Cooling A Bit...

 

It was actually in the low 60°s overnight.  We're not supposed to see the 90°s today.  There are still some 90°+ days in the long range forecast, but most are in the 80°s.  There could even be some overnights in the high 50°s this week.  We don't need to drop too quickly, but the cooler nights are appreciated.  This is still going to be another high electric use month, but maybe October will drop back to normal for us.

The problem with finally getting a little good sleep after not having much for a long time is that you start to realize just how depleted you really were.  It's going to take quite a few nights of decent sleep to even start to undo this level of drain.  I've been running on fumes for too long.  

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Hot Nights...

 

The last several nights have been hot & muggy.  The forecast doesn't show any signs of that lightening up any time soon.  These nights are really bad for sleeping.  I'll be glad when things cool down a bit.  I could use a good night's rest.

We have shopping & some errands, then try to get home before it gets too hot.  The house is hard to cool down any after that happens.

Take care.

Cya...

Hot Night, Bad Sleep...

 

It was still 80° when I went to bed last night.  It was already 88° when I got up.  The fans only managed to lessen the wet air, not dry it.  It was a muggy, uncomfortable sleep.

That looks to be what's up for the rest of the month.  So far there's been no rain & there isn't any in the forecast.  This isn't going to be fun.

The next few days are packed with appointments.  By Thursday, I'm going to be doing well just to out of bed.  Everything collided & now it's just getting through it.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

WTF Long Dark...

 

I hate the 1st day after falling back due to the time change.  It was dark before 5:30 & by 7 PM it felt like the longest night of the year.  There's something about the dark this time of the year.  It's just so much more bleak.  There's more haze & cloud cover.  There's few stars shing through, so it's darker. 

Besides the light levels, it messes with my sense of time.  I felt like I'd been up forever last night before I went to bed.  I hadn't, it's just how I react to these fall backs.  Hopefully, I'll adjust to it.  I didn't the last few & my time has been really off.   

I wish they'd just leave it so we have more light later in the day.  I don't care about mornings, half the time they're overcast anyway.  Most people are rushing to school or work, so morning light wouldn't benefit as much as having it later.  But no one asked me.

Cya...

PS - The time change sucks.

Reset...

 

Today would've been a week of good days, but we couldn't have that.   My appointment went alright for me, but it was a bit tiring.  The changing light, allergies & smoke, near endless stresers all make for an exhausting day when you add appointments in on top of it all.  

We got home & things were going well.  Right before going to bed, the kitchen light switch broke & wouldn't turn off.  I had a exhausted melt down.  I'm sick of everything crapping out right before I'm going to bed or on the weekend.  I can't get anything done over the weekend.  These hype me up right before bed & it makes sleep very difficult.

We made some plans.  We watched a couple of videos & changing the switch seemed simple enough.  We'd get the parts & if we couldn't handle it ourselves we'd call an handyman or electrician.  I got up earlier than usual & went to get what we needed.  It was annoying but not difficult.  The light's fixed for now.  Hopefully,  the fix doesn't burn us down in the middle of the night.

It's a reset.  If you just count since I've been awake, this hasn't been a bad day so far.  It was annoying & there was another trip to Walmart.  But nothing too aggravating, yet.  Maybe we can actually make it a week this time.

Cya...

Didn't Realize...

 

After a summer's worth of warmer evenings & muggy mornings, it's nice to have cool, crispness in the AM.   It's been in the 60s for a few evenings & we hit the high 50s last night.   The 1st day or so with these lower  temps, your body just sleeps better.  After  that, you begin to realize how tired your body really is after not sleeping that great throughout the season.

While it's nice to have these cooler mornings.  My body is sluggish while it tries to recuperate after a  summer's so-so sleep.   My roomie, the cats & I all  need quite a bit more of deeper sleep.   

This Summer was a downer.  It had all the low points of the season, but few of the perks.  Oh well, the weather people called it over at the 1st of the month.  Solstice happens in less than 2 weeks.  Summer, you had your shot & missed.  Maybe next year.

Cya...

It was Bright...

 

I woke to it being brighter.  That didn't last long before the clouds rolled in.  It's not dreary, but it's not bright.  It's been chilly here the last couple of nights, down in the lower 50s.  That's odd for the end of May.  I knew it got colder, a cat was pressed against my leg all night.   That won't happen once it gets warm.   

That's all for now. Take care.

Cya...

Night Noise...

 

I'm not sure what, but something is making a lot of noise at night.  It's woke me a couple of  times  this  last week.  It's making it hard to get back to sleep.  Add to that all the typical noise like animals, trains, cars, etc... & my neighborhood can get a little loud in the early mornings.  Things need to shut up.  It's supposed to rain today & the skies are grey.  This is it for now, take care.

Cya...

Cold Night...

Last night was our coldest so far.  I could live with that being as cold as it gets.  We were in the lower 20's F.  I don't need to see the teens or lower.  Been there, didn't like it at all.   

My roomie left early this morning.  Normally, she just starts the car & leaves.  Not this morning.  No, she had to let the car warm for quite a while & there may have been scraping involved.  I don't know.  I didn't get out of my nice, warm bed.   The cat & I were sensible about the matter. 

So we've done cold, let's move on now.  Take care & be safe.

Cya...

Router Issues...

I'm a little spent this morning.  We had to run to Fort Smith last night.  Our router is in the process of dying.   We opted to go get another router before it does.   There are some things, having a backup  for is a good idea.   So far, the router is still going.

The trip was more tiresome.  It was dark & people were driving with their high-beams.    We got over there & bought the router.  We decided to get something to eat.  Neither of us had ever driven to this place & it took some effort finding.   A couple hours later we were home.  

The trip was successful, but taxing.  I'm glad we did & it went well.  Still, I'm worn out from it.

Cya..

Miserable...

Weather wise, last night was hideous .  It was supposed to be cooler & thunderstorm.  It got a little cooler & we shut up the house to keep out any rain that might have come.  But none did.  All we got was lightning & 85% + humidity.  The air was so thick, it was hard to breath & almost impossible to sleep.

I woke up hot, tired & dehydrated.  I downed liquids & throw open windows.  The fans we're turned on facing out to rid the house of the foul, tepid, sticky air.  Its nicer now.  But the lawn guy came & mowed.  So now, not only is everything sticky & it smells of cut grass.  Aren't we lucky?

I'm too tired to care about much, but I've at least got this much of a post.  Until tomorrow.

Cya.

Not Happy...

Its been raining for days & there's a lot of local flooding.  So far, it doesn't seemtoo bad in my area.  The rain's still going & there's no sign its slowing down any time soon.

Last night sorta sucked.  I went to bed only to be woke up repeatedly my crashing rain & wind.  The  white cat repeatedly displayed her inability to sleep on the window sill without falling to the floor with a splat.

About 3, a loud noise started & at 1st I thought it was the tornado siren, but it wasn't the right sound.  It took me a while to figure out  what it might be.  I had it down to some idiot's car alarm or same said idiot's horn.  Turned out it was the horn.  It kept blaring for several minute intervals.  Then it would stop for a few minutes.  After that, there'd be a few loud chirps & then full out blaring again.

I went to the neighbors & banged on the door.  No one answered, by now it was past 3:40 AM.  I called the police,  They came & of course the damn thing stopped.  I don't know if they talked to the neighbors or not.  About 30 minutes later it started again for a little while.  It finally died.  Maybe it drained the battery.  I hate my neighbors & I hate car alarms.

I finally got back to sleep sometime, but I woke up tired.  Again, I'm harboring some serious hate for my neighbors.  There's no way they didn't hear that damn horn.  Enough ranting for now.

Cya...

Rough Night...

I took my roomie to a party last night & went to see the movie Looper.  That initial part went alright.  The movie was OK.  Then the ride home began & things went downhill.  We drove into a hard rainstorm.  It took forever to make it home due to the downpour obscuring the road.  To add to that, the battery light in the van kept coming on.  We stopped a couple of times & the light was out when we restarted the care, but it came back on again later.  The van's electronic system hates the wet stuff. It always gets freaky in moist weather.

We made it home earlier than I expected, but it was still late.  I looked at some stuff & went to bed.  I was tired from the rough drive.  My legs are still stiff.  About 4:30 AM, there was a loud commotion out on the porch.  Thinking I might see a skunk, possum or even a person, I peeked out the shade & flicked on the light.  I saw nothing.  When I stepped out, there was a snapping pitbull, one of my "lovely" neighbors dogs. 

It had wrecked everything on the porch.  I called the police & they came shortly.  I had to retell my encounter to them.  I have no idea what happened to the dog.  Afterwards my cats began acting up & I had a coughing fit.  It took me almost an hour to get back to sleep.  I was not happy when it was time to wake up.  My energy is spent & I didn't find any good articles.  I'll write more tomorrow.

Cya...

On A Hot Summer Night...

Last night was the 1st really hot night this summer & I didn't see any wolves with red roses.  All I saw was heat stressed cats strewn across my floor, trying to get indirect fan exposure.  Two of the cats have gimp eye right now due to all the fans.  Alice has it worse & is on meds again for it, she just loves that.

I can reasonably handle the hot days.  I do my best to avoid the heat & light.  But hot nights, they really screw with me.   The heat makes it difficult to sleep.  The humidity makes it hard to breathe.  Yet somehow, I still wake up utterly dehydrated. 

It takes me hours of being up & drinking every thing I can get my hands on, to even start to feel moderately human again.  I wonder if mummies are really dead people, or just some folks who totally dried out in their sleep.  The biggest problem here is the lack of sleep.  Losing sleep really does a number on my world, especially my health.

Hopefully tonight will be cooler & I can sleep better.

Cya...

Here Comes The Ice...

In the middle of the night I heard this tapping at my windows, then a skittering sound across the glass.  I woke to figure out it was sleet, the beginnings of a mess.  We're supposed to get an Ice Storm here in OK today. I'm not a fan of the ice, it doesn't really scare me like some people, but I'm still not a fan.  

For those of you that just get snow, snow is far easier to deal with than ice, which is mostly what we get around these parts.  Snow can compact and actually give some traction.  Ice just leads to idiots trying to drive their cars like they're in some auto version of Skating With The Stars or the ice chapter of Top Gear.  Take your choice, neither one is pretty.

Ice demands respect.  If you can't give ice its due, then stay off of it.  Ice can send a well equipped vehicle, with a seasoned driver plummeting into a ditch.  What do think it can do to you & your vehicle?  For a lot of us, that part is avoidable, we just hunker down & stay in our homes.  That doesn't mean we're out of the icy woods though.

No, there are plenty of ways that the ice will still mess with you. Can you open your door or is it frozen shut?  Did your pipes freeze?  Do you still have power?  These are just a few of the bad things that happen in an ice storm.  Imagine being stranded out on an ice covered highway unable to get home.  Ice can leave you totally stranded; no power, no telephone, no way to get to or do anything.

If we are lucky, the ice will turn to snow.  Snow is far less problematic & usually prettier.  Icicles are pretty, you say.  You think those frozen spikes are pretty?  Ice is dangerous.  It can fall off of buildings in chunks or spikes, it can black ice a highway, it break tree limbs that fall through your roof.  I doubt there is little ice can't do if it gets chance.  Ever see a glacier?  


Give the frozen stuff it's due, stay inside if you can, but just play it safe with ice or you might end up like Dr. Yang, here...