Wednesday, November 30, 2016

2016 323

Nice negative start to today, can't wait to see how it finishes up.

Pretty low key so things did not get any worse.

Motivating to workout and hour later than normal is proving difficult.

Talked to Mike today about the fires around Gatlinsburg.

Now talking to my brother about our parents. Whom he will probably never go visit but is interested in enough to ask me.

Hit some back core machines pretty hard, feels good sort of. Chef Teri measured better than she thought.

Team College Ninja Warrior and Fixer Upper for the evenings entertainment with a salad for dinner.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

2016 322

Monday first day back to work after four days off. I don't like it.

Of the six machines I spent last week fixing three are having the same problems I fixed. Guess I didn't fix them after all.

Email sent. Let's see what kind of response it gets.

1300 and I am way ready to go home.

Got the next book in Veil Knights free, that's cool. From one of the contributing authors no less.

Workout postponed because of outside forces, not happy because it causes more heartburn tomorrow, but what the fuck ever.

Behind on Strictly Come Dancing so we watched shows from two weeks ago until bed.

Monday, November 28, 2016

2016 321

No hurry this morning.

Fun, fun misplace my wallet and suffered several minutes of yuck but it was ultimately found.

Doodles for breakfast but not bisquits and gravy we both went with french toast which was actually three slices stacked on top of each other. excellent meal.

On the road and an easy trip through Kentucky up until the toll booths on 77 south all of which were overwhelmed by traffic. Probably 30-40 minutes of the return trip was spent sitting in traffic waiting to get through the toll booths.

Home, unpacked and watching some NFL before bed.

Chef Teri and I are playing each other this weekend in our fantasy football league.


2016 320

Up early chillin a bit before gettin on the road.

Easy trip to Lexington.

Mom and dad enjoyed our visit and dad was sad we had to go, mom I'm not so sure what exactly goes through mom.s head anymore.

Checked into the hotel which was a funny adventure finding it. There were three by the same company stacked on top of each other in close proximity.

Tried out an Indian restaurant, masala and it rocked major. Very good food and the final admission that I do indeed like curry when it is done right. It will be on our places to try when we are in town.

Back to the room and finished listening to the Pens on radio since Lexington is not in a Pens TV area. Very different listening rather than being able to watch it.


2016 319

Up regular week time to see Chef Teri off. She can't take the day but I did.

Planned a Zatoichi marathon so I can start listening to my newly found Zatoichi podcast.

Plus plan to finish up another novel today on my way to reading twelve for the year.

I now have some presents ion the way for Chef Teri for Christmas.

Finished up the first five Zatoichi movies today, prime to listen to the podcast.


Friday, November 25, 2016

2016 318

Thanksgiving Day.

Up normal.

Pens won last night, over the Rangers that beat us like a drum recently

Prep for a meal at Chef Teri's mom's house.

Excellent meal from Chef Teri, traditional Thanksgiving faire.

Finished up a novel in two days which is exciting because I can seldom seem to keep after prose that intently.

Stopped by a cemetary to change out some flowers and took advantage of the weather by getting in a mile walk.

Home chillin with NFL on the tube.

Steelers with the win!

Thursday, November 24, 2016

2016 317

Comic book day.

Hopefully finish up this morning with the remote work begun yesterday and I can put that reoccurring bullshit behind me.

Well as I wait to finish the project from yesterday two terminals thought to be working turn out to not be. Goody.

Wow Some of the problems Chef Teri is having at work may well be due to her association to me. That does not make me feel warm and fuzzy. I just don't know what to do about it, how to help.

Quick meal at our fave greasy spoon tonite.

Lucha Underground. New title holder. Johnny Mundo.


Wednesday, November 23, 2016

2016 316

Conference call to fix a problem that has be ongoing for almost a year. I'm not hopeful at all but will do what needs to be done to fix it at present. I am hopeful that we will soon (not bloody likely) be done with theses two vendors. Not been a very healthy relationship.

Seems I will be having a difficult time putting new novels on my iPad.

Body Combat was painful. Seems my shoulder is still very unhappy with the many things required of it during such a workout. So I'll just put it  on the list with my lower back and left hip and just buy stock in a pain reliever company.

Missed at least an hour of College Team American Ninja Warrior, forgot.

Did watch the season 24 finale of Dancing with the Stars. Podcast ready to go for the week.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

2016 315

Oddly enough I saw this morning Mike had messaged me 30 or so minutes after going to bed. I answered and now will wait to see if it involves anything more than just a spot check.

Monday by the way. The start of an abbreviated work week for me. Thursday and Friday off for me but only Thursday for Chef Teri.

Long day at work.

Misunderstanding about work out that caused us to pass.

Yummy chili for dinner. Thanks Chef Teri.

Pens hockey, they lost.

Dancing with the Stars season finale, part one.


Monday, November 21, 2016

2016 314

Another full day. I like it. Kinda glad I can't stay in bed all day (hurts my back). Leaves more day to do all those things I gripe about not having time to do.

Thanksgiving plans are set.

NFL games today...and comics.

Dinner was yummy, breakfast.

Nick and Des stopped by. That's cool but always makes me wonder what I have done to injure Mike so.


2016 313

Up earlyish, which is cool cause it will give us plenty of day to do NOTHING!!

College Gameday and comics. Then college football and comics. Followed by comics.

Ran a couple quick errands. Then comics.


2016 312

We decide to officially pass on the house. Chef Teri is going to make the phone calls. I hope those go smoothly. Something tells me with the way things have been about that house they won't.

No probable resolution to our bug problem until more than likely the turn of the year. Almost 18 months after they got unbearable and up to five months since the neighbors moved out. My faith in our landlord is all but gone.

I have to get more persnikity about my medication issue as I have not gotten a return call from my DR since leaving the message Tuesday. Communication when I have appointments is good any other time it's like trying to pull a moose out of my ass.

982 week left till retirement, give of take. That's doable right...right?

At least I can count on the next two days not being at work the rest of the above, well adulting is really fun lately.

Figured out where Christmas money will come from. Lotsa stuff done today means less hanging chad. I don't like hanging chad.

Thinkin today on how a bailed on my brother and sister and never really looked back. We are siblings pretty much only by birth not really much else there. Very little relationship, especially in their formative years. My fault.



Friday, November 18, 2016

2016 311

Forgot to mention yesterday was comic book day. My most entertaining day right behind Fridays for I hope pretty obvious reasons.

Lucha Underground last night was wack with Sexy Star coming out of it with the Lucha strap. I figure she will lose it to Johnny Mundo next week but at least she is in the books, can't take that away from her. First Lucha female to hold all three belts at one time or another.

Internet reliability at work is no more than 75%. In the 21st century and considering how much we use it now with next gen on the horizon that is IP based that foretells much wringing of hnads in the future. Not that it currently isn't already an issue.

No we are being pursued by our realtor to make a decision on the house.

Saw that potentially our do nothing landlord won't clean out the apt next to ours so that the bug man can do his stuff until the middle of next month. The neighbors have been out since the middle of Sept. Yeah he's a fat fuck in my book fortunately he's a church official or I may actually expect less from him.

Salad for dinner with NHL Live and Thursday Night Football in the background.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

2016 310

Worked on organizing my comics last night and realized I had missed playing with them. So many older ones I don't remember or simply have never seen before.

The bank wants to sell us the house for the price agreed but with out the washed dryer hook up being moved or turning on the water. As is. Which is the same as a foreclosure but they say that's not what it is. They also indicate the 89 offered is less than they want but they will deal. Offer pending till 12/15. I don't really like those parameters.

Pushed around some weights this evening, didn't miss it.

Home for a killer dinner and to watch the Pens get treated like a junior high team.


Wednesday, November 16, 2016

2016 309

Tuesday, first work day this week.

Nine plus hours of the same ol' stuff.

Ren Faires, hockey and comics are all I want to do. Except I can't really make money at any of those.
Chef Teri brings home about 60% of our monthly maybe I can try doing something that doesn't pay what I get here and be happier.

Dull day at work. 

Shortened body combat round.

Dinner.

Podcast

UFC.

Sleep.

Monday, November 14, 2016

2016 308

Up later today but a nice relaxed feeling in the household. Much different for what it has been the last month or so. Not looking forward to that returning but I imagine it will as all the current stressors are still there just put aside for a few days none were corrected.

Catching up on Strictly so far this morning

Time to read for a Thorcast recording later today.

Recorded one show and produced two. Plus studying up for another.


2016 307

Up early for day two. Same schedule as yesterday except we had to pack up our stuff and take it with us.

Much cooler today with a chance of precipitation. Yesterday the weather was perfect. Today, we'll see.

Nice relaxed day of more shopping and foodstuff sampling.More pictures of all that goes on in the corners of the the town.

Quick trip home, so it seemed.

Now to unpack, unwind and sleep. Tomorrow we took off as well.

Oh Steelers lost, Pens won as did the WVU football and men's basketball teams. Solid sports weekend in our fan absence.



2016 306









Up early to chill a bit.

Lack luster continental breakfast but it's fuel for the day so I guess it worked.

Damn that was an awesome day. We went in costume today and will chill in street clothes tomorrow.

More conscious of pics to show to those interested but not going.

Grabbed some shows and visited a few shops. It's nice being able to slow down with two day to enjoy.

So far two years going the food is generally poor. Drinks a plenty and yummy sides but the mains are not good. Well have to rethink eating here tomorrow.

Seven plus hours on site and now time for dinner.

We went to a cool 'gastropub' and then and ice cream shop. Today was really a good thing for me and helped reset my recently screwed thinking. I remembered what it was like to share something we both like with my loving wife. I pity having to go back to the real world.

Chilling at the room, posting FB pics. Then to sleep.


2016 305

Friday. Taking off early today to start our Ren Faire weekend.

I found it. My Google Fu still strong.

I expected to lessen but the rhetoric is still in full force on social media. The Liberals seem to feel they exist within an existential bubble and everything they do or say applies to only one side of the isle.

Everything packed and off on our adventure.

Thai for dinner and at the hotel room with some time to relax.


Friday, November 11, 2016

2016 304

Get to start the day off with the resumption of a trouble shooting remote access/teleconference call that was interrupted yesterday due to equipment failure. I am little more than a spectator and it frustrates me because I could be much more productive elsewhere.

Nope technical difficulties that both impede and have priority over my shit tale precedence and must be attended to first.

So I'm trying to get in touch with my wife who is traveling with her boss. No answer on G chat, text or cell phone and her bosses cell is busy. Needless to say I'm working on not freakin the fuck out. I called the office they are supposed to be working out of today and got no answer, it went to machine. The universe if fucking stacked against me today. Finally got ahold of her nearly an hour after tens of attempts.

Chef Teri and I also realized our attempt on the house was rendered null and void by lack of contractual fulfillment. We were told last week but it didn't register until last night. Oh well.

I'm nearly at my wits end for things I regard as bullshit that is really throwing my fucking life into disarray. I think I'm feeling an inkling of what the anti Trump people have been expressing about there perception of the future because at this point my doesn't look overly cheery.

Now the negative has moved from my head last week to my heart. I dislike this feeling more than the other. Things will work themselves out I suppose just leave great big raking scars in the process. Adulting.

Small chore break from work. Chef Teri dropped the car off to be detailed prior to our trip this weekend. While I was out I cashed my check and ran by the PO. Money and packages, adulting highlights for sure.

Pens lost.

Trip prep begins.


Thursday, November 10, 2016

2016 303

Donald Trump is the President elect. I can't say I'm surprised...damn I'm surprised.

Comic book day more importantly.

I feel genuinely bad that so many people are walking around daily in fear and now more are and the intensity has increased. Anytime I think about fear I recall...'fear is the mind killer'...so true. With fear ever present in one's mind it fills so much space that it becomes more and more difficult to use it for anything other than to store and ruminate on fear. I feel for folks, I truly do.

There is absolutely no moderation in society as a whole anymore.

Seems like Clinton will take the popular vote and Trump the Electoral. Once again a demonstration that our government does NOT represent the people.

I simply can't fathom investing that much of my happiness on who is president. These people that can't seem to function today because of teh disappointment...I can't even.

Dinner was awesome.

Lucha Underground FTW!!

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

2016 302

Election Day. I have chosen the route of conscientious objector this time around. Selecting one of two septic tank bottom scrapings does not interest me.

It's interesting to me how everything now is driven by the genetics of a person rather than their intellectual shortcomings. 'White, male entitlement' is an example. Used to be dude's a dick was the excuse now it's our genome that is our descriptor. As a WASP cis-het male I have very quickly tired of being the root of all society's ills and ailments. All those that believe I'm the problem by glance because of my genetics 'fuck you!' At least do me the human courtesy of getting to know me before you write me off. If you don't you become part of the problem you are railing against.

Now we are caught trying to figure if we want to continue pursuit of a house or wait until later in 2017. Bitch cost us 350 bucks because of her shit.

Sent an email to a podcast host for misrepresenting a twitter exchange he and I had. No names were mentioned but he made me out to look like a dick when I wasn't being one and I took offense.

Society's desire to label to facilitate expedient dismissal is beyond tiring for me. Instead of the desire to consider people as individuals so many who desire their individuality in turn lump people broadly so that the out of hand dismissal process can be broadly applied to huge numbers instantaneously.

Purposefully staying away from social media tonite as I have no desire to get caught up in the shitstorm.

Reading Marvel silver age comics and watching the Pens beat Edmonton. Even with all the hype and speed Edmonton brought into town Pittsburgh still showed the route to the 2016-17 Stanley Cup goes through their house.




Monday, November 7, 2016

2016 301

Monday.

Sniff, sniff....I love the smell of political talk in the morning. Just finished up a discussion of a proposed tax levy and why the county can't seem to generate substantial money because of the good ole boy mentality prevalent in Mercer County.

Looking more and more likely we will hit up the NC Ren Fair this coming weekend and take Monday after off to recover.

Got our hotel for this coming weekend, looks locked in.

SO our house fell through because the cunt two timed us and it went into foreclosure. I think I want to check out Bluefield next, as Princeton has been done out. Two different houses have slipped through our fingers here maybe that's a sign.

Another late night for Chef Teri.

I managed 1.93 miles before she needed rescued.

Avocado toast and white chili for dinner.


Sunday, November 6, 2016

2016 300

Up early.

Out early.

Six mile hike along the Gorge from Thurmond to Cenard.

New dish for dinner.

Pens won last night, Steelers lost today.

Some NFL football and then catchup on dancing shows for the podcast.

Saturday, November 5, 2016

2016 299

College Gameday, coffee and biscuits and gravy all mean a great start to the day.

Unfortunately it stoops there because Chef Teri will more than likely spend most of the day out and about. Hopefully she will be back in time to watch WVU.

I have managed to record three podcasts, produce six and get some help in setting up a website for another.

Looks like pizza for dinner which will go swimmingly with college football.

Caught up on some Legion of Super-Heroes.


2016 298

Friday.

Hopefully our dinner reservation is a go, I need to call later to insure.

The black miasma that has been clouding my brain seems to have dissipated and now I am left with my normal disillusionment about things I don't like. Finally. A week is typically about how long it lasts. Now just to track how often in occurs or even if it has that kind of periodicity.

Today's work imperative is to get a couple mobile mappers, that we have not used in years, into operation so that some other entity can use them to makeup for their lack of 21st century tech. I worry about any thoughts to upgrade firmware this long bypassed, hopefully nothing like that will be required.

Diggin doing research for my upcomin Tick podcast. I really dig book research. This is the most upbeat I have felt since last week. I like it.


Dinner was awesome but the news about Blue Spoon was not. They may not be open much longer.

Friday, November 4, 2016

2016 297

Wow so now my mood has risen from bleak to waves of intense sadness. I can't even imagine what Mike goes through with this kinda stuff. I guess his situation is more my fault than I previously believed.

Not a good day. I'm actually looking forward to walking this evening.

No good news on the house. Now the appraiser has been delayed cause the bitch that wants to sell the house is doing stupid bitch shit and her realtor is as useless as tits on a car. No water so that we can complete our home inspection and a lean on the house which the appraiser says prevents him from doing his stuff. No because the appraiser has been delayed who knows when what the fuck gets fixed it will take him to get back to the house. Took about two weeks from when Chef Teri signed the papers.

Wow yeah this is the best week ever.

Dinner was blah, like me.


Thursday, November 3, 2016

2016 296

Comic book day

I feel my head going 'dark' this morning so I need to be extra careful about talking about things that bother me until things "lighten" up.

Got a fire hydrant project finished today. It didn't turn out to be as mind numbing as I thought.

Really gettin to feel bad. I hope a nice casual walk well help even things out a bit. I know it will pass but the wait until is a beast.

Actually dropped a podcast today because the hosts pick a bad day to rag on each other and a topic I'm a fan of. Oh well, I'm not hurting for things to listen to.

Tried walking to clean the headspace and it didn't work. I have figured out that when things happen that I don't like beyond some triggering level it cause a negative cascade in me head that leads to my current feelings. Certainly doesn't bode well for more adulting as that is a constant, things happening we don't like.

Lucha was ok but I honestly didn't pay much attention. Tried to read comics but that didn't work either. No Pens game it started too late.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

2016 295

November 1. Damn the year is moving by.

No new news in the house is disturbing. I'm starting to think we won't be getting this one after all but time will tell. I do have the feelings either the other realtor or the home owner is hiding something from us. Maybe nothing really severe but not completely up front non the less.

170 points to place on a map via location of their corresponding lat long attributes=long and tedious.

Ya eventually you quit talkin about that thing that pisses ya off every time you talk about it. I don't like what that means but there it is.

Hockey on the tube and some quick comic thoughts on the finger tips.

2016 294

Monday

I have the car so now no repeat of Friday's shift ending...thing.

I have come to the conclusion that my brother may well be the king of mansplaining. It never fails he takes the opportunity to educate me on those things I disagree with. As if that explanation will change my like or dislike.

I made it until 1400 then my mind just won't focus. Ugh still gotta make 2 hours.

Walked 3 miles today felt good mentally not so much so physically.

Dancing with the Stars interrupted our Strictly Come Dancing catch up.

I need to post last week's Dance Fevre and watch the vote of show from this past weekend's Strictly episodes, then record this week's DF.