12 July 2023

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awake at 7 - chillax - watch the new Bluey eps from season 3 that just dropped - Lucy FaceTimes at 11:37-11:56 b/c I texted her at 9:18am with a video of me watching the Musical Statues episode 

we take selfies together and disconnect but I realise that I only took her pic and not a screenshot & call her back at 11:52 - she answers, indulges me & then sheepishly asks, "when you're done can we hang up" - I say yes and thank her for taking my call. "I will always answer you!" Aww.... "...unless I don't see it or I'm away from my iPad." lol!

start Gemma Correll pupper puzz and wait to hear that Natalia's ready - at 12:56 go and see a text that was fucking sent at 12:07 [I never remember to check What'sApp!] - leave right away and get her at 1:20ish - reach the Simmons Univ. Parky lot by 2:13 - walk & Natalia asks a man (late 50s smoking a clove looking cigarette) where the Isabella Gardner Museum is. He tells us to walk up the block and left onto Evans Way. Go up and turn right and get turned around, walk back and realise that fucker gave us the wrong directions - this is why I don't ask ppl anything. He could have literally said "turn left right at this spot and go straight - it's that bldg" What a dick. Reach ISG 2:35 and I'm overheated - get tickets & go thru bag check where I am told, inexplicably, that my mini hand held fan can't be used [I used it once I was out of site of that guy!] What the actual fuck?! Go peepod at 2:40 - tour the stunning courtyard...

...& museum until 4:50...

I would kill for a swatch of that wallpaper.

Ms. Isabella Stewart Gardner

hit the gift shop and out at 5ish - garage 5:08 - $17 in total - go to the Trader Joe’s in Newton at 6ish for grub - back to 56 (Parmenter) at 6:20 to chill. Natalia eats & we chat - Walgreen's at 7:30ish - on the way to Sheldon's on Concord Rd/Sudbury/Glezen I don't see the speed bump and hit it going 35 mph and we are airborne in our seats & scream at the same time. Hilarious! (but only b/c the car and we are uninjured!) - get to Sheldon's 7:50 - back to 56 8:10 - smoke - chillax - IG - laundry - watch "Monuments Men" on Hulu - bed 1AMish

Sidenotes:

• The homes on Claypit Hill Rd & Concord Rd/Sudbury/Glezen are all stunning and massive

• Sheldon - Wayland MA

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum tickets - Natalia's treat! ($20 a ticket)

• Natalia and I get matching Trader Joe’s sardine reusable bags