Hell of a nap!

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I didn't get down until 15:00 and change.  A quarter, half, more, less... It wasn't 16:00, it was after 15:00.  So... there.  I woke at around 20:00, but decided just to keep on sleeping.  I have needed more sleep for a long time, but have been fighting it.  Back in the drink!  The pool that is.  The cerebral ocean of dreams.  I don't remember dreaming, but the bait was set.

Made to 01:17 or such.  Started dreaming, or thinking, of working.  Couldn't sleep more.  So... up.  A shower, when I begin things.  First thing.  Then dishes in.  Laundry can be cycled.  I found extra darks, enough for a wash, so set that going last thing yesterday.

Today?  Setting up more dishes, after my shower.  Rotating laundry through.  Something to eat.  I found the trick with my pan.  I had always thought that bacon would produce enough fat, on it's own.  And, technically, it does.  But, it doesn't work in time?  Something.

What happens is, no matter that temp of the pan, when I put the bacon in, by the time it renders enough to cook with, the pan has gotten sticky.  So, when I put eggs in, the pan has to be washed.  Probably should be washed right then, but sometimes I push it, just scrape it, and used it again.  But that was totally unsat.  There had to be a better way.

Now?  I add a bit of fat, currently tallow, to the pan, let it melt, then add bacon.  No sticking issues, and I fry it aggressively.  Then, after pulling the bacon, I lower the temp just a bit, but while the pan is still hot, I put the eggs in.  Cold, from the fridge.  I ought to try warming them, see if that makes any difference?  Anyway, doing this and they are coming out pretty good.  I flip them, now, as steaming... I just didn't like what I was getting.  And I still usually break some of the yolk on at least one egg.  That may improve, with this method, and practice.  Or, as mentioned, I may begin warming the eggs to room temp, see if that helps.

Timer beeping?  Ah, water.  I fill an half gallon jug, for general use.  It takes about twelve minutes to fill.  If I don't time it, it... overflows.  Not... a good thing.  It wasn't  completely full, and then I had to refill the water heater.  So... it's back to filling again.  Just a little daily dabble.  I'm having a fatted coffee first.  Will have chia breakfast next, then bacon and eggs later in the morning.  A simple life, but it works.  I wonder if there are reasons not to eat so much chia?  I guess I'll find out.  I go through ten pounds in between three and four months, an ounce nearly daily.

Wait... maffs!  At 16 ounces per pound, with 10 pounds in the bulk bag, that is 160 ounces.  An ounce a day, with 30 days in a month, would mean 5.333333 (etc) months.  Now, I don't eat it every day, just most.  If, also, 2.8 tablespoons is an ounce, while I use 3, often heaping, tablespoons.  So, it could be between five and six months.  It just seemed like a shorter time?  Right.

Anyway... time to wake up!  Get going.  This, blog and internet viewing.  Gaming.  Then a shower, and shave if possible.  I trimmed the whiskers last night, so an after shower shave should be pleasant.  Thing is, I am out of real shaving cream.  And, to be honest, soap lather, and other options I have, simply aren't as good.  They really do have shaving cream down to an art, even the stuff from the '50s is quite good.  But the stuff since the '90s is... luxury, taking much of the pain out of shaving.

Well, to it.  Until I can actually get to it.  Later.