Fog on the river today

We have decided to head to Wilmington and track the storm from a distance. Knowing we shouldn’t lose power there would be silly to gamble on.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

Onions and peppers are a lovely smell when dinner is cooking but something I cannot stand to have linger when I’m trying to sleep.

I was far too productive today AND went out in public. I am spent.

I survived! There were no carts, the parking deck was mad max level chaos but I got in and out rather quickly all things considered.

I am going to go to the store after work to ensure we have enough food for meals through next week bc there will be no venturing out in NC for a while after this storm.

Authoring some internal wiki articles on new functionality and I forgot how draining technical writing can be. (And don’t come at me with how AI might be useful bc I pride myself in my ability to understand and curate useful content.) Worthwhile mental effort can also be draining and that’s ok.

Everything is so stupid

Using this miserable weather day to start my attempts at watercolors. I realized I don’t have the right brushes here but for now just getting familiar with the paper and paints anyway so I’ll make due.

I feel I’m missing some sports happenings

It’s time!

Spending the afternoon fighting mild vertigo and recording demo videos. You know you’re jealous.

Jethro got the all clear and also got the diagnosis of very good boy.

Taking dog #2 to the vet this morning. He’s always well behaved but there is a point of concern to discuss so hopefully it goes as well for Jethro as it did for Cedric.

Am trying to not hyperventilate about Greenland/NATO, fortunately MN and ICE have already snatched my breath

I cannot figure out how someone gave this boy up. He’s such a good, intelligent boy and handsome to boot.

Had one of the quickest and most pleasant trips to the vet with Cedric possibly ever this morning. No barking (a lot of whining), super sweet to the vet techs and was very obedient. 63 lbs, healthy, and up to date on vaccines. Diagnosed as a very good boy.

Poasting boardwalk

They were definitely about to start shenanigans

Remembered in a slight panic I had to be on camera in a client mtg this morning so got ready and professional looking in a bit of a whirlwind this morning. Log in to a request to cancel the mtg. 🫠 But hey, one less mtg is fine by me and at least I look cute now.

Darlings, please take care of yourself. It can be extra hard right now. Food, water, meds. Do something that brings you joy. Reach out to a friend. Post a silly video. You matter.

Because I ate horribly over the holidays I’m trying to do overnight oats for breakfast, salads for lunch and healthier dinners this month. Good news is I make a mean salad with lots of texture so it shouldn’t be boring. Hoping I can stick to it bc I need to feel less run down and this should help.

I stepped off a curb into the street, caught my heel on the edge of the curb and tore all the tendons on the top of my foot. Adding insult to injury, I was in elementary school and everyone thought I was faking bc I had to use crutches but didn’t have a cast.

Welp. I’m back at work. Fuck.

So we went out for a beer and these fucker dogs ate the cover of a hard backed book

Noticed Cedric staring out the window and being very still. This is what he was looking at.

It went a bit more ginger than anticipated but I like it

No cheating, reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet(s)

today all NC pre-registered voters not-yet 18 but who will be 18 by Nov 3 will be activated and sent voter cards (but may not appear in the voter file until Jan 9-10). For Wake Co it’s 6,000+ new voters. They can vote in all March 3 primaries partisan and nonpartisan #ncpol /1

This year I’m going to try my hand with watercolors. It’s going to be a challenge bc I have a heavy hand and like realistic clean lines but it might be fun to unlearn that.

Getting my hair done today. Thought I could deal with the highlights growing out but I’m so annoyed with it. Going for a warm honey/caramel blonde tone. Hopefully will keep me until summer.

We wrapped this yesterday and I recommend it. It’s in no way a feel-good experience but I think it had a really honest look ay humanity - the admirable and horrible aspects of it and how no one scenario is 100% one or the other.

Started the day with watching the Stranger Things finale and now that I’m emotionally drained I may need to go back to bed.

Currently making our way through Task with Mark Ruffalo. I would love to burn through it faster but each episode is so damned intense.

Guy outside is yelling at his trained dog to stop being willful and wandering away. You know what would help with all that? A leash. Just use a damn leash. Especially in a city.

Me: please schedule a mtg for today as the other key parties and I will be out the rest of the week. Them: What time should I schedule the mtg? Me: My calendar is up to date so whatever time my availability aligns with the other attendees. Them:Ok! <still waiting on the invite>

Kid Fears by Indigo Girls hits harder than ever. Damn.

Different lights now…(looks like false alarm)

Had a pretty neat sunset tonight (I should have turned off the tree but the reflection is kind of interesting)

Slowly getting the household back in order. Removed decorations except for the tree itself, vacuumed, did laundry, and caught up on the dishes in between work calls and tasks. (Hardly anyone is online so I’m basically in a holding pattern waiting for my devs to catch up.)

Old Bay hot sauce on these is top tier.

If you purchase the extra hot horseradish in the tiny little jar be warned there is a reason it’s a tiny little jar bc a little is all you need 🥵

More nostalgia- crab muffins

I haven’t had any eggnog yet and ordered one at lunch. Thankfully they ran out of nog after they poured the whiskey bc there was no way I could have digested the amount of alcohol poured in that glass. I had a plain hot chocolate instead.

I just killed a damned mosquito. Wtf.

It is 9:43 a.m. on Christmas Day and we have the windows open. I have on short sleeves. This is dumb.