June 13, 2026
Saturday. GOD how I love the weekends now, but man, do they feel a little bit lonely when I don’t have things all planned out.
This morning started out fine - I had an appointment to get my MINI Cooper serviced (her name is Chloe Car-dashian, and she cuuuuute!). There’s an app that’s completely connected to my car and I’d gotten a message on Thursday telling me that it’s time for her oil change, so I made an appointment pretty lickety split.
But I did have ulterior motives by bringing her in to get serviced today. I thought it was a convenient time to make sure she was okay, because honestly, I have been having some rough commutes lately. I mean, the roads downtown and close to downtown (where I live) are SHIT lately. Tons of construction and tons of potholes. And the other day I hit the mutha of all potholes.
My car became airborne and I did come pretty much crashing down and I did make a squeal when it happened. But I kept driving because a pothole is a pothole is a pothole and there are millions of them around here.
And yet…
You know at the dealership they take those videos and text them over to you to tell you what the damage is, right? Like, “hey, we serviced your car and your treads look a little low…”
Well, this time the guy was like, “yeah, we are in the middle of changing your oil, but I want to show you something…”
And he did a pan down with the camera to the underbelly of poor Chloe to show me a DEAD BIRD STUCK in the undercarriage!! And he said, “wonder if you’d like for us to take that out?”
And THEN…
He said that the BIG thing was that I’d essentially done $10k worth of damage to the suspension!!!
Y’ALL!! TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS worth of damage from that motherfucking pothole on my goddamn commute home!
So he was saying that he recommends that I open a claim with insurance.
So I did.
And after I calmed the fuck down, I reminded myself that this is why I pay hundreds of dollars for car insurance. It’s for this very thing.
But, damn.
Now I’m running around town in a loaner Mini Cooper and I’m unsure of what’s going to happen. But what a goddamn hassle.
I guess that’s life, right? I mean, I could cry…and I kinda wanted to, but what good does that even do?
Now, a little earlier in the day, I’d run out to Michaels to get some frames for some wall art for the loft….
[side note: ugh, I just remembered that I wanted to get some other frames too, to frame some artwork I’d created during this session with an artist neighbor and a group of women. Damn. I am doing too much lately and not slowing down enough, but I digress]
So I was walking around the store looking at frames (among other things), and I had Martini in her bag - I was carrying her through the store. And this guy came rushing up to me and said, “Can I take a picture of your dog? My daughter would go nuts over her!”
And I said sure!
So he took a few pics and I turned and went on my merry way not thinking anything of it.
Later, I found the frames I needed and a basket to use as a planter for a faux tree I just purchased for the loft (more on faux and real greenery for Cornerlight Studio later), and I had already dropped my car off, so I had the loaner car but I didn’t yet know the damage…but I was fumbling around with the loaner and getting in the car and figuring out all the bells and whistles when there was a knock on the window of the car.
Lo and behold, it was the picture guy from the store, and I rolled the window down and he handed me his business card. And I can’t remember how he introduced himself, but it was very nice and pleasant, and I took it.
And I thought about the fact that something like that hasn’t happened to me in quite some time, so I decided to look the guy up when I got home.
He works for this medical technology company that specializes in special equipment for surgeons to use on cancer patients, and I thought it was cool and I thought he might be kinda interesting, so I texted him.
Long story short, we talked on the phone tonight and we are going on a date tomorrow late afternoon/early evening.
I don’t know if this will be anything - I’m pretty down on men lately, and he is a little pushy, but the attention is nice and I am craving a date, so I will put a little extra effort into getting ready and I’ll go and I’ll try to be polite and enjoy myself.
And I’ll get a little RAD out of it too!
Whoda thought I’d still be doing RADs at 58 years old?
Anway. Lots more going on. So much more.
Work is absolutely draining. I have to get back into the swing of a very, very intense job. I know I will get there, and I know I’ll eventually get to a point where I am comfortable living with the uncomfortableness of just being completely overloaded with work. It’s never been this insane, but at least I feel a little commiseration with others at the office.
My travel to India and China is booked for mid- to late July, and I’m looking forward to the trip. It’s been a decade since I’ve traveled to China and I’m looking forward to that. But I’ve NEVER been to India!
For as long as I’ve been in this industry and for how much fabric/textile related product I create, I can’t believe I’ve never been to India. So it’s another country I can check off my list.
So yes, I’m excited to be traveling again - thankfully in business class (remember my very last trip I took to China was in coach!! OOF.
But also remember that the very last time I went to China I had a very brief yet intense love affair with the Sexy Hot Icelandic Pilot (anyone remember SHIP? I sure do!).
And I’ve been having a lot of video calls with some vendors in India recently and there are some super HOT Indian men I’ve been seeing on my screen…so… should be interesting.
Yes, I’m looking forward to the travel - but I don’t know if I’m looking forward to doing it three times a year. I guess three times is much better than SIX or even FOUR, so there you have it.
I gotta look on the bright side of everything.
And I’m also grateful that [Athena] is coming to stay at Cornerlight Studio with Martini while I travel. What a freaking relief that is!! I hope she’s good with coming to stay three times a year!!!
Of course, I need to be sure that I have a backup in line for the future, but it’s really good to know that [A] will be here on this particular trip, and someone I completely trust will be with my little angel of a dog-daughter.
Okay, I need to wind down. I think I’m going to go take an everything shower so that I’ll be totally refreshed and have squeaky clean hair for my date tomorrow!
Wish me luck!
XOX
GS
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