Wow, I haven’t posted here since last Tuesday? Oh noes!!!
Nothing major or nefarious or bad is going on. In fact, it’s going pretty well. I’ve been on vacation since I left work on Wednesday, and I don’t return to work until Thursday. Also, my sister is visiting from out of town and we made our annual trip to the Erie County Fair on Friday. I’m swamped!
As far as this site goes, I didn’t make a conscious decision to take a posting break, it just happened. I’ve been active on Teh Socials, so if you follow me there, you’ve seen a few of my shenanigans. Just a few, anyway. More to come, especially a bunch of photos; I took a ton at the Fair, and I have others that are still awaiting editing from last week, and I am hoping to go on an all-day streetscape photography binge on Wednesday, weather permitting. (Oh, on the subject of weather? This summer has been loaded with hot-and-humid, and I’m rather tired of it. Also, this summer has not been loaded with rain, and we need some of that, too.
Anyway, let’s do the Sunday Stealing for this week, shall we? It’s a list of alphabetical prompts.
A. Auto: Buick Encore (2019). It’s in pretty good shape! Earlier this year I had to get all new brakes and tires; I could have done without those things needing done at the same time, but so be it. I also have a somewhat busted passenger-side mirror, from an errant backing-in incident.
B. Bed size: At home, Queen. When we go to a hotel, we try for King.
C. Cats: Three: Remy and Rosa, whom we adopted a few years ago, and we have added Daisy, my mother’s cat who was left behind when Mom died.
D. Dogs: Two: Carla, our pittie mix, and Hobbes, our greyhound.
E. Essential start to your day: Coffee and feeding Hobbes breakfast. Hobbes is usually up first.
F. Favorite color: If pressed, I say purple, but really, I love all colors. Brown isn’t one I tend to wear a whole lot, but I don’t dislike it at all.
G. Gold or silver: They each have their places, to be honest.
H. Hand you favor (righty or lefty): Right.
I. Instruments you play: I used to play the trumpet (very well!) and the piano (less well, though I wasn’t terrible). I have not touched either instrument in many years, sadly. My musical life is purely as a listener now.
J. Job title: Facilities Technician.
K. Kids: One. (Not by choice. Those stories are sad.)
L. Live (rural, suburb, city): Suburb. I wouldn’t mind living farther out, in a decent-sized house on a nice lot with tons of trees…but then, I also wouldn’t mind living in a nice apartment in a vibrant city, either.
M. Meal plans: Right now? As I write this, I’m not sure what we’re doing for dinner!
N. Nicknames: None, really. “Hey you,” I suppose.
O. Overnight hospital stays: For me, as of now? None. I suppose I can’t dodge that bullet forever, but I’m trying.
P. Pet peeves: Ohhhh, we do not have time for that conversation right now! Let me name just one: People who don’t utilize right-of-way properly when driving, and then do shit like sit at the STOP sign and wave at me to go when it’s their turn, or worse, when they stop at a YIELD sign while I have a stop and start that “No, you go!” shit. GAH.
Q. Quote from a movie: “I don’t know, I’m making this up as I go.” –Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark
R. Regrets: I’m not a big fan of regrets…but the one I wonder about most is leaving my music studies in college for Philosophy. I’m not sure that was a great idea.
S. Siblings: One. She’s actually visiting right now!
U. Underwear: Yes, I’m wearing some. Why are we asking? What are we asking? (And where is ‘T’?)
V. Vegetable you love: Corn. Though technically it’s not a vegetable, it’s a grain. Tomato! Which is a fruit. Asparagus? I’ve come to like it a lot, though not steamed, which for years was the only way I knew it. Brushed with olive oil, dusted with salt and pepper, and grilled? Oh yeah babe.
W. What makes you run late: Panicking over if I have everything. I really try not to run late, though.
X. X-rays you’ve had: Teeth and my collar bone when I was in 7th grade.
Y. Yummy food: Chicken tikka masala. We discovered Indian food this year! Why only this year? Who knows…I think we were a bit skittish to try it ourselves without someone along who was “in the know”. That turned out to be my brother-in-law. Now we love it.
Z. Zoo animal: I don’t really like zoos anymore; I find them depressing, even though I know that most of them really try to do the best they can by the animals in their care. That said, I always love seeing elephants.
My wife and I LOVE chicken tikka masala! An Indian restaurant is ONE BLOCK AWAY and we have to resist the idea of getting it weekly (or even more frequently).
But you learned about it THIS YEAR? Dhude!