my brother called while i was out stacking wood and wanted to see the pile, not just hear that it was fine, so i walked him round with the phone like a real estate guy lol. he said dad would check that end again and i said dad already had. felt good talking rubbish with him without everyone else on the call asking serious questions. i nearly asked when he was coming home but mom already asks enough, i just showed him the sled that still doesnt run and he laughed at me for keeping it. after we hung up i went back to stacking slower. could have used another ten minutes of that call.

went down to the lake with the guys and took my shoes off because the sand was warm, then stepped in the water like i had forgotten which lake this is lol. holy wah that went straight up my legs, i was out again fast and they made sure nobody missed it. sat on a rock after with my feet drying and my shoulders hot in the sun, weird having one half of me cold and the other half cooking. i could have sat there longer except we had food in the truck and suddenly i was starving. sand all through the socks on the way home, still finding it on the couch. worth it probably.

trying to work out if i can actually tell when the girl at the Holiday is joking or if i just decide everything is a joke when i dont know what to say. she asked if i ever come in when i dont need gas and i said yeah sometimes chips, which was apparently not the answer because she just looked at me. the guys would have a whole conference about this if i told them, so not doing that. i do go there instead of the other place and she probably knows that. maybe next time i can ask when her shift ends without making it sound like i need to complain to management lol.