I guess I might as well do an entry before I get any more tired. I took hydroxyzine and melatonin before bed as planned, and while it did make me sleep better and give me a better sleep score, I woke up feeling hungover. I was a little surprised because the last time I took this, I didn’t feel that way.

I ended up napping for 90 minutes, and that gave me more energy. After I cleaned the kitchen, though, I lost some of that energy. I got everything I needed to do out of the way so now I can spend the rest of my day writing, watching shows, and playing around in VR. I’m now 2% of the way through my trip. I should make it to Namibia in a few days.

I expected to hear from Galileo around now, but not to check in and see how my stomach is doing and confirm my upcoming appointments. I thought they were going to tell me to go to the lab for my thyroid. As long as they don’t say anything, though, I’m not going to because I feel good. Yes, I’m hypo. I’m hopelessly fat, my hair is falling out, and my skin is a little dry, but I feel good emotionally. I’d like to keep it this way too. I’m not gonna take any more medication and invite horrible side effects just to lose weight.

I’ve gone from having potentially bad news to potentially good news. Shortly after Irma left yesterday, she contacted me shortly after I messaged her to say goodbye after seeing them leave. They were up in the Ocala area by then. It’s a 24-hour drive up to Ottawa. They’re in a hotel now of course. This will be their last drive, but they don’t know if they may go on cruises or things like that in the future.

Anyway, she did ask the new guy and he does not have a motorcycle or a dog. It gets better. He’s going to stay until May and leave for Michigan until November. She said he said that much is subject to change, though. That would be great if it remained a seasonal place unless he’s really that quiet. He could still be a partier or a project junkie, but at least I don’t have to worry about a motorcycle or a dog unless that changes.

He won't be here until Friday. He told them they could stay until then but they wanted to get on the road sooner because a big storm is supposed to be going through New York and Canada.