Molly's Musings
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
From The Stupid Files: Y8, W15
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
This Set My Teeth On Edge.....
Monday, June 1, 2026
June Goals
Apparently, I was more productive last month than I thought!
-Pay Editor Check!
-Pay Cover Art 5/1: $50; 5/15: $200
-Enjoy anniversary Check! Nice, quiet day, and dinner at Yamoto
-Pay for ICC parking (park whiz) Check! $120 Pd 5/29
-Enjoy Mother's Day Check! Received a wooden rose and candy from Mgmt
-Publish Aiden Check! and buy copies 5/27 Check!
Health: My leg wound is completely healed, and I no longer have to shower while wearing a plastic sleeve on my right leg! I do, however, still need to be careful about how much I stand. It's for this reason I've arranged for a scooter at Indpls Comic Con for my long day.
Books Read: 4
Print: 3
E-book: 1
DNF: 0
2026 Events:
June 5-7: Indy Comic Con (Panelist)
June 13: Pride, French Commons, Vincennes, In 5-9pm
June 26th: Summer On Main, downtown Vincennes, 5-8pm
July 10-12: InConJunction Convention, Wyndham West, Indpls
July 17-19: Imaginarium, Louisville, KY
Aug 8th: Indy Author Event
Aug 22nd: Lafayette Comic Con, Tippecanoe Co Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN ($40)
Sept 12th: StompCon, Fowler, IN
Nov 11-15: ICGAHS
Nov 28th: Creative Holiday Market, 1972 KCARC
Dec 2-3rd: GSH Christmas Vendor Event ($50)
May Goals:
-Lose 5 pounds (start: 240)
-Have fun at Comic Con
-Do well at Pride
-Move daughter and grandson back home???
-Do well at Summer On Main
-Buy one more pkg Book Sleeves from Temu
-Buy one more pkg sarcasm notepads from Temu
-Buy 5 more pkgs whisk charms from Etsy
-Buy 1 more pkg guitar charms from Etsy (June??)
-Send Daughter's MS to editor
-Republish Rex Nancy working on it
-Fill out passport paperwork and turn it in
-Find out about passport photo Staples???
-Add words to Dragon story stalled and Hallmark-inspired story Check
-Buy new soap dish for MBa
-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa
-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills
-Read 6 books
-Finish current e-book
Monday, May 25, 2026
From The Stupid Files: Y8, W14
Day 67: Memorial Day Sunny, warm, 80; 87 t/a
ASM: Shannon
HC: Madi
Loaders: Jax, Dan
1) Mgmt cooked us hamburgers and hot dogs
2) Customer got snippy when his CC wanted a PIN.
3) Customer asked where the Raised Garden Beds were.....LG, duh....THEN returned and asked about patio pavers! Same place!
Outfit: Gray 250 tee, long capris, double heart danglies
Day 68: Cloudy, sprinkles, 70s; 91 t/a
ASM: Shannon
HC: Madi
Loaders: DS Charles, Dan
1) Olivia left at 4:)
2) Customer asked for $6 in quarters
3) Customer gave $20 for $16.03. Rang up $20.03; register wanted to give back $4.03???
4) Cust told me they picked up their order, but needed one more dog-eared fence picket, then said no, he'd already paid. Turned out Riley had told him to go to the CANOPY. He'd been waiting for 5 mins!
5) Got to interact with Tillie the skittish blue heeler and give her treats:)
6) Nan and Mel arrived at 9:55 for a 5 gal bucket of paint. She'd texted me earlier about if I was working that day. When I didn't see them, assumed they'd come in while on my hour lunch.
Outfit: Blue USA tee, long capris, large zirconians
Am off the next two days!!!!
Day 69: Sunny, warm, 80s; 100 t/a
ASM: Alex
HC: Madi
Loaders: DS Charles, Jax, Daniel
1) When asked, customer replied he'd spent a lot of $$ several years ago and missed the Rewards. I told him we just began the Rewards 3 years ago and sent the link to his phone. He left, still complaining about it!
2) Cheryl bought BA for $15!
3) Misunderstood my clock out time for lunch. Thought I'd clocked out at 7:15; nope, it was 7:12! Clocked back in at 8:14/
4) Apparently, Alex complained Lumber was messy. DS Charles replied, "Do you want us to clean Lumber or keep counting?" Alex decided to let them keep counting!
5) Best news of the night: Alex begins his vacation tomorrow! 9 days w/o him!!!!
6) Saw Dawson!!!
Day 70: Rare Sat Sunny, low 80s; 73 t/a
ASM: Shannon
HC: Levi
Loader: Jax
1) Was told Granddaughter A bullied Kait's sister Mallory at the pool today, AND is the reason M is doing online school.
2) Pro John thought I was 49-52!!!
3) More customers not understanding the difference between the MLR CREDIT Card and MLR LOYALTY program.
4) Received prickly email from Keri about the 19th; Skye agreed to take my shift that day.
Outfit: Black blouse, long jeggings, black danglies
Day 71: Rare Sun Sunny, low 80s; 86 t/a
ASM: Keri
HC: Levi
Loaders: Jax, Daniel
1) Got to see Mr. Mize's 1959 hard top Ford Convertable, and he demonstrated how the top retracts and expands:)
2) 3 customers needed pallets of concrete, blocks, and sand all at the same time after Yancy left!
3) Took 3 tries to get someone to unlock the tools gate for customer
4) Needed a Code 50 while Daniel was at lunch and Jax was on the forklift assisting another customer. Finally had another customer help unload the woman's flooring from her car.
5) I'd forgotten my phone, so called Kyle to call his dad and let him know I needed it.
Outfit: Black lace tee, long capris, silver crosses
Friday, May 22, 2026
Survivor 50: In The Hands of the Fans Finale
What will the final 4 challenge be?
Will there be a fire-making challenge?
Will they read the final votes at Tribal, or force everyone to wait until the live show?
Episode:
Tiffany is PISSED! Takes it out on Aubrey when she offers comfort.
Joe, Jon, and Rizzo are locked in
Back at Finale: Jeff gives Cirie the 'fire in your soul' award for inspiring others:)
Immunity Challenge #1: Obstacle and Puzzle
Jon gets his machete, followed by Tiff, Joe, Rizzo, and Aubrey
Jon releases his ramp and off to the net
Jon through the net and gets his keys
Jon now on the ladder....
Aubrey finally through the net
Joe and Tiff on the ladder puzzle
Jon to the puzzle, followed by Joe and Tiff
Aubrey up the ladder; everyone on the puzzle
Jon wins at the same time Tiff trying to get her last piece in! VERY tight finish!!
Back to Finale: Jeff gives Devins the Mr. Beast coin he flipped:) Also reminisces about the TC where Christian 'falls' and Devins plants the fake idol. Calls them Laurel and Hardy:)
Back at camp, Tiff pitches the boys hard against Aubrey, and it seems to be working. Jon and Joe are truly conflicted. Rizzo, however, is very clear he's voting for Tiff/
LMAO...Corona ad with Cirie and Savannah!
Tribal Council #1: Tiff or Aubrey?
Rizzo plays his idol
Tiff voted out, 4-1 (Aubrey)
Immunity Challenge #2: Mousetrap!!!
Back at Finale: Jeff gives Ozzy a T-shirt that says, 'We love you Ozzy....PLAY YOUR IDOL!!'
Jon drops with 4 balls
Rizzo drops
Joe drops with 5 balls
Aubrey wins!!!!
Tribal Council: Aubrey chooses Joe to sit next to her; Jon and Rizzo to make fire.
Back At Finale: Jeff jumped the gun and revealed Rizzo LOST!
Fire Making Challenge: Jon vs Rizzo
Jon off to a quick start; Rizzo has a couple of tiny flames, but nothing lasts.
Jon's flame burns through the rope! Jon wins!
Final 3: Joe, Aubrey, Jon
Jon's brother, Joe's wife, and Aubrey's mom show up for the Survivor Breakfast:)
Jury grills them on everything!
Vote:
Ozzy: Aubrey
Steph: Jon
Cirie: Aubrey
Chrissy: Jon
Vote is a live reveal at the Finale!
Winner: Aubrey, 8-3 (Jon) AND she wins a Toyota Land Cruiser!
Cirie wins the SIA award, $100K!
I'm disappointed they didn't talk to everyone, esp Kyle about his injury.
51 looks AMAZING! Open Era....where everything will happen at some point:)
Monday, May 18, 2026
From The Stupid Files: Y8, W13
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Survivor 50: In The Hands of the Fans, Ep 11-12
Ep 11:
Ozzy has a nightmare about being voted out again with his idol in his pocket. Tells Cirie and Tiff he'll play it.
Immunity Challenge: Floating Doghouse Balance Challenge! Winner earns an advantage for a twist coming at Tribal.
Cirie out 1st after move to 2nd rung
Aubrey out after getting to the top
Devins falls
When they go to one foot, everyone out except Tiff! But wait, there's an issue. On the review, Tiff did NOT have her foot raised, so she'd DQ'd. Jon, the next to last one to fall, WINS!!!
TWIST: The remaining 8 are divvied up into two groups, and will go to tribal to vote someone out. Jon, being safe, will cast a vote at BOTH tribals!
Group 1: Tiff, Emily, Cirie, Devins
Emily tells Jon, Cirie, and Tiff she can convince Rick to play the idol on her; they all vote Devins out.
Emily then turns around and tells DEVINS the plan, only for him to play the idol for himself. Em and Devins then vote CIRIE out.
Group 2: Joe, Ozzy, Rizzo, and Aubrey
Ozzy tells Aubrey EVERYTHING, which she takes as 'you're going on the jury, so this is why I need to win'. Aubrey turns around and tells Joe and Rizzo what he said, in hopes of getting them on her side to vote Oz out instead of her. When Jon arrives, Aubrey tells Jon about Cirie's extra vote. Joe tells Rizzo the plan to out Ozzy, but Rizzo wavers on whether or not to tell Oz the plan, so he'll play his idol.
Tribal Council #1: Cirie, Emily, or Devins?
Devins plays his idol for himself.
Cirie casts her extra vote; she and Emily are tied at 2 each.
Revote: Emily voted out, 4-2 (Cirie)
Tribal Council #2: Ozzy or Aubrey?
Ozzy voted out 4-1 WITH THE IDOL IN HIS POCKET!!! He is absolutely crushed.
Ep 12:
Devins is feeling the pressure, since Emily was voted out, and he voted against Cirie. Tries to find an idol, but no luck, esp with Jon on his tail.
Immunity Challenge: Balancing and spelling Immunity blocks! Reward: BBQ rib meal
Aubrey and Tiff in the lead, drop. Rizzo drops. Joe's in the lead!
Joe wins as everyone else drops! Chooses Cirie and Rizzo to join in the reward.
Back at camp, Tiff is annoyed with Rizzo still having his idol and wants to blindside him. Aubrey may or may not be on board; Devins and Jon are definitely on board.
Cirie joins Jon on the hammock and it BREAKS! They're able to reattach it.
Cirie is NOT on board. Did she tell Rizzo?
Tribal Council: Devins or Rizzo?
Wait....is this a double episode? We're only at the 32 min mark.....
Rick plays his Shot-in-the-Dark. Verdict: Not Safe.
Devins voted out, 6-0
2ND HALF:
Tiff wants Rizzo out; Aubrey and Jon pitch getting out Tiff. Rizzo tells Cirie it's Tiff. What will happen at the challenge?
Immunity Challenge: Obstacle Course with arch puzzle
Teeter Totter: Tiff, Joe, and Jon 1st
Disc puzzle: Joe, Jon, Tiff
Transporting blocks while crossing a hinged balance beam: Jon and Joe 1st
Solving Arch puzzle: They think the word is 'inconceivable', but not sure how to spell it!
Everyone's on the puzzle....who knows how to spell it first?
Jon and Joe think they have it, but no....
Tiff wins!!!
Tribal Council: Aubrey or Cirie?
Cirie voted out, 4-2 (Aubrey)