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Ya Know What I Was Thinking?

by Jeffrey Meyer

Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #2348994

If you DO want to know, welcome to my blog

For those who actually want to follow my thoughts, ideas, moans, and gripes, this is the place for you! For those of you who are returning...I questions your judgment, you poor souls.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Jeff

about 2 hours ago
In response to "Isn't There Anything to Do?"

Sometimes just getting your thoughts down in writing is a success in and of itself!

Amethyst Snow Angel

about 8 hours ago
In response to "Isn't There Anything to Do?"

Ack, I don't know whether to

Goals...

Wait, you're a Pisces too

Good luck out there in the real world!

Brandiwyn🎶 v.2026

about 8 hours ago
In response to "Isn't There Anything to Do?"

Goals aren't for everyone. I do like your "what I don't want" list, but even that may be unnecessary. You may not need goals at all, if you're naturally good at prioritizing without planning. Do you get the things done that are required for you to avoid the things on your "don't want" list? That's what matters.

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Brandiwyn🎶 v.2026

Jan 25, 2026 at 8:32am
In response to "The Nesting Phase"

"And another blanket to curl up in when my dogs usurp the first the one." 😂😂😂 I feel this in my soul. I take it you have burrowers too? Meet Thomas:

What do you consider southern Midwestern states? Ohio, here. Our plows/salt trucks are pretty thorough and prompt, but we don't carry chains as a rule (or law) and occasionally berms left by the plow at the end of a driveway couldn't be driven over by a quad. So that's fun if you drive a compact sedan. I don't, luckily, since I occasionally require space to transport drum sets and electric pianos, my housemate drives a hatchback.

Roads here look like they've seen a pass or two by the plows so far overnight or this morning, but it's still falling. Posting photos shortly.

Hoping you still have power. We do, so far.

Ichabod Crane

Jan 24, 2026 at 3:54pm
In response to "The Nesting Phase"

If you have a cellphone and can still hit towers that are working, you can tether your laptop/computer to it. No cable needed.

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Jack of Diamonds

Jan 24, 2026 at 2:27pm
In response to "The Nesting Phase"

Fill your bathtub, then use a plastic bucket to scoop out water to fill the toilet tank. You can get between 20 and 50 extra no-water flushes like that depending on the size of your bathtub and the quality of your stopper... J

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I Resolve to Wear My Sox

Jan 16, 2026 at 5:51pm
In response to "Domesticated Terrorists"

Currently raising a kitten nicknamed Cannibal. On of my dogs indicated she needs exercise. I told him to chase her. He simply replied, "No, exorsize like in this conjuring..." He really isn't suicidal enough to chase her. Her real name is Mittens but I have come to believe that they aren't mittens, they are gloves so she doesn't leave behind pawprints.

Dave Ryan

Jan 16, 2026 at 10:05am
In response to "Domesticated Terrorists"

I remember the cats when I was a kid. They had lots of games they liked to play. Here are three of their favourites.

Bed wars: A summer sport, played during summer when I didn't have to get up early for school. A subtle battle for territory, where the cat would start at the foot of the bed and slowly encroach upwards, claiming new territory every time I moved while always maintaining the death-stare.

Chair race: Turn up at the window looking to be let in, forcing you to give up your chair. Once in, it is then a straight sprint to claim the now vacant seat.

Paper chase: A variation of your newspaper observation. If the paper is on the floor, they park themselves on it. The game is to manoeuvre them off the paper without them tearing the damn thing to shreds in the process.

Amethyst Snow Angel

Jan 16, 2026 at 9:58am
In response to "Domesticated Terrorists"

Hey, at least you can practice your "french..."

Jack of Diamonds

Jan 14, 2026 at 1:10pm
In response to "Break Time!"

That's epic! Sounds most remarkably like life around my crib. And I'm retired, so here's what you have to look forward to... J

January 14, 2026 at 10:40am

#1105978

Break Time!

Woohoo! Three weekdays off! I finally took some vacation! Now it’s time to…

…Uh, now what? I guess I hadn’t planned that far ahead. I’m not even sure what to do now. What does one actually do on vacation? I don’t have the money to travel. I don’t have the energy to go out on the town. For that matter, I don’t have money with which to out on a town to which I haven’t the money to travel!

The fact is, I don’t know what to do with myself when I’m on vacation. I don’t really like crowds, so a lot of vacationy activities are out, like ball games (which is okay, because I don’t like sports) or conventions (which is okay, because I am not interested in dressing up as a stormtrooper, a giant furry rabbit, or Hello Kitty). So I don’t want to go out, which leaves the only other option of staying in— the much-vaunted stay-cation.

You know what a stay-cation really is, though? Extended chore opportunities. Ain’t no maid comin’ to straighten the sheets and clean the toilet at this bread-n-breakfast! No, sir, this establishment is self-serve all the way. But at least you go into it knowing there’s no hidden service fees. You know up-front that you pay for all utilities, board, and labor yourself. There's a bonus, though: no additional charge for porn!

Yep, there’s no staff on hand at your— wait, that’s not true. You are the help you need! See that lint on the floor? It’s okay, management left you the directions to where the vacuum is. That’s a big stack of dirty dishes! Not to worry; turns out nobody is using the dishwasher right now— it’s wide open. Oh, and by the way, the laundry is all yours, even the stuff that’s already there. Feel free to leave yourself a tip.

So I have three days off from a job I love to stay home and do jobs I hate doing even on the weekend. Well, there’s no use complaining. Maybe I should just stop this entry and get off my duff to go see what if there is anything more to do. I think I saw a dustbunny cage match warming up under the living room chair; that’s a sport I could get into. Over in the back room is the often-overlooked Museum of Stuff That No Longer Fits But I’m Too Optimistic To Throw It Away; I guess I could walk around there and take in the culture.

But I don't know if I’m even ambitious enough for that. Maybe I’ll just shut off the computer and watch dryer lint porn. At least there’s no extra charge…even if I am the one who has to clean up afterward.

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