Oddly I Don't Have A Title This Week

      I'm getting that early start again. It's just before 9 in the morning as I write this. It's been another crappy week, but I did get some good news. My mom had her visit with her doctor and despite the fact that It has been a major struggle lately to get her to eat anything, she has gained some weight back. I've been compensating with shakes whenever she won't eat, and I guess it's been working. I'd much rather her actually eat food, but lately it's been a couple of bites and she looses interest in it. It's almost like she forgets it's there, and then when I remind her, she gets angry, so the shakes will have to do. I'm hoping this is a phase, which she is prone to go through, I just have to ride it out.

     I got my flu vaccine this week, so I'm going to ask you to do the same. From everything I've heard, that if you normally don't get the flu shot, this is the year to get it. With the Delta variant going wild right now and people losing their minds and fighting against getting the covid vaccine and wearing masks, the flu is going to be stronger than ever, and it will weaken you to covid, so get that shot. It's simple and fast. 

     I got a garden update. Just had to get a shot with the rose bush back in bloom. I haven't trimmed back the lantana yet, but it seems to have slowed it's growth a bit, and the turmeric is growing at a pretty decent pace. I do need to get in there and weed a little, but most of them are very small and need to grow out a bit more to be able to really get them out root and all, so here is the current garden situation.

     Ok, time for a Pokemon related post. Not sure if I told you, but Oreo put out a limited edition collaboration with Pokemon. The goal is to find all 16 of the different Pokemon that they put on their normal cookie. There are a few that are considered rare, and the rarest is the Mew. Apparently people are buying that particular cookie on the internet for $60+. Well, I got me one, and then I ate it.

     I did make sure to get that picture first to prove that I got one. Yes, I've been eating a lot of garbage this week, the stress has been immense lately, which reminds me about the doctor visit. It was a nurse practitioner that was new in the office that saw my mom this week, and she turned to me at one point, with definitive concern in her eyes and asked me how I was doing. I of course lied and said I was fine, but it was really wonderful to have some one ask that question without judgement. Until she asked me that, I didn't realize that I needed that question asked, even if I lied, it still seemed to make things a little better, for a minute anyway.

     Back to Pokemon for a second. I'm back to needing a new friend for a research task so if you play and need a new friend, my player code is 7224 2001 3252, give me an add, it will be much appreciated. Also I found a hack for getting those kilometers in on the game, without actually walking. This was a creation out of necessity since I haven't been able to go on my walks. At first it was because Ri Ri was new and I couldn't leave her for long periods of time, then it was my mom changing her sleep schedule, so she was waking up earlier. I guess it all worked out at the right time since I wasn't taking my walks, but if you want to know what to do to get those kilometers in send me a message or a text. You can also send an email if you don't have my number My email address is counterfeitsquirrel@gmail.com. It's kind of a secret, so I'm not going to actually tell you how to do it here. To prove that this works though her is my character profile page that shows my current kilometers for the week.

    Yes, that currently reads 134.9 kilometers for the week. I'm going to hit 150 before Monday morning at 9, which is when the new week begins in the Pokemon world. Using this little secret method, I've hatched 22 eggs of differing km requirements with only 1 incubator. I know, if you don't play the game that makes no sense what so ever, so you can actually switch to the next paragraph to get into something different. I've also been working on multiple buddies to reach best buddy status. I'd normally do one at a time, but each day I can fill their hearts so quickly that I've been doing up to 3 buddies a day to boost them up. I have 2 at great buddy status and 1 at ultra buddy. I'm hoping all those will be best buddy in a couple of weeks. It would normally take be a couple months to get that many best buddies in the game. I'm telling you this is a game changer if you play.

    Ok, now for something more people can relate to. I've decided that once a week on Fridays, I will be posting on Instagram what I'm listening to. I'm calling it Friday Night Vinyl. I'm going to share this past Friday's post right here, but this will be the only time I do this. From now on, you will have to check Instagram for the post each Friday night. This week it was Tremonti on white marble vinyl. It's really cool looking.

    I mean look how cool that is. Give that album a listen because Tremonti is super talented. He could be the lead singer of any band, but the current band he is in is Alter Bridge and they have Myles Kennedy who could be the lead guitarist of any band. Oh yeah, Tremonti is the lead guitarist of AB. Go give Myles a listen and then check out some AB.

     Just had to post a picture of my sweet girl giving me the paw. Also I wanted to mention that I believe that she is deaf. Go figure that I would have another deaf dog in my life. I wondered why she wouldn't respond to her name, but then I started noticing little things. She doesn't flinch at sound at all, and if Morty is barking she doesn't respond to the bark, she only responds to seeing him all up in a commotion. This morning was a great example of that. She went charging at the fence because she saw a truck go by (she really hates trucks). Morty went charging after her, then she came back and settled down next to my chair. Morty took up his normal spot on the other side of the garden. Something stirred him up and he went charging to the fence again and barked up a storm, but Ri Ri didn't even notice, since he was out of her eye shot. I'm getting her a vet appointment soon and I'm going to ask them to test her hearing. This of course won't make any difference to me, but I would like to know if I'm correct or not, and it would explain why she just randomly barks at odd visuals. Things on the tv or even shadows at the window. I think they surprise her and that's why she barks.

     

     It's time for Favorite Song of the Week. This is coming from a new artist, well, relatively new. You may remember when he burst onto the scene with Billy Ray Cyrus, doing a country/rap mashup sort of thing, with Old Town Road. It was a massive hit, even if you didn't search it out, you heard at least some of it. Well Lil Nas X is back with a brand new album and this one is different in all sorts of ways. He has created a stir by being unapologetically himself. This has upset some peoples sensibility because he is openly gay and has done what several other over sexualized male singers have done by exploiting women, but in his case it is men, and that scares some people. This album ranges from hardcore rap to a little bit emo, and because of that, it is fantastic, but I can only pick one song so I'm going with a tie to his past success. I give you Lil Nas X featuring Miley Cyrus with "Am I Dreaming". 

    What do you think of it? Leave a comment down below. By the way, the comments are working again which is the only reason I'm asking you to leave a comment. I want to interact with people again, since I can't see anyone in person anymore.

     Ok, I'm calling it a week. I do have some plans for some pictures coming up, they will be self portraits. Not sure how they will turn out, but I'll be sharing them here and potentially on my photography instagram. Peace in and goodnight.