it’s best if I didn’t go to work, and I was able to fire up the work app on my phone and call out.

I did finally get my pants on to get into the kitchen and eat something, and I finally pulled myself together. But yeah, diabetes is no fun….

The End Of The Vacation….

Well, my vacation is over. Shortly, I’ll be going to bed, and then wake up and head back to work. I’ve watch a lot of cricket (by design, as I timed my vacation with the start of the Indian Premier League). Some other programs that I usually DVR’ed I was able to watch when they were originally broadcast.

I really didn’t do much. I only left the house twice. First time was to take a bag of trash out, and the second time was Monday night when I decided I wanted some Arroz con Pollo from El Toro, and it’s far cheaper to just walk in to place your take-out order than use Uber Eats, or even their website.

I did nuke my computer again. I realized that my middle of the night nap attacks could be mitigated by doing something. Although since it is the middle of the night, and I respect my neighbors, I’d like to do something quiet.

Oh, and the one thing I did do on my vacation: I set up my air conditioner. Forecast says we’re due to hit the ‘70s this week, and since my room is facing Pacific Avenue (and all that traffic) and I have to close my window when I sleep…

Vacation Day 3: Report…

Watched Tournament of Champions. Ate Nachos. Took a nap (in spite of 8 hours of shut-eye I got).

And then I decided to F*ck my computer up. And that’s what I’ve been doing ever since 3 this morning. It has occurred to me that in order to stay awake, I need to be doing something. And while I did like one last fling with Windows 10, Windows 11 is where it’s going to be at….

But day 3 has come to an end, and it’s time to call it a night….

Vacation Day 2: Report/ Vacation Day 3:

Yes I should’ve written this post this morning, but I decided to go to bed early an hopefully break the nap attack every 4 hours or so habit. I crashed about 2/3s the way through the Formula 1 race, but I got up just in time for the first IPL match. And I saw Sunrisers Hyderabad almost get a score of 300. Needless to say, they won the match.

Then I went to bed, and had an honest to goodness 8 hours’ of shut-eye.

Now I’m up, and prepared to do another day of sitting on my ass. I DVR’ed the NASCAR and IndyCar races today, but first Tournament of Champions on Food Network. And maybe I’ll stream something else. Perhaps some Flight Simulator….

Vacation Day 2:

Checking the TV listings, the Chinese Grand Prix is at midnight, so I think I’ll watch it live. Then it’s an IPL doubleheader.

The only remaining question is: chili dogs or bachelor nachos?

Commence ass-sitting!

Vacation Day 1: Report…

For trying to do nothing at all, I was very busy. Monday, during my regular weekend, I decided to system wipe. Basically one last time with Windows 10. Anyway, during the day yesterday, I finished downloading the last of my Steam library, so I throughout most of last night, I finished up reinstalling my software. As of right now, I’m at 2158 different programs/games. Some of them I can install automatically, others manually.

Target run was delivered. I had no choice. We were out of toilet paper.

Then opening match of the Indian Premier League was not rained out. And tonight will be a doubleheader…. And there are a few other sports that I’m going to catch…

I think it’s now time to call it a night….

Vacation: Day 1

Yes, I am aware that it rains the hardest on my day off. And even harder when I’m on vacation. But I have the window open, and I’m enjoying it & the fresh air while I still have it. I figure in a month or so, I’ll have to set up the AC in my room (again western facing window and I sleep during the day).

I also had my regular weekend Monday and Tuesday, and so I did my laundry those days, so I can keep the adulting to a minimum. I did make a trip to Wally World this morning on the way home, and I’m thinking a Target run, but such things are unavoidable.

I timed this vacation specifically for the opening weekend of the Indian Premier League, but it appears as though the first match will be a washout. But there’s the first Weekend of March Madness, the Grand Prix of China, and Major League Rugby.

For planning on doing nothing, it looks like I’m going to be busy….

Vacation:Begin!

Commence Vacation Mode! Agenda for the next 5 days: absolutely nothing. Whether or not that actually happens will be a different thing, but one has to try.... 

So, The Adulting Got Started Early….

It’s my weekend. Got home from work, and I was toying with the idea of making my Wally World run on the way home (mainly so could another vial of insulin), but I decided that the best course of action is procrastination. And it was also laundry weekend. Pharmacy at Wally World and my apartment complex’s laundry rooms both open at nine. So I figure take a nap tonight, ‘coz I’m going to be out all day Tuesday.

So I get home, and the real reason why I skipped the trip were chili dogs. I was hungry. So I ate, took a shot and went to bed. 4 1/2 hours later I woke up, and couldn’t get back to sleep. So I figured I’m up (I had already planned on a nap during the night), and the laundry room was still open and not in use (the app we use for laundry tells us if the machines are in use as well as paying for our wash). So I quickly got dressed, got my shoes on, and did my laundry.

After I put my clothes away, it occurred to me I was really hungry, and perhaps the reason why I couldn’t sleep was my blood sugar was slight low. After I ate something, I was able to go back to sleep.

But I now have clean socks and boxers now….

New Feet…

So, last week I was running errands with my sister. Mainly for the Target run, and to try to return my phone (see the post I just published before this).

Anyway one of the stops was at Famous Footwear. I know I swore off of them a while back, but I had no choice in the matter. There’s something about being able to go into the store and actually try shoes on (sizes do vary between brands). So, I grabbed a pair of Skechers (the slip-ins that they’re advertising right now). A bit on the expensive side, and I thought the there was a different price on the display, but I decided not to argue with it.

Later, when I got home, I went to website, and ordered another pair. These were just regular sneakers, but they’re Sketchers, and my feet are no longer in pain at work.

I think it’s time to throw out my 8 year old Wolverines. They’re still intact (meaning no holes in the sole or upper). But I can only wear them for 2 hours at the most before my feet start to protest, I also have my Skechers boots I bought a few years ago, but they were too big, and were wearing down to point of foot pain. I won’t toss them quite yet, and they’re still waterproof, there is still some wear left in them….

T-Mobile Still Sucks

So, when we last left our hero, I decided to upgrade my phone. My Motorola Razr 2024+ arrived quickly and painlessly, and it was time to return the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and fulfill my end of the trade in. Now, to recap, my new phone did not come with a shipping box. Just the prepaid UPS label and a padded envelope. An online chat via Twitter (I refuse to refer to it as X) revealed that I could just take the phone and the UPS label to any T-Mobile store and it would be taken care of. So that was my course of action, planned.

It didn’t turn out that way. Looking up Google Maps all the closest T-Mobile stores were at least two buses away (I decided to go with Corporate stores, and not ‘Authorized Retailers’). I also needed a Target run, and a shoe run so I called my sister (who has the wisdom, the counsel, and the driver’s license). So during my errands, we showed up at the first T-Mobile location. And I was told the wait would be over an hour (this was an hour and half after the location opened). There is no difference between and hour+ wait time and being outright turned away. So I left, and continued with my other errands.

The next day, I left the house at 8 am. Arrived in Federal Way, and went into the Federal Way store. No line, so I was seen right away. And turned away promptly, as my ID was expired. I was then told to go to UPS instead (remember that I wasn’t given the shipping box to return it to begin with). All this time, I was under the impression that this would’ve been a simple drop off. So a 20 minute walk later, I was at the UPS store, and I paid $16.80 out of my own pocket to ship the phone back. Left the house at 8. Didn’t return till after 1 pm. All just to return 1 phone.

So that Tuesday night, I left 1-star Google reviews for both locations (turning customers away is never acceptable), and then I launched an Executive Email Carpet Bomb. I wasn’t seeking anything, but just to let them know that as a customer I felt unwelcome at two of their stores. And also to point out the problems I had the last time I UPS’ed a trade-in. They said there wouldn’t be a problem this time.

And this could’ve all been avoided had they included the shipping box to return the phone in the first place.

T-Mobile still sucks.