I made hey when the sun was shining yesterday and the day before that by washing and polishing the vehicles. Today a cold front moved through, nothing major but it cooled it down. We managed to make it to the store to provision ourselves for the camping trip this weekend. $150 and it wasn’t really that much. I suppose 50 of that was the stew meat, ice cream and Sandy’s bread. Another 20 in drinks. Still stupid expensive and I am thankful that we can still afford it without worrying about how we’re going to pay for it. We’re blessed.
Category: Life in General
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Wax On / Wax Off
I’ve been lucky enough to have a light schedule at work and today and yesterday we broke records for the high temperature, 84 yesterday and 85 today. So taking advantage of the temporarily pleasant side effect of global warming I decided to wash and wax (polish) the Xterra and Truck.
I got the Nu Finish ‘once a year’ car polish, contains absolutely no wax. But it’s priced right, makes a good case for polish over wax and is easy enough to apply. I remember thinking that the Xterra was a big vehicle, the truck is huge. But it’s done and the truck is looking better than when I got it. Posting this so I remember when I did it.
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Welcome to 2023
It’s been a while since I blogged and there’s been a lot happening.
Now that the holiday’s are behind us I’ll hopefully get into more of a schedule when it comes to putting down my thoughts and memories. Mom is fine, getting better day by day. We went camping and managed to head to NYE at the Park’s while getting our picture taken in front of the tree in Sundance Square after having dinner at Razoo’s and after visiting Mom, Ron, sis and Zak.
I’m mildly optimistic that this will be a good year, actually I’m excited about the future, with a degree in my pocket, I’ve got a good run ahead of me. We’ve got some good things ahead of us.
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Hospital Time
So I got the news yesterday that mom fell. Grrr, I now know the frustration every parent has felt at some point when the kid does something stupid and the parent is like ‘what the fuck were you thinking, why did you do that’, it’s just now I’m saying it to my mom. Oh well, god knows I’ve put her through it enough times. This time she broke her shoulder and wrist, on opposite sides, she just has to be an over achiever.
So I’ve been here for two hours and she’s still not able to see people. I mean I’m here for her but it’s somewhat pointless if you can’t see them. I’d say I’m giving sister a break but Ron was here for that. I guess I’m just annoyed that I’m stuck here watching stuff in the lobby by myself.
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Horizon – Forbidden West Completed
It’s always sad when you complete/finish a video game you’ve been really into. I bought a PS5 with Horizon – Forbidden West when I still had about 4 to 6 months left of school and that was going to be my graduation gift to myself. Horizon – Zero Dawn was the first game I played (and loved) on the PS4 so it was fitting Horizon – Forbidden West would be my first PS5 game. Happy to say it didn’t disappoint but still when it ends, it’s like finishing a great book, you’re sad to see it stop/end/finish. Excellent game. Now it’ll be time to find the next one. I started the new spider man but it starts off trying to catch Rino and I keep losing him so it’s not much fun to start with, sure it’ll probably get better but I’m trying to decide if I want to commit that much time to another game. Maybe time to take a break and do other things:)
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New Phone & Laptop Battery
Notice that a watch isn’t mentioned because they still don’t know when I’m going to get it. I ordered it from Samsung, you think the manufacturer would know how many they have and how long it would take to get to you but noooo, they can’t seem to figure that one out so I just have the new phone. Loving the stylus though.
The compromise of getting a new phone and watch was that I keep the old laptop another year, it was built in 2018 but aside from the battery it’s doing everything I need it to do, so I just bought a new battery for it and put it in (16 screws btw). So with that in place this laptop should last me another couple of years, gotta love the Dell’s.
Review of the phone to come shortly and the watch if it ever gets here.
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Cafe Cali Completed
So we have our outdoor homeless kitty that doesn’t want to be an indoor cat and I’ve been meaning to make a cat house that she can use for the winter as well as a place for her feeder and heating pad. So last weekend I got a sheet of T111 and made it happen. Without further ado, here’s Cali’s new home.
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Lazy Saturday
So about 10 am this morning I decided I was running to Aldi to get milk and a few things so I jumped in the Xterra and did it. I’m always so amazed at myself for being able to do things like that, I just don’t like dealing with people and being close to the mall and this time of year just is filled with people. But I got in and got out before anything major and back to the house in time for lunch.
We had pizza subs and then I took a nap and then I got more done on the cat house. It’s pretty much done except for some paint and the roof. Need to get hinges and paint tomorrow as well as the cat door. I should have been taking more pictures but the finished product will be cool.
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Black Friday 2022 Edition
Well we actually went to the mall complex and shopped, just the outside. Did get my steps and maybe the knee is getting back to normal???
It was a nice day and got laundry in progress and cleaning done.
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Frigging Diesel
So I decided to fill up because, well I needed to move the ficus into the garage and I needed to move the truck so off to the Walmart I go, I start filling up and it’s going slow, and it’s cold so I naturally get into the truck while the fuel pumps at a snail’s pace, I’m thinking I needed half a tank which is 15.5 gallons, it hit 16, then 17, wow that’s a lot of fuel, got distracted, hear splashing, the fucking diesel didn’t shut off and I’ve put a couple of gallons on the ground, ugh…
Now what the fuck am I supposed to do? No one is there, no number to call, I know I’m on video… Screw it, I went home. I’m 50 and yes this is my first diesel vehicle but seriously WTF, it doesn’t have a shut-off? Oh well, if that’s the worst that happens I can learn from that.