Author Archives: A Dreamer

Well, I guess it’s not *bad* news

Posted on August 16, 2020 by A Dreamer

The house has moved up the hearing with DeJoy to August 24th rather than mid-September. So, my voicemail to Gerry Connolly was a little less angry than it would have been, though I did say that the 24th still isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged | Leave a comment

Happy International Lily Appreciation Day!!

Posted on August 16, 2020 by A Dreamer

You may not have it on your calendar, but that’s OK, you know now. Apparently this time last year, for reasons he does not remember, my brother informed the cat that the 3rd Sunday in August is International Lily Appreciation … Continue reading →

Posted in Lily, Photos | Tagged , | Leave a comment

PPE, but FASHION!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by A Dreamer

Because I have no impulse control, over the past few months, I’ve acquired quite the collection of masks from Vera Bradley and now I pretty much can match a mask to any t-shirt I own. Granted, most of my t-shirts … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Lily, Photos, Pleasant Things | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Sigh.

Posted on August 14, 2020 by A Dreamer

This was supposed to be the long weekend where I watched the Padres play the Nationals FOUR times in a row. Obviously, that’s not happening. (Also, still waiting on that refund, Nats.) Still taking a shorter long weekend off work, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellany | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Joys of Homeownership, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Miscellany | Tagged | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in COVID19, Pleasant Things | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Politics, Rants | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in COVID19, Food | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in COVID19 | Tagged | Leave a comment