February 24: Lots 'o Stuff
Lots going on today, but none of it especially exciting.
I started my day with a splendid cup of coffee, maybe the best brew of this bag so far. I also realized I've screwed up my coffee allotment, such that I won't get to Monday morning with the beans I have. This rarely happens, but it sent me into conserve mode. When I get to Rhode Island I'll buy some up there on the company dime. But for today, I'll need to skip a cup today or tomorrow. In the meantime, I bought the subscription for Passenger, which is a very good price.
Finished changing the last 2 smoke alarms, so now we have 6 new ones in the house. While I hope we'll never need them, we now have a new allotment across the board. Again, not exciting but it's a thing off the list. I then rode the bike while I watched the next-to-last episode of the Sopranos, and started the series finale. My ride was not exciting, and today was the 5th day in a row; I'm feeling tired. I'm still sick, as it happens. I've used NyQuil to sleep since that Wednesday in Rhode Island the week before last. It blows.
Dropped the truck off at the shop, because the "new" transmission is slipping already. Great. Then off to Costco where we spent $400 on what seemed like nothing when we eventually got home. Before home, we swung by the hardware store for light bulbs, and we took a pit stop at Ambee Coffee to give it a second shot. For those scoring at home, this would be my second stop here. I got the pour over, and this time it was a bit better. The shop is all organic, which IME tends to have beans on the more acidic side. As such, the roasts are harder to work with. We watched 1 barista try to teach the other 2, and we spoke a bit about the process. One admitted she has never made one of these.
Back home and I went to town changing all the light bulbs that have burnt out upstairs. In all, there were 16. This shit is expensive and I understand anyone who just chooses to live in the dark. Then I went out back to play with the dog and disassemble my framed out wooden berm. While the plan I was following would have worked, I decided it was going to be too much effort. I now have a plan B which I'll work on when it gets warmer outside.
While D rode the bike I did some bike & ski laundry, then I stretched while I watched the end of the Sopranos. The ending didn't bother me as much as a lot of people. I'm fine with how it went. Apparently there's a prequel which is decent, but at this point I think I'm going to watch something more upbeat. Perhaps a documentary on Pol Pot, or something along those lines.
I might pack later. Or tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will mark the 6th trip of the year, which will roll into the 7th next weekend. While I do like taking trips, this has been a bit much. And 2 of these have been to Rhode Island which is like...2 too many, if I'm being honest. But hey, I get to take the train tomorrow. So there's that.
