Slept shittily at first, then ok. I started off waking up constantly and ended up having a racy heart. Didn’t get scared, though, as I’m now used to these things. Fortunately, they don’t happen often, but I took my first lorazepam in days to help me get back to sleep and sleep sounder.

I wonder if the new flannel sheets heated me up more than usual, though I don’t remember feeling that hot. All I do know is that these sheets are really scratchy, even with repeated washes and fabric softener. The flannels they left behind were probably 20 years old and had seen hundreds of washings, so that’s probably why they were so comfortable. These need to be worn down a bit. I should’ve just gotten 2 sets of Egyptians, but I didn’t know the Egyptians would be so nice. I put a set in ivory in the cart. That way I’ll have a blue and ivory set of Egyptians while he has a set of pink and purple microfibers. The flannels and the shrunken jersey sheets will be backups (though they won’t fit on Tom’s bed) and everything else can be considered old junk and get thrown out.

An hour or so ago I heard some firecrackers that I’m guessing came from the cemetery. They sure do love to get a jump on the holidays here. I’ve heard a few scattered firecrackers for several days now, but I don’t mind. Because I’m at a high point in the park, I could probably see the firecrackers set off at the lake standing in the middle of the street like I did last year. Maybe I’ll even take a walk down there. It’ll depend on when I get up. I just hope the parade doesn’t wake me up on the 4th or the nighttime firecrackers if I sleep later.

I made two rounds around the circle before midnight and the weather was gorgeous. I could hear people still out and about chatting from their patios. Can’t blame them. This weather doesn’t last very long here.

The more I use our front loader the more I like it. With a top loader, so much water is wasted even with the water level set for a small load when you want to do just one or two pieces. With front loaders, it puts out just the exact amount of water needed, and of course it does a much better job of cleaning as well. It’s just a bit of a pain having to dry the seal after the last load, but it’s worth it.

Changed my mind about copying old journals to my new Prosebox account and editing them on LiveJournal for public view. Too much work. You’re talking nearly 29 years’ worth of entries. Instead, they are stored on a couple of sites (my Amazon drive and a private Blogger blog) with all sensitive info either altered or edited out completely (in case the sites are ever hacked). The day before I die I might publish them just for shits and giggles, even though anyone that may find them may not like some of what’s in them whether they knew me or not. IDK, I just find something amusing in “leaving my life” behind in cyberspace on my way out, but hopefully that’s way in the future.

I’m no longer using Prosebox for journaling for myself either. I’m just going to consider it a place I touch base with the few friends I have there and only every 2-3 days. I do have other things backed up there, though. I have 7 books. The one I keep in touch with friends with, then books for copies of tweets, the highlights of my life, my bio, dreams, stories, and a book for miscellaneous stuff.

Camp NaNoWriMo has begun and so has my project, The Interviews.