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July 29, 2019
Day 2,098: Quicks
Quick one tonight. Late. Tired. Happy.
I did podcast editing, paid bills, snuggled the pups, walked Coops, and podcasted with Josh.
Tomorrow…we dine in Vegas after a road trip.
Can’t wait.
Night 
July 28, 2019
Day 2,097: Dog Tired
Holy balls I am exhausted.
The sun will do that to you, amiright??? Seriously. Sun and heat wipe you the fuck out. Especially when you’re drinking…which wasn’t…and swimming, and grilling, and piloting boats, and hanging out with your bros and ladies…
It was a lot of amazing this weekend. Easily one of the best trips Liz and I have ever taken to spend with family.
The water was amazing. The views were amazing. Houseboating is amazing, even with the POS houseboats we were one. Or, to be fair, o...
July 27, 2019
Day 2,096: Floating and Poker
Another amazing day on the lake with my brother and his fiancé.
It was HOT. AS. BALLLLSSSS.
But…with enough sunscreen and the water literally at my feet, it was actually bliss. The water was warm at the top, and cool if I let my feet dangle down from my floatie. I would dip down into the water and get my head wet whenever I was feeling too warm again, and I applied sunscreen four times throughout the day.
It worked. I stayed cool and I think I may have avoided a sunburn. I hope so.
All the wh...
July 26, 2019
Day 2,095: Houseboat
I’m on a lake right now, typing this on my phone.
Liz and I are out at Scott and Addie’s bachelor/bachelorette party. They chartered two houseboats on Lake Shasta and it. Is. Gorgeous out here. Good lawd.
Anyway, I’m next to a grown man right now in bed. His name is Danny. And he’s about to pass out. The light of my phone is rude, so we’ll end it here. Good night y’all. This will actually post when I have more reception.
Things to remember:
Lying on the roof, smoking, and looking up at the st...
July 25, 2019
Day 2,094: Le Quick
Has to be quick tonight because it’s 1am and I have to get up early to fly out of town…or as the business world calls it, OOT
July 24, 2019
Day 2,093: The Lost Day
I just posted what somehow became a lost blog entry. It never posted, I guess? And somehow, it showed back up in my “trashed” folder?
I don’t know. But, I’ve re-posted it in the sense that I just acknowledged what had happened. I couldn’t even open the post to look at what I talked about. All I know is that Josh and I played golf that day. July 17, 2018. Just over a year ago.
What a year it’s been since then.
Anyway…it’s very late. I need to sleep. I have an early morning meeting with James....
July 23, 2019
Day 2,092: Rally
Today rallied.
I was down early. Got a late start because…well, just because I felt overwhelmed.
That seems to happen a lot the first day that I work from home in any given week. It’s part of a pattern. This time, specifically, it was because I realized I had so much stuff to do before we leave town on Friday.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my therapist pointing out that “safe” is a feeling that I very much hunt for and am sensitive to in my life. Whenever I feel uncomfortable or stressed or...
July 22, 2019
Day 2,091: 100% Pure Coops
Work today was solid. It was prep stuff, and gathering stuff for delivery.
Writing today was…scary. But I did it. And…some good stuff happened. I think? We’ll see.
I still fight the idea that stuff should be ‘good,’ and that it needs to be so because I need to be done with this project asap.
That kind of thinking, I realize as I type out this entry, is toxic. It holds me back. It prevents me from experimenting, or even allowing myself to get things wrong. It paralyzes me. And it’s because I l...
July 21, 2019
Day 2,090: Werds
I just wrote some werds. I like them.
I feel a little stressed out about the fact that I haven’t written really over the past few days, but I guess I just wasn’t ready. I was ready tonight, so I wrote a little bit. I want to write more tomorrow, but that means going tooooo bed 
July 20, 2019
Day 2,089: Unsafe
I realized today in therapy that safety is a big theme in my life.
I like to feel safe.
That can really serve me sometimes, and it can really torpedo me at other times, especially when that’s working on my subconscious.
I’m keeping it short tonight, but I just wanted to share that little bit of insight. It feels like some good stuff
