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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...

Day 4,067: Missing You

What cities do I want to visit?

I’ve never been to so many. Sooooo many. I want to visit Tokyo. London. I’d love to visit Dublin. In the US, I’ve never been to New Orleans, which would be fun. And DC. I’ve done pretty well with the US cities, actually. I’ve been to…most of them? I’ve never actually hung out in Denver, I suppose that one would be cool, or St. Louis…but I’ve done most big cities on the coasts.

But abroad, so many. All the cities! Amsterdam! Prague! The riviera! Florence! Bom...

Day 4,066: What Are You Eating?!

Joy is licking the carpet underneath our bed right now, which is very disturbing. WHY???? Did, like, Cooper puke down there or something? I looked and shined a light and it looked totally normal. Ugh. Probably, like, some crumbs under there from Cooper eating one of his nighttime treats or something, but still! Hate it.

Joy is such a little puppy still in so many ways. She wants to eat almost everything. Or, at least put it in her mouth. She doesn’t eat everything like she used to, thank lord...

Day 4,065: Coooooopey

Cooper is lying in Liz’s place on the bed right now, lol. So happy there. Posted up. Ready to snooze. Where is she supposed to sleep, Coopey? Whatevs. Not my problem, he says.

A lower key day today. Whew. Work was fairly chill—we finally figured out how to do this re-delivery so it wouldn’t mess everything up. And then I went over to Josh’s to podcast. We watched The Family Man, which I can officially say is underrated. Truly. It’s delightful. Very poignant. Nic Cage does a great job and Tea ...

Day 4,064: Here We Go

Have I ever performed on stage or given a speech?

Yes! Omg, countless times. I used to be an actor. I went to acting school for my university degree. This question is easy: yes.

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One of those days today that just kind of disappeared on me. I’m still kind of out of it from the incredibly long couple of work days. But, glad we got everything done, and very grateful today was quiet.

I’m such a spreadsheet guy. As I’ve been reading these books on wine lately, I’ve been adding any wine...

Day 4,063: Angel Sighing

Going to bed at 11 tonight, which is an improvement over last night, lol. Last night was 3:30, actually. Oof. Laaaaaattteeee nights. Still a couple questions about the deliveries we did, little errors that don’t quite make sense, but it’s done for now. They’re all up, which should be in time for launch.

Exhausted. Totally out of my routine. Hopefully I can steal a day or something to recover. I should hit a full weeks’ worth of hours tomorrow, so we’ll see. Big oof.

It was just sleep, eat,...