Monthly Archives: August 2020

Today I learned

Posted on August 13, 2020 by A Dreamer

That when the power goes out for an extended period of time, while the fancypants thermostat for the heat/AC does come back on with the power – it resets everything to the factory defaults, and is in OFF mode. (Seems … Continue reading →

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A bleary eyed happy hump day

Posted on August 12, 2020 by A Dreamer

We had hella storms come through starting at fuck all 4 am this morning, lost power for about an hour (thank you Dominion Power for getting that turned around right quick) and someone did not get back to sleep at … Continue reading →

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Dear Russian folks

Posted on August 11, 2020 by A Dreamer

Sorry you’re going to be treated as guinea pigs in the vaccine race. I mean, shit, maybe it will work and not hurt folks and all will be OK – but I wouldn’t feel the slightest bit comfortable getting that … Continue reading →

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Another day

Posted on August 10, 2020 by A Dreamer

Another call to Congress. This USPS fuckery… Now I’m starting to think I’d be better off doing absentee-in-person, cause I’m not really sure I’ll *get* my ballot in the first place with the talk circulating of telling the USPS to … Continue reading →

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Mmm, tomatoes

Posted on August 8, 2020 by A Dreamer

Got to the farmers market again today – tomatoes! sweet peppers! apples! baklava! savory pies! The baklava & pies are from Baku Delicious, which specializes in Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Russian delights. I felt that having to compete with the bees … Continue reading →

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It’s Friday, YAY!

Posted on August 7, 2020 by A Dreamer

We made it!! In kinda cool news, Virginia has a contact tracing app! Definitely designed with privacy in mind, only uses low-energy bluetooth and if folks actually download it and use it, it could be a lot of help. Basically … Continue reading →

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Oof.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by A Dreamer

Just woke the fuck up with anxiety this morning. Not sure if it was weird dreams, or you know, the whole fucking world being what it is. And the explosion in Beirut? My god, I can’t even imagine that on … Continue reading →

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Ready-ish?

Posted on August 4, 2020 by A Dreamer

All day yesterday, the county was putting out message after message about being prepared for Isaias. And that’s when I realized the pandemic has really taken it out of me – any other year, I would have been all over … Continue reading →

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COFFEE ACQUIRED!!

Posted on August 3, 2020 by A Dreamer

I felt so bad for the morning shift crew – to walk into a stack of online orders must have been a hell of a way to get the day going. I do need to handwash the cold brew pitcher … Continue reading →

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Not the best omen

Posted on August 3, 2020 by A Dreamer

But it does track with being a Monday. Got up, put in Starbucks mobile order*, go to the shop and… It’s dark, locked, and not opening until 8AM. This change happened sometime since Friday and I didn’t even notice the … Continue reading →

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