JUL 26

2024

Friday: in the morning, I started a load of laundry, and once my clothes could be moved to the dryer, we left for the day. Julie drove us to a Freddie's Frozen Custard south of the city for lunch. Seeing the Dr Pepper dispenser, I told her that this one week felt like an oasis in the desert. We were again unable to enjoy the fry seasoning they used to put out, but they had both their seasoning and fry sauce for sale to take home, if we'd been inclined. (When Pizza Hut stopped carrying sunflower seeds at their salad bar, I kept a container in my car that I'd bring with me on my lunch break. If there were a Freddie's close enough that we could visit more than once a year, I'd have done the same with their seasoning.)

After lunch, we went to Denise and Larry's house, and I got to meet their dogs (Stella, Newman, and Nina). We talked on the chairs in their garage until Julie's other coworker Emily showed up, at which point I set up the Kubb set in their yard. I ended the first game prematurely by knocking over the king, but our second game went so long that we hadn't finished by the time the grilled cheesesteaks were ready. Larry blasted a variety of 80s and 90s pop hits as we ate more than our fill of birthday brownie and cookies. I drove us home, where Julie concluded that she might not be able to handle much alcohol, any more. For my part, I fell asleep in the living room with the cats, but after I woke up, I came into the office to post this update.

2023

Wednesday: up far too early for how late I was awake. I had to get to my specialist appointment. I was fine to drive, but as is often the case on Broad St, I found myself in the wrong lane and had to do a lap to get back on-track. From there, I drove to the Acme on Passyunk to pick up my prescription, though I did get stuck behind the garbage trucks. Had to waste some time at Acme before the Rx was ready, so by the time I got home, it was almost 11.

I watched some of the TITANS prerelease theorycrafting streams before my shift. Seems like the DK decks I was excited by are already popular, though I'll find a way to deviate from the optimal list somehow. Work itself was good, since I was working on my project, and the follow-ups from yesterday went about as well as I could hope. More salad for dinner.

Julie met up with a friend for margaritas, and we had plans to go to Ray's Birthday Bar to celebrate at midnight, but exhaustion caught up to us before we could. I just played with the cats and posted this update before bed.