Putz Day Updates

Yesterday went as planned.  Knocked off a few errands and spent the rest of the day at home.

I finished Spare.  The juicy parts are all over the internet (of course), but reading it through gives a picture of his trauma.  He's far from over it.  I finished the book feeling sorry for him -- seems like he just wants to be loved and doesn't know how to get it from his family.  That said, what he chose to share is a bit strange and feels too woe-is-me.  There's very little acknowledgement of any of the good in his life.  This is a big "see how hard my life is" book and see how mean everyone is to my wife who is beyond amazing and just like my mom (everyone is jealous of her).  He doesn't seem to have much self-reflection, but he has reflection on everyone else.

I also finished Stutz documentary and give it high marks.  It's about therapy and this doctor's "tools" he teaches.  It's pretty funny too.  He gives a good interview on Armchair Expert podcast which is how I heard about it.  It's also the 1st of the 3 documentaries for my 23 for 2023 list.

I painted rocks in the afternoon.  Learning a few new rock prepping techniques.  Jessica Rocks (YouTube) has a lot of helpful tutorials.  This doesn't look like much, but I tried some prep stuff and it worked well -- new brushes AND shimmer paints too :)

Duke!

Erie fog last night.  I let the dogs out and it was thick and creepy.  Looks like a scary movie in the woods.

The Spanish instructor emailed me last night -- finally, and now I'm confused about my decision.  I'll decide by tomorrow.  Dang.  A big part of the NO was her lack of response.  I think it's still NO, but I'm waffling again.

I'm meeting my girlfriend for coffee this afternoon to chat all things 2023 goals.  We'll meet at a Starbucks in a huge hotel lobby so we can be inside, but not near people.  This was a go-to during the height of the pandemic and doing it again today because the weather is crappy for outside and sickness is everywhere.

New book pick today and I'm hoping it's a library book -- just checked and it's ready, but I didn't get a text notification.  I need to figure that out or I'll miss holds.  I'm signed up for text messages so I'm confused.  It's a scary book so I need to finish it before I go to Asheville lol!

Have a good day.  Later gators.