I looked up ONE prepped meal delivery service & now am bombarded with ads everywhere but here. I just want to find something with a simple user interface to set up for my parents(email, give them 15 options, no more.) I miss Schwanns.

Basically all I did today. mattdinniman.com/books/the-bu...

I just spent 45 minutes getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. Trying to earn the trust of a semi feral little siamese mix. Got home to step into the doorway to the basement, but no more. I am not aiming for 4 cats! He’s been sleeping in a neighbor’s yard & they want to bring him inside .1/2

Aaand we just had massive digestive upset from both ends. Apparently she was trying to run away from her upset stomach.

Pumpkin’s been strolling for over half an hour now.

Well, this is new. Pumpkin’s pacing on the catwheel & Maple is a foot away, just watching.

I now want an asado verde burrito from a food truck 2k miles away.

Finished Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack. Feel vindicated for finding act 1 insipid. Anyway, it’s a ride. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Murder...

For bra owners. I’ve used a lot of doorknobs & towel rails for drying (& then they live there,) but finally found something that works. Multi-pants hangers. Fold out when drying, fold in to hang in closet or close door, in my case.

That rain came up fast. I’d left Clifton at 12:45 and by the time I was out of the shower it was overcast. Clifton is quiet first session, <20 swimmers and probably a quarter of that was baby pools.

Ok, you really gotta dig through all the subthreads. It is so worth it. For non-locals, I want to point out THOSE NAMES ARE REAL. Folks ain’t making it up to sound quaint (well, except maybe Trade or Joes and a few other plays.)

A sunny morning swim FINALLY. Also, told the guard his playlist was his mom’s & got a laugh & eyeroll. It was late 90s metal grunge rock. I’ve seen the kid grow up!

Anyway, they were just about to call, supposedly.

Countdown to if my parents remember what day it is. (I’m not fussed over it, their awareness of days is a little wobbly now. And we’re not big observers of dates.)

Reminder!

Doing bday donations.

Ended up eating broccoli for my birthday. It was Ekiben’s ramen broccoli, so not at all dire. Also got ancho pork bun, but I was full. At least I’ve figured out how to reheat that nicely.

When you learn one of your fav pool chat buddies also does some amazing fucking work. (I wasn’t stalking, he mentioned his retirement & the org, I wanted to learn more about it.) baltimoretimes-online.com/detail/ncia-...

Biiiig crackle rumbles.

Shout out to fedexguy who put packages on my porch & knocked & waited. “It sounded like catlitter, so i figured you’d want to get it inside before it storms.”

I don’t know what I want to eat. (Well, I know what I want, but I can’t get it.) I thought about going down to 1st Thursday, but I don’t want to deal with weather or the hassle of getting there.

3 x 17 day!

This is not the morning weather I ordered.

Finished mattdinniman.com/books/the-ga...

Hey look what's online now! www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/hist... The physical magazine version is objectively MUCH cooler, if you can get a hold of it, but I'm delighted to be able to share the link around too

Mark Ham wowed the world with this picture. But then someone wowed me even more by pointing out that the moon always has the same phase when it's in a rainbow! (1/2)

IT BEGINS. (I was off by a day.)

It’s hilarious to me that the predominant 4th of July theme in my nail polish group was algae reflecting pool.

July manicure. Can you guess which ones are outside my usual colors?

Main pool was colder than the tank this morning! And I just realized I hafta do emissions test today.

I sneezed, Maple vacated, but she’s back. I LOVE THIS.

Even when I suppress a sneeze, Ivy protests from her sleep.(&maple runs away.)

I think the first of my hibiscus might bloom tomorrow.

Well, this is an unusual circumstance. And Maple’s been on the couch most of the day. I’m not complaining!

I’m failing to motivate today.

Maple is DEEP into couch time.

I also made the next nailset tonight. A bit out of my comfort zone (which is gothy space fairy witch) but I’m kinda having fun. Reveal in a couple days.

I’ll probably take the second ac off blast tomorrow. It actually took downstairs down to 75 today. (All the ac is upstairs.) Looks like the next week will just be keeping the humidity in the 30s.

Dang, more thunder.

So The Dilz at Animal Boy is still excellent on rye bread. And the watermelon mule was summer perfection.

Lightening is flashy tonight.

My arm can’t reach for a better shot.

I’m not sure why Maple decided today that she wants to sleep on the couch and cuddle, but I’m here for it. (She even claimed it when I was gone for a few hours! Normally, she prefers hanging out in her room.)

The bruises that surfaced in the last couple of days can be attributed to the ac install (&the salad dressing bottle) but it’s weird they took so long to hurt.

The annual gathering of neighborhood folk & those who want to avoid crowds downtown & unhinged folk with illegal fireworks & it was lovely & we got caught up long after fireworks ended.

I really really like Local Fry’s Vietnamese rice bowl with gochujang fried tofu (extra tofu.) It’s just so well balanced, in texture & temp & flavors. That was my meal for the day. And some cherries & dried apricots.

My favorite fireworks!

No. (That’s on my porch. In the shade.)

Speaking of which, here's one of my faves. T-shirts and other swag with the Protect Trans Kids possum by @tombofnull.bsky.social, benefiting Huntsville's Free LGBTQ+ Closet! www.greenpeapress.com/shop/p/prote...

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