three private entries

I've been live blogging all night and marking them private.

I guess the summary is that I'm having fun, and that I've reverted to high school as far as listening to music, in that I don't do streaming services anymore, I play albums that I've bought.

Whether they're 26 years old or yesterday.

Right now doing the yesterday.

Streaming music is fucking killing music.  Yeah, should say that in the family chat also, heh.  Right now playing the yesterday.  I bought this.  I didn't have to walk to the local record store, and I wish I did have to, instead of clicking BUY from Apple, I wish I were clutching my plastic bag from the local record store,

I remember flipping through albums and taking a few home, to discover what they'd sound like,

yeah, not marking this private,

Saturday

Nothing to do today!  I would exercise in some way, except my lower back is hurting and I don't know why.  It's been hurting off and on for a few days, the off and on part makes no sense, and I cannot trace it to any activity in particular.  And with it still cold and icy outside ... how about I just rest today.

I fell back asleep while listening to an audiobook this morning, when I woke I found that Dax had eaten something he shouldn't.  I looked up the ingredients online, they didn't seem harmful for a dog, I thought about making him vomit, but the Internet says only do that under the advice of a vet, so I decided watchful waiting ... he seemed fine ... he pooped a bunch in the backyard ... and then he vomited it all up on the living room floor anyway.  I wish he wouldn't eat stuff he's not supposed to, it's the main issue with him now, he wants to eat EVERYTHING.

Feeling better about work than I did last weekend.  Now I'm just back to quarantine normal, missing people in general, but also glad to get a break from T.  Glad to have the house to myself, even though I still have to manage the pets.

I'll take a hot tub break this afternoon, that might help my back, I'm waiting for the air temperature to be above freezing so I'm not breathing in freezing air with my asthma.

I was wondering what happened to Mark from Reddit, he's been quiet, but maybe just busy for the holidays, but then he wrote me back apologetically, saying that he'd thought he'd replied to me and then saw he hadn't.

I also got some great feedback from a stranger to whom I gave advice -- made me feel good, like I'm able to help people.  T had expressed surprise that I could give people relationship advice, LOL, I think it can be difficult to shake off what we know about each other after living together for 16 years.  How I never replace light bulbs but he never cleans the cat litter.  Yeah, but I can still give people advice, I've got some wisdom after all these years.

One more degree and I'll hit the hot tub!  After I make sure there's nothing else within Dax's reach that he shouldn't eat.

poor Dax

Dax has had a tough day, because of his extracurricular eating this morning.  When I wrote before, I thought he'd vomited up everything, but, no, the worst was yet to come.  I decided not to tell T, he'd just worry.  I was worried!  But no need to involve the vet this time.  Poor guy.  He's able to eat and drink now, but for several hours he was Sad Dax.

Sort of my fault for leaving something not-quite-edible-but-attractive-to-a-dog where he could reach it, but he'd never gone after that kind of stuff before.  Now I know.  He's definitely been getting more adventurous about eating non-foods lately.  It could be the result of our decision to put him on a diet after his shoulder problems.  I've been feeding him more, but it isn't stopping his non-food chewing behavior.  Maybe he's tired of quarantine also -- more boring than going to Doggie Day Care with all the other dogs.

I enjoyed some hot tub time, although the neighbors were outside and noisy, so that detracted a bit.  Now I'm gonna try some more Toy Time, but I might quit early to watch some TV before bedtime, we'll see.

T returns mid-afternoon tomorrow, so I'll have time to clean up in the morning.

My back is -- hurting a lot -- really not sure why -- maybe it is a combo of all the things, moving Christmas stuff upstairs, lifting weights, dancing, hiking -- just overdid something.  T thinks it is also related to bad posture, so, will pay more attention to that.

I look skinnier in the mirror than earlier this year.  I think it is because I had to start wearing pants, and my pants felt tight, so I cut my caloric intake.  I call it the Wear Pants Diet, after a spring and summer of always wearing flannel shorts that were more generous to my belly.