Mosh Glass

At least, at the moment, no dogs. Later I hear it will be both.

Have received only 15 or 20 texts from Marika so far. She is changing her plans. Again. She kills me. Changes her plans like she does her underwear. The fortunate thing, she shares this with us so we can at very least provide some perspective for her. If this were her brother, we would never hear a thing. At least I have one. She’s the favorite.

This morning we actually slept in till 830. Can you believe it? I can’t. When did that happen last? I can’t answer that but I know it was long ago. Today it’s raining and we are running errands around town. One thing is pick up packing boxes and tape. Need to get ready. Big move a coming.

Took doggies to Shari for a groom. She is in Woodland. My dogs smell bad, duh, and need a cut. Today is the day. While in Woodland we are going to the furniture store and running a few extra errands here.

So we went to the furniture store, Wirth’s, since it’s only a couple blocks from Shari’s. We wandered around trying to find mid century type furniture for the new pad. They do have a particular chair I am going to buy for the new house. It’s aircraft aluminum and leather, almost a butterfly chair, very nice. Not buying till we are up the hill. Found a hallway table and maybe another chair. Once fully in we will have a better idea of what we need.

After futtniture we went to Home Goods for nothing important. Emily bought a stool for her makeup table. But not much else.

After Home Bads we went to Home Depot (home to home) for moving supplies. Boxes, tape,and paper. I am going to fill them all tonight just as a first shot at getting moving. I don’t want too many boxes or I have to keep working.

Next to In n Out for Emily. She just had to have lunch. I brought snacks. She had a burger and fries. I don’t really bother with substandard fast food burgers. I eat good food or skip it. Makes me happier.

We drove to Shari’s. She hasn’t called but we are out of errands so she gets to see us early. Jax was on the grooming stand as we arrived, shaking violently, the usual. And to no ones surprise she was having quite a time rimming him. The dog is a pain in the ass.

She quit on him and switched to Latte. Latte is easier but only because she is smaller and doesn’t shake. She is still difficult to trim especially around her face. We jave to shave her face because the fur really bothers her.

Headed for home with doggies in tow and all our crap in the back of the car. Home we unloaded the dogs and the cargo. I hope to fill the moving boxes tonight. But somehow I think this will not happen.

I had some work to do when I got home. I had to post my AR to my automatic collection system. I have a small window of opportunity each month to do this. If I miss, no money. Well, window opened today. I logged into my office server and started. Unfortunately the connection was like molasses. Took 90 minutes to finish. But not a will receive tribute. Again.

After that oh so satisfying chore, I started on dinner. We have a NY steak roast, asparagus and taters. Took awhile but it’s done and quite delish. I did cook the meat a little rarer than usual but not bloody I had to microwave it.

After dinner we sat in front of the tube. Watched The Simpsons which was really unfunny and not worth the time. I am watching good TV, which I thought a unicorn. So, I guess not.

I am going to bed before it’s over. I’d still rather read.

A little release of my stress and what happens. I sleep like a rock. It was crazy. Woke up briefly at 4 to perform Gods work and slept straight to the alarm. Now isn’t that just awesome? Yes it is. All is right in the universe. That means it wont be by the end of the day.

Our morning was again the same. No excitement, no problems, nothing. Little to discuss.

My Friday was special. I have an appointment at the DMV to pick up new personalized plates for the S2000. I ordered them months ago and it took forever for them to get here. Why I had to make an appointment is a complete mystery. And it took thirty minutes. But, in the end, I got them – XEROTX2. Think about it.

I had a few errands more on the way to work. I needed to go by the bank and get a copy of an old check. Seems a client of mine thinks he never received a refund from me for an overpayment. Moron. I am going to shove it in his face later today. I really don’t like the guy and never have.

Next stop, the downtown coffee spot that has become my favorite. A really nice cappuccino was in my view. Enjoyable and sweet. And still overpriced. I can pup up with that for a great coffee.

Where next? Went to West Sac to Auto Vault. That’s where I store the S2000 since we moved and have no garage. I went there to give them the plates to put on my car. That way when I pick it up it will be ready for driving.

Next stop was to the bank and liquor warehouse. Bit, my mind shut off so I went to the office. I am a homing pigeon.

The office held no enchantments. I had a meeting about 30 minutes after I got there. This is the guy I spoke of earlier who is a moron. He wants to meet to discuss his “overcharges”. He does not realize, as I stated, I refunded his overpayment. I guess he assumes I don’t keep track. Like I said, a moron.

He came in and started into it. I let him stick his foot deep in his mouth about it and only then did I show him the refund he received. Asshole. And he said he did not remember. No apology for his stupidity. What a dick. I sent him on his way and told him to enjoy working with a new accountant. Good riddance.

Next up something better. Walker and I met to discuss our menu of services, recently created and modified. We taped about for about 30 minutes. We also had a couple shots of tequila too. I have a gift bottle in my office. And we both enjoy a wee nip of the Mexican. Believe me, it helped.

Well, that leaves a lot of time. The day was filled with the usual. Plus a lot of calls and email regarding the new house. All contingencies are cleared so we are ready. Now we are arguing over the difficult matter of signing the docs. Plus a few other items. I hate the title officer and it’s possible we change to a new title co. Or a lawyer. Everything has to be difficult. I did receive a quote for homeowners insurance which was the last contingency. Price not to bad but policy could be crap.

I did finally run my errands from this morning. Went to the bank and deposited. Then to Total Wine for champagne. We are having a small celebration of the new house closing. Nothing too big. Just the champagne. I brought an ice chest and ice with me. I plan ahead.

Back to work and finished up whatever it was I was doing. I left for hone around 530.

In spite of all dire things warnings, the wind was easy and the rain was gentle. No issues on my commute. It was actually a relaxing drive.

At home, I popped the cork about the time I walked through the door. No sense in waiting. We downed the bottle in about 15 minutes. Hey, it’s Dom. No sense in waiting.

We decided to go out for Indian food for dinner. The storm has become quite strong. But we are going anyway. We went to our fave, Punjabi Dhaba, in Dixon. They have a buffet, fairly priced, and delicious. Seems I always get the buffet. We all did.

Back home, Marika packed up and went back to Petaluma. She has a class and work tomorrow. She left Vlad. Lucky us.

We again watched bad TV. Then bad news. Emiky went to bed without me. I will show her, I am going to bed now too.

We all know how this works. Get up and eat breakfast. Couple cups of strong coffee. And you are ready. For what? I’m sure I don’t know. But, that is my morning so far. Along with the usual pets, pet rx extreme, feed us, future feed Emily, sit for a few with bad morning TV. Ahhh, the good life.

I am unable, at this juncture, to get my mind off our pending home purchase. I want to know. Probably nothing to know yet but perhaps today. If we are lucky, by which I mean good lucky. My minions are working for me. These are the times at which I realize why I don’t use discount brokers and agents. I hire the very best full service people to help me. And they go to the mat to make the transaction happen. And I don’t have to help.

I am assuming the pending? transaction is what keeps me awake at night and wakes me early in the morning. Especially strong this week. Or perhaps it’s something unidentified like my daughters current “reality TV” life. I don’t know. I look forward to eventual mental calm. There is never nothing to worry about but most times there is less. I pine for that day.

Took two to get the car out. We have three in the driveway and two in the garage. So Marika and I both did the swap the car in the garage for the car in the driveway so I can drive it to work. Also have me time to have a conversation with my crazy daughter. I need to talk to her for my own sanity. She does not understand the value of being honest to her parents. Giving us good, honest info makes us worry less and sleep better at night. I did manage to break her down so she really became forthcoming with what her plans are. We shall see how it all works out.

I went to work. Feeling much better. A nice drive in my new ride. Life is good. I pulled into the parking lot parked and immediately received a phone call from my RE agent. She had some bad news. Turns out we will be unable to get our appraisal modified. We gotta create a Plan B.

We spent 15 minutes discussing options. Our best route appears to be a reduction in price and a payment outside of escrow to give them increased liquidity by cutting costs associated with price. It’s a cash flow thing. But we need to talk them into it. So we left off at that. One more thing, we need a homeowners insurance quote. This sounds easy but the house is in the woods and all the recent fires have made insurance difficult to come by and way more expensive. But I need to get it. My agent is on the job. I need it tomorrow early.

My work day was full. Lots to do. Even had tax work. I kept busy but still had plenty of paperwork that does not pay. Lots of phone calls. Good stuff. Though lacking the excitement you expect from professional accounting work. I remember one thing from my day, quite clearly, my piece of crap keyboard is going out and I am having a hell of a time making it work. New one should be delivered tomorrow.

I can’t really remember when I left the office. Maybe 6. The colors run together. And not in a good way.

I cruised home in the R. I love my new car. A pleasant drive, quiet and comfy. End of day reward. I stopped at the grocers for some syrup, sugar free. Then straight home.

Emily had dinner almost ready. She made a chicken curry which is really a favorite. A side note, a friend told me about a great place for Indian food up in Auburn. His all time fave place. Got to try that. After we move.

Not much going tonight. I took Emily out for a ride in the Race car. The new car I just bought. I did not try to scare her but it would not have been hard. We zipped around country roads for a few minutes. Back home. Put my R into the garage and the Fit into the driveway.

After that we really did jack. Watched TV. About 925 my RE agent called. The offer, or re-offer, we created this morning, was accepted by the seller. We have a new house. Ain’t that the thing? It is. We start packing this weekend and moving next week. This is gonna be fun! Not. Marika has not left for Hawaii yet so she will be my new moving slave. How convenient.

Well, it’s bedtime. I am damn tired. I think today removed a lot of stress. Maybe I can sleep like a baby tonight.

It’s Tuesday evening at 930. Just picked this up to blog. I am full of taco Tuesday and tired. I am taking the day off. This is my blog. I hope you enjoyed it.

Wait, I do one thing fun. I went to the dealership at 530 and a sales guy explained all the controls and tech gadgets and Bluetooth and all. That was a blast.

In case you care, I am still getting used to the race car aspect of the new car. It has a track setting, a sport setting and a comfort setting. Personally, I am more comfortable in track settting. This car drives like a race rocket. 300 horse under 3000 lbs. working dampers. Active rev matching. All things in the car are aimed at racing. Awesome. Be jealous.

Bedtime.

First day back. Again. Vacation needs to be 52 weeks long. It’s not, if you hadn’t noticed.

This morning was no different from any other. Got all ready. Dogs and cats and people fed. All chores done. Got out pretty early. Noticed that my lovely wife had forgotten both her coffee and her lunch this morning. So my first errand of the day is going to Tremont Elementary

Ok, in all the excitement, I forgot to finish this post yesterday when it all happened. So I am skipping ahead to 5 pm when something happens that I remember.

At 5 pm I arrived at the car dealer to attempt the car purchase.

So, are you wondering what I am talking about? Well let me back up a little. 10 years ago I purchased a Honda Fit. The worlds greatest car. I am not kidding. At that point in time we were still in the Great Recession and all was bad. I had sold my nice and expensive care and purchased the Fit which was much less expensive. And I promised myself I would not get a new car till I hit 250,000 miles. Guess what? It’s at 250k. Over the last year I have been looking at various cars to replace the Fit for day to day driving. The Fir is my all time favorite so it can’t be replaced in my heart. I said worlds greatest and meant it. Anyway, over the last several months I looked. At many cars. All over. Settled on the Honda Civic Type R. Which is really a race car. Street legal of course. And reasonably priced. Lesson learned. Problem is they make very few. Very few. My local dealer gets 2 a year.

So, about two monrhs ago, maybe three, I was at said dealer for Fit repair. They had a blue Type R on the showroom floor. The blue is hideous unless you like blue. I don’t. But, I had a nice conversation with the sales manager. Kyle Petersen. So happens, a client of mine. How convenient. He actually tried to sell me the blue R even lowering the dealer pack. The word pack means bullshit $$ added to invoice cause you will pay for scarcity. Did not work. I hate blue. After giving Kyle a ton of crap I got in the fit and went home.

Over the next month or so I stayed in contact. By text, usually giving him crap about failure to sell the blue one. An easy sale and the boss can’t get rid of it.

So at some point Kyle told me a white R was coming next. I said I would be interested. He said “your name is on it.” Which means nothing except if there were a list, I would be on top.

3 weeks ago, Kyle texted. February 8 it comes in. Fine. House will close by then. 2 weeks ago he calls. It’s in Georgia. They build them in Europe. Kyle says 1/28 car arrives. It actually arrived 1/21. Since I’m in the middle of buying a house, I can’t finance. So he has the service guys ass the extras slowly. Very. It was done last Friday. And I made an appointment for Monday, the 28th, today. And strangely my loan was approved today. So, here I go.

I may have forgot to mention in all my self centered excitement, we are also buying a gas miser for Emily to drive from Auburn to Dixon each day. Two cars. We decided on an HR-V.

So all I can say is it’s the usual car buying thing except I know the sales manager and finance manager well. And Kyle priced the HR-V at cost. And the R at 3000 over invoice. Which is wildly inexpensive. I have priced them. The dealer pack at most dealers is 10k and some are at 15k. I got a deal. I need to be nicer to Kyle. He can also get me into Club 33 in Disneyland. A really good guy.

So we left the dealership at 930. All done. I will spare you the details of the contracts and signing and BS.

Then we all drove home. Me in my new caR. Marika drove Emily’s. Emily drove my Fit. I kept it. Worlds greatest, duh.

I followed Marika home. She drove wildly at high speed because, it turns out, she loved Moms new ride. Go figure.

Back home and straight to bed. It’s late. Time to sleep. Marika has to be up at 430 to get Jaxon and Pepto to the Vet. I will be up at 4 to get her out of bed. And I was.

But tonight I am going to bed.

Woke up about 820, if you don’t count the middle of night leg cramp wake up, and that is as good as sleeping in gets. The cramp thing was not fun. Emily has a topical foam to spray on when they hit. Seems to help, cramps left.

Emily and I were the first up. I showered at 830. It is now after 930 and two are still in bed and another in the shower. I have a feeling we will be having lunch before we head out rather than breakfast.

No more Disneyland. Only one day this time. I think it’s enough. I’m tired. Back in the day we would spend a 5 day vacation in the House of the Mouse. Hard to believe. Of course, we were all younger then. And our goals were different. And it is a family friendly place. Maybe it’s just a life change.

I would truly love to go get a meal. This sitting around is killing me. Sitting makes me tired. So does standing for that matter.

I have found a place for breakfast, if we make it early enough to call it breakfast. The Cafe is very close, less than a mile. And it’s cheap. And 4 1/2 stars on Yelp. That’s the trifecta.

The rest of the crew finally dragged themselves out of bed and got ready. We checked out of the hotel since it was late and we were heading out anyway. Off to breakfast.

Restaurant was in the old packing district of Anaheim. It’s in a shared location with a couple other eateries. They seemed fine but I was more interested in the place I read about. We went to the counter when we got there, no table service. Ordered up breakfasts and coffee. Took a seat outside and waited. Beautiful day here in Anaheim. About 75 and sunny blue sky with no wind. A good day to enjoy a meal outside.

Food was excellent. Lives up to its hype. I had ordered the corn beef hash, as had both kids. Emily, no surprise, had biscuits and gravy. All were great and just to make me happy the food was hot, real hot. I just love it when that happens. Eggs were perfectly prepared too. And, guess what, they had hot sauce that was actually hot. That never happens.

We enjoyed a nice meal. Refilled our coffee a few times and enjoyed the day. Just to top it off the place validated parking. Can it get any better?

We left and went to the parking garage where we were greeted by a non working automatic parking machine. I had to press the help button and a live person came out of the machine and talked to me. It was a little strange. The man in the machine told me to press the help button at the exit gate and ask for Chris. And he would open the gate. Weird.

The button press got another voice at exit and the gate magically opened. Of course we are only a mile from the magic of Disneyland.

After that we made one stop at the bank to get $$ for Carly. We said our goodbyes and headed north. Our day was now fully planned out. Go north 500 miles. Make pee pee stops as needed. So we did. 7 1/2 hours later we arrived.

I drove the entire way. It’s my car, I would rather not allow anyone else to drive her. When we got home we unpacked, obvs, and put crap away, fed the animals, started the laundry and made the bed. The usual. Marika left for home without her cat. Emily wanted her to leave Vlad for some unknown reason.

Now we are watching TV. Usual crap. Almost bedtime. It is amazing how tiring a seven hour drive can be. Soon to bed.

530am is not a human hour to get out of bed. Neither is 630 and I do that every day. I’m an idiot. Waking up in a hotel is no fun either. There is no kitchen or microwave so it’s a cold camp. The hotel does have “coffee” in room. I am sure you have experienced the little pot with a couple Skoal Bandits of coffee to brew. Lousy. But hot and darkish. So I made coffee. Wow, awful coffee.

We got moving so quickly we were first in line for the shuttle to Disneyland. Surprising. Driver was really unfriendly. That makes any ride fun.

Getting ahead of myself, we are are lunch. It’s 1145. I’m not due for a meal till 1230. And the food here is really not very good but it is extremely expensive. The kids all got gigantic turkey legs for lunch. Only $11.50 each. Yeah, might be overpriced. A little. Emily wandered off to find a corn dog. That will also be pricey. I brought some food. I will eat that.

Back to earlier, we arrived at the park at 645. Wow are we early. Unfortunately the Calif Adventure does not have early entry which was where we were waiting. Carly swore it did. So we missed early entry by 5 minutes. No big.

For the next 4 1/2 hours we rode rides. There is a new ticket enhancement, $15, that gets you to the front of ride lines much faster. So we chain-rode the rides. The pace was crazy fast. Rode more rides than I ever have in four hours. That’s fun.

That brings us to lunch. Emily is still not back from the corn dog search. We are sitting and kids are eating their giant dead bird legs. I am watching and it’s a little gross. Barbaric even. Just like every other day.

Emily found us. She brought a very pretty corn dog with her. I am not much of a corn dog person. Or turkey leg person. Neither appeal to me. And I don’t like blowing so much on mediocre food. I am already paying $4.25 for a bottle of water. $42.50 so far today.

More rides. Sadly, Michael decided we should go on Splash Mountain. Bad idea. Someone always gets soaked. I think they engineer the ride to deliver the random soaking or two. Maybe if you are wet you feel more satisfied that you got your money’s worth. It gives you a story to tell and stories are priceless. So we went to Splashy Mountain. Good news, hel it’s great news, this go around I was not “the one”. I stayed mostly dry. Marika, on the other hand was soaked head to toe. Too bad, so sad it’s not me. She had to buy a dry shirt. It is still winter time.

After that and a couple more rides, the kids decided it was time for a drink. They also made the very poor decision we should get said drink in California Adventure. There are a couple places. One has cocktails but is a very poor excuse for an actual bar. It feels like a Disney snack bar. Drinks are fine, ambiance is a zero. But, they did not choose that. We went to a “margarita” stand. I sincerely apologize to the original creator of the drink and it’s namesake. The stand serves the single worst margarita I ever tasted. I identified liquor from margarita machines. God are they shit. And only $12 each. Btw, being as experienced as I am, I can identify bad cocktails before they arrive. I did not order one. Besides my first rule of margaritas is no machine drinks. Unfortunately Emily paid for this shit. How are these children to learn a lesson unless they pay for their shitty cocktail judgment. We could have gone to an actual bar in Downtown Disney where I can actually have what I want. And if bad remade for me. By an actual bartender and not some pimply faced loser in a stupid costume. Disney has a long history of not serving booze. So they have no practice. And it really shows here. They need a few more years to get this right. The bar in our hotel last night beat this crap out using very cheap well liquor at the same price. In a comfortable lounge. See, practice. Real bartender. Who knew? Oh, wait, I did. I will need to go to a real bar later. For my own sanity.

Well, not much changing. More rides, more lines. A little quiet conversation, lots of complaining about how other park visitors walk or act in line or dress. People dress like freaks and go out in public. Interesting choices were made by others. Our next stop will be Star Tours. One of many Star Wars themed attractions. Disney buys up franchises and squeezes the hell out of them for every dime. Only a little bit annoying. Or maybe more. Not sure yet. I have only been run into or “strollered” 20 times today. So I am still not over the edge as of yet.

I am trying to figure out the dinner thing tonight. I can’t figure out where to go. I prefer walking to dinner so I don’t have to get the car out. There should be several places close to the park. Problem is they tend to be like the margarita stand. Bad and overpriced. I will dive deeper.

We left the park and walked into downtown Disney looking for nourishment and libation. We did find a bar and restaurant that we stopped at for cocktails and appetizers. Turned out to be not very good in both counts but still far ahead of the margarita stand. We sent back one of our dishes since it was of very low quality. The manager did not argue the refund. I had a couple drinks $38, true, and first of the two was awful. The second one, with a little instruction was very good. It was a $100 throw away.

Back to the park for more rides. And all the while I was searching Yelp for a dinner spot for the kid. I did finally find a spot so after the next ride we took off for the main gate and an Uber ride. The place I found, a Mexican restaurant, was excellent and their Chile verde was to die for. Marika had some too and she was ensnared by it as well. We were stuffed at the end of the meal.

Uber took us back to our hotel after. We are all quite tired and ready for bed. I was nodding off on the ride back. I hope straight to bed. The kids are downstairs in the bar. I am too tired for that shit. It’s bedtime.

We are going to Mickey’s House today!! We want to be on the road by 2pm. It could happen.

In the meantime I stopped at my mechanics,,Dennis, to check noisy belt. He says belt and idler, always more than I think, has to remove motor mount and right front tire. Just turned into money. Have not seen Dennis in quite awhile so we caught up on things. Complained about life. The usual. He is a gruff and grumpy old man. Something I aspire to.

Got a text. Hal is coming to my office this morning. He should have money. Lots. Finally. Every little bit helps when buying a house. He is arriving at least 30 minutes before me. I did not tell him. I don’t want him to run off.

Getting coffee at my new favorite spot. Funny how often I cruise through downtown on my way to work. Or should I say funny how I always stop for coffee when I do.

Drove to work cuz I gots a little work to do. I am supposed to pick up money and write a letter.

Got there around 1030. Hal was there already. No money. I am really tired of his inability to deliver the goods. I have been waiting on him for two months. He is like my brother in law, over promise and under deliver. Supposed to be money next week, from the attorney and not Hal so I may actually get paid. Big money. Hal and I had a long conversation about all the deals going and other things.

My client who needs the letter showed up. I was writing the letter while I was talking to Hal. I printed it and gave it to client Jim. Then I got up and left for home. Leave at 2?

Quick trip home, it’s only mid day.

Got home and no one there. Emily did not leave work till 2. Marika was just leaving work. So I did chores around the house for like forever whike I waited.

Emiky got home around 245. We finished packing the car. And waited. Marika arrived at 4. So we left real late instead of at 2. No surprise here. I was hoping for the best and did not achieve it.

New thing happened. Leaving for LA from Vacaville for the first time and my nav system took me west down 80 to 580. A new approach to going to LA. What was funny was I listen to the navigation and followed. It took five miles before I even noticed. No one else said a word. Funny.

The trip was uneventful. Traffic was light. Only two gas/peepee/food stops. I drove the entire way which is fine. May be the last long trip with my car. I am picking up a new car Monday. The R. It’s a pirate car. Think about it. And, coincidentally, I am in Pirates of the Caribbean as I type. Weird.

Got to hotel, Michael and Carly were already checked in and at the room. We unpacked and then Marika and I headed to the front desk for a roll away bed. She being fifth occupant and in need. We got there and the bar, which Michael said was closed, was open and serving. So the girl and I ordered cocktails. What the hell, it’s vacay. I texted the boy and told him and he joined us.

We hung maybe 15 minutes in the lounge and headed back upstairs. It’s about 1230 and we are getting up at 530. You know, early entry at 7 am. Everybody went to bed at this point. The day tomorrow will be a long one.

No, I am not. I have first appointment at 10 am. Setting that was a mistake. Realizing I have an appointment, early enough to get there, was a real surprise. I do often miss or arrive late for my first appointment because I most often forget to check my schedule. It’s what I do. Today, if I get moving now, I will be fine. Of course, I have a cat in my lap. Knock to the floor. Too bad kitty.

I quick stepped through my morning and got out of the house before 9. Tried to run two errands but both places were closed. I did not stop for coffee. I did stop at a clients shop in Dixon to drop off a package and get pricing on car tires. He sells tires. No luck on pricing. Not sure why it’s so difficult to get a tire price.

Left there around 925 and made it to the office two minutes before my appointment!! It can be done.

The appointment was a conference call with my business consultant. We wanted to review price/service schedule for clients. Did not take too long, maybe 45 minutes. Which might actually be too long. I was working on the house stuff while we talked. Walker was here too, not working on house stuff. But the three of us managed to discuss all and adjust our menu of services to something we like.

After the call it was tequila shots all around. Not kidding, Walker has brought a bottle and glasses and we got everyone in on it. Just the usual Thursday in the office drinking. I only had one.

Back to work doing the usual accounting type crap. Also need to go to the bank and Verizon. Those were the errands I tried to get done earlier today.

Managed to get my errands done. Verizon is screwy. My auto payment failed when the bank closed my account. I put new info in pretty quick but bad timing I guess. Anyhow, the help line said for the next six months I had to pay cash in store only. No other way. And they charged no fee for the missed payment. And took my card online to pay. So, no sense. I went to the store to pay and they took the debit card. The guy even showed me on his screen it said cash only. Still took my card. Till July 9th. Weird.

Back at the office I managed a couple tax returns. And did I put on a third which was for 2018. That one I could not finish because the IRS is closed. Still. The other two were prior years. My government sucks.

I am now sitting here waiting for my 6 o’clock appointment to show up. No sign and it’s 558. Lovely. I hope the asshole gets here. I am staying late. This is not funny.

Asshole was a no show. I left at 605 and drive home. I love inconsiderate dickheads. I tried to make a few calls on the drive. Had no luck getting anyone on the phone. Eventually got a text back an hour later. People just don’t want to talk to me.

Got home and Em already had dinner going. No work for me. I did she’ll an egg and scoop an avocado. She did all else. Very nice. Dinner was fine. When I finished, I opened the inspection report on the new house and read it. Took quite awhile and Emily washed all the dishes while I sat and read the report.

Report had only one item needing repair. The house is in great shape. The report just drives that home. But it did have a few minor items to paint or caulk or whatever as well.

After all that we sat and watched a little TV. And I traded texts with Michael for a long whike about our Disneyland trip tomorrow. Just the usual evening.

I missed my doctor appointment yesterday. I was supposed to get an inoculation, a booster, so I missed that. I may show up today and just get a shot. The rest of the appointment can wait.

For now, watching bad morning TV. Specifically, GMA. What I really hate are the advertisements. I think they are aimed at my age group and I don’t like it. Biggest question, since morning “news” shows are full of ads and placements why in the name of the lord so they need to break for more advertising? I watch and am not fooled by what I see. And I never buy what they advertise. Never.

I gotta say, it’s really difficult to do what I am doing. My black cat, in my lap, ramming her head into me and my hands makes typing a challenge. This cat is unreal. Sadly, she loves me. Just me. If my ass hits a chair, it takes a few seconds and she is there. In my lap. Giving me unnecessary attention. Yes, I would rather she ignored me. She gets out of Emily’s lap just to get on mine. Wakes from a nap to sit in my lap. Yes, I know, first world problems.

I’m going to do a little computer work and clean up. Head for work. I think it’s a work day. Ok. So halfway through the work I realize I have a haircut appointment at 10. It’s 950. And a 20 minute drive. Not dressed. No shower yet. But I don’t give up that easy. Called Becky, told her a tale of woe and she said I have till 1045. Never give up, never surrender. I showered and all.

I drove with alacrity to the appointment. I got there at 1045. Her next one had not shown up. I got my haircut. But Becky was moving fast so no time for chit chat. Too bad, I like that part.

I treated myself to a latte at my new favorite place around the corner. Very nice and overpriced. I’m a poet.

Work was work as is normal. Not much going. I know I was early because walker was still there. He almost always leaves before I arrive.

The day had nothing exciting. Went to the bank for a deposit. That’s the highlight. Otherwise just the usual crap.

I did get a call from Kyle Peterson, my client, sales manager at Honda dealer. We made an appointment for later today to finally see the Type R I am trying to buy. And a 2nd car for Emily to use as a commuter once we move to Auburn.

I did manage to write some IRS letters. Also called the IRS and got them to actually do something positive for a client. I talked them out of imposing a $4200 penalty on my client. I am amazed.

But, as days go, this one did. Maybe I will remember more tomorrow.

I left for the dealership at about 630. Called Wmily, she is coming too for a look at the HRV we are thinking of buying. I got to Honda first. Turns out, the R is in the shop and al I can do is look at it. So no drive test at high speed. Which is crap. So I took some time going over the car, looking at all I could. Many fuses had been pulled so I couldn’t do much but look. Sit in the car and check it out.

I was in the garage at Honda still when Emily arrived. She took a quick look at the R and it was off to her car. That one we checked out extensively and she got to test drive the thing. Seems a good choice. The chassis is same as my current car, with same drive train too. So for me it’s close to home. I am sure it will be fine.

We were unable to write up a contract cuz the place closes at 8 and we don’t care when we do it. Plus, I can’t take delivery of a car that does not run. We made an appointment to come back next Monday late. We will then fake a contract. Yes, fake it. Since we are in the middle of a house purchase we can’t buy cars. Would cause problems with credit and could undermine our house purchase. So Kyle is helping to extend the purchase contracting by at least a week to get the house done. So we will meet and write a preliminary contract and pay whatever and bury the contract so it wont be submitted to the bank for another week or so. Crazy.

Speaking of which, still working on house stuff today as well. Always something.

We stopped at the Chinese place we like in Davis on our way home. It was late so we were not interested in making dinner when we got home. The Chinese place is located in a gas station which always seems weird to me. Of course my favorite chicken place is on a gas station in Dixon. Maybe it’s a thing.

We got our food to go. Got home and wolfed it down quickly. I had pork and broccoli, Emily has Generalw Chicken. The place is excellent. Just great.

After dinner Emily went to bed early. I stayed up for blogging and a little TV. But now it’s bedtime.