This post will probably be a potpourri of topics!

What’s gone on since my last post? I had another birthday, I’m not too pleased with that, lol! Getting older has it’s positives, but it’s still a bit unnerving at times when I think about the actual number of years I’ve lived.

I flew to Oakland in early June for the Midnight Oil show at the Fox. It’s their last-ever tour (so at least we’re all getting old and it’s not just me!), so I wanted to go to at least one show. I had a ticket for the local show a few days later, but I was still isolating and trying to make sure I didn’t get Covid from the Oakland show (I was in the minority wearing my mask at both the airports and the general admission show with an audience traveling from all over the world) and wasn’t sure I should go. Plus, it was really hot and I didn’t feel like waiting in line on Hollywood Blvd. under direct sunlight all day to get a good spot.

Oakland was fun! Great show. Interesting hotel, The Moxie. Nice, cool weather. Got to see a friend I hadn’t seen since before Covid, which was pretty awesome! PLUS, there was a Shake Shack near the theater, so we had kick-ass burgers while waiting in line for hours!

Work has been crazy hectic and busy the last few months. I’ve been exhausted every day when I get home, but only managing about 5 hours sleep a night if I’m lucky.  This heat hasn’t helped at all. I’m glad it’s supposed to cool down a little over this long weekend. Perhaps I will finally take these loads of charitable donations over! Bags and boxes blocking the hallway!

Frustratingly, I haven't shed the steroid weight yet. I was hoping to by my birthday, but it’s just not going anywhere! I’ve dropped a tiny bit, but nothing I can tell. I think I mentioned getting a Total Gym on sale (basic model for less than $300!). I assembled it and had it in the bedroom, but it’s way bigger than it looked on tv and while I had room for it, it looked weird and I was afraid I’d knock into it in the middle of the night. I ended up moving it to the sun room (i.e. the tiny extra room addition that gets hot as fuck because it faces south and west with windows taking up all the walls). It’s okay in there, but it really does get hot. It’s fun using it, if I do it really early in the morning or in the middle of the night.  Only got my hair caught in the pulleys once! HAHA!

A friend at work gave me a fancy silk pillowcase set for my birthday and oh my gosh, it’s amazing! How did I not know about these things??? She also brought back Polish dark chocolates with booze in them for the office. How did I not know about Polish booze chocolates??? Everyone knows about the amazing vodka, but the chocolate is fantastic too!

It’s 4th of July weekend, so I need to get Jaws out for my annual viewing. I think this is year 30, with maybe one or two times where I wasn’t able to pop it in either the vcr or dvd player.  I love that movie. Robert Shaw is legendary.

I have to admit, I don’t feel particularly patriotic, not that I ever do in general, but this year is an all time low. You know, I watch a lot of tv shows from the 1970’s and watching them I think to myself “how fucked up is it that women and people of color have more rights in 1974 than they do today?”. I’m so angry and so, so sad. Why is it conservatives only take things away from people? Things that have nothing to do with them. You never see proposals from the right that actually go towards helping people, especially not on a basic needs level. What are they so afraid of? Why do they hate everyone that’s not like them? 

Gotham is doing about the same. Not eating much, etc. he’s acting fine. Being an asshole if I’m honest. 😂 I’m clinging to the fact that if he can run around, jump, climb and play, I’m not going to take him to the vet for a bunch of appointments just to be told I need to get him to eat, when he won’t. It just stresses him out too much. With the hypertension, I think it will do more harm than good at this point. If I see a change, he’ll be there like lightening! I love my little old man so much!

Not much else is going on. I’ve got tickets for Thor on 7/15 (my friend is in Europe when it opens, so that’s the first day we could go). We’re going to the same fancy theater we saw Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Btw- I enjoyed it in the theater and have since watched it on Disney+ and am amazed at all the stuff I missed in the theater. Captain Carter is such a badass!

Speaking of Disney+, how do people find the time to watch all the shows on there???

Ah well, maybe I’ll add more later, I think I’ll make dinner. Something that won’t heat up the house!