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The World Cup ends on Friday. The Boston Games are on Saturday - 1 afternoon and 1 evening - leave the stadium and come back - not doubleheader. And on Sunday. Afternoon.

There is a big Red Sox contingent in Seattle so the games are always full. Plus Saturday night. Plus it's a fireworks night. All of those add up to a ticket freenzy. I still can't buy tickets from the Mariners yet and am not sure why but am losing interest fast.

I did find 3 semi decent seats for Saturday night's game on Seat Geek. And I bought 'em. I'll get the Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon games later. Worst comes to worst... we at least have one game with no easy way to get there.

Next Parking. NIGHTMARE. There are a gillion options for reserve parking. The only ones even remotely close to the stadium are from dodgy resale places and at a price that is half of what I paid for the total of 3 tickets. The Mariners fucked up the ride share situation a few years ago. The ride share lot is a VERY VERY long walk from the closest stadium exit. I noodled around a bunch of options - none good - including the light rail and buses.

I finally decided to Scarlet O'Hara that bit. Since there's nothing worth reserving, I've got months to figure it out.

I had a great sleep and woke up kind of earlyish so I had some coffee and did some internetting and then went down and had a lovely swim.

I was going to Dollar store this morning but then remembered there is some kind of protest scheduled for the school across the street and I didn't want to get hung in traffic but when I got back from my swim, it was raining and still early and I figured even if they did go ahead with the protest, it wouldn't be for a while so I hit the road. $18 and everything on my list.

A while back, I bought some hair thickening/styling powder. My hair is getting kind of longish on top so I've started using it again. I have no clue what it is or how it work but damn. It comes in a salt shaker thing and just a teensy bit sprinkled over the top of my hair make me actually look like I have hair! And it lasts and lasts. Such weird stuff. (No link - just plug hair thickening powder into Amazon one.)

I dreamed last night that I lost my wallet and what an idiot I was for not capturing what, exactly was in it. It has a tracker, but if/when I do lose it, it will be the day the tracker's battery dies. It is a tiny thing with barely anything in it but today, I will be documenting that anything. Hmmm I just checked and it seems the tracker already died. It's not in there anyway. Oh well. I'll just make notes of what all is.

My brother is coming to visit in January and I have a project. Yeah, this is a heads up for him :) I want to take everything out of my storage unit, get rid of the scooter, put in shelves, fix the bar for hanging clothes and organize the rest. I need to get in there and measure for shelves. I'm hoping to score a Black Friday deal on some shelves.

And otherwise, I'll be right here in my house. Bonny and some others are going to install a Christmas tree in the elbow. They've been talking about it for weeks. They think they need Jim to do it and he's going on a cruise for a month on Friday. So it's today. But, there's a Seahawks game which fortunately is early. I am not a Christmas tree person and do not want the drama. So my plan is to hole up here until it's a done deal.

Maybe I'll go measure now.

I learned yesterday, quite by accident, of yet another misstep by Timber Ridge marketing. They told me a fair number of things as truths that turned out not to be. Mostly small things, but some big ones, too. Ex. They told me the pool was salt water. It was not and never has been. They told me not to worry about choosing a carpet to mask pet stains as housekeeping would treat for all stains. They do not and this carpet, which was very expensive, has stains all over it. Lots of examples.

But, yesterday, I learned that they did NOT tell me there was a free, secured, internet available to me.

Turns out there are two wifi networks for residents. 1 is open and requires not password. It's the one I've been using for 2 years. But, because my printer and my web cams need a secured network, I've had to do work arounds which have been problematic. My latest one - a $40 a month Xfinity account which requires a modem and a router - has been failing regularly and I've been looking for alternatives. I was almost to the point of giving up my printer and web cams.

And then yesterday, I found out that there is another free wifi network that is secure. Each apartment has their own password. I was supposed to have been given the password by marketing when I moved in. Once I found out about the network, it took 2 mins to get my password. Those marketing fuckers.

So much of yesterday was spent moving everything to this new (to me) network which turned out to be non-trivial. The printer was the most problematic. But, I finally got it done. Then I had 18 other things to move to the network one by one. Interestingly, the hub that runs the shades was the easiest and it took the shades with it. The Echo products were very annoying. But, finally, I got everything moved. And unplugged the modem and the router.

I am in the middle of a call to cancel Xfinity (again) now. Their website does not have a phone number but fortunately Google does. Their website wants you to schedule a call back and the first available they offered was next wednesday at 5 am and then the page errored out. I called the Google number and now I have a person who, I hope, is going to do the job. There is now annoying music so Yeah but when she goes off to do her thing, there is the deadest air. She now says the job is done and she'll send me an email today. I'm not convinced. But, I'm willing to wait and see.

Oh. Ok, their website seems to reflect the change to done. And now I owe them -$32.00. Ok, so nice. They do have the slowest website on the planet.

It is actually lovely and luxurious to just have all the internet I need available without any hardware (and its eccentricities). Even better than electricity, really. I don't even need outlets. Just wifi everywhere. And my printer is WAY happier than it was. I can now print from any device and actually from anywhere in this complex!

I'm glad I got it all moved over yesterday.

Today, I think I'm going to skip swimming this morning. No good reason. I just feel like it. Bonny wants to go to Costco, so steps. I don't really need any Costco but heck that may change when I get there. Plus I can check on my ham and cheese croissants which I'm pretty sure they have discontinued but maybe...

I do need to trot downstairs to pick up the menus for next week. Oh, I may actually get to be on the Food and Beverage Committee next year. I was asked this week if I was still interested and I said YES, Please.

Biggie and Julio are snuggled up together on the couch. Biggie appears to be asleep but Julio is clearly awake and just enjoying the cuddle and happy that Biggie hasn't kicked him off. So cute.

Yesterday was busy all damn day. I did not even sit on my couch until I got back from picking up dinner at 4:30.

But I did get a lot done so all was good.

Last year after our massive power outage, I bought a massive power bank. Yeah, I know, barn door/cows. BUT still. this sucker stores a lot of power and has a wide variety of plugs, include A/C. I charged it up and set it on the shelf. This week, we had a high wind warning so I thought, hmmmm, I should charge that baby and get him ready for duty. I pulled it out and plugged it in and the readout said it still had 99% of the charge left!! From last year!!! Holy moly, that's a keeper. Now I'm pretty confident we will never lose power again.

I put in a work order saying my sink was dripping earlier in the week. Yesterday, when I got back from the Food and Beverage meeting, there was a dude in my bathroom putting the finishing touches on my new, pretty, faucet! They just replaced the whole thing. Fine by me!!

Also yesterday, I got a new thermostat which is nicer than the old one and easier to operate. And it's in a different (more handy) spot so yeah. But, now I have walls that need to be patched. I'm sure it will happen but I'm also sure Joan will be bitching about it until it does and then a couple of weeks after.

The vet reminded me that it's time for Biggie's annual urine test. I made it for mid-December.

I just realized that the annual primary care physician appointment I made last January is for 8:30 on the morning that my brother flies in for a visit. Right now, his plane is scheduled to land at 10:30. Should all work out. I could move the doctor's appointment but I think I'll leave it. Also it's all on a Tuesday. Volleyball. I have most days with nothing happening and then I pick one day and make everything happen then. My calendar integrity is slipping.

Today I must make a UPS visit. I have a bag full of Amazon returns and I want to get them gone. But, really, that's the only plan du jour.