Hats, Rat, Tuna Pat
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taz_39Sunday's hat:
A lacy sun hat, we are back into triple-digit heat indexes this week and I started off with a felt hat but it was just too uncomfortable.
It was a pretty chill day at the hat shop, busy at normal levels. At closing I was allowed to leave after chores were done instead of having to wait around for the keyholders to finalize the registers, which was nice.
Jameson had been to a concert at House of Blues at Disney Springs, it was Lawrence the Band with Jukebox the Ghost as the cover. I don't know much about either band except that they've got heavy Queen and Ben Folds influences, which is why they're right up Jameson's alley. Apparently a lot of local musicians went to see them, there was a lot of chatter online about the concert.
Jameson And Friends swung by the hat shop after the concert, but that was literally five minutes from closing time so I had to sort of rush them through a tour of the shop and then kick them out.
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Monday. Here it is, the last day of September!
Breakfast and messing with the firefly petunias.
I moved the two cuttings to get more light and the mother plant to get less. Trying to cram everyone in under these lights is very annoying, and I really wish it would stop being horrific outside so I could put them out.
After breakfast a trip to the grocery for dinner ingredients, then transcription until lunch, practicing and more transcription. I finished the project today, which is great because Tuesday was my original due date. Now I know that even if I hadn't asked for extra time I would've been "ok," though it would have been a closer call than I'd like. As it is, I will both be able to turn in the project early and also spend quality time checking it carefully for errors.
For dinner I made us avocado tuna melts, recipe from Dude Diet Dinnertime.
These are a healthy version of a classic tuna melt: avocado in place of mayo, whole wheat English muffins, and crispy turkey bacon bits mixed in for texture and smoky flavor. Other ingredients include Old Bay, shallots, dijon mustard, sweet pickle relish, lemon juice, salt and pepper, hot sauce, tomato, and cheese. They were very delicious.
During dinner prep my aunt called, and she's ready for her petunia now so I'll try to send it ASAP.
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Tuesday, October first.
The countdown begins.
I woke up early all in a tizzy to get that firefly petunia in the mail! One less pre-tour chore to worry about :p
After breakfast I packaged it up and repotted the other two cuttings as well, essentially moving the next-largest cutting into my aunt's cutting's previous pot, and the next-smallest into that one's pot, etc etc. In the process of doing all of this I noticed that my pineapple crown that I planted last week had rotted, so I threw it out :( The lemon tree also does not look good, I think everything just got way too much water this summer.
Shipped the plant, it was INSANELY expensive but it's a gift so I'm not thinking about that, lalalala.
Back home I prepped food for work, washed our sheets, changed the bedsheets, and reviewed my transcription work.
After lunch Jameson went to the gym so I vacuumed and swept the tile, then more transcription review. I decided to forego trombone practice so that I could complete and submit the assignment today, and hopefully get another assignment going. Then it was time for work.
Today's hat:
This is the 30th hat I've worn, so I have made a social media post of all the hats I've worn up to this point. You all have gotten the sneak peek, but CLICK HERE if you want to see all of the photos together in one place :)
Most people don't have any idea I've been working at a hat shop, so I guess this is the big reveal.
It was slow at Disney Springs tonight, I sold what I could but it rained for over an hour and that killed what little custom there was.
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Wednesday after breakfast it was 76 degrees (24.4C!) so I went for a walk! (The heat index is still around 86)
During the walk I contemplated many things. In ten days I'll give notice at the hat shop, and also let the transcription company know that I'll be going on tour. 14 days after that, I'll have three days to pack and get ready to fly to Kentucky for tech week. There is still a lot on my To-Do List between now and then. It feels overwhelming and I wonder how much I can realistically do on top of work.
Right as I was rounding our block, I saw movement in the middle of the road. It was a rat with his head in a trap.
He was stumbling around in circles, poor guy, probably in great pain. There was a car coming so I stood by the rat until it passed, then inspected the trap and found it was just a snap-type, a lot like THIS. This meant that all I had to do to release him was squeeze the other end. I tried to do it with my foot/shoe first, but the trap skidded out from under my shoe and frightened the rat. So I decided the risk was worth taking and grabbed the trap with my hand, watching the rat carefully, and squeezed to open it.
The rat shot away immediately, staggered across the road, got himself together, and ran into the bushes.
There was no blood on the trap and he looked "ok," so I think he's all right.
With how many hawks and snakes are in this neighborhood, I can't believe that someone needed to set a trap outdoors.
Anyway. Inside I washed up and ate lunch, then to the grocery for lasagna ingredients, then mixed up the cheese filling ahead of time and made a salad for a side. A small rest and trombone practice, then I got to work on the lasagna because cooking the meat sauce and assembling the pasta takes a while, followed by an hour or so in the oven. It tasted good, normal lasagna.
Jameson thinks he's coming down with a head cold, so we're taking it easy tonight.
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Thursday: Night shift at the hat shop. Maybe I'll have a new transcription job by then too.
Friday: Day off. I'll probably take my car for an oil change or try to knock out some other pre-tour chore.
Saturday: Night shift at the hat shop.
Sunday: ???
A lacy sun hat, we are back into triple-digit heat indexes this week and I started off with a felt hat but it was just too uncomfortable.
It was a pretty chill day at the hat shop, busy at normal levels. At closing I was allowed to leave after chores were done instead of having to wait around for the keyholders to finalize the registers, which was nice.
Jameson had been to a concert at House of Blues at Disney Springs, it was Lawrence the Band with Jukebox the Ghost as the cover. I don't know much about either band except that they've got heavy Queen and Ben Folds influences, which is why they're right up Jameson's alley. Apparently a lot of local musicians went to see them, there was a lot of chatter online about the concert.
Jameson And Friends swung by the hat shop after the concert, but that was literally five minutes from closing time so I had to sort of rush them through a tour of the shop and then kick them out.
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Monday. Here it is, the last day of September!
Breakfast and messing with the firefly petunias.
I moved the two cuttings to get more light and the mother plant to get less. Trying to cram everyone in under these lights is very annoying, and I really wish it would stop being horrific outside so I could put them out.
After breakfast a trip to the grocery for dinner ingredients, then transcription until lunch, practicing and more transcription. I finished the project today, which is great because Tuesday was my original due date. Now I know that even if I hadn't asked for extra time I would've been "ok," though it would have been a closer call than I'd like. As it is, I will both be able to turn in the project early and also spend quality time checking it carefully for errors.
For dinner I made us avocado tuna melts, recipe from Dude Diet Dinnertime.
These are a healthy version of a classic tuna melt: avocado in place of mayo, whole wheat English muffins, and crispy turkey bacon bits mixed in for texture and smoky flavor. Other ingredients include Old Bay, shallots, dijon mustard, sweet pickle relish, lemon juice, salt and pepper, hot sauce, tomato, and cheese. They were very delicious.
During dinner prep my aunt called, and she's ready for her petunia now so I'll try to send it ASAP.
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Tuesday, October first.
The countdown begins.
I woke up early all in a tizzy to get that firefly petunia in the mail! One less pre-tour chore to worry about :p
After breakfast I packaged it up and repotted the other two cuttings as well, essentially moving the next-largest cutting into my aunt's cutting's previous pot, and the next-smallest into that one's pot, etc etc. In the process of doing all of this I noticed that my pineapple crown that I planted last week had rotted, so I threw it out :( The lemon tree also does not look good, I think everything just got way too much water this summer.
Shipped the plant, it was INSANELY expensive but it's a gift so I'm not thinking about that, lalalala.
Back home I prepped food for work, washed our sheets, changed the bedsheets, and reviewed my transcription work.
After lunch Jameson went to the gym so I vacuumed and swept the tile, then more transcription review. I decided to forego trombone practice so that I could complete and submit the assignment today, and hopefully get another assignment going. Then it was time for work.
Today's hat:
This is the 30th hat I've worn, so I have made a social media post of all the hats I've worn up to this point. You all have gotten the sneak peek, but CLICK HERE if you want to see all of the photos together in one place :)
Most people don't have any idea I've been working at a hat shop, so I guess this is the big reveal.
It was slow at Disney Springs tonight, I sold what I could but it rained for over an hour and that killed what little custom there was.
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Wednesday after breakfast it was 76 degrees (24.4C!) so I went for a walk! (The heat index is still around 86)
During the walk I contemplated many things. In ten days I'll give notice at the hat shop, and also let the transcription company know that I'll be going on tour. 14 days after that, I'll have three days to pack and get ready to fly to Kentucky for tech week. There is still a lot on my To-Do List between now and then. It feels overwhelming and I wonder how much I can realistically do on top of work.
Right as I was rounding our block, I saw movement in the middle of the road. It was a rat with his head in a trap.
He was stumbling around in circles, poor guy, probably in great pain. There was a car coming so I stood by the rat until it passed, then inspected the trap and found it was just a snap-type, a lot like THIS. This meant that all I had to do to release him was squeeze the other end. I tried to do it with my foot/shoe first, but the trap skidded out from under my shoe and frightened the rat. So I decided the risk was worth taking and grabbed the trap with my hand, watching the rat carefully, and squeezed to open it.
The rat shot away immediately, staggered across the road, got himself together, and ran into the bushes.
There was no blood on the trap and he looked "ok," so I think he's all right.
With how many hawks and snakes are in this neighborhood, I can't believe that someone needed to set a trap outdoors.
Anyway. Inside I washed up and ate lunch, then to the grocery for lasagna ingredients, then mixed up the cheese filling ahead of time and made a salad for a side. A small rest and trombone practice, then I got to work on the lasagna because cooking the meat sauce and assembling the pasta takes a while, followed by an hour or so in the oven. It tasted good, normal lasagna.
Jameson thinks he's coming down with a head cold, so we're taking it easy tonight.
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Thursday: Night shift at the hat shop. Maybe I'll have a new transcription job by then too.
Friday: Day off. I'll probably take my car for an oil change or try to knock out some other pre-tour chore.
Saturday: Night shift at the hat shop.
Sunday: ???
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