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To be fair, most of the “cooking” I’ve been doing has been heating pre-made stuff. However, I was including the whole procedure including cleanup in my rant. At some point it becomes overwhelming to be the only one who can make it to the kitchen. End rant.

The good news, and it’s good only in that it’s a possible cause, is that we think Lion’s sleepiness is a side effect of some new medications he’s been taking. The bad news is that he can’t not take these medications. I’m hoping he eventually gets used to the drugs so he can stay awake. He’s reported that he’s stayed awake this morning so maybe that’s a step in the right direction.

We did snuggle finally last night. I was going to ask if he wanted to snuggle but he was snoozing so I waited. I really think right now we need to concentrate on being close. Sex and/or play will happen in time. Of course I don’t intend to let things drag out. He needs attention. I just think things need to normalize a bit in terms of how we feel. If he’s falling asleep and I’m coughing it’s not really conducive to sex.

Lion asked to be spared from playing our game while watching football. Fair enough. The only problem with letting him off the hook is that we’re running out of football season. We do have a lot of college bowl games coming up so there are some opportunities there. We may be reduced to Zapardy! unless I can come up with something else. Not that Zapardy! isn’t exciting. We could potentially play it every night and we could alter the rules a bit every so often. Maybe it doesn’t have to be just zaps. There’s no reason we couldn’t throw some swats in there.

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I’m almost willing to admit that I have a cold. It just doesn’t seem as bad as the colds I’ve had recently. They have been knocking me on my butt so the only option I have is to stay in bed. This one allows me to get up for a while before it rips my legs out from under me again. Lion and I have been snoozing a lot. We did manage to make a pretty good Thanksgiving dinner.

We’ve been watching college football recently. Last year I told Lion that you can see future NFL players by watching them play in college. He agreed. We generally watch whoever happens to be playing but we might watch Washington vs Washington State and maybe Michigan vs Ohio State. We both like Washington and I like Michigan. However, there’s only so much football Lion can stand.

I’ve been on the lookout for more games to play. Obviously I could come up with a college football game, but then what happens when football season is over? We don’t really watch any other sports. We do watch a lot of cop show reruns. Maybe I can come up with a similarity between them and give Lion swats when it happens. Maybe ten swats when someone punches someone. Who knows? It’s just a thought at this point.

Neither Lion nor I brave the crowds on Black Friday. There’s nothing I want badly enough. When I worked in retail I didn’t want to go. Luckily I was always scheduled later in the morning after most of the craziness was over. And I never had to work on Thanksgiving day. I probably would have quit if they hadn’t fired me first.

So Lion and I are hunkered down in the house awaiting an Amazon Fresh order of a ton of soup and anything we needed just so we didn’t have to go near a store after Monday. I can’t imagine how horrible traffic is even around the grocery stores that aren’t near other stores. Besides, I don’t think we could have managed an excursion in the rain the way we both feel.

I was supposed to wax Lion this weekend. I had it all planned out. I exchanged not leaving the house for a fully waxed Lion. I know he doesn’t want to leave the house, but I’m not sure either of us is up for waxing.

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two new paddles
The new, larger and heavier tenderizer (left) ad the old lighter one. The new one is bound to be a lot meaner.

Did you remember to set your clock back an hour? Most of ours set themselves. The one inside of me has no reset. I’ll just have to deal with this semi-annual jet lag. Last night was sex free. I keep falling asleep in front of the TV. I’m not sure if that is more of an indictment of TV than it is of me. Anyway, when I woke up, I asked Mrs. Lion to snuggle. We did. She pinched my left nipple, but that was it in terms of play.

Tomorrow afternoon we are going  to the movie to see the Queen flick. Mrs. Lion likes Freddy Mercury. She seems to fixate on British rockers. As she pointed out to me, “I’ve gone to your operas. The least you can do is go see a movie I like!”

I agree. The thing is that I didn’t object when she said she wanted to go.  I’m not sure why she needed to justify going to me. We’re going to the IMAX version. I suggested that since the sound system is usually superior in an IMAX theater. If you’re going to a movie about  rock band, might as well have the best possible sound.

Maybe we will be more sexual tomorrow. Maybe I can stay awake. Lots of maybe’s. There’s a good chance my allergy meds are making me sleepy. I’m taking a lot now. For no apparent reason, I get very allergic for a few weeks every six months or so. The allergist told me to take lots of antihistamines. I am. They may make me sleepy but they don’t prevent boners. Whew!

Remember the paddle called the Tenderizer? It’s the one with a pointy grid on one side and smooth on the other. A couple of weeks ago when we played our football game, Mrs. Lion decided to use the tenderizer for spanking me each time a team scored a ;point. She used the flat side. It is very effective.

Anyway, she commented that it would be better if the paddle were heavier. I took this to heart and contacted the maker and asked if we could get a heavier one. He said we could and made one for us. The new one is made of chchen, a very heavy hardwood. It’s beautiful as well as bigger and meaner. Mrs. Lion doesn’t remember telling me she would like a heavier version. Now she has one.

She’s been punishing me with our heavy, wooden spoon. It’s proven very effective and she’s commented on how much she likes using it. She’s unwilling to commit to the idea that it will remain her go-to punishment tool, but I think that since she is pleased with the control she has and the results that it might be a good idea to stick with it.

In that vein, I ordered a spoon-shaped paddle made from chchen too. It will be heavier and flat on the striking surface. That will make it more effective. Some people think the convex side of a spoon makes it meaner for spanking. I disagree. It actually reduces the effect. The shape allows the force to be distributed across the rounded end more slowly than it would from a flat surface the same size. I know because we have a paddle with a similar shape and it is much meaner.

Anyway, I’ll find out how the new paddle “works” today. We are watching the Seahawks game. I will be strapped into the shock collar and Mrs. Lion will have her paddle ready. She’s added a rule starting with this game. She will swat me with the tenderizer (pointy) side if our team’s quarterback is sacked. She didn’t say how many swats I will get each time. I’ll find out later. Have a great Sunday!

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Some months ago my doctor recommended I see a sleep specialist. I pushed it off, as I do most recommendations involving specialists. Since then my doctor retired and yesterday I saw a new doctor. She explained why a sleep specialist would be a good idea. Obviously since I don’t sleep well, it would be a good idea to find out why. However, I’m not sure how much sleep I would get if a sleep study is recommended. I mean, you’re in a strange bed, or even at home, hooked to a machine. How can you sleep with stuff all over you?

I think one of the problems is that Lion gets chatty at bedtime. We haven’t figured out which drug, or which combination of drugs, makes him spacey and chatty. I’m not blaming Lion for keeping me awake. Truthfully, if I was that tired I’d just go to sleep. And I usually do get to sleep. The issue is that I either don’t stay asleep or I don’t get good sleep.

The reason I’m going to the sleep specialist is the same reason I try to pay attention when Lion is spacey and chatty: we try to take care of each other. He wants me to find out why I’m not sleeping and I want him not to fall down the stairs while he’s making a wobbly middle-of-the-night snack run. Maybe we could both benefit from the sleep specialist. If it’s the sleeping pills making Lion spacey and chatty, then maybe the sleep specialist can figure out a way to eliminate the need for the sleeping pills. Maybe we both have sleep apnea. How sexy would it be if we both had CPAP machines? Woohoo! Some fun in that bed at night!

It’s a good thing we normally play at least an hour before bed.