HAPPY PRIDE

Today was Pride.  Some call it Gay Pride.  There is a big parade.  I am a contingent monitor.  I have to keep the contingent safe and obeying the rules.  I watched a training video.

I was getting ready to do my job and this women comes running up and said "there you are".  She thrust a cookie shaped like a heart in a rainbow motif at me.  I said thank you but no.  I am vegan.  She seemed disappointed.  I said thank you and gave her a hug.  She seemed better.

I was not feeling my best at the parade.  I have been super tired and sore for days.  This march did not help anything.  Some folks protested something at the parade and we got held up for almost 1 hour so that added on to the time I had to stand up.

When I got home I took a long epsom salts bath.  Then I fell asleep at 9 pm.

Until tomorrow...

PINK SATURDAY

Today is Pink Saturday.  It is the day before Pride.  You have to wear pink clothes and there are parties all over.  My friend has a party every year.   It is 90% guys but it is really fun.  I went late and hung out with my neighbors.  I had a lot of fun for 2 hours.

Until tomorrow...

THE HOUSE IS DONE

Today the painters finished painting the house.  It looks great! I am SO happy it is over.   I could not get a great photo because the lighting was bad at that hour.  I will get a good photo tomorrow. Here is a photo of the front door and Lucky:

She is ready to celebrate Pride Weekend!  I could not find my big Gay Flag so I had to put up my little flag on the door. Who knows where my big flag has been put.  I am sure I will find it in August, a bit late.

Until tomorrow...

APPLE A DAY

I eat an apple a day. I have been doing this for years.  An apple is filling and has lots of fiber.  I also love apples.  I love sweet apples.  My teeth are bonded so I can't bite into apples and I have to cut them up.  

I spend my time picking out my apples.  I feel a good looking apple is false advertising when the inside is rotten.  It really annoys me when I get an apple home and it looks beautiful and I cut into it and it is rotten inside.  I feel cheated.  

A rotten apple should have some sort of blemish outside so I can see it is rotten inside and then I won't pick it out of the pile at the store.  But no.  This never happens.  I wake up in the morning and my breakfast is ruined with a rotten apple.  

Okay, this isn't a life changing event but it is annoying and a waste of money.

Until tomorrow...

VEGGIE AND FRUIT BOX

I got my veggie and fruit box and surprise! There was stuff in it that I didn't order.  Some of the stuff I did order was missing.  I ordered spinach and that was missing but I got cilantro.  Not really a substitute.  I also didn't get my curly kale.  I guess I won't be making a soup this week.  Unless it is cilantro soup!!  I also swear I didn't order kiwis but I got them too. 

I think the person who put my box together was preoccupied.  I called and they credited me for the stuff I didn't get.  At least it wasn't eaten by an animal like a couple of times ago.  That was gross.

Until tomorrow...

POSTPONED PAINTERS

The painters have postponed until Friday.  They didn't show up today and asked if they could come tomorrow but I have to work tomorrow and Thursday so Friday it is.  I can't wait until the painting is over!! 

I took Happi to be checked yesterday.  She has been getting food stuck in her lower jaw when she eats.  I have to massage it out after each meal.  I got concerned that something sinister was going on so I took her in to get it checked out.  They think it is getting stuck where they took out her tooth last year or behind her last tooth.  They felt around and didn't feel anything. 

She has gained a pound so that is a good thing.  She was 20 pounds last week and she is 21+ pounds this week.  The kibble I bought seems to be working.  I just have to mush the wet food and kibble together or she picks out the kibble and only eats that.  So, you are asking why not feed her only the kibble?  The kibble gives her room clearing gas if she eats too much.  It is better if she eats a mixture.  She needs to gain about 3-4 pounds more.

Until tomorrow...

FACEBOOK AD

There is an ad on TV for Facebook Groups.  I am not trying to push Facebook or Facebook Groups.  I just like the ad.  It starts out with men picking out sports women's sports shirts.  Then you realize that the shirts are for little girls.  The shirts are all NY Mets shirts.  There are regular Mets shirts and pink Mets shirts.  Then they show the girls at the game with the men and you realize it is dads and daughters  They are at the game having a good time.

The reason I am writing about this is that it reminds me of my dad.  When I was a kid, my dad used to take me (and sometimes my brother's too) to the Mets games.  I used to love going to those Mets games with my dad.  It is one of my favorite memories as a kid.  They are still my favorite team even though I live very far away.

Until tomorrow...

PARKING SPOT

Today I took my friends kid out for vegan burgers and ice cream. We had a good time catching up. When we were done we walked around the neighborhood.

When we arrive in the area we were driving down the street and I saw a person get in their car to pull out of a parking spot. I put on my blinker. The person pulled out and I pulled forward to back in. A person jumped into the spot. He said I am saving the spot. I continued the back up. He moved out of the way when he saw I was not stopping. He said again I was saving that spot. Huh?!

I guess he might have been with one of these new annoying services I heard about where you can pay someone to reserve a parking spot.  I don’t care I was there first.  Plus I now think this service is stupider and ruining this city more than Uber. Paying people to save a parking space for you.  Not to mention there is going to be a whole generation with no retirement savings when they get older.

Many years ago I was in Washington DC and I was backing into a parking space when a very obnoxious person tried to park in the same spot by driving in the spot with the front end of the car.  I was more than 50% of the way in the spot and refused to move and we had a stand off for about 20 minutes until the guy gave up.  I was there for business and had boxes to move so I was not giving the spot up.

Until tomorrow...

ANOTHER ROAD TRIP

I heard from my RA doctor. He is supposed to be fighting for me to be getting on Orencia.  He said the insurance company is giving him a hard time and he is writing another appeal. That is the update.

Today I took another road trip to see a friend. I really am enjoying those audiobooks on these long trips.

I went to an arcade restaurant. I played laser tag for the first time. It was super fun. All my years of watching cop shows have finally come in handy. I was on the floor looking for the feet to see where my opponents were. I was shooting around corners. I was a mad woman. Yes, I won!

Until tomorrow...

PAINT JOB ALMOST DONE

The paint job on my house is almost done. They only have one more day of painting left.

The back of the house is almost done.  I’m super excited to see it finished.  It will probably be Tuesday.

Until tomorrow...