GM Nostr friends. Happy Friday.
I caught myself a cold. Yay... Here I thought my seasonal allergies were just doing a number on me, but I just feel dragged out to the max today.
Anyway, enjoy your coffee. Do a little something joyful for yourself today. Step on a crunchy leaf, sing in the car, or whatever floats your boat.
#ProofOfCoffee
GM Nostr friends.
So many thoughts in my head this morning, and not one of them wants to come out. Not a bad thing, just bleh. Brain on overload today.
Lu needs to get her teeth cleaned. Her vet ran a blood test and said she's healthy enough for it, despite her age. I'm worried both about the anesthesia and the cost. Hubby is not pleased about how much we've had to spend on her the last few months. I understand his point - she's 14 years old, mostly in good health, but I rebutted that we do this now, and it prevents an infection, pain, and a possible emergency visit in the future. We ended up having a good talk last night despite being on opposite sides of the issue. I love Lu desperately, but she is elderly, and I acknowledge that there will come a point when costly medical procedures just won't make sense. Dreading that future moment, but for now, she's gonna get her teeth cleaned.
GA Nostr friends.
I dreamed last night that I went back in time, but somehow it was just before Satoshi published his whitepaper. I remember running around trying to find a miner and some sort of item to hold all my bitcoin in something like a Best Buy with a few other people. 😋
Bit of a bummer for Lu. She had her six month checkup with the vet today, and her right eye is bad again, so she's back in the cone of shame while getting eye drops for the next 10 days or so. Seems to feel fine otherwise. Our vet even recommended a dosage of antihistamine, and it turns out I already take the same thing myself.
Hubby discovered Home Assistant this weekend, so we played with that all day Saturday and part of Sunday. Turns out we had a bad SD card, so I bought a new one today, flashed it, and it's running smooth as can be on my raspberry pi. Nice. 😎
Happy Monday, all. Do something kind for someone in your life today, just because.
GM Nostr friends. It's Friday!
Getting cold enough here that I'm considering the end of my coffee cold brew season.🥲 Sitting wrapped up in a blanket right now while wearing my insulated leggings and a wool sweater.
Have a wonderful day and a good kick off to the weekend, all.
GM (technically) Nostr friends.
Oof, it's been a day already. Lu pooped downstairs on the rug, when her potty pad was 10ft away. Got that cleaned up, and then had to head to a doc appointment.
From the time I walked in to when I finally got the heck outta dodge, it was over two hours. My doctor was running behind, we had a short visit, and then it was an obnoxiously long time to get my labs done, and the tech took her very sweet time getting two vials from me.
Meanwhile, my Alexa keeps sending notifications that Lu is at home barking her little head off, and there was nothing I could do.
It's over with now, and I'm happy to be back at my desk. Happy Thursday!
Gratefulness post: Stok now has a peppermint mocha cold brew (don't judge me). Lu is curled up snoozing in her bed next to my feet. We had a fan in the window and I was able to sleep with a comforter last night. I have a job to "go" to this morning. Hubby and I are *relatively* healthy. Found a good book to read, and have been slowly enjoying it the last few days. God is good.
GM Nostr friends! Up and at 'em!
GM Nostr friends.
Reading my morning news, I came across a link to the red carpet looks from some music event last night, and started scrolling through. I think I recognized maybe two out of the fifty or so "stars". Man, I'm getting old. I'm actually pretty okay with that, but at the same time it is a bit shocking how little I know (or care) about mainstream media or celebrity these days.
Took Lu out for her morning potty earlier, and suddenly she started hobbling, favoring her left front foot. I picked her up to look - no obvious cut or swelling, no rock or piece of something caught between her toe beans. I carried her the rest of the way home, got some video of her hobbling around the kitchen, and then she finished her breakfast and ran up the stairs to my office just like normal. :blobspin: Going to continue to monitor today to see if I need to get in with the vet, but she's sleeping normally in her bed now.
Had an okay weekend. Binged Neagley on Saturday (loved it!), and then finished a book off my TBR pile Sunday. Hubby was busy playing around creating macros for his work, and then organizing some of his piles of stuff, so it was nice to do our own things.
Happy Monday all!
I love it when she crawls in my lap and snuggles in. I strive to be worthy of her trust and affection every day.
GM Nostr friends.
I'm still exhausted after all the peopling yesterday. Definitely not used to that much "on" time. Thankfully back at my quiet little desk with a candle going and a cup of coffee in hand today.
What's up for everyone's weekend? Anything fun?
Have you ever had to pee so bad that you start rationalizing stopping on the side of the road, including any potential legal actions? Like, either I pee myself in the car, or the officer takes me in.
Yeah. Unexpected traffic + coffee = 😬😬😬
GM Nostr friends!
I'm headed into the office for Team Day today. Kind of looking forward to a little adventure. Sometimes working at home I wonder if my social skills are getting rusty. (Then I go into the office and KNOW they are.)
Got another 15 minutes before I have to boogey. I just hate waking Lu up to throw her in the car and bring her to the vet for day boarding. It would be so great if I could bring her with me.
Anyway, tally ho. Happy Thursday all.
GM Nostr friends.
Feeling tired and kind of achy today. Had a headache on and off for a couple days now. Guessing it's just the old hormones pulling out their usual bag of tricks, but man, I could really use a break.
GM Nostr friends.
It's finally starting to feel like Fall around here! I have the window cracked in my office to let a little cool air in. Got an apple-scented candle wafting its sweet notes into the room, and my sweet pup curled up in her bed at my feet.
Happy Tuesday, all.
Who are some good/interesting Threads/Bluesky/Fediverse folks to follow via Mostr?
Have I said this already? My dream would be to have GrapheneOS running on a Fairphone.
GM Nostr friends! It's Thursday. I'm ready to rock it, are you?
GM Nostr friends.
Hubby and I went on a river cruise last night. While the boat was kind of old and in rough shape, the dinner they provided (advertised as fajitas, but really just taco fixins) and the views were fabulous. We had an amazing sunset, with pink clouds gradually darkening into cotton candy.
GM Nostr friends, happy Labor Day to my fellow Americans.
Quiet day here. Hubby is out putzing in the garage. Just finished my coffee and got a load of laundry in the wash while I scroll for a while.
Funny story from last night: I thought I'd try using a coconut lime exfoliating scrub I'd bought ages ago (that Hubby excavated from under the bathroom sink), and rubbed it into both arms and left leg. Quickly realized that it was slimy and wasn't washing off. Seeing as how I was in the shower, I wasn't really using my nose at the time, so when I did take a sniff, I got a rotten/sour smell and realized the oil in it had gone rancid. I then proceeded to take another shower, this time using a combination of shampoo and Hubby's body wash to rinse the stink off me. The smell was all over the bathroom and bedroom for ages. We had to use a liberal dose of air fresheners to get rid of it. :blobnauseated:
The expiration date on the container said the end of this month, so I thought I was safe. Lesson learned: always smell your shower products before applying.
