two and a half on the hump

it’s been a hectic week…

bit one

…sunday i finally got the yard did. i’ve been doing it since i was twelve, and lately it’s about an hour job that takes about a tank of gas. this time around it was almost waist high in many places and extremely dense. as a result of that, coupled with my current physical issues, it became a three hour job (there were a couple of hydration breaks in there that didn’t work) and took two and a half tanks of gas. several cans of soda, several glasses of lemonade, etc, etc later i was still cramping like a motherfucker. while i’m feeling better now, i guarantee that set me back a day or two.

then it was off to work for two days…

bit two

…then today i got up early, filled the back of my car AND nik’s with rims and tires and such and went and got M new shoes. turns out the euro site i checked before i ordered my last pair of run flats was a little off on what would, and would not, look stretched as fuck on these rims. i should have ordered one size wider tires for the backs, and i’ll have to do the same for the fronts when i replace them (which might be before my birthday).

the guys at the garage did the bulk of the work once i got there, but i did all the load and unload and a bit of it, and by the time we were done i was wiped. got grub and went for a spinal decompression session that didn’t seem to do much which, given the morning, makes sense. so while i don’t like the stretched tire look, i’ll deal with it for now for financial and mental reasons and try to move on, maybe even have a day off where i don’t mistreat myself too much on sunday? it’s a bit day, so we’ll see where things end up, i suppose…i mean, i have to at least put betty’s wheel back on, right?

bit two and a half

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