jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
I made it through Christmas with my family without any anxiety attacks. I had asked for a bathmat for Christmas and ended up getting three. After skipping the past few years, I went to the family Christmas dinner this year. My family has a tradition of making raviolis for Christmas dinner.
jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
My family usually begins Christmas at 11 AM, but this year they started at 9:30. I managed to remain calm all morning, mainly due to eating an edible beforehand. I got two shirts and some new pants, plus a throw blanket, some gift cards and a handheld vacuum. I went out for dinner later and had trouble picking what I wanted because the menu had lots of great options. I got a large southwest salad with grilled chicken.

My niece is about five weeks away from giving birth to a grand-niece.
jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
I finished up my playlist for this weekend. I should be able to get enough sleep before the show and after Doggy Radio to be rested enough for Christmas with the family.

This year should have a "leftover white" Christmas. An inch or two of snow is forecast for Saturday into Sunday.

I picked up a few groceries tonight, then got some Whataburger to have for lunch tomorrow. I have a dinner meetup to attend tomorrow night.
jcollie719: (Lassie cartoon dance)
So far, I've got the first 90 minutes of a show prepared for Christmas Eve. I'll fill parts of the show with classic segments from Romeo Rabbit and Star Raccoon.

I went to Voodoo Brewing with a meetup group yesterday for dinner. I ordered a bowl of buffalo chicken mac and cheese, along with three beers.

I know I took my medications this morning. I wish I could have some sign they're actually working.
jcollie719: (Jerzei full body)
I'm not sure if I will do a Rabbit Hole fill-in on the 24th into the 25th. I'd like to be well-rested for Christmas so I can deal with my family for a few hours. I played two hours of Christmas songs to end my show last night. Maybe I can decide on doing a show or not after getting a good sleep later this morning.

As for the 31st into January 1st, I know Boomer will do a New Year's show then. JaSonic said he would also do an almost nine-hour music show to ring in the new year for the UK and North America.
jcollie719: (Jerzei full body)
I purchased a registration license for my copy of PaintTool SAI on Sunday. I panicked a little because the cost listed in Japanese yen looked really expensive (¥5,500.) Thankfully, that's only about $36.60 US.

I think I'll ask for a new DustBuster for Christmas. The one I got over a decade ago isn't charging anymore. That and more clothes are the only Christmas gifts I can think of.

It's hard to believe it's been over 3 years since Boomer began reading my blog on Doggy Radio. I looked back a few years and found the first post that was read was from October 12, 2020.
jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
Dad showed me a video my brother made where he sings "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." He really nails Thurl Ravenscroft's voice in this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgKVyVuWWL4

48 days until Furry Fiesta!
jcollie719: (Lipton Lolly)
It looks like only two of my New Year's resolutions were accomplished this year:

1. Weight below 290
Even before Christmas, I wasn't even close to meeting this goal. I weighed 315 this morning.

2. Reduce debt by 10%
I actually increased my debt this year. My federal tax refund would have helped me meet this goal if I'd received it sooner. Instead, I applied for another loan which helped cover expenses, but gave me more to pay off.

3. New higher-paying job or self-employment
I can't seem to find anyone who can help me start my own radio station. The job counselors I work with are clueless about how difficult the broadcasting industry is for finding employment.

4. Furry Fiesta and DenFur (if COVID doesn't affect either)
I made it to both of these conventions and avoided catching COVID at them!

5. Christmas with friends or on my own
I also accomplished this goal.

I haven't thought of resolutions for next year. I may just recycle the first three and add others as I think of them.
jcollie719: (Weird Al Headbanger)
I saw a Tweet from Ed B. Collie that a radio station in Wisconsin was stunting with all "Weird Al" Yankovic songs. I'm not sure how long the stunt will go on before a new format debuts, but it's nice to hear Weird Al's decades-long library in one place. The station is WKZG 104.3 FM near Green Bay, Wisconsin. It's fitting that the stunt began on the 27th since Weird Al refers to the number 27 in a lot of his songs.

UPDATE: The station announced the new format will start on January 3rd at 3 PM Central.

As I usually do, I gained weight over the Christmas weekend. The seat belt on my flight to Las Vegas fit me, but I needed to request an extender belt for the flight home. I gained 13 pounds, but I've already lost 5 of those.

I don't feel sick, but I will test myself for COVID-19 on Thursday or Friday to make sure I'm safe. I wore a mask while flying and in certain other public areas during my vacation.

Dog napped

Dec. 26th, 2022 05:28 am
jcollie719: (Luigi)
I got home from the airport around 9:15 PM Sunday. I originally planned to nap until 1 AM then tune into Doggy Radio, but I was too tired. I woke up a bit after 4 AM and caught the show's tail end (because dogs.)

The temperature difference between cities wasn't as severe this time. Las Vegas was at 63° when I left, and Denver was at 41° when I arrived.

The flight home had some severe turbulence close to Denver. I was watching MTV's "Ridiculousness" on my seat-back monitor, and a collection of winter driving fails was playing while the turbulence was happening.

Catching up on e-mails, I see the medical device I ordered to help with my depression will arrive this week. Also, one of the radio stations in Denver asked me to fill out an application for a board operator position.
jcollie719: (Collie peace hippie)
The winter weather is really creating chaos for airlines. United texted me to announce my new flight to Denver is delayed because of previous delays. I'll be leaving around two hours later at 3:25 PM. At least this time I'm able to use the United Club lounge to relax for a few hours. I did get an Economy Plus seat for this flight.

UPDATE (1:40 PM): Annnd ANOTHER delay! My flight will now leave at 3:40.
jcollie719: (Lassie cartoon dance)
I had put a Christmas song from the "Oh! Pawpets" show in my playlist for the first hour. When I saw that "Oh! Pawpets" was streaming a Christmas repeat. I added another song from the show during my second hour.

My audio during most of my show was good. I started to get "crunchy" audio again during the second half. Refreshing my audio settings made everything smooth again.
jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
Romeo originally said he would do a live Sunday show this week. He came down with a cold a day or two later, so he won't be able to do a show after all.

Just one week until my Christmas vacation!
jcollie719: (Hi JCollie)
It's almost time for my post-MFF Rabbit Hole fill-in show. I watched the con's closing ceremonies online earlier and got the attendance and charity numbers for this year. For listeners with food allergies, my set won't have any Pepper. ;)

I'm looking forward to my Christmas vacation in less than three weeks. I'm not completely sure when my next convention trip will be. I'd like to go to the new Las Vegas Fur Con, but that might be too close to Furry Fiesta to be financially possible. Hopefully next year's tax refund will be deposited earlier in the year.
jcollie719: (Collie Lick Sign)
I'm glad the grocery store was open this afternoon. I forgot that the weight printed on cans of beans included the water in the can. I only had 2.5 pounds of actual green beans instead of 4 pounds, so I picked up some more to make my green bean casserole. I could only boil a third of the beans at a time because the only huge pot I have is well past its prime. I put an 8-quart pot on my Christmas list to replace it.

I Googled whether I could boil water in a slow cooker. I can, though it would take at least two hours to get the water to a boil. I only had about 90 minutes to make the casserole before dinner.
jcollie719: (lunchies dog angel)
"I think that's a mail truck."
"How can you tell?"
"It's got truck nuts!"


I made a final decision on my Christmas vacation. I booked a flight to Las Vegas and a hotel room today, then reserved a spot at a parking lot near the Denver airport.

I got a haircut earlier while I was out. I was supposed to have a therapy appointment, but my therapist called and said he wouldn't be in the office today.
jcollie719: (Hi JCollie)
My idea for a Christmas vacation won't be as cheap as I thought. I read the fine print when looking up the "complimentary room stay" offers on Pop Slots; the offers can only be used Sundays through Thursdays and don't include holidays. My initial plan was to stay on Friday and Saturday night then check out on Christmas on Sunday. While a free room wouldn't be possible in this case, I looked up the room rates for Christmas weekend and found a single king room at the MGM Grand would only be around $218 total for two nights. There are other hotels I found that are much cheaper, though they don't have discounts through Pop Slots.

The combination of isolating due to COVID and not wanting to go out due to depression has caused me to put off taking out my trash for a while. I bagged it up today to take out later.
jcollie719: (Christmas Collie)
Once in a while, I'll remember a song from an album that's out of print and not available on iTunes or other legal download sites. Luckily, I was able to find the CD for a good price on eBay. I have a few of Concrete Blonde's albums, but I was looking for the "Group Therapy" CD. I remembered the song "Your Llorona," which the Sunday 2-5 AM DJ played occasionally at KRCC before my Weekend Edition shift.

I'm thinking of taking a Christmas vacation to Las Vegas using some of the online rewards I've earned. I discovered I've earned more than enough points playing Pop Slots to pay for a two-night stay at certain MGM-owned hotels, as well as extras like food, beverages and gambling credit.
jcollie719: (Jerzei head)
I've only fully kept one of my New Year's resolutions so far, but I'm on track to accomplish a second one.

1. Weight below 290
2. Reduce debt by 10%
3. New higher-paying job or self-employment
4. Furry Fiesta and DenFur (if COVID doesn't affect either)
5. Christmas with friends or on my own


I attended Furry Fiesta and will attend DenFur this year. DenFur is just 41 days away! For the debt reduction, I'm still waiting on my federal tax refund, but that should get rid of at least 15%.

Stress eating has caused me to gain weight. I got up to 314 lbs. a few days ago and am slowly coming back down. This morning I weighed 308. I don't know if I'll reach this year's goal weight of 290, but I'll definitely try.

I've found a job placement specialist to work with Vocational Rehab to find new employment. I'll have my first official meeting with the specialist next week.

I'm looking at low-cost vacations for Christmas. Any future job I find could affect my plans for this.
jcollie719: (Weird Al Headbanger)
After downloading a song by Wax, I found that there are three groups named Wax whose songs I have: the U.K. band who did "Bridge to Your Heart" (the song I downloaded tonight,) a U.S. punk band that did a cover of "Happy Happy Joy Joy" on the Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits album, and a rapper who had a hit called "Rosana."

Since the year's almost over, here is how I did on my 2021 New Year's resolutions:

1. Weight loss: below 300 (Started Noom program at 317.8 lbs. in April)
I initially got down to 295, but stress is making me bounce back and forth between 300 and 310. I weighed 301 on Thursday morning.

2. Reduce debt by 15-20% ($27.4k at end of 2020)
A lack of work hours and my eventual layoff from KRCC kept me from earning enough to reach this goal. I only reduced my debt by about $550, or 2%. I have paid off my dental credit account, so that's one good thing.

3. Christmas vacation
A lack of money also scuttled this goal.

4. Regular online music show
I filled in for Romeo Rabbit for several weekends this year, but nothing regular.

Some resolutions for 2022:

1. Weight below 290
2. Reduce debt by 10%
3. New higher-paying job or self-employment
4. Furry Fiesta and DenFur (if COVID doesn't affect either)
5. Christmas with friends or on my own

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