Alex

I dreamt last night I went and signed on to do another degree.

I awoke in a cold sweat with a feeling of dread

It's been 7 months. I have yet to buy said tagine.

My self confidence is unparalleled. On changing code, I verbally commented to myself "Okie doke, how bad did We fuck this?"

I don't know how I'm considered responsible enough to review a PhD thesis, but here I am, doing so close to midnight, while listening to all manner of noise to keep me focussed 😅

So Persian rugs and dark stained cube shelving. I didn't have this on my post 40s queer bingo card 😅

This did not last long.

...Ah. And as we all know, the first step in unlocking a new kink is to joke about a kink...

So, maybe a kink thing? 🤔

The receptionist at my dentist knows my voice. I didn't need to say who I was or when my appointment was. She knew.

Am I...am I going to the dentist TOO much?*

*But also, yes as my spenny bones were in not a particularly good state. It's not a kink thing

I seem to be going on a 2000's EBM nostalgia kick, listening to Apop 🤔

After being in 8 - 12 / 10 pain last week after a wisdom tooth removal, and having the hole packed yesterday, this week I get to remember what it's like being 16, smoking clove cigarettes

Ah yes, a sour beer that looks like cordial, smells like vomit and tastes like nothing.

Do you ever just rub your arm like an IV drug user and wonder if somewhere there's a parallel universe version of you having an interesting time?

Time series modelling is consistently asking yourself "where have I fucked up" when the predictions are good

Achievement unlocked - Hanging garden hose installed.

Second achievement unlocked - Resisting the urge to say "Look at all my hose"

I remembered my login! 🎉

I got them from Military1st (ick name but good range?). Brandit Tactical Boots

I have wanted boots with quick laces and no zip 😄

A new pair of combat boots that don't have a footpad made of concrete? Bliss. My calves, hips and lower back are so relaxed right now 🫠

Tale old as time 😄

Am I hungover or coming down with something? Por che no los dos? 😅

What's happened to me? Home by 11 on a Saturday. Currently eating string beans while waiting for dumplings, broccoli and peas to steam.

Actually, NM. I'm content here

The inertia to get ready for work is overwhelming

I'm going to sleep with my blinds open. Will I be woken up by sunshine or my own internal demons screaming at 3am so I'm not able to sleep until sunrise? Who knows? 😅

Unrelated, I don't understand how folks without a nesting partner sleep in the middle of the bed. I've always had a side

Oh look, I finally chose a line with something (queer enby agnostic joke there)

Why does future / past Tupal look like Yoda
#20YearsTooLate

I never imagined a large part of my current life would consist of looking up second hand rugs on the internet

TIL a vacuum power head doesn't work on polished concrete and now I need to resort to a broom like a peasant

Also "Vacuum power head doesn't work on polished concrete" is IMO an awesome name for an Avant Garde funk jazz meets grindcore band who specialise in songs about Sanrio characters

Far too much tape but no string 😔

Asking a shower head to tell me its secrets was not on my bingo card for today...

"Where did my tea escape to" is not an utterance I ever expected to say

I was concerned about moving close to a train line. I'm now concerned about just how comforting I find the sound of trains going passed