beanside | You build me up, you break me down my heart, it pounds, yeah, you got me

Up half an hour early today thanks to a small cat who began pestering me at 4:30am. I resisted for an hour before I got up, only 30 minutes early. She is currently eating like she has never eaten before, so I guess she was really hungry. Never mind that she had a full can of food when I went to bed last night. It was gone when I got up, so I guess she scarfed that down. She has moods, though. Most of yesterday, she didn't want to eat. And then the next day she'll eat 3 or four cans. The vet didn't seem worried, and her bloodwork was perfect, so I'm trying to be chill about it, but I hate it.

Yesterday was a little slower at work. I took less than 50 calls, which is unusual. I'm trying to put more space between my calls so it's not quite so back to back, to avoid being so wiped out at the end of the day. Technically, we have 2 min of aftercall work we can use, so I'm using more of that, instead of going right back in. It means slightly fewer calls, but hopefully more brain left at the end of the day.

Still waiting to find when my interview is going to be scheduled. I am not horribly patient, so this is driving me batty. But I will behave and wait and not bug my manager about it repeatedly.

Jess has been on a recipe bonanza. You may not remember, but when we finally got heat back after surviving on space heaters for 2 years, BGE refused to rehook the stovetop and the oven, stating that they were too old. So, we've been making do with a slow cooker and a countertop oven. (Basically a turbocharged toaster oven.) But not having a stovetop is kind of limiting. We cant saute onions or sear meat, or any of that good shit. But in the apartment, we're going to have all of that. And now that dad is gone, there's no one to say "What's in this?" with a scowl. Or to make faces about any vegetables we might wish to make. Add to that, an influx of energy that's not being used to take care of him, and the sudden realization that Kindle Unlimited and the library all have cookbooks.

Jess has a document where they've been transcribing the recipes that look interesting. So far, we've gone through a Southern Cooking Book, America's Test Kitchen, a Scottish Cooking book, and a few others. The google doc is getting rather long, and I need to get some more paper and ink to print this out and put it in a binder. In plastic sheets, of course.

We're under 100 days before we move. This week, I'm going to get something off our wish list. I figure if I do one or two things every paycheck, it's like a little hit of dopamine. A little reminder that it's creeping closer.

Also creeping closer? CONfab. It's only 4 1/2 weeks away. I still can't believe that I'm getting to go. I wish Jess could come soon, but even with Dad gone, Yoda couldn't be left alone for the 11 hours my sister is out of the house. I've gotta get a count of how many people are coming to D&D server tea and call the restaurant and get to work on the panel that

poisontaster and I are moderating, And read through the module that I'm running at the con and figure out how we're doing it. Online, but in person, or am I pre making some characters and letting people choose their character sheet.

I will think on it.

Okay, time for me to go forth and start working on getting myself together. Everyone have an excellent Wednesday!