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A higher power underground from seraph skies and now to chaos bound
It's Friday! Also the first day of Spring! Huzzah! Now if the weather will just behave like it's spring, we'd be in business. Though I think it's supposed to get up near 70 degrees today, so maybe it's figured its shit out. Though it is going to be kind of rainiy, which I'm a little sick of. We've had a lot of precipitation recently. It's to the point that seeing sun is a special occasion.
Yoda continues to improve from his little tummy issues. I fried up plain ground chicken, and he ate every bit of that in several small meals, and it all stayed down. Once I wake up a little more, I'll wipe out the pan and make another batch for today. He's still not 100%. Still a little tired and not as perky as normal. But he's definitely improving. Last night, he barked ferociously at the UPS person, so that was heartening. He had been indifferent for the last two days. I'm hoping he's even a little better today. He also agreed to go for a walk, which is the first time he's done that in probably 36 hours. (We have pads down for him in case and he was damn sure using them. Still has diarrhea, but hopefully that will improve now that he's eating again.
Yesterday was a good day. Not too busy, I took about 20 calls, which is on target, and spent the rest of the day watching for cancellations. After work, Jess made our hashbrown chorizo casserole, which tasted especially good. Then I relaxed a bit, watched a couple of videos, and then went to bed. Even UPS came a touch early so I didn't have to stay up for hours.
I got a few happy things. One was more cookies from the Honolulu Cookie Company. I love these fucking cookies. They're the best thing. Second was Jess' swimwear, and last was some shapewear for me. I'm a little embarrassed about the weight I've gained back as the Rybelsus is working less. I have hopes that the Mounjaro will do something for that, but that doesn't help me for the cruise. I've got all these great dresses, and I want to look cute in them. It's actually rather comfortable, I have to admit. I don't feel squished, but it does make the line of the dress a little cleaner, so I'll probably try that out for formal night, and if I decide to wear a dress any other time.
Today, I shall work, Jess has a checkup with their primary care, and then game, which shall be a lot of fun. Does the team fight a storm giant? We'll see! They're on their way to meet with a noble who has a shard of the shield they're trying to collect. That, plus diplomacy should take up the entire session. Then we'll need to figure out when we can play again. We're getting close to having to schedule the endgame sessions, which will see it move from Fridays to Saturdays, so that a player who had to drop because of work can play the last big battle with the goddess of the dragons and her handmaids. It should be a lot of fun. While it's bittersweet to have another game end, especially one that's been going on for over 5 years, I'm glad to open up time for other games. This is also good because two of my Wednesday games are moving to Fridays due to my school schedule. The college's assignments run Thursday to Wednesday, so I wanted Wednesday free in case I'm needing to cram the work in if I'm running late. I've also cut down to one game per day on the weekend so I'll have a bit of time to study.
Also, though I was already doing it to some extent, limiting one shots. I think that'll help get things rolling. I do have a short roleplay that I need to guide for Jess and one of her friends that is a prequel to the new campaign. I do have a one-shot scheduled for tomorrow, but that's the placeholder while I finish getting the stuff ready for the new game, so they still get to play in the interim. Plus, it's an easy game to run. Roleplay heavy. No combat unless they start shit.
Tomorrow, we have the last two game Saturday that I shall have for a while. First the one shot with the smaller server, and then Crooked Moon with the main server in the evening, and Sunday we have Strixhaven, which I'm looking forward to, since I can debut my new character artwork which I love so much. It really helped me flesh out who the character is as a person.
Oh, I also got my new dutch oven! It's a bright orange monstrosity of an enameled cast iron pan. It's also enormous. I could shove a whole roasting chicken in here to make soup. Which is kind of the plan. I've got a rotisserie chicken I could throw in today and make delicious chicken soup. I'm not sure whether chicken rice or noodle. I will have to think on it.
Tomorrow, I think I'm doing the stuffed shells, and then Sunday maybe beef barley soup. I was going to make stew, but I saw the barley in the cupboard yesterday and am considering that.
We'll see for tonight how much work I want to do. I might order out, or I might pull out the ribs and use up the golden bbq sauce I got from Navajo Mike's. Then it's just a matter of putting stuff on other stuff.
Tomorrow morning, I shall run over to the pharmacy and pick up the Mounjaro and other meds. I'm not sure where I'm going to inject. I'll need to read over the pamphlet to see what the options are. I sure hope switching from a GLP-1 to a combination GIP and GLP-1 will do the trick. Otherwise, I suppose there's Jardiance, which is a SGLT2 Inhibitor. We'll see! I really like the convenience of the Mounjaro, since it's a once a week injection. We'll see how it goes.
I may also run up as far as Luna's House to pick up my prizes from the virtual auction. I have a prize from the Holiday one I never picked up, so I'll see if it's still available. If I have time, I could go to the emissions center and get that done as well. Might be a lot to fit into 3 hours, though.
Sunday, before game, I'd like to make the pineapple coconut macadamia pancake batter I got. It just sounds baller. I wish I had coconut syrup to put on them, but alas. If they're good, I'll do it next time.
48 days out from the Alaska trip. It's creeping closer. Soon, I'll be able to print luggage tags and boarding passes. I'm still worried about what we're going to do about Yoda, but hopefully, he settles into being boarded well. I wish we had a little more time, but we'll make it work.
I'm staring to sit with the fact that it's going to be a long damn flight. We're in first class, so it shouldn't be bad, but I really am not a fan of flying. I deal, and I'm better than I used to be, but still. It's not my favorite thing to do. Still, I'm just very excited about it. I want to get going.
Oh, I also forgot to mention that we got tickets for a concert in Newark, NJ! They're doing a tour for the Undertale Determination Symphony. I don't really know Undertale, but it's Jess' favorite video game, so when it turned out that there was a concert coming on a day we could do it, we went for it. I already bought the tickets and booked the hotel. They were coming a bit closer, Philly and DC, but those were both on a Sunday, which would be tough for me PTO wise. So, Newark. At least it's right on the Amtrak Train line, so we can take that up easily enough. I'm going to have to brush up on my Undertale music before November!
Okay, I suppose it's time to go cook Yoda some chicken. Everyone have a fabulous Friday!
Yoda continues to improve from his little tummy issues. I fried up plain ground chicken, and he ate every bit of that in several small meals, and it all stayed down. Once I wake up a little more, I'll wipe out the pan and make another batch for today. He's still not 100%. Still a little tired and not as perky as normal. But he's definitely improving. Last night, he barked ferociously at the UPS person, so that was heartening. He had been indifferent for the last two days. I'm hoping he's even a little better today. He also agreed to go for a walk, which is the first time he's done that in probably 36 hours. (We have pads down for him in case and he was damn sure using them. Still has diarrhea, but hopefully that will improve now that he's eating again.
Yesterday was a good day. Not too busy, I took about 20 calls, which is on target, and spent the rest of the day watching for cancellations. After work, Jess made our hashbrown chorizo casserole, which tasted especially good. Then I relaxed a bit, watched a couple of videos, and then went to bed. Even UPS came a touch early so I didn't have to stay up for hours.
I got a few happy things. One was more cookies from the Honolulu Cookie Company. I love these fucking cookies. They're the best thing. Second was Jess' swimwear, and last was some shapewear for me. I'm a little embarrassed about the weight I've gained back as the Rybelsus is working less. I have hopes that the Mounjaro will do something for that, but that doesn't help me for the cruise. I've got all these great dresses, and I want to look cute in them. It's actually rather comfortable, I have to admit. I don't feel squished, but it does make the line of the dress a little cleaner, so I'll probably try that out for formal night, and if I decide to wear a dress any other time.
Today, I shall work, Jess has a checkup with their primary care, and then game, which shall be a lot of fun. Does the team fight a storm giant? We'll see! They're on their way to meet with a noble who has a shard of the shield they're trying to collect. That, plus diplomacy should take up the entire session. Then we'll need to figure out when we can play again. We're getting close to having to schedule the endgame sessions, which will see it move from Fridays to Saturdays, so that a player who had to drop because of work can play the last big battle with the goddess of the dragons and her handmaids. It should be a lot of fun. While it's bittersweet to have another game end, especially one that's been going on for over 5 years, I'm glad to open up time for other games. This is also good because two of my Wednesday games are moving to Fridays due to my school schedule. The college's assignments run Thursday to Wednesday, so I wanted Wednesday free in case I'm needing to cram the work in if I'm running late. I've also cut down to one game per day on the weekend so I'll have a bit of time to study.
Also, though I was already doing it to some extent, limiting one shots. I think that'll help get things rolling. I do have a short roleplay that I need to guide for Jess and one of her friends that is a prequel to the new campaign. I do have a one-shot scheduled for tomorrow, but that's the placeholder while I finish getting the stuff ready for the new game, so they still get to play in the interim. Plus, it's an easy game to run. Roleplay heavy. No combat unless they start shit.
Tomorrow, we have the last two game Saturday that I shall have for a while. First the one shot with the smaller server, and then Crooked Moon with the main server in the evening, and Sunday we have Strixhaven, which I'm looking forward to, since I can debut my new character artwork which I love so much. It really helped me flesh out who the character is as a person.
Oh, I also got my new dutch oven! It's a bright orange monstrosity of an enameled cast iron pan. It's also enormous. I could shove a whole roasting chicken in here to make soup. Which is kind of the plan. I've got a rotisserie chicken I could throw in today and make delicious chicken soup. I'm not sure whether chicken rice or noodle. I will have to think on it.
Tomorrow, I think I'm doing the stuffed shells, and then Sunday maybe beef barley soup. I was going to make stew, but I saw the barley in the cupboard yesterday and am considering that.
We'll see for tonight how much work I want to do. I might order out, or I might pull out the ribs and use up the golden bbq sauce I got from Navajo Mike's. Then it's just a matter of putting stuff on other stuff.
Tomorrow morning, I shall run over to the pharmacy and pick up the Mounjaro and other meds. I'm not sure where I'm going to inject. I'll need to read over the pamphlet to see what the options are. I sure hope switching from a GLP-1 to a combination GIP and GLP-1 will do the trick. Otherwise, I suppose there's Jardiance, which is a SGLT2 Inhibitor. We'll see! I really like the convenience of the Mounjaro, since it's a once a week injection. We'll see how it goes.
I may also run up as far as Luna's House to pick up my prizes from the virtual auction. I have a prize from the Holiday one I never picked up, so I'll see if it's still available. If I have time, I could go to the emissions center and get that done as well. Might be a lot to fit into 3 hours, though.
Sunday, before game, I'd like to make the pineapple coconut macadamia pancake batter I got. It just sounds baller. I wish I had coconut syrup to put on them, but alas. If they're good, I'll do it next time.
48 days out from the Alaska trip. It's creeping closer. Soon, I'll be able to print luggage tags and boarding passes. I'm still worried about what we're going to do about Yoda, but hopefully, he settles into being boarded well. I wish we had a little more time, but we'll make it work.
I'm staring to sit with the fact that it's going to be a long damn flight. We're in first class, so it shouldn't be bad, but I really am not a fan of flying. I deal, and I'm better than I used to be, but still. It's not my favorite thing to do. Still, I'm just very excited about it. I want to get going.
Oh, I also forgot to mention that we got tickets for a concert in Newark, NJ! They're doing a tour for the Undertale Determination Symphony. I don't really know Undertale, but it's Jess' favorite video game, so when it turned out that there was a concert coming on a day we could do it, we went for it. I already bought the tickets and booked the hotel. They were coming a bit closer, Philly and DC, but those were both on a Sunday, which would be tough for me PTO wise. So, Newark. At least it's right on the Amtrak Train line, so we can take that up easily enough. I'm going to have to brush up on my Undertale music before November!
Okay, I suppose it's time to go cook Yoda some chicken. Everyone have a fabulous Friday!
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