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Books and Coffee
Feb. 27th, 2025 02:23 pmI've got our bibs and stuff for Gate River Run. This year's expo was held at the practice field, which I'd never been to before. As usual it was an easy in and out - bibs, shirts, then you get a pint glass or a coffee mug (Fox liked the glass, I get mugs) and this year they also have some of those "bib board" clips. They can secure your bib without making holes like a safety pin, so they're kind of nice. I had some from runDisney but lost them.
New this year, a lot of these emergency vehicle barriers. It's unfortunate that we need them. I guess Fox and I are far from being the only people to worry about cars coming onto the course.
I also dropped by Chamblin Book Mine to make my TBR pile a little taller, with copies of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, and Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. I needed to kill some time before my assigned pick-up slot and I'd left the house pretty early to gas up the truck, drop stuff off at UPS and a few other small errands.
Some local drama is brewing out here. I know, way out in the woods, right? Someone's putting a house in at the blacktop, and I already don't like him because he's blocked off the old bus stop loop. Apparently someone found out he's a convicted child predator because there were signs up this morning with his address and everything. When I came back, he'd taken them down. The guy isn't regularly at the house yet and it doesn't have power hooked up. But he was there today.
Other than that it's been mercifully quiet here. I'm sleeping more than ever, for some reason, and it's a welcome change of pace. I never slept well growing up, and often had insomnia, which was brushed off. I'm getting about 8.5 hours and it feels pretty deep. Garmin says otherwise, but I tend to ignore it for that. I'm glad my nervous system has finally decided it can stand down.
New this year, a lot of these emergency vehicle barriers. It's unfortunate that we need them. I guess Fox and I are far from being the only people to worry about cars coming onto the course.
I also dropped by Chamblin Book Mine to make my TBR pile a little taller, with copies of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, and Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. I needed to kill some time before my assigned pick-up slot and I'd left the house pretty early to gas up the truck, drop stuff off at UPS and a few other small errands.
Some local drama is brewing out here. I know, way out in the woods, right? Someone's putting a house in at the blacktop, and I already don't like him because he's blocked off the old bus stop loop. Apparently someone found out he's a convicted child predator because there were signs up this morning with his address and everything. When I came back, he'd taken them down. The guy isn't regularly at the house yet and it doesn't have power hooked up. But he was there today.
Other than that it's been mercifully quiet here. I'm sleeping more than ever, for some reason, and it's a welcome change of pace. I never slept well growing up, and often had insomnia, which was brushed off. I'm getting about 8.5 hours and it feels pretty deep. Garmin says otherwise, but I tend to ignore it for that. I'm glad my nervous system has finally decided it can stand down.
