Summer Planning (Patreon)

It feels like the warm weather showed up this morning and I don’t think it’s going anywhere for the rest of the summer. The cat is losing interest in his heat pad and I can’t sit anywhere without a fan. It isn’t even unreasonably hot. It’s like the high seventies. I simply do not have a body made for heat. This is the main reason I cut off all of my hair. How do people do it? Am I a freak? I couldn’t go outside with my hair down without immediately turning into a mess.

Speaking of heat, I’m likely going to be in Texas for a work retreat in a few weeks. While I would like to meet some of my newer co-workers, I have zero desire to sit around a lake house attached to an artificial lake in Texas in July. This very trip two years ago is what caused me to break down and buy shorts, something I should have done much earlier in my adult life. I don’t think there are any team building activities planned for this one, so I should be able to sit around and eat free bbq and drink free booze. I’ll bring swim trunks this year JUST IN CASE, but the idea of me getting on a boat or jetski is farfetched.

I’ve been cooking on the grill more lately so I don’t spend everyday in the kitchen. ’ve been kinda obsessed with shish kebab. There’s something wonderful about having all of your food on one stick. I’ve only been doing basic stuff, but it has got me wanting a better grill, a grill that is not shared with the other residents of this complex. I’d love to get one that has a flattop or flat top attachment so that I can do breakfast and other things on there as well. I’ve also been doing burgers, grilled veggies, and foil pouch potatoes. Whatever gets me outside.

Other than that Vani and I have been planning for our Japan trip. Tickets bought, some of the hotels are booked. I’m mostly concerned about what food we are eating and where, she is a bit more concerned with sightseeing. We’re just over three months away and it’s going to fly by fast. A couple of conventions between now and then will eat up time with an even greater quickness. This will honestly be my main focus until departure! It’s a bit nerve wracking, but I’ve never been overseas and my excitement level is off of the charts.

Have you been to Japan? What was your favorite thing you did there?
If you’re grillin’ n’ chillin’, What are cooking up? 

-Ian