π₯΅ Week Notes 082
ποΈ // Jul 19, 2026 - Jul 25, 2026
Had a nice and productive staycation this week. Mary had training over in Coeur d'Alene during the day all week so I stayed home and oversaw the younger kids and dogs. The big project of the week for me was clearing out all the stuff that we've been storing in Mary's half of the garage for the last year. That mean sacrificing my car's parking space for the time being, but I certainly don't mind during this time of year. Mary's dad was able to haul two loads of broken furniture and broken toys to the dump for us and now we just have a huge pile of outgrown kids clothes to donate to GoodWill.
π₯΅ It's been quite hot this week with highs approaching 100Β° F Wednesday, and Thursday, but I managed to keep our yard watered and not too dried out. The backyard is still a dog -damaged disaster though, but it's been improving now that I'm getting it water consistently again.
πͺ Nathan has been pretty busy now that his work study position at Gonzaga has been sorted out and put in a couple of 8 hour days already which is a new experience for him. He's mainly been helping out with classroom audiovisual system checking, but he did get to do some work installing security cameras at least once. The position is flexible though, so he can choose not to work at times when he has a previous conflict.
β½οΈ Not much is actively going on in the world of my soccer interests currently post World Cup. The girls all had the week off practice-wise and Spurs have been very early in their preseason training with one friendly with MK Dons (a 1-0 win thanks to an absolutely filthy volley from new signing Mateus Fernandes to the top right corner from outside the box) before heading off to New Zealand to start a preseason tour down under. I'm looking forward to the start of the season, but feeling pretty chill after the last two roller coaster relegation-flirting seasons.
πΆπ»I've been joining Mary pretty consistently during her evening walks. The conditions haven't always been great between the heat and smoky haze, but it's been really good to get a little bit of time away together and talk about the stuff
Playing
π§ββ I played enough Magic Arena this week to wrap up my Premier Drafting and have a satisfactorily complete Marvel Super Heroes set collection at about 80%. I really enjoyed the set even though I never managed to get more than 5 wins for a given draft. It's still super fun to play with so many of my favorite heroes and villains.
π§ββ The new Hobbit set is coming out in about two weeks, but I'm planning to save up my daily gold for the following two sets, the in universe Reality Fracture, and the Universes Beyond Star Trek set . I'll probably mainly focus on constructed and skip drafting The Hobbit, which I believe isn't even a full-size set anyway.
Watching
πΊπ§π»ββοΈ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End S1 ππ Absolutely amazing fantasy adventure slice of life series, about a long-lived elf still coming to terms with human mortality and what the other heroes she helped save the world with 80 years before mean to her. Immediately started a rewatch with my youngest after she expressed interest in the show, but one I'd recommend to our whole family including Mary.
πΊ Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4E1: Valles Marineris ππ Fun start to the fourth season with Pike pondering a promotion and ship accidentally thrown back 65,000,000 into the past thanks to a freakishly powerful stellar storm.
πΊ King of the Hill S15E1: Failure to Hard Launch ππ Absolutely love that Bobby and Connie's new relationship has such a mature and healthy dynamic, while still providing so much comedy gold as everyone else reacts to it.
πΊ Chainsmoker Cat S1E1: I'm Yani Nako, Nya ππ Gave this one a try out of morbid curiosity after seeing the trailer on Netflix and relatively high reviews online and have no desire to continue watching. Unlikable nicotine addict protagonist β , rampant low brow scatological and gross-out humor β , and unrelenting bleakness (even before we meet her friends with their own uniquely horrible addictions in future episodes) β . No thanks, but I am simultaneously kind of fascinated by the sordid underbelly of Japanese society this show seems to embrace and expose.
Reading
- π Dandadan - Caught all the way up to the latest manga chapter this week, and while I've found things about the latest arc highly annoying, generally trust in where the mangaka seems to be taking us. The most recent chapter was a fantastic one for Aira's personal development.