Horses are good company -- The Witcher

Very tired today but managed to get my prescriptions and return my library items. Made myself go to the dog park, but mostly sat on a bench. Abbie took a dip into the water to cool down.

Over the weekend I dog-sat for our greyhound friend Zoiks. He's very polite and easy to look after, but I could tell Abbie was a little stressed. She's glad to be Only Dog again.

I learned the term "devil's nap" which is when you go to sleep during the afternoon and wake up at night. My body loves this nap and I've learned to turn a lamp on so that I don't have confused, anxious dreams about the lights going off.

Still thinking a lot about BPM (movie) and Aristotle and Dante (book). My favorite book as a teen was "The wings of a falcon" which is sort of a slashy book that never names the queerness in it; I think the Ari and Dante books can replace that book for me as books to return to and carry around in my imagination. Touchstone stories, the kind of thing you can think about when you're stressed out.

Watched the first 2 episodes of "Rutherford Falls" and I'm finding it a little uncomfortable to watch. I'll keep going though, might hit better when I'm less tired. It's on Peacock which is NBC streaming (free).

I have a nerve block in a couple of days, thank goodness.

Things blooming: Lilacs, Tulips, strawberries, wood violets. The dandelions have mostly gone to seed. The landlord's kid finally mowed today; the lawn was getting a bit dire.

Possibly overdid it today.

Started my new shift at Humane society, which will be Tuesday 1-3, sorting donations. Really liked the woman doing orientation, and enjoyed the shift. She explained things well and was friendly. She told me a little about her former job (before she retired) which was doing labor audits, investigating things like overtime and child labor violations.

I went to the vet to pick up more Apoquel for Abbie (this helps her allergies).
Next I stopped at the post office and waited in line about 20 minutes to mail a couple of things.

I forgot about swimming until I got home, and decided I would lay down for a few minutes before hand. Well, I fell right asleep and slept right through swim class. I'd set an alarm but turned it off. Abbie woke me up to go out a while later, at which point I watched a little TV and changed into my PJs.

Even after being sick for years, it's very difficult to gauge my energy. I'm hoping by writing down my activities I'll get a better idea.

It is very cold today; I'm grateful for central heating and indoor plumbing and warm wool clothes. I think about our ancestors surviving this weather (and worse) and I think about homeless people.

I feel like crap today; I intend to lay in bed, nap, and read fic.

Here is a collage I made last week. It didn't turn out exactly like I wanted, but then again, it's the first art I've done in ages. I think I will do some more collages because it was quick and easy to make and I liked the result.


I have been trying to read A Dance with Dragons for a while now, but it is so slow. I'll finish it eventually... surely by the end of the year!