who's the motherflippin'?

monday:

another night waking up in pain in the middle to move to the couch.

well, i'm pleased to report that mr smear did, in fact, complete his homework - both for sunday and monday - but it wasn't without some extra-added encouragement. i worked from home, and i'm still amused that my ex-montreal coworker had to answer the door in the middle of a video call and decided that *that* was the appropriate time to put pants on 🤣

aside from a visit to the hospital and clinic to sort out authorization for gd's nerve block next week, i didn't get out the house. i was surprised when my coworker signed off at 7.30, because i had no idea it was so late...

funny moments: mr smear bashing his foot on the couch leg (not funny), then yelling "i need a break!" in exactly gd's usual tone. also, mr smear becoming very frustrated with a boss in the prodigy math game, arguing with me when i suggested that he might want to change tactics, finally winning and - in joyful celebration - repeatedly yelling "I'M THE MOTHERFLIPPING!" 🤣

(technically) yesterday:

another night waking up in pain in the middle to move to the couch.

today was a difficult wakeup (again), but once mr smear got going it was fine. gd and i enjoyed a peaceful start to the day, and at the office i managed to solve two big problems (both with github actions) before home-time in spite of a lengthy work meeting as well as a parent-guidance session in the middle.

it felt really nice to leave the office before dark, and in really pleasant weather.

mr smear was good for homework again (yay!), and so the evening was mostly relaxing (and watching is it cak3? over dinner). i read a bit more of the prisoner of azkaban to mr smear at bedtime,  then put on my new blades and headed out to join the group for the first time in at least half a year (between winter and the war...)

it was a relaxed route, and really nice (aside from a few points where we went through construction or the nasty bricks we call ackershtein), but it was hard on my body and i went from parched and dehydrated by the time we finally got a break directly to having had too much fruit juice and sugar from the ice-lollie.

anyway, i had a great time and i'm really happy i went. i've been home for an hour now, i'm good-sore, i'm showered, and i'm ready for bed.

now to see what the damned mosquito that's been bothering gd all night is up to.