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I'm a Living Rolling Blackout in These Foolish Things
The thing about life is that you can make the most elaborate plans, get every single detail worked out in your mind and on paper, pull off what you think are miracles in the way of having everyth...
The V. in These Foolish Things
Gmorning. Happy Valentine’s Day. This one will go down in history as the absolute most bizarre V. Day of all time. I’m waking up in a hotel room with my parents, There’s a blizzard outside (well,...
Mass in the Ass in These Foolish Things
I’m sorry I haven’t been noting. I’m on here more than I have been in a while, but I’m struggling with noting on your entries and sometimes even answering your notes here. It’s not for lack of tr...
The Weirds. in These Foolish Things
Hi. I don’t have a ton to say after talking, talking, talking with so many people after I threw it all out there on the socials. I will tell you the following: I talked with my PCP again this...
The Socials in These Foolish Things
This morning I shared my diagnosis on socials (IG and FB). It took me over 24 hours to actually pull the trigger on the post. I debated and debated on whether or not it was time to go public wi...
Morning Thoughts in These Foolish Things
It’s so weird. I am/was feeling so healthy and getting the best sleep of my life before the scope. I was under the VERY watchful eye of my primary care physician who is also a personal friend. B...
Today in These Foolish Things
I ate a 1/2 sandwich after not being able to eat since Tuesday. I’ve NEVER not eaten - even when I was in the ER with a life-threatening injury. I’ve never gone that long without eating. I can’...
C is For... in These Foolish Things
Colonoscopy Prep. Oh lord, it started off fine, but then after I was finished with my prep I realized that I clearly hadn’t gotten everything out, so to speak, so I ran to the CVS last night bef...
Groundhog Day, Again. in These Foolish Things
And now it’s February. Groundhog Day, even. How fitting. Still waiting for a covid shot. Still working myself into a frenzy about this colonoscopy on Thursday. It’s not that I’m worried about t...
No More F*cks in These Foolish Things
Well, look. I’ve been very, very, very careful and haven’t gotten the virus yet, so I think I’m going to keep doing what I’ve been doing and stop freaking out about what others are doing. Have I...
Lots in These Foolish Things
Much to update. It’s Tuesday morning and I walked in the office around the same time Boss did (he was not here yesterday). I’m assuming he’s taken a real Covid test at this point, but I’m still...
Stuff That Void in These Foolish Things
Today is my engineer’s birthday (he’s the one who had to leave early yesterday because his wife tested positive for Covid). I sent him a text to check on him and to tell him Happy Birthday. Even ...
Regular Thursday During Covid** in These Foolish Things
Now 2 UPDATEs at the end in bold. Good morning. Waking up to a new day, I guess…one that feels a bit like the other days due to Covid. The vaccine situation is such a clusterfuck here and all ...
A Toast in These Foolish Things
The last time I watched an inauguration live was for Barack Obama’s first term. I remember that day clearly as I was working for a giant corporation and they had a HUUUGGEE giant screen set up in...
Nothing's Ever Easy in These Foolish Things
Holy shit. I just had a Zoom meeting with Boss who told me that his son (who drove Boss to the airport last night so he could travel again to California) tested positive for Covid today and I wa...
Gut Check in These Foolish Things
Please note: really, really REALLY REALLY personal stuff ahead. The squeamish need not proceed. It’s my journal, so ima let you know what’s on my mind. I coulda made this private, but I’m choosi...
Over Here in These Foolish Things
Oh hi. Don’t mind me. I’m just over here waiting for a Covid vaccine, a haircut and the United States of America to settle down. What’s that you say? I’m going to be waiting for a while? Ughhh...
10 Super Random Things, In No Particular Order in These Foolish Things
Ugh, Friday. It’s the end of a long, hard workweek, and having to have a CYA meeting with Boss and two of the people who support me (remember, Boss won’t let me have a staff any more) was the ...
Turned to Complete Shit in These Foolish Things
Welp. I suppose shit’s been the theme of the day, huh? The United States is in a sad, pathetic, disastrous state of affairs. If this doesn’t take him down, I don’t know what will. What an awful...
A Gallon of Water (TMI) in These Foolish Things
TMI - the below entry references bodily functions - you’ve been warned! . . . . . . . . Day 3 of drinking a gallon of water a day = Day 3 of spectacular toilet results! I’m assuming the two are r...
A Duke He is Not in These Foolish Things
Well, I haven’t been holding my breath about SS figuring out a date for us, and that’s a good thing because it’s now mid/late-Tuesday and I have heard crickets from him. That’s right. He’s gone d...
Fresh, New and Bonus-y! in These Foolish Things
There really is nothing like a fresh, clean slate now is there? I realize that not much has changed with regard to how hard Covid is hitting now and how sucky my job is and how I have no love lif...
The 2020 Recap in These Foolish Things
Damn. It was a year, wasn’t it? January - The year started off shiny and new and I was full of enthusiasm for a WHOLE NEW DECADE! Was dating a really interesting (and hot) man and excited ab...
Vindication (Not Vacation) in These Foolish Things
Hi. So, I’m back at the office and have had a morning of suuuuper stressful back and forth with a factory - and it’s like one of those make or break kind of situations where the universe is screa...
RAD: Elixir Man in These Foolish Things
Name: Elixir Man Introduction Platform: Hinge Age: 44 Relationship Status: Actually, I’m not sure! We didn’t get into relationship status for some reason. I can tell he’s been single for a lo...