[Current Mood | unbothered era ]

[Listening To | the shower, which means it's time to shower ]

Good morning, world. It’s another hot one here, with a forecast predicting 90℉+ for a high. We’re not there yet, but it definitely feels like it’s going to happen. The sun is shining, and there’s not much of a breeze. On the other hand, we were allowed to sleep in, with minimal interruptions from Podrick or lung stuff. A coughing fit woke me up in the middle of the night, prompting me to get up and hunt for my inhaler in the living room. I took a couple of hits from it, got a drink, and went back to bed.

Yesterday was the semi-annual road trip into polite society: Walmart. Shawshank drove us to the closest town big enough to have both a Walmart and a McDonalds. There was a quick stop at a gas station near BiggerTown, where Shawshank bought a cowboy hat and sodas to fuel us on the 90-minute drive. It was a gorgeous day for a drive.

Walmart was good. We did some grocery shopping, and picked up some stuff we can sometimes find in Slightly BiggerTown, but in smaller quantities and/or at higher prices. Sadly, I didn’t find any shaved steak. We found something similar we’ll try, but I honestly think the only way I’ll have a streak + bleu cheese grinder is if I go to the butcher and get them to shave some for me. If they’ll even do that.

We also grabbed some non-food stuff. I topped up my supply of $5 tank tops – I left with three, but could have been happy with a dozen. I tried to find clearance bikini tops for work, but there weren’t any. The only clearance I picked up was some emotional support chicken nuggets. Shawshank found some undershirts. We spent a Canadian amount of time looking at water bottles. I found two spoons in housewares that exceeded my “spoon acceptability” standards. Even the cats got a new toy.

It was nice to get out.

Shawshank stopped at McDonalds and left me in the truck to record a ridiculous Tiktok while he bought us some lunch. Then we pointed the truck back towards home. I unwrapped and handed him cheeseburgers while eating… nuggets, natch.

We’re back to work today. Hopefully the bedroom doesn’t get too hot to work.