I have a totally depersonalize cubicle so I’m cleaning my email inbox, which I’ve been neglecting for 6 months. 😂

(Imma be stinky for my dentist appointment though. Whoops)

Omg that’s a long stretch with no vacay after Xmas D:
I’m thinking I might move to a compressed work week and take every other Monday off after Xmas. I need my time not at work 😅

🙃 it certainly does holy moly

This has been the slowest day ever…. Haha. I have a dental appointment at 2 and it still seems so far away

I’ve been giggling at this all evening.

Follow up - bulgur plus spinach plus cabbage plus Brussels sprouts plus onion for days on end is not so great on the ol digestive system. 🤣 esp when youre already dealing with ibs lol

But I hope strangers never stop finding their way to me. It’s like finding a little treasure every time it happens, a shiny little trinket that makes me smile for the rest of the day.

with someone at a grocery store or in a garden center. But I’ve heard some amazing stories, some heartbreaking ones, learned things and shared things myself.
It’s annoyed my partners in the past. I texted E about this this one and he didn’t even respond to it.

I have more meaningful connections with total strangers than I do with people close to me. Is that sad? I don’t know. Sometimes I feel really lucky that strangers feel comfortable talking to me. It happens a lot. Boyfriends have always quipped that it’s strange how often I find myself chatting

I actively avoid interaction with people usually. I can be very social, but I don’t seek it out. But I love the ones who seek ME out.
This fellow today was honestly happy to just chat. He was looking for nothing but a bit of companionship for a moment, and actively participated in conversation.

We stood there chatting for about 5 minutes, and he asked if I had to be somewhere. I said I was in no rush to get back to work and he asked if I minded if he walked with me for a bit - I said of course not.
He walked along with me, chatting away about the time he was in Stephenville in the 70’s.

He’s homeless, though he doesn’t say it outright, and says he’ll probably go to the record store to look around and warm up a bit. I asked if he wanted a coffee but he declined. Instead, he asked me where I was from, and he was flabbergasted (honestly) at my lack of Newfoundland accent.

It sure looks cool doesn’t it? It was 158-165 the whole way through, checked with two probes and a non digital thermometer. Wild.

I get 20lbs of moose every Christmas, I’m a big fan in general. But roast is definitely my fav

A very happy supper

It was the best gift ive ever given according to E 😂
I smoked food all the time and he gets to eat delicious smoked food
But so do I. And I’d never have bought one for myself

Internal temperature of 160, smoked it for four hours at 230