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Blog Thread 5: A New Beginning
Is it cold in here?:
Congratulations!
I am nestled in a sleeper compartment on the train with Christmas lights in the window and a 4G hotspot connecting me to the outside world.
EDIT: The only coffee remaining in the hotel room this morning was decaf. We were running late and I knew my key card wasn't going to work to let me back in if I left the room. My wife was asleep so the options of knocking to have her let me in, or propping the door open, were not available.
So I tried to do the morning routine without coffee. Big mistake.
Packing up, I went to put the cap back on the shaving cream in my travel kit. It was very difficult to install. I finally succeeded. Turns out it was the cap for something else. So I had to remove it. This was even harder than putting in on was.
Slapstick ensued. My wife was awake by this point so we even tried playing tug of war with one of us holding the cap and the other holding the can.
"We're a tool using species", I reasoned, and went over to where my Swiss Army knife was and tried to pry off the cap.
This involved a lot of force. Enough force, in fact, to puncture the pressurized can of shaving cream.
Sofa, coffee table, that day's change of clothes, my wife's side of the bed, the rug, and the walls all got sprayed.
I left an extra tip for housekeeping after doing my best to clean up.
EDIT: Today I grabbed a cup to fill it with water. I grabbed it quickly. Too quickly, since it was already full. Fortunately it landed in the sink. There have been a lot of things like that this trip. I did remember to turn on an app which guides me through breathing and imagery exercises. Multiple attempts to tap the start button all failed. I savored the irony.
EDIT: While running an errand to fix another problem, a new one started. Something jumped out of my pocket onto the sidewalk. Mirabilie dictu, I was alert enough to feel it go and turn around to grab it. As I reached for it, not before, I realized it was my wallet. This is downtown, in a famously rough city. Narrow escape there.
Welu:
These last couple work weeks have sucked and I have one more, at least, to go but my bank balance is pretty satisfying right now. Plus now it's after Christmas I'm not already planning on where all my money goes before I receive it. Fukken hate being a growed upper.
pwhodges:
My grandson in Germany has been recommended to move on to Gymnasium when he changes school; I gather this is a good thing.
Welu:
Brother got surgery on his knee today. Went well. Glad he finally got it and can start healing his knee properly after years.
pwhodges:
I guess they want me to tell them whether to return the money (about £400 for that lot, as there are three large SSDs in there) or send me the same again.
Thing is, it was actually delivered two days ago...
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