Ira Heinichen's Blog, page 27

Day 4,077: Rockin Around

Had a really, really wonderful Christmas today, thank you baby g. We got up at the butt crack to take care of the pups and then head over to the King’s so we could be there in time for Christmas morning…and then turned out to be there, like, an hour early, lol. Nobody was up yet. But, no matter—we walked Joy around the neighborhood and it was absolutely gorgeous out. By the time we got back to their house, Wolfie was up and let us into the house. Breakfast came soon after—the cutest heart waffle...

Day 4,076: Fireworks

Tommen is in Cooper’s thunder shirt, which is this strappy-type shirt that makes a dog feel like they’re being held nice and tight. There are fireworks going off outside and I guess he doesn’t like them. Shivering and pawing to be held and whatnot. Poor bud. Loud noises. Not fun. But, it seems to be working. He’s not shivering at the moment. Seems like the fireworks are dying down, too, which is nice.

Merry Christmas Eve if you celebrate it, and happy holidays if you don’t. Liz and I watched ...

Day 4,075: Bees

Busy busy busy day. I was really hoping I’d be able to wrap up work back on Friday and really have nothing to do this week. Alas, it was out of my hands. There was stuff that needed to be done today, and I did it. Gotta do what you gotta do, right? Right.

Got to watch the Warriors game tonight, though…and it’s rough. We’re a play-in team. I think this latest streak is who we are. Sure, Steph has struggled lately, but I’m sure that’s mostly because his knees are hurting him, which I’m sure is ...

Day 4,074: Devil’s Slide

It’s so hard to watch your dogs deteriorate. There’s a unique despair. It happens so quickly. All the sudden, they’re very, very old. Only a week or two of being sick and not moving around much, and they lose all their muscle mass. In a blink, it looks like they’re dying, and sometimes they are. And they can’t talk to you, they can’t tell you where it hurts or why they don’t want to eat or move around. Suddenly this loved one that you’ve built your life around keeping safe…is in mortal danger. Y...

Day 4,073: Lean Back

Quick one tonight because it’s already late and ya boy is tired…but we had a really wonderful holiday party with our friends tonight, met some really nice people, and yes, met their dogs. Which is crazy, because their dogs aren’t exactly new, I just haven’t been over to meet them until today.

We blind tasted wines, which was fun. They were all special Trader Joe’s “reserve” wines from the various years that they’d been holding onto with the idea of lining them all up and doing a blind tasting...

Day 4,072: Mind

Late! We watched our last movie of 2024 tonight: Elf! I’d never actually seen it from beginning to end. I’ve seen so many clips, even just from work, that it felt like I had, but nope! First time. Loved it. Drank champagne to celebrate the year that has been. And now Tommen is with us, sweet boy. So happy to have him.

Night night.

Day 4,071: Dirty Thirty

List my top 5 grocery items.

I need sourdough bread for toast. That’s a must. I need eggs. And OJ. That’s three things right there for breakfast. Gotta have frozen burritos. That’s lunch. And…a snack of some kind, let’s say. Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is one of my favorites. Let’s say those are my five, but five isn’t really enough.

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I. Am. EXHAUSTED. Man. Long day. Got a really good night’s sleep, though, so that’s good. But, whew. Big time push. I’ve got tomorrow as well…and then probably...

Day 4,070: Wild One

Describe a man who has positively impacted my life.

My dad. Easy. Jon Heinichen is one of the kindest, friendliest, most wonderful people to be around in the world. I really, really lucked out with him, thank the stars. He’s thoughtful, musical, loves movies and books, a tinkerer, a craftsman, adores animals, always has a smile on his face, he can build you a deck or install a front door, a deal hunter with a nose for free stuff…but he was there and loving when we were kids, and that’s what m...

Day 4,069: Snugged

Making it a quick one tonight because…well, because Joy is curled up on me where I usually put my iPad, and writing an entry on my phone just takes too long. But…today was a really good day. I got half the finances done, and I’m in enough of a groove I should be able to finish them by midday tomorrow, then boogie on some more work pulling clips. Whew.

A good day. The panic of not having this done is starting to subside, thank you lord. I am exhausted though, let me tell you.

Night night.

Day 4,068: Double Trouble

What skills or lessons have I learned recently?

Right now, I’m learning how to read Shakespeare—really read Shakespeare. I have training already, but mostly on the performance side of things which, granted, involves hefty reading. But it’s with a different aim: as a performer, you’re reading to memorize, to analyze the rhetoric, certainly, but for your character, primarily, and ultimately to then perform and embody, leaving the text behind. It’s different reading to understand from the writin...