Jerzei Collie's journal

I drove to Dad's house today instead of walking. The weather was a bit chilly with some light rain. After working out, the rain became heavier with lightning and hail.

On Monday, I signed up for a Wednesday meetup at Voodoo Brewing. The RSVP list was full, and I was put on a waitlist. A spot opened up for me earlier today.

I was invited to listen to a former co-worker's band at a downtown restaurant tonight. This band was last known as the Two Tones, but their name is now the Custer Street Combo. The band leader offered to cover my tab and also asked me to take pictures of them playing. I had some vegan curry with rice along with three glasses of Strongbow cider.

I got a few pairs of pants and an Airmoto car tire inflater for Christmas. This year's stocking of goodies included a handful of mini candy bars and several packets of fruit snacks with Pokémon, Sonic the Hedgehog and Scooby-Doo labels.

At Dave & Buster's, I had a Philly cheesesteak sandwich with fries and two of their "Dangerous Waters Island Punch" drinks. I will have my family's traditional ravioli for dinner tonight at Dad's house.

I got my car's oil changed today. According to the car's owner's manual, the oil should be changed every 6,000 miles or every 6 months, whichever comes first. The odometer reading was 5,422, but I've had the car for over 8 months.

I'll attend a meetup in a bit at the Rock Bottom restaurant that's just a mile away. When I took improv classes in Denver long ago, the group would often go to the Rock Bottom location near the theater after class. That location had a parking garage below it and validated parking for anyone parked there.

I think my job interview with Domino's Pizza went well. I was told I would need to trim my mustache if I am hired to be no longer than 3/4 inch. The store has more applicants to interview, but I should hear from the store in a few days.

A friend invited me to a restaurant on Wednesday to hear his new duo play. I already have another meetup to attend that day, but they only overlap by a half hour. I'll just leave the first meetup 20 minutes early to go where my friend is playing.

I'll get a haircut either Thursday or Friday to look nice for DenFur next week. I found a discount code for Subway on Facebook, so I can save money buying a footlong.

I went to the Agave Lounge again for a meetup. This time, I had the lounge's eloté mac and cheese with a few Modelo beers.

On Tuesday, a repairman came by the condo to fix my refrigerator. According to the work order, the fridge's defrost panel had to be replaced. I'm glad the work was done quickly and was covered by a protection plan so I didn't have to pay anything.

I need to keep a closer eye on my spending. I've been going out to eat more than I should, which puts a huge dent in my budget.

My replacement car registration arrived in the mail today. Now I can resume making deliveries.

I went to put my latest car insurance document in my car's insurance/registration folder, only to find it wasn't in the glove compartment. I looked all over the car and my condo and couldn't find it. I'll ask my dad if I left it in his car after our last visit to the Space Force base. Just in case I lost it somewhere else, I ordered a new copy of my registration and should receive it in a week or two.

Wednesday's dinner at the Rabbit Hole was nice, even though the restaurant was dimly lit. I had the truffle mac and cheese with bacon and two cherry limeade martinis. After dinner, the group went to a piano bar called Louie Louie's. It's similar to the chain Howl at the Moon since it has two pianos on stage, along with guitars and drums for some of the songs.

It's raining right now. I hope the rain will stop in a few hours since a meetup I'm going to later is at a bar with a large patio. Yesterday's meetup was supposed to be on a restaurant's patio, but the hot weather moved the group indoors.

UPDATE: There was still light rain when I arrived at the bar, so everyone was inside. There was a food truck outside selling soul food and seafood. I got some boneless chicken wings with Nashville hot coating.

I'll be making a large catering delivery tomorrow morning. I hate when the order pickup time is scheduled before the restaurant opens since the restaurant won't usually let me in early. I should be done in time to do my regular noon workout at Dad's house. I have a meetup later that evening.

UPDATE: The restaurant let me in before opening time, so the order was ready and delivered on time.