Last night I dreamed my mother was going off on me in a VM for saying something nasty to Tammy in a VM, though I don’t know what either of us said. It seemed to be connected to some legal case Tammy had going on with her. 

Then I spoke 3 languages in 1 dream. I was talking to Nane and her father. I don’t remember what we said in German, but for some reason, I asked her dad if she’d ever been to California… in Spanish. 

Was surprised to find myself down a pound when I got up. Oh, so you mean all I have to do is eat a whole bag of candy and an entire box of breadsticks and I’ll be down the next day? LOL, guess this week’s Saturday junk day paid off. 

We waited till just after 1pm to go to the pool. Kids aren’t allowed after then. Sure enough, what should we find there but a couple of young boys. They did leave shortly afterward, though, and while mommy didn’t give a damn, granny at least had the decency to tell it to stop bouncing its ball before they all left. I would have turned around and left myself if she hadn’t. I came here to escape this shit, not to have to live with it. 

Then what should happen next? Oh, just someone else bringing their grandbrat to the pool with its mother, another young boy. But they were new there so they probably didn’t know the pool rules. Hell, I didn’t even get them at first. I thought the pool opened at 6am along with the clubhouse, but it actually opens at 8:30. Still, I wish most people here were in their 40s and 50s instead of their 70s and 80s when more people had kids. One closer to Tom’s and my age is a lot less likely to have had kids. Thank goodness for the women and work movement even if it came a bit too late and it means I have to be insulted at times for having the nerve to work at home. 

If the things could act civilized without the screaming and splashing, I wouldn’t give a damn. But with so many of them acting like wild animals that are beyond loud and obnoxious, it doesn’t make for a pleasant swim. Since the first two grandbrats left shortly after we arrived and the last grandbrat arrived as we were leaving, it wasn’t too bad. The pool was a bit chilly, but it felt so nice to relax in the water with the pool noodle, and then soak up some sun as I was letting myself dry. I forgot just how draining the sun is, though, and had to fight the urge to take a nap afterward so as not to screw up my schedule for Wednesday’s appointment. Poor Tom got sunburned, haha. 

The pool was a lot cleaner than it was the last time I was in it, though there were a few bees in it. 

Later… 

One of my followers liked my bike so much she got the exact same one. Cool! 

Romeo is a little devil at times, which goes to show once again just how smart rats are. They’re not allowed in the laundry room. I hadn’t shut the laundry room door just yet after letting them out when he was just about to cross the threshold into that room. I could see his tail. I hurried over to him and he quickly doubled back and ran back into the living room when he heard me coming, LOL. He knew he was going out of bounds. 

Got some things done around the house today. Tom blew some leaves off the patio in front and rearranged things in the carport. Then we squared off the bed’s platform and touched up the paint in the bedroom. 

That’s pretty much it. No questionable chest pains, no neighborhood racket, no nothing. 

It’s too early to get in bed and start reading till I crash, so I’m not sure what I’m going to do now. I could do a little more online work, make up some drafts by coding future entries, or I could find something to watch. Maybe I’ll even proofread some old stuff.