It's hard to do anything, but feel lousy right now. It's been hot, humid & hazy. By the time the haze is gone, the heat has ramped up. As it cools down, the humidity climbs. Last night was hot & this morning was muggy & loud. The electric company is trimming trees. Tree work on the hottest days is a bit barbaric. I feel sorry for those people doing all that in this heat.
I only saw articles I had covered before. None were from a new perspective. This is it for now. Take care.
Cya...
I didn't sleep that well again. It was better than the night before, but not great. Right before shutting down last night, Windows decided it didn't like a program I've used for years. It won't even let it open anymore. So far, I haven't found a workaround. I looked for replacements & I may have found somethings, we'll see if any work.
Then it decided to storm more last night. Between yesterday & last night, we got about 2". There's more rain in the forecast for the end of the month. We're still short some for our monthly average.
This morning there was lots of outside noise. It was too cool for a fan, so there was no buffer sound. The outdoor cats had a standoff as well. Let there not be a moment of peace & quiet.
That's it for now, take care.
Cya...
It dumped over 2" on us yesterday in a mix of hard rain, wind & hail. It was dark & loud. When it passed, the sky stayed yellow until sunset. We have chances for more heavy rain storms tonight. The monthly rainfall averages have been met.
It's April & sometime during this month is our cat, Millie's birthday. She turned 10 this year. Not a kitten anymore. Happy Birthday little boop cat.
Take care.
Cya...
This makes the 3rd Saturday morning in a row I was woke up by some horrible noise. Heavy trains moving so fast they sound like small aircraft are a given these days. Add wet or cold tracks & the noise is even more intense.
But these last Saturdays the source has been over zealous yard work. Each time, it's been just after rain, but still they mow, trim, weed-eat & make their cacophony of seussian noise with their yard machinery. This morning was a tree being taken down by obnoxious chainsaws. Then there were loud trucks taking things away. Racket & asshats always seem to go together. Both are loud & annoying.
Cya...
For a long time this neighborhood was pretty empty & little too quiet. It bordered on creepy. Then people moved in & there was more presence. That in itself was not a bad thing. Sure some of our neighbors are mow junkies, but that's not usually a problem.
For a while now, the traffic in our area has increased. These aren't locals, they're passing through. They're very noisy. The trains running in our area have increased, gotten faster, longer & far louder. I used to just sleep through trains, but now a lot of them wake me. I'm not sure why, but we have an abundance of sirens at night. They don't come nearby, they're just cutting through.
This morning some asshat decided to mow at dawn with a giant mower. It was loud & stupid. I understand mowing early when it's hot, but we're may hit 80° today. It also dumped nearly 0.5" yesterday afternoon. The grass is still soaked.
I'm glad we have neighbors & the area isn't a ghost town any more, but the noise is ridiculous. Still most of it isn't the people living nearby, it's jerks passing through, trains, sirens & landlords with huge lawn mowers.
There's my rant for this morning. Take care.
Cya...
Yesterday morning started with a split tree crashing into a fence. It was loud & blew debris everywhere. My sinuses paid for it. I spent the day congested & sneezing. Today looks to be worse. The neighbors had people out to deal with the tree mess. They cut the thing way back. It should come back next year. For now it looks like a bad buzz haircut on some unfortunate boy.
It's another warm day, but not as windy. It's bright out, so I'm trying to focus on that. By the end of the week the warm reprieve will be gone. For now, the sky's clear & shiny.
Take care.
Cya...
I don't have time for much this morning. I have a appointment with my medical provider. It should be routine. Wish there'd been less trains last night. At least some that weren't so loud. Normally, I sleep through them, but these really cranked up the noise.
That's it for now, take care.
Cya....
Sleep & waking issues have been back with me for a bit. The drear is making my SAD linger & waking difficult. The weather has been screwing with my sleep; temps swings, muggy, storms, winds, etc... Last night, the cat that hasn't been sleeping with me, did. Well she didn't exactly sleep & neither did I. For such a little cat, she can be damned loud; demanding pets, jumping about, slurpy cleaning, etc...
I'm here, but not very awake, definitely not willing. It's another grey morning & could storm more. That's my day.
Take care.
Cya...
I'm not sure why, but for some time now Thursday mornings have been obnoxiously loud. There's always noise; trash trucks, buses, birds, cars, people, mowing, etc... It's really annoying & impossible to sleep through.
My roomie has an appointment this afternoon. Today's going to be a little busy. I'm not sure how long this will take. The tomorrow is Friday shopping.
That's it for now, I need to get around. Take care.
Cya...
I didn't wake any better this morning. Too much noise & odd atmosphere is making the mornings hard to sleep through. Screeching birds, loud trains, fussing neighbors, rattling trucks, etc... have been obnoxious this week. Things aren't enough this way or that to get comfortable with. It's muggy, but not enough for much of a fan.
I'm already crashing & this season has just started. There's things happening this week, including an dental appointment. Then it's the 1st of the month with all it's stuff. In the midst of that, will be that crapfest time change. I'm exhausted & overwhelmed just thinking about it. I'll get through it, not like I have much of a choice.
It'd been nice to post about an article or something good in my life. Neither seems to be happening any time soon. Apparently, that's just my life.
Cya...
It's the final push of September. The garbage men were early & loud this morning. The loud part of it may be because I didn't have any fans running. But that early is ridiculous with these temps.
The things I ordered finally came in. Some stuff for the cat should be here today or tomorrow. It'd be nice if more things would stay in stock in my area.
It's a week for the kitten's meds. He seems to be doing better. He's eating & drinking.
Yesterday was a week for Little Spot Kitten to be gone. That was the kindest thing that could be done for him. It was still hard to do. I called the vet this morning & he didn't have any communicable issues, like rabies. That's great, I didn't want to deal with that.
That's all for this morning. Take care.
Cya...
I'm learning to detest Thursday mornings. I'm not sure why everything seems so much louder then. The trash truck has changed it's pattern & now it passes near twice. It passes the house 1st for our trash & always loudly compacts the trash outside my window. About 10 minutes later it repeats the process from the side street. For whatever reason, the loud ass, school bus is taking our road. We don't have any kids riding the damn thing, so why it is near me?
Also, the light is changing & I'm waking different. This was supposed to be an outing day for my roomie. I was trying not to oversleep & so things would get done. Turns out, she got ill last night & couldn't go. I could've slept, but things happen.
Most of my labs are in & seem to be alright. I'm just waiting for the directly HIV related tests to come back. It's take them a bit.
Thursdays really are a pill.
Cya...
Well July is here & since the 4th is midweek, some people have started with the fireworks early. There've some pops here & there over the last couple of weeks, but nothing big. That changed last night. The neighbors had people over & celebrated. They had people over & had a small, yet loud, celebration.
Fireworks are loud, but they bring people joy for a moment. I'm not going to bring down their party. I was that kid, running with fireworks & having a blast. It was a small happiness I had as a kid. I'm sure plenty of adults wanted to take it away from me back then. I'm sure plenty of people want to stop it now. Too many people delight in crapping on other people's moments of joy. I wish the most tedious life on that kind.
Try not to be a Karen or a Bruce & don't bring people down. Everyone deserves their moments. Hell, we need them just to survive.
Take care, Happy 4th.
Cya...
June's begun. I'll be glad when it takes. I've spent months dealing with SAD. It doesn't just end with a couple of sunny days. That just lets the recovery begin. I'm still feeling it, so I hope the light stays. On top of that, there's been a series of weird little things that were disappointing, irritating & annoying happening. None of them were much on their own, but they keep piling up, little unwanted surprises. Spring hasn't been happy, light filled season of flowers. It's a been a dreary, wet nuisance.
Here's hoping for June. I'm really tired of waking up & being so on edge & irritable. BTW, all the squeaky birds, shrill pups & screaming idiots can please just STFU. Some people are actually trying to sleep & wake up somewhat peacefully.
That's all for now. Hope June goes well everyone.
Cya...
Not a great morning. I got woke up to some noise outside. When I went to the bathroom, I saw the modem light was just blinking. I unplugged it & replugged it, then nothing. It didn't reset, it just went dark. I tried the plug in other places & nothing. I tried the router cord & it worked. I had another power cord, so I replaced it.
By the time I got to bed, I was awake. Then every idiot in my neighborhood had to start making noise. My neighbor likes to start his truck at all hours of the night & early morning. It wouldn't be so bad, but he lets it idle & occasionally revs the engine. The noise is annoying.. Then something went running across the porch knocking stuff about. That was probably a squirrel or a clumsy bird. Either way, it was loud. By 8, I gave up & got out of bed.
On top of it all, it's still dark out after getting 2" of rain yesterday. I hate mornings, the almost always suck. Hope everyone else's day goes better.
Cya...
Last evening was stressful. The power went out. It was a circuit that needed replacing. That was the same thing they said after the micro burst & it took them almost 2 days to get fixed. They gave an estimate of 2+ hours & the clock started. I hate these things. I can't do anything & there's food in the fridge/freezer that could go bad. Everytime a power issue happens there's a chance something like a microwave or computer may never work again.
We decided to head out to Fort Smith & burn some time. Luckily, when we got back the power had been restored. We mostly rely on wifi for phone stuff. We found out 5G is way slower & eats your battery. Probably not news to anyone who's being using a smart phone for longer than us.
It rained off & on last night. Then this morning the trash man came. The city street department people also came. So the trash & the brush as both gone. But, they were both really loud & early this morning. My sleep wasn't the best due to stress & noise.
It'd be nice if things would settle down for a bit. Take care.
Cya...
There were 4 trains in less than an hour this morning. The neighbors were making as much noise as they could muster. The trash truck came & went. The birds, dogs & squirrels were all making a racket. This was a loud morning.
This morning cacophony needs to end. It's hard to sleep through that mess. I'll get more tolerant of it overtime. For now, it's seriously loud.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
PS - Ragweed won't leave & it's being rough.
