Jerzei Collie's journal

My dad just e-mailed me saying the condo association hasn't received my monthly HOA payment. It turns out I had written the check and put it in the envelope but forgot to mail it. I looked around my condo, found the envelope and put it in the mail today.

UPDATE: Dad called saying I need to send an additional $22.67 to the condo association for a late fee. I had written another check and was ready to put that in the mail tonight when Dad called back. He said the association wouldn't charge me the late fee after all.

I got a DM on Telegram this morning from someone who said he found me on the Barq app. I don't use that app. This person is obviously just messaging random people. I have a notice on my Telegram profile in all caps saying "No DM's unless I know you." I'll just ignore this person.

Dad found a microwave that received great reviews on Target's web site. He said the microwave will be delivered to me on Friday.

A few days ago, an anonymous person made a big donation to my Ko-Fi account. I appreciate whoever did that since I'm now over a third of the way to buying a new laptop.

I got a few frozen dinners today. My dad didn't go to the Space Force Base commissary this week since it was closed Thursday for New Year's Day.

In addition to a new microwave and laptop computer, I need to eventually replace my cell phone. The phone's volume bar fell off some time ago, and the earpiece speaker for the phone part no longer works.

Road construction is blocking off the roads in my neighborhood. Crews were laying down a fresh layer of asphalt this morning. I had to cancel a scheduled DoorDash shift because of this. Hopefully the roads will be open again by 2:30 or 3:00 so I can go miniature golfing with Dad.

UPDATE: One of the roads was reopened, but Dad had already left home at 2:30 before I got there.

I had applied for a delivery job at one of the Domino's Pizza locations near me. Today, I got a call from another location further north asking if I was interested. I scheduled an interview for Monday afternoon. I told the caller I would prefer weekdays but am available anytime. I really need to make at least another $1,000 per month to cover my expenses so my dad doesn't have to use his money.

Friday dipped into the 50s, causing my furnace to turn on for the first time this season. This coming week will be back in the 70s and low 80s.

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne.

My refrigerator stopped working sometime overnight or this morning. I plugged in my mini fridge and put most of my frozen food in that. Hopefully my refrigerator can be repaired since it's fairly new.

One of my deliveries today required me to visit two restaurants in different parts of town.

I picked up new license plates for my car today. I decided to go with regular plates instead of getting JCOLLIE vanity plates.

I bookmarked a dining room set I may purchase from Home Depot. I should have plenty of room for it once my dining area is completely cleaned up.

I'm glad that I happened to be near my phone when it rang this morning. My doctor's office called me with the results of my MRI. They said the leg injury is a sprain and they advised me to rest. I'm doing my best to rest, though living alone makes that difficult sometimes.

I need to check my mailbox today. I had the mail held for the past week since I didn't want to deal with walking to the mailbox while my leg was recovering.

I'm glad cereal has a nice long shelf life. With my frozen foods headed for the dumpster (along with my refrigerator,) I'm having to rely on a box of Cheerios for some of my meals. I noticed I still have a can of chicken and rice soup. I can also use DoorDash for other meals. If I go shopping, I may pick up some Hormel Compleats meals since those don't need to be refrigerated.

My dad had a cleaning company take out all the trash in my condo. They'll be cleaning and vacuuming it tomorrow. It will be nice to have more room to move around.

Colorado Springs got some heavy snow today. My car was completely covered when I walked out before dinner. One of my neighbors was outside and offered to clear off my car windows. After dinner, I went to Safeway to pick up some groceries. While waiting for my order, a woman in another car offered to clear the snow off the top of my car and the new snow that had gathered on the windows. It's nice to know there are still people with good hearts out there.