And then, there's a bearded fetus.

It's Wednesday! I don't want to go to work, but alas, I must. I've been supremely unmotivated this week. I could have used a little more nap time over the weekend apparently. Either that or having the workers here for 1 1/2 weeks is wearing on me. Today, supposedly, they'll be done. They're going to slap doors on our little closet, and we will be finished. I appreciate that I could do my job in my sister's room, but it's much darker and the desk is a little wobbly and it's just a different position for my hands. My wrist has been aching.

Yesterday, I ended up hopping off work at noon and just relaxing with the dog for a bit. Then I went to the farmers market and the pharmacy to pick up meds for Jess and me. It helped, but I'm still feeling unmotivated this morning.

Tonight, I will try out our new washer and dryer. The maintenence ran it before they left, so it works fine.

Jess is out of the binder! Technically today would be 4 weeks, but the binder was really starting to bruise their ribs, so they ditched it a day early. It's looking reqally good. I don't think they're going to have a very big scar at all. More importantly, they look exactly how Jess wanted.

Saturday, we're going to have them measured for a suit. We're thinking maybe a nice charcoal suit. It should look good with my dress, and sharp for other events. I'm excited for it!

Some of my stuff is coming today. The second dress I got for "gala" night is coming today, and possibly my vow renewal dress on Friday.

Okay, on that note, it's time to hop off and get myself together. Everyone have an outsanding Wednesday!

It's Monday and I'm sleepy. I had a little bit of trouble getting to sleep last night. Thankfully, the drugs kicked in quickly, and off I went. The Curio Sleep tablets are baller. Even when I'm somewhat restless and activated, they take me down like a hammer to the head. It's nice.

I will wake up quickly with application of coffee and Vyyvanse. Today, the painters are coming to paint our new little closet. Then, maybe as soon as tomorrow we could have our in-unit washer and dryer! I did do some laundry yesterday, since I still had $8 on my account and I was low on underwear.

I actually did a lot yesterday. I emptied the dishwasher, loaded and ran it, plus took my sister to her hair appointment, got gas, picked her up and went to the bakery, then went home and did laundry, then it was off to the Mr. Tire so they can do an oil change and give me new tires today.

Things what I did not do, clean the bathroom or vacuum. Today, I will take out the trash, and empty the dishwasher and make dinner. The trash has to wait, because the bins are full. Fortunately they get emptied on Monday, so I can take them out tonight.

The bakery had lovely snacks, so that was lovely.

We actually ended up getting burgers last night. They were pretty meh. Tonight shall be lobster with Soy garlic noodles.

Hopefully the painters will be done early so that I can open my door. I really want this to be done by tomorrow. That would be most excellent.

And on that note, I shall go forth and get my ass moving. Everyone have an amazing Monday!

It's Saturday! Yesterday, thankfully went very easy and smooth. The doggo slept while I worked until the workers left, then he transferred out to the sofa and snuggled with Jess. It was very sweet.

Once that was done, I cooked dinner (I put sauce on salmon and baked it and served it with salad, whoo.) Then took out the trash and went to Petco to get the dog a new tag. The daycare requires a quick release collar with tag with his name on it. So now he has that. He looks very fancy in is dark storm blue collar. It sets off really well against his fur.

First, I have work til 12, then I need to take Yoda for his appointment. I am really anxious about it. I have no clue how he'll do with dogs. He just can be a lot. I think he'd like to make friends, but I don't know if he knows how. I'm sorry I didn't just say I'd drop him off. The thought of having to watch the first half hour is stressing me out.

After that, we'll probably grab lunch and then pick him up a few hours later. The daycare's rule is that he has to stay for at least 3 hours to get a good trial. Hopefully, he does well.

Tomorrow, I'm supposed to go out to lunch with the friend frim 911. While I want to see her, I also would love a day to do nothing. We shall see.

Debating on the merits of taking a nice hot shower when I finish typing. I could probably use one, and I don't want to stink out the doggy daycare.

All in all, though I don't have a ton of chores that I need to do, so I should get some down time. I will need to fill the dishwasher, and probably take out more trash. (Lord, we make a lot of trash.).

I had mentioned that we were considering it, and after debate, we decided to book that cruise from Iceland to Amsterdam. It's not the one we were first looking at, but that's okay. We found one that should be good for us. That shall commence May 29th of 2027.

I figure we'll go early, spend a few days in Reykjavík, and then board the ship. We're sailing around Iceland, then down to Scotland, then onto Amsterdam. We'll probably spend a couple of days in Amsterdam, then head home. Probably like 12 days, total.

I'm very much looking forward to it, just like Alaska. We go next week to get our photos and passport appointment done. I figure if I'm going to the trouble of getting it, I should use it.

I haven't been out of the country in like 30 years, so this should be an adjustment.

Okay, time to go forth and grab that shower. Everyone have an amazing Saturday!

It's Thursday, and I am trying to get myself together to try going in work for a change. Or at least to this coworking office that has private offices. I figure I'll give it a try today and maybe tomorrow, and see where we're at after that. The closet they made looks good. I think they've gotten pretty much everything done but painting and putting in the machines. It sure looks almost done. I'm hoping the 2 weeks was a bit of an exaggeration on how long it would take.

Yesterday was busy, yet not terrible. I got up at 4:30am, and we left for Sibley at 5:40am. We got there super early, but the coffee shop was open, so we grabbed a coffee and sat for a bit, then went up for Jess' appointment. The drains were seriously freaky coming out. You could see the tube moving under the skin as the PA pulled. Very Alien. Jess reported that it hurt like hell coming out, but they were very pleased with the result. No more drains! They have the okay to raise their little t-rex arms above their head, so my days of being needed to reach the microwave are fading.

Then we stopped for breakfast at La Madeline. If you have one of these near you, they currently have a Parisien Hot Coccoa with chantily cream. Fuck, it is good. I highly recommend.

Once we got home, we kind of relaxed to the sounds of hammering and screwing until they were done and it was time to take the doggo to his vet appt.

Diagnoses on pupper: allergies, with a skin infection where he's scratched them. Antibiotics and an allergy shot called Cytopoint. He was a little punky last night from the shot, but he's okay. They're waiting til spring to repeat his labwork to see if his liver enzymes are still wonky.

I went to bed early, knowing that I need to put some food into containers to take them for lunch. I still didn't really want to get up at 5 am. We'll see if this set up works any better than Shelly's room. Honestly, as long as it doesn't fuck with my wrist, I'll be good.

Okay, time to go forth and grab a shower, and make food, and all that good stuff. Everyone have an outstanding Thursday!

Another fun day of apartment improvements. Yoda was really good for most of the day, so I can't complain about that. I was definitely a bit slower, but I still cleared 40 calls, so I overachieved.

The workers got here promptly at 8:30 and began work. It was very loud, and I'm considering whether I want to rent an office for a few days until they're done. The dog did great, except when the fire alarm went off from the dust from the drilling. By the end of the day, we had a lovely closet made that will hold the washer and dryer. Tomorrow may begin the electrical work or plumbing, but we'll see!

I'm hoping the plumbing will be on Wednesday. I'm off to make another trek to Sibley. At least this time it's for a good reason. Jess is finally getting their drains out! Another step towards the finish line! Three weeks until they're cleared for normal activity.

After work, I drove up to the office that I may rent. It's right in the area, and I would be fine working there for a few days. At worst, it would be 7 work days. We'll see.

In news that shall kill my pocket book, Ghost is doing a second leg of their Skeletour. Tickets go on sale on Friday. They're coming nowhere near here, but we're talking about doing a road trip. The only concern is that the concert is in late January, so weather could be a bugger. But we'll see! Possible venues include Mohegan Sun, CT and Toronto. CT is 5 hours, and Toronto is 8. So we're talking a significant investment of time to get to and fro.

On one hand, I really loved the concert, but on the other, do I really want to drive 8 hours? On the other, I've always wanted to see Toronto. On the other, I kind of need my PTO for Alaska. I will have to do some more computing. Looks like CT is in the middle of the week, so I'd need 4 days off. But Toronto is on a Saturday, so I could get away with one day off. Leave Thursday after work and drive for 4-5 hours, then finish it up on Friday, have all day on Friday and Saturday, and then leave Sunday and drive right through.

Okay, time to go back to cleaning out the fridge. Fun, fun! Everyone have an amazing Tuesday!

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It's Sunday and the weekend is half over. I have a lot of shit to get done today. I've got at leasst four, maybe more garbage bags to take out, I have to clean the fridge, which will engender more garbage bags. I really don't feel like doing any of it, but I shall.

At some point this week, Jess' drains need to come out, but the one is still draining a bit of fluid. Soon, though. Hopefully, the left one settles down soon. I'm not looking forward to the drive to Sibley, but I want them to be drain free, so it's all good.

The dog is having some major allergies, just taking his paws and rubbing around his eyes raw, so he's going to have a vet visit on Wednesday. I'm going to ask them to draw his labs, so we can see how his liver enzyme is, and if we need to do more testing for Cushing's disease. My thought is that he may, and I don't know what we'll do then. They only tend to have a 2-3 year life span after diagnosis. If he starts having problems, we'll have to make decisions that I don't feel my sister is capable of making rationally.

Tomorrow, it's back to work. Yesterday's work went fine. I took calls, tried to fill appointments. I've got a cardiac MRI at Bethesda to fill tomorrow, so that'll be fun.

I know I've got a ton to do today, but after our morning game, I may take a little nap. (after I take the dog out for a walk.)

Okay, time for me to get myself together for game. Everyone have an amazing Sunday!

IT's Friday! I'm actually working tomorrow, so it's not that big of a deal, but Fridays are still nice. I'm kind of sorry that I'm scheduled for tomorrow and next week, but that's okay. I shall deal.

Jess' drains are still being difficult, so we're not driving to DC today. They're just stubbornly refusing to get below a 25ml output for 24 hours, so they said to just call when they do, and they'll work Jess in. We adjusted the compression vest a bit, and we'll see if that helps. The actual site looks really good. Everything seems to be healing well, and the incision site doesn't look bad at all. Dr. Chen really did some awesome work. I can't wait for the tape to fall off, so we can get a good look.

I got an email from the people doing my ring. They're getting ready to mock it up in the CAD, and then they'll send the proof to me to approve, and then it'll go into production. It's going to take about 4-6 weeks to arrive, same as my dress. I had a pendant made for me, but that was years ago.

As per my usual, I've done a ton of research about the vow renewal. It looks nice, though. People who have done it seem very happy with the service. Our first handfasting was in our friend's attic, which doubled as the ritual room for our coven. There was maybe a dozen people there, none of whom I'm in regular contact with now. Our first marriage was done as a quickie in a now closed Irish restaurant with poisontaster signing our official certificate. Both were special in their own way, but I'm also looking forward to a vow renewal with Holland America.

It'll be the first time I've worn a full length gown. Our first wedding, I wore a denim dress, and the second, I wore jeans and a nice shirt. This one is going to be a lot more...catered. We'll have the passed appetizers, and staff waiting on us, and a cake!

I think it'll be very cool, and hopefully meaningful.

Yesterday, I was productive. I both took out trash and did laundry and washed Jess hair as a bonus. I still have a load of laundry to do this weekend, but that's not too bad.

Tonight, we have game which the lovely poisontaster is running. Then tomorrow I have a game, and Sunday i have a morning game that coyotegestalt is running and I think that's it for the weekend.

Sunday, I might have a quiet day. But we'll see.

Okay, I'm going to go get a nice hot shower and get ready for the day. Everyone have a most excellent Friday!

It's Wednesday! I actually slept last night, so that was nice. I actually feel mostly human this morning! Got nothing planned outside of work today except the chores I put off from yesterday. I need to make some eggs, take out the trash, and wash the dishes.

The garbage is going to be a special challenge. The litter box one is heavy as hell, and I'm not looking forward to schlepping that down to the dumpster. I may put them in my car and pull down, we'll see.

I checked with Jess and they would like to get new rings for the renewal of vows, so that has sent me down a k-hole, and I've realized quickly that I'm a picky bitch when it comes to ring design8. I looked at anniversary bands, and hated them. The texture of having multiple stones agains my fingers sounded unpleasant. So instead, I'm thinking that I'll go for a solitaire stone and be happy. I don't want a diamond, but moissanite...that's another thing. Problem is, there's still expensive, especially if you get it from a reputable place that's going to give you some sparkle.

I don't know, might take a risk on Etsy. We'll see!

I'm very excited about the cruise in general, but the renewal of vows sounds good. The supreme court may invalidate our marriage, but we'll have this. (And full legality in MD--we passed gay marriage by popular vote in the 2012 election. Plus, it'll give us another anniversary to celebrate!

I'm curious how the package will shake out. I sent an email, just in case there's something I should be doing, but I haven't heard anything. Mind you, I sent it yesterday, so that might be a bit fast. The cruise is also over 200 days away, so no rush on it. Just my pathological need to plan everything down to the minute.

I've pretty much finished the plans for the actual cruise as far as excursions. Ketchican, we 're just going to walk around town and eat while BIL does his salmon fishing expedition. Juneau is for whale watching, and Skagway is for the train.

I want to plan more shit, but I shall stop while I'm ahead.

Now I have moved on to figuring out what I'd like to do for our day in Seattle and our day in Vancouver.

I know next to nothing about either city, but I'm learning. Sadly, since BIL will be with us, adventurous food is mostly out for either city. It'll have to wait til we're on the boat. Though it looks like if we go to Granville Market in Vancouver or Pike's Place in Seattle, we can get our own stuff, and meet up to eat.

Okay, going to go forth and get myself together. Everyone have an excellent Wednesday!

Welcome back to Monday, whoo. I could use another weekend day to get shit done.

I feel like I've been failing at everything but taking care of Jess. I need to take out the trash, I haven't cooked a meal in over a week. It's just been a lot. I need to get my shit together, basically. I've been walking the dog, and my sister kindly did the dishes, but there's so much more to be done. It makes me feel shitty about myself, because the apartment is kind of a wreck and I hate it. It reminds me of the house, and it's upsetting.

Today, I have to walk the dog, take the trash out, clean the litterbox, and maybe take a. box or two out. I believe the garbage pick up comes today, so I'll have a little bit easier time of getting it into the dumpster. And I really should make dinner. But of course, that will be the first thing to go in the toilet.

Yesterday was very nice up until I ended up with a migraine/sinus headache from hell. We went to Ammoora for brunch, which was excellent. They had a fixed price lunch, for $60. You picked a spread or salad, a hot or cold appetizer and a main course. Dessert was extra. My lord, it was so much food. We basically just passed the plates around, until Mains.

For my first dish, I got hummus, which was very tasty. Jess got the Foul dip, and my sister got the halloumi and pear salad. The star of the show was the puffy, soft and delicious bread htat cmae with the dips. Think a pita balloon. SO good. The rest of the food was also excellent.

Second, the Mezze dish. I got the Honey Za'atar burrata. Which was sort of cheating, since we'd gotten that and knew I loved it. Jess got Falafel with a kick ass tahini sauce. My sister got a cheese flatbread. Good, but my least favorite.

Next up was the main. I got a shrimp frittatta. It was excellent. The frittatta may have been my favorite egg dish so far. Jess had french toast, which was very tasty. IT had cardamom cream all over it. My sister got the lamb, which I was assured was good.

Dessert, we split the baklava sampler (Okay, but nothing special) and this delicious pudding that blew my mind. IT was pistachio, semolina and something else. But it was amazing.

And now, back to reality.

I would like to take a nap, but instead, I gotta go to work. But first, I've got to get myself together. Everyone have an amazing Monday!

Why is it morning again? Ugh. The cat decided that I was done napping, and began a little campaign of terror to get me up at around 4:30am. I bravely resisted until 6, at which point I fed her, and tried to go back to sleep, but alas, that was not what she wanted. I finally got up at 6:30.

Yesterday, we went for Jess' post op. We cut the time close, but made it in time to wait quite a while for the doctor. I know in Jess' post, they mentioned 15 min, but it was way more than that. I'd say about 40. Honestly, it didn't matter, because they were so happy with the unveiling, I'd have waited much longer. They look amazing, and even at 1 week, they're healing so well. The drains stayed in, so they have to go back in a week for removal. They're still putting out too much fluid to safely remove yesterday.

We came home to find that my sister had done some work in the house, which I was profoundly grateful for. She also had food waiting for us, which was also much appreciated. Once we ate, Jess had their first shower, which I know they've been waiting for.

Today, I'm supposed to be driving down to the Silver Spring Farmer's market to pick up some meat, which then I will need to coordinate with poisontaster to deliver. Then, it's back to have game, as long as Jess feels up to it.

Tomorrow, we have brunch at Ammooora. I don't know if Jess will be up to it, so it might just be my sister and I, we shall see. Then, tomorrow night, another game, which the lovely poisontaster runs.

It's nice to get back into having some games, but I'm a touch nervous, too. I worry that I've forgotten what they're doing and how to weave the story. But I shall deal.

Why is the package that's supposed to arrive today in Albany? That is not Maryland. Ugh. Annoying.

Okay, time to get my shit together. Everyone have a stupendous Saturday!