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Day 3,361: Cast

Got to cast with J. Solid work day. Writing was solid…I’m getting there. Very slowly, but I am. Coops got a haircut. Coco spent time with me out in my office. The kitties are great. Got to see ALL of them today. Watched a little of the Warriors game in the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. We demolished the Spurs. Went to Costco with Bear.

A good day.

Day 3,360: Perfect

My life, right at this moment, is perfection. Coco is snuggled next to me, all sleepy and happy. She was better today. Much more relaxed. It’s like she knew that we were stressing about how barky she’s been, and she was like, “guys…I’m good.”

I’m really, really loving yoga, you guys. REALLY loving it. Especially doing it with Bear. It’s quality time together. I love it. Anyway…wish I’d done it sooner. I think she asked me to do it with her last year, and I said no. That was stupid. Stuuuuuppp...

Day 3,359: Better…

I had a better day today. Truly. Writing this morning was stop and start, no doubt, but it happened. And relatively painlessly. And I read more.

I’m enjoying the research. It gives me ideas. I definitely don’t want to get stuck in the research, surely, but up to this point of the book I’ve done NONE, so…I think I’m okay. In fact, I know I’m okay. I did research for the first book. Feels good to go back to that.

Coco’s been so uppity and anxious lately. Sigh. I think it’s because it’s been ...

Day 3,358: Off Kilter

The Warriors got whacked by the Suns tonight, a team that was missing literally all its star players, while we had our starting 5 back on the court together for the first time in over a month.

That timespan seemed to be a major reason why we lost.

I, like the Warriors, feel a bit off-kilter. I’m back to work. It’s going fine. I woke up this morning and was out in my office at a reasonable time. But, man…the writing is off. And it’s entirely because I’ve been apart from it for so many weeks...

Day 3,357: Trash Panda

A raccoon almost came into my office today to eat the cat food. He didn’t realize I was in there, and he literally froze for a second when he saw me. And then bam! He was out of our yard in about two seconds. I guess our reputation for putting out food has spread around the neighborhood. Which, of course, was inevitable.

The cats come and eat inside my office now when it’s raining out. I find it very…sweet. Nugget even took a little tour, sniffed my feet, and looked at me for a bit.

Liz to...

Day 3,356: Half A Traz

And I’m back!

Man…woke up today feeling COMPLETELY NORMAL. It’s the coolest thing with these vaccines, man; the immune response is LEGIT like being sick, but the recovery time is insane. The snap back to feeling normal is like a miracle, and I suppose it’s because we’re never really sick. There’s no actual virus inside us replicating itself, just the material in the injection. And once that stuff is sloughed off and broken up, the body just…returns to normal.

Anyway. That was a relief. Had...

Day 3,355: Yup

Indeed. The COVID and flu vaccines have fucked me up. I mean…not reeaaalllyy…but I am experiencing symptoms galore. On my ass all day today. Achy af. Fever, too. Immune system doing it’s work, which I’m grateful for. Also really looking forward to feeling better. Hopefully that’s tomorrow.

We shall see.

I think that’s it for me tonight, kids. I want to read for a little bit until I fall asleep, and I want to sleep through the night and wake up tomorrow feeling better. That sounds nice.

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Day 3,354: T-minus…

The countdown to symptoms has begun, I suppose. I got both my flu and covid vaccine/booster today. About four hours ago. I think I’m due for a fever in about two-to-four hours if it’s like it was the first couple times I got the covid jab. We’ll see. Maybe this time I’ll feel nothing! Hope so. But, even if I do end up getting like achy and a fever, no biggie. It goes away super quick.

Coco has taken to peeing whenever we leave her alone in the house. I think it’s a separation anxiety thing. S...

Day 3,353: Hey!

Hey hey! I felt normal today. Whew. Taking the drugs last night worked. I am not, in fact, getting sick. Just…starting up a new routine I suppose. Body freaking out just like the mind is. Sigh. I wish it wasn’t so, but it is. And it’s good news, actually. I’d rather be psychosomatic than actually sick.

Better work day. Long. I didn’t get a nap in, but that’s okay. Another long one tomorrow…but I’m set up for success. Whew.

I’m going to make this one short tonight I think. Coco is snuggled ...

Day 3,352: Off

So…champagne. Damn, that stuff gives a hangover, doesn’t it? Both Liz and I. We finally opened our new years’ champagne, and we drank about 2/3s of it—not even the whole thing!—and we both woke up feeling like shit. It’s happened before. I remember one new years I had champagne and…tequila, I think? And holy shit, was I sick. Not nearly so bad this time, but it was enough to put me off the whole day.

Sigh.

I have this stupid lingering cough, and this weird thing where I wake up in the morn...