Save it for a rainy day
I'm sitting in the sunroom of my house as it rains like crazy outside. I don't have anywhere to be today, and it's nice to be able to experience the rain in this way. There are so many broken things in the world right now, and I'm trying to be in the moment and appreciate things when they're nice.
My next-door neighbors had a screaming argument that kept me awake the other night. Broken glass, thuds, shrieking. I discovered a T-shirt in my yard that I think belongs to them and put it on the fence for them to find. I hope they're in the process of breaking up right now. Or getting some kind of help. I went down into the basement and got my bow and arrow and moved it up under my bed. I don't have any specific indication that my neighbor would do anything violent, but I didn't enjoy lying awake, feeling afraid, and wanting to have some kind of way of defending myself.
As I type this, the dude in said argument is outside, standing shirtless in the rain. I like a good rain walk as much as the next person, but for some reason his shirtlessness makes it weird to me. I kind of felt that way before the screaming argument, and it's amplified now.
I think I'm going to take it easy today. Work on Firebug, eat some HelloFresh, write a ukulele song, work on a logo for Jamie. I'm feeling low energy and I'm still recovering from whatever I did to my rib on that boat trip (broke? popped out of joint? who knows) so I'm going to put of exercising another day or two while I recover.
I just noticed that there are pears growing on my pear tree - the first time I've spotted them this year. I'll have to figure out a recipe, some kind of pie or something I could make with all the pears I'm going to have. Maybe I could talk to Renee about canning them! She gave me a canning machine last year and I have done absolutely no work to educate myself on how to use it. I'm kind of hoping she can walk me through it.
I'm a little bit looking forward to the winter, with fewer events going on. It'll make it easier to find time to host dinner parties. I just don't have the energy for it right now, and with Burning Man just over a month away, I don't think I'm going to make time for anything like that until mid-September at the earliest.
Oh, one thing I do need to keep on my radar - the newbie FabDis meeting I'm hosting tonight. I'm hoping it will go well and be educational for folks. Man, I can't wait until all the planning is done and we're just out there hanging out. I've got to really try to not get Covid somehow before the event happens.
Anyway, that's it for today. Stay sexy.