Sober and depressed (I can’t/don’t drink anymore). But eating lots of snacks and company is coming over.

Not wearing pants and watching movies, doomscrolling, smoking weed, and playing Fallen Order.

Debating going out to a bar.

It's only five days, and only one pill a day, so I think I will manage to take them! Of course, if I cough up a piece of lung then I make no promises ...

Drinking. Eating. Football.

Eating Hibachi!!

for anyone wondering it's Sakura Japanese steak house on W Broad St.

The most logical answer is obviously a haunting, this time of year typically it’s important to keep an eye out for ghosts trying to peddle either a “Christmas past” or “Christmas future” sort of agenda.

Appalachian Power sent their customers the same. The grid may just be taxed by the weather and holiday usage.

On the bright side, if push comes to shove, some can be assisted via other state groups, so at least we aren't Texas (which does not have such luxury).

Just make sure you take them all, don't want to contribute to the antibiotic resistant super bacteria numbers!

Im so full and stinky

Popping a bottle of champagne (not celebrating, just because) and mentally preparing myself for multiple stops for Christmas tomorrow. Happy holidays yall!

Back from overindulging at Maggianos. Melissa, the waitress, was absolutely fantastic. She made a good night together as a family even better. Props to Melissa.

Fuck the holidays.

Watching The Third Day on HBO with a glass of Christmas Morning while the hubs is quarantined upstairs (I’m still negative) with the Eagles game.

Jealous though because we just adopted a new bunny from RACC last Saturday and he (the bun) is also upstairs watching the Eagles game.

Pleasantly warm from gingerbread stouts, watching football until it's time to make a vat of pasta and find a dumb holiday movie to fall asleep to. My husband and I are on our own this year due to silly work schedules, and while we miss our collective family chaos, the quiet celebration is kind of nice too.

I’d be down to help out for some laps! Helped a friend do the backyard 4 miles every hour on the hour in the past and generally just like silly running things

This is not true. Due to the Byrd Road Act of 1932, the vast majority of roads in Virginia are maintained by the state directly.

Making pozole and watching the footballs. The Vikes won earlier, so I'm satisfied. SKOL! I just made an arbol salsa that will burn your eyebrows off. Santa loves salsa.

I did see a few power trucks working in Highland Park Southern Tip while walking my dog earlier. Around 3:00. Maybe related, maybe not.

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We're binge watching drag race Canada vs the world with a bottle of prosecco. The presents are wrapped for tomorrow, in the morning we'll haul Boaty over to my mom's for Christmas day. Staying warm!

I mean, what kinda dripping are we talking here? If it's 5 degrees outside in an area not used to such temperatures, you should be running the tap furthest from your source (if not multiple taps) with a low stream -- not dripping. Moving water doesn't freeze as readily; that's a physical fact of nature, bruh. Yes, your water bill will be higher, but it'll be a hell of a lot cheaper than having your walls and floor torn up to fix a disaster.

But is your shit still gonna freeze even with streaming taps if a random cold snap takes us to -10? Yeah, probably! My pipes froze this morning in the 5-degree bullshit despite dripping (but not streaming!), and I unfroze them with a space heater under the kitchen sink at a 2/10 temperature setting.

Edit: More cold pro tips for anyone scrolling by:

• Keep your sink cabinets open (if you're not doing the space heater thing). Let your house's conditioned air get anywhere pipes are.
• Buy insulating foam pipe wraps from Lowe's (fuck Home Depot) and get them on all the exposed water pipes you can find in your crawl space.
• If your heat pump can't keep the place sufficiently warm, turn on aux/emergency heat and give your pump a rest. It'll run constantly otherwise, and depending on its age and the type of refrigerant, there's only so much it can do.
• Space heaters on indoor pipes (under sinks but also at your water heater) can conduct that heat through the pipes' run into your crawl space, lessening the chance of freezage.
• Replace your rotting half-inch plywood crawl space door with something that has weather stripping and some kind of backing.
• Replace your crawl space vents with ones that actually seal up nicely when closed. If you can see light through or around them when they're closed, they can be better!
• Know where your main water shutoff valve is; if you're in the city, this may require a water key, so get one!

I've had three big back surgeries. My secret tip is pool-based PT ahead of time to strengthen your core. And meal prep or freeze a bunch of easy meals for the recovery. You can do this!

Note: If your main shutoff is in the crawl space, and it probably is if you're in the 'burbs, anyone can do it.

...Including a stick-up man who wants you to come outside defenseless to see why your water ain't working... 🤷‍♀️

A lot of the city is also made up of state government and VCU, which don't pay taxes and minimal service fees.

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