Thursday evening things

 * Had the checkup today. The only advice (other than the eternal advice of "you should lose a little weight" which WAS followed up by "but you ARE very healthy") was that it's time for me to get a pneumonia shot; there's a new one (PCV 21? I think? She wrote it down so I could remember) that's recommended for all 50-and-over people. She suggested I get it "soon," perhaps implying "before the recommendations change and insurance won't pay." 

I'm going to wait though for it to get a bit cooler. I think the reason I had an unpleasant reaction to a covid booster a few summers ago was that I got it during the hottest part of the year - my body doesn't tolerate heat well to begin with. 

Also I need to get another round of fieldwork in

* Spent most of the rest of the day deep cleaning my bathroom because of course having the plumber judge you as a Decent Housekeeper is a normal thing for a normal adult to want.,

this is the (heh) sink hole

 Hopefully the replacement isn't a big deal, and hopefully they can coordinate the subfloor repair (if it's actually needed) and work with a flooring place to get someone in to do new floor covering, and arrange for a new toilet. that's not URGENT like the sink is, but I want to get it done. It will be a relief to have that taken care of.

* Today was the hottest day of the year. I THOUGHT they were promising cooler temperatures and rain but no, or at least not yet. The heat index was 110 and I wound up turning my AC up to 80 so it wouldn't overwork. (Eighty in this house isn't pleasant, and our climate is NOT such that opening a window is a good thing.) I changed the filter a little early (they're supposed to last at least a month) in case dust wast affecting the one in there and making the AC work less efficiently. 

* I'm really ready to get the fall cool-down, but it'll be at least another month.

* I worked a bit on the ongoing socks (the ones I posted a photo of earlier this week). In the course of doing some other cleaning (other rooms than the bathroom) I ran across the yarn I bought for Lithos from Knitty, and I was really tempted to start it.

Or to start the Emotional Support Chicken for my colleague, which I'd like to have done for the first day of school to give to her. But I decided to work on the socks instead; I want to finish SOMETHING up before starting something new. 

* I do also want to get to the yarn shop in Farmersville at some point but that may be something I save for Labor Day Weekend? I don't know. There's a lot to do before classes start in two and a half weeks.