sleepybadger

I have a Pixel watch that I really like but once in a while I really really like it. Yesterday, when I walked into the Dollar Store, I realized it was not on my wrist. Fuck. I went back to the car. No joy. I had been in the apartment, then tossed something into the trash and then got into the car. So there were only a few places, I hoped, it could have fallen off.

Inside the store, I remembered to fire up 'where are my devices'. I selected the watch and it said the watch was right there... at the dollar store. So back to the car and, sure enough, in the door pocket where I had reached in to get a tissue, it was. WHEW. (When I got home, I traded that OEM band for one of my Google ones - no chance it will fail.)

This morning, I was peeing when the phone rang. The phone was in the living room. I could see on my watch that it was the finance guy. My watch lets me answer but I only tried it once in test a long time ago. But, I hit answer and heard him and told him to hang on a second and he said ok and then I even had time to go get my earphones and turn them on. It was perfect.

I do love this watch. I have an insurance policy for it. But, I just checked, and I'm screwed if it falls off and I don't find it. No more OEM bands.

I did 20 minutes on the bike. I hated it but I did it. Now I'm sweaty. So shower time.

Elbow coffee was a nice, low key affair. And it got out earlyish. So I had plenty of time in the gym. :( I do hate to sweat. So much. I had on a long sleeved shirt with a short sleeved bowling shirt over it. There was no one else in the gym so without breaking stride on my elliptical machine, I took off the long sleeved shirt and put the other one back on. It was better but not great. I hate sweating!

I did get in a solid 20 minutes. Listening to my book helped.

On my way to the gym, I stopped at the Bistro. Nhon did not have any customers so we put together my 'big order to use up my money'. I still had too much. So, at his suggestion, I donated. One of the residents worked out this deal where you can buy a case of Ensure with your meal money ($44) and then he collects all the donated cases and takes them to the Issaquah Food Bank. All you do is tell Nhon and it's a done deal. Very handy. So now I'm within a reasonable distance of my meal allowance for the month.

I need to make a quick trip to the Dollar store but I think tomorrow morning would be a better time than now. Cause now is baseball.

Not at much sun today but still... guess we'll have to take turns. Maybe I should put a little calendar up there so they will know whose turn it is.



The house money hit my Stifel account last night so now I can actually see it. Shortly thereafter, I got a note last night from Bret saying the funds should be in my account early next week and telling me about an new condo building headache (he's on the board). What a relief to it is to know that every single bit of it - Bret and the entire building are no longer my problem.

My own new chapter begins.

Last night's ABBA party was pretty fun. The band was perfect for the setting. They looked like a Halloween party gone wrong and they sounded only a little better. BUT they pretty much perfectly matched the impared eyesight and hearing of their audience.



The guy in the Hawaiian shirt was hilarious. His wife (that's her ass there in the bottom left corner) is quite the go getter. She runs the pea patch program here and is always trying to get me to help her teach the middle schoolers how to knit and crochet oh and she has this great yellow lab, Apple, who entertains the nursing unit people and is always everywhere. She was having a good time but not nearly as good as her husband. When the band hit the first note, he started dancing. He cannot stand without falling over and he kept trying to get up and dance. Finally, she took him out in his chair to the dance floor and man, that grin on his face is now probably permanent. They were a joy to watch.

Lots of people danced. Bonny was there across the room, I couldn't see who she was sitting with but she was dancing with all kinds of different partners. Timber Ridge had set up a sparkly photo booth and they took really nice color photos and then instantly printed them - 5x7's and handed them over. Huge hit with everyone.
I left at their first break so I don't know how long it went on but it was just fun.

We have elbow coffee this morning. I just ordered lunch with a pickup time scheduled so that after elbow coffee, I will need to kill 30 minutes. Those 30 minutes I will kill on the bike or elliptical or both at the gym. Then I'll pop over and pick up lunch and eat it while I watch the Phillies hopefully not lose again today.

I have nothing on the calendar coming up any time soon. This is lovely.

I think I'll go take a shower and get dressed and ready for the day.

I just got an email from my finance guy's assistant.

The money has arrived there in Missouri where it will, hopefully, live and prosper for as long as I need it to.

Whew.

And, now we know where money goes for the weekend.

The sun out there is blazing. But I'm at my table with no sun on me!! The shades are just perfect. They let in a good amount of light and NO sun. It's like having a shade tree over my living room. Yahoo!!

I got notice today that my license tabs need renewing. The amount to renew is $95. That seems way cheaper. I looked up the last few years (thank you, Gmail) and, discovered that last year was the same, I just didn't notice but the previous years included a $40 Seattle tax. Suburb discount!

I got a note from BretTheRealtor last night saying that he had had the condo cleaned and everything was signed and the money paid and closing would happen today. If all is signed and the money is paid... what exactly happens at 'a closing'??? In the olden days, the buyers and the sellers sit down, sign shit, hand over the check in exchange the for keys and kiss kiss, you were closed. I don't even have the keys and no one needs me to go anywhere or do anything else. I guess some magic fairy waves a wand and boom. it's a done deal. I don't care as long as it's done.

It is handy to have the condo, the realtor and the buyer all right there in the same building. The buyer lives 2 doors down from the realtor and the condo is two floors up. Kind of tidy, I think.

It's that time of the month. I checked my meal account last night and ooops, I've done it again. Not spent enough. So between now and the 11th, I need to spend spend spend. The menus for next week come out today so that will help. I can get eggs and bread and some, limited, other stuff in the Bistro (our version of a 7/11) downstairs. But, I gotta start spending now or there will be money left on the table (horrors!).

Really, I don't care. It's so luxurious to be able to order whatever meals I want whenever I want. And not, if I want. Just the best life. And I'm so very grateful.

Oh, the book author/speaker yesterday turned out to be absolutely delightful. Robert Dugoni. I have read some of his stuff but now, of course I need to read the rest. He was just a great speaker and he was great for this crowd. The audience was just delighted.

Tonight is the ABBA concert. That should be a hoot.

Man, I LOVE these blinds!!

I just got a note from Erica that the pool's issue which was a thermostat, is now a boiler. Very sad trombone.

No telling how long that's going to take. And, so, it means I'm going to have to do something else physical in the meantime. And, apparently, knitting does not count.

I just reviewed all the classes they have and they have a lot and none, not one, appeals.

So I think it's going to be the machines down in the gym. They have treadmills and elliptical and bikes. I need to get my ass over there and do one of those for some minutes every day. I should start today. But I probably won't.