Slept totally shitty not because the bed wasn’t comfortable and I’m not already used to it, but because I kept overheating like crazy. Even with the blankets pushed down to my ass and the fan blowing on me, the part of my body touching the mattress would feel like it was on fire. Why does this keep happening to me? This has been a Cali thing. It’s got to be either the peri or the extra weight; I’m just not sure which. There are people way heavier than me yet they don’t overheat in their sleep like this, do they? I mean, Tom doesn’t have this problem. So yeah, maybe it’s time to check out that waterbed mattress cover that Tom found in China for $200 that you fill with water and it either cools or heats you, depending on how you have it set. Hopefully, I could put the new mattress pad over that one, if we got it, and the sheets would still fit. This mattress pad is absolutely fantastic. Best one I ever had. I hope the heating and cooling effect will still work with it.

Let’s see… something about a cat and talking to Bob is what I remember for the vague dreams I had. Didn’t like the detailed one I had where Tom told me the car was eaten by termites and we had to figure out how to come up with the money for a new car. We seemed to be renting somewhere in the dream and not as well off as we are in reality.

Really hope we don’t have car troubles ahead! We still gotta do the roof.

Finished reviewing the Italian skill tree. Spanish review is up next.

Later…

I’m enjoying the last of the peace before somebody does something… landscaping… car door slamming, whatever. Tom said he was surprised I didn’t get woken up by the racket the park was making yesterday afternoon. He said it sounded like they were dragging something metallic along the streets. Probably has to do with some kind of landscaping project.

The Twenties are back on their service trip. Some work van was at their place yesterday and of course that meant I had to listen to annoying doors slamming. “Electrical” was the only word I could make out on the van. I’m sure it will be back today too, whatever it was. Since I’m going to be up throughout most of the day, I’m going to escape into the bedroom in a couple of hours.

Oh, and Bob and Virginia had a big party on Sunday. Virginia’s birthday? Pretty sure I read that she was born in May while he was born in September. I think she turned 85.

Since I was too tired to walk (that’s why I get out there every day I can as I know that within just a few days I’ll sleep shitty and be too tired), I worked out on the Bowflex.

Marie sent a message asking me to text her (some new service she got) so I sent her a few last night. She probably went to bed right after I sent them and isn’t up yet. Her hair is gray now and she looks like she’s aged quite a bit in just the time we’ve reconnected, though she’s still skinny.

We looked into that Chinese mattress topper, but not only are the Chinese not very good with English but they’re also not very good with describing their products very well and providing decent pictures.

We then looked into buying a waterbed liner and sack and building the frame ourselves but the sack would be too long for the platform I have.

I just don’t understand why waterbeds have gotten so scarce and so expensive.

I exchanged a few emails with Sirius yesterday, and they said they have no record of my email or name being associated with an account of theirs. So maybe the email I got asking me to confirm was just a scam where they hope you do have an account and to snag your password info once you sign in.