I’m feeling mostly better today. The pain is still there a bit. Feels like it’s in the bones, low down on my spine. But I got a lot of pooping done today, and that seems to have helped, overall.
More interesting dreams. There was one that was a game show where a woman was restrained atop a giant cake, and she said, “who’s your cake decorator, Jeff Goldblum?” I don’t know why my subconscious decided that the cake was decorated in such a way that it was associated with Jeff Goldblum. It seemed like a kind of gothic decoration, gray and ruffly with red accents, and, of course, the woman tied up on top. Another dream had Ambrose in it. We were sharing a bong and I almost dropped it, and was angry at myself for breaking my probation. In another, I had long hair again, down past my shoulder blades, but it was fuller than my hair was at that length, as if I’d gotten a blowout.
This morning, I got a text from my neighbor letting me know the bucks were headed my way. I didn’t even look at the text. When I saw who it was from, I Just went right outside and found the bucks walking calmly through my yard. I got a few good pictures.
The workday went well. I got some testing done, and had some good meetings. I’ve set up regular query training meetings with my newest employee. I kind of let the regular training drop a bit during the summer, but she’s making progress regardless. I’m going back through the powerpoints that I used for the class I taught with a colleague because query takes time and repetition to learn. I had a bit of a sob session a few minutes before this afternoon’s training meeting; the meeting helped me pull it together.
I got my dishes done during family zoom. I forget who it was that I was telling that I did dishes while on family zoom and they asked if anyone minded if I did that. I guess I’ve never specifically asked if they minded, but I’ve told them before that I’m grateful to have them on while I do dishes. It helps me get the dishes done.
My parents signed off and let my brother and I chat a bit. It was good to catch up with him. I’m glad his new/old job is going well. I told him that I’m going to try to go to a hike-in hot springs tomorrow morning, so I’d better get to bed so I can get up nice and early and hike in before it gets too hot for hot springs. Not that I think it will. I’ve gone to the hot springs when it’s over 90 degrees outside. I still like soaking in the hot water.