I’m a little worried about Tom but hopefully, it’s no big deal. He was out working at 11:30 when his vision started to darken and he started feeling dizzy, so he came in and found that his blood sugar had dropped to 71. He is borderline just like I am because we’re older, but it was still kind of weird for him. First I thought it was because he hadn’t eaten since 7, but then when he thought about it he said he thought it was closer to 8 when he last ate. Hopefully, his stomach was just a little too empty for moving the rocks he’s still moving.

The trapdoor isn’t quite done (of course) even though tomorrow’s when the meter reader comes, but they shouldn’t be able to slam the shit out of it. He removed the screen so they can’t fumble around with that, and while the door doesn’t yet have weatherstripping to cushion it, it is on a hinge so it can’t be lifted as much. Whether or not they wake me up tomorrow depends on how late I sleep and how early they come. Perhaps if they come when he’s out there, he’ll ask them to take it easy.

Anyway, Tom still feels a little weak and even some achiness in his neck but he’s going to relax for the rest of the day. We’re almost never around other people these days due to the virus and when we are, we have our masks on and keep our distance, so I don’t think he caught anything like a cold or flu. These aren’t symptoms of the virus, so that’s good.

I just wonder how effective the vaccine will be once it’s available to us and if it’s something we’re going to have to get every year. If that’s the case, then would it mean we’re going to have to spend the rest of our lives trying to dodge this damn thing? I really hope there will come a day when we can go out in public without masks and having to remember to keep our distance from others but that’s hardly an inconvenience compared to getting sick after what I’ve heard some people go through.

Staying away from OD has been easier said than done. I really like that I have more anonymity there (as far as I know) and signing up with bogus emails with different names each month. I also really like how I can set the posts to expire. So I just post whenever I can access the site. I can’t believe they have a premium subscription for a site that’s hit-or-miss and that runs slower than molasses.

It hit me last night that my old dentist didn’t block me, she deactivated. You can still see people’s profile pics after you’ve sent a message to someone that you either block or that blocks you. But there’s nothing in her case. Still doesn’t explain why I couldn’t pull up Aly’s account to block, though.

Doing better at making a point of getting 10K steps a day. Sometimes I go a little over or a little under. Went for a 15-minute walk earlier and it was definitely chilly. The air was cool, but the sun was warm. It was breezy, so I tried to stay out of the shady side of the street and in the sun.

There’s a freeze warning in effect for tonight and it’s not even December. 60s is pretty average for November highs yet it’s only going to be 55 degrees tomorrow. Better for sleeping and working out but not for much else but to maybe back the motorcycles off. Haven’t heard any today. The skies are a lot more annoying than the ground.

Had a strange dream about having to spend two weeks alone in a car while he flew off to Massachusetts on account of something urgent. It was a gas car and was supposed to be able to run for at least 2 weeks or more before running out of gas. I hoped that Tom would return before it got the chance to run out and stop keeping me warm.

I sat in the car in a Walmart parking lot. It was pitch dark. I pushed the passenger door open for a minute and then closed it and blindly fumbled for the lock on the driver’s side so I could lock all the doors. First I accidentally hit the wrong button and heard a slight beep. I hit it again thinking it would undo whatever I accidentally made happen by hitting it in the first place.