Chatty Email

 Chatty Email because it feels like the air just prior to an earthquake right now.  It's quiet but noisy and feels like something is about to happen.

I've started watching Greys Anatomy again from the beginning.  I usually would do this over the summer but now I start it during the fall so I have something to focus on when I'm grinding through startup of the school year.  We're not guessing how many times I've seen the whole series because I've earned my Greys Anatomy medical degree while doing so. Framed like that, it's time well spent.

On the clock app, there's a woman who is watching it for the first time.  She mostly does reaction videos and I've found myself fascinated.  It's like watching your bff watch your favorite show for the first time.  It also feels almost like you are watching it for the first time.  There's another woman who is watching Bones for the first time and it feels similar.  Also, I'm not sure how I feel about younger ones binge watching shows that I had to watch in REAL TIME.

Our internet went down the other day and it brought my workday to an absolute stop. Everything is internet dependent: work, television, music.  I spent the afternoon sitting in a silent house, which to my surprise wasn't terrible.  

But the alphabet brain eventually got bored so I found an old radio and set it up.  Who has old radios anymore?  I mean, with ANTENNAS and AM/FM. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed listening to the Canadian radio stations. (Vancouver is closer than Seattle)  Then it was time for the Mariners Game.  Some of you might not know, the Mariners made it to the playoffs; only the second time ever.  So, this was kind of a big deal.  I tried to tune in the game but the AM station wouldn't tune in.  Of course not.  Then it popped in my head that maybe I could use my phone as a hotspot for the television.

I was trying to configure this when Kevin got home.  He went outside then came back in to find the television working.  "You bad ass nerd!" he exclaims.  That's one of the best compliments ever.   

Few things represent the PNW like the absolute superstition and silliness surrounding the playoffs. Racing salmon, shoes on your head, fake moustaches, Etsy witch.  A common superstition for any PNW sports is DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE streaks or the next game.  It's one game at a time.  I know every area/town/state has their sports quirks but it feels like Seattle raises the bar. Also: everyone is in such a good mood right now.  That feels rare and almost holy.

Macklemore did a song about the Mariners in honor of the announcer Dave Niehaus.  I hadn't heard it before until someone posted it on the social media.  Cried like a baby listening to it.   My Oh My

(and then we lost and no, I don't want to talk about it. Then the BlueJays lost the series and sigh. I hate this timeline)   But the Seahawks are winning so maybe there will still be joy in Seattle again.

We were not able to participate in No Kings Day.  Instead, we have a funeral to attend.  Yes, another one.  This one is complicated as I really don't like the person who died.   The list is long but to sum up: he just wasn't a good guy.  So, it was going to be an hour of "fix your face" for me.

Update: It was a very nice ceremony until the very end when it turned into a recruitment meeting.  Sigh. We almost had  nice thing. But we shouldn't have been surprised as one of the reasons the friendship broke was his religion. (he tried to recruit/convert Kevin and then felt like we were going to hell because we didn't believe as he did and had lived in sin with no repentance. Newsflash: dude had skeletons in his closet but apparently those were washed away)  There were a lot of non-believers there; lots of looking out the windows during prayer kind of thing.  It was a beautiful church over on the island, so that was nice.

And we did get to drive along the protest route and feel a little better about this world we're living in.

I ordered one of the Blind Date with a Book packages on the clock app.  100% recommend!  It was so nicely done and had lots of little, medium and big surprises in it.  I ordered a smaller one from a different creator and it was just as nice; just not as many treats included.  I learned that I don't necessarily need to spring for the deluxe version, even though it was very enjoyable.

We've entered the Big Dark here in the PNW.  For those who are unfamiliar, the Big Dark starts in November and lasts until March-ish.  It's cloudy, rainy, foggy, feels-like-the-sun-didn't-rise, dark.  As I've gotten older, I've learned to lean into it.  Hibernation, but for people.  

Now I'm going to go watch the Seahawks and read magazines.