July 6th, 2026: Chicago then heading back home. I woke up early and I had breakfast with Thing Alpha. I spent more time fatshaming their cat Monty by playing with his primordial pouch. My aunt had started the coffee pot yesterday and she got things up and running. Thing Alpha left while Jared was still in bed and so was Thing Beta. As my aunt had a listing, we worked out a deal to head to grandma Jane’s house around 11:00am. On my aunt’s pile of envelopes, I spotted something dated July 6th, 1986 and she told me it was pictures she got taken dressed up in typical 1980s colorful and vibrant fashion. I got in the car with my stuff at that time as taking the bus would be too hard. I talked with my aunt about the current job market and how hard it is, she sympathized with my plight and told me about this AI company that tried to get her on which sounded super scammy, I told her the shitoko job that my mom wanted me to go with and even wrote a ChatGPT generated letter for me to consult. I didn’t continue with that job. When we got to grandma Jane’s house my aunt said that she couldn’t go upstairs because she had to get to her listing but she then proceeded to talk a lot about politics, they mentioned the SSPX schism but she misinterpreted their only issue with Vatican II as being the ecumenicism after World War 2 and the Holocaust as being bad, not the changes in the liturgy being the prime issue, I corrected them on that and told them more of the history. I also found out why my grandpa named the Jews, it’s because the Chicago Bears are moving to Gary, Indiana. That’s why. I went upstairs and had bean soup with some salad while talking. We moved to the living room and I had to talk politics without letting out my chuddiness, she complained about union construction workers doing next to nothing while construction costs are so expensive, she accused Democrats of overregulating and Republicans of underregulating. She showed me some pictures of me including playing with the CEO of a company who was the woman who found out I was autistic, she managed to get a word in for me to skip this queue for enrollment in programs critically needed. She even showed me this text:
<Accessing the best possible public education is critical for these children. The name of this project itself directly relates to the selected outcomes. The staff member who designed this intervention has a 2 1⁄2 year-old grandson who was diagnosed with ASD. Based on this personal experience with ASD, the staff member felt very compelled to make this pilot a reality so that it could benefit others in similar situations. Additionally, dispelling one of the many stereotypes associated with these disorders - that these kids do not want to be touched - her grandson frequently throws out his arms and runs toward family when they say they want a "BIG hug." The project was named BIG Hug as a reminder that these children are loving and have many strengths, and that families and caregivers are the key to building the special environment these children need to feel loved and supported so they can reach their potential.
I went on a walk with my Grandma at the beach and spotted this extremely obese woman I found cute. We went back and we talked a bit more and she told me about this Unitarian Universalist church she visited with her friend. She described the architecture as more modern and the stained glass windows weren’t of religious themes, the pastor was a woman and the kids sat in their own section while the priest went to minister, there was a section for dogs, one time a month they would have a mass while wearing masks, the church had a social justice group that goes to protests, and you want to know why grandma Jane doesn’t join the church? Answer: monthly fees. I got driven to the Metra station that I failed to get the online ticket sales working so after 1 stop when the ticket lady came around, I paid $3.75 in cash. I rode the rest of UP-N down to the Metra station then ran to the Amtrak station to catch my train. I got on at 5:00pm and rode it back. Talking with Macie on Snapchat she told me she was making a bar at her girlfriend’s parent’s house, the conversation eventually turned into me revealing I only get matches far off and I asked her if she knew anybody single, nope, I think Macie just wants me to remain single. I got back and there was this cute emo girl who offered me the bench seat while waiting for the bus. I got on and then got home at 7:10pm, I quickly changed into my red velvet blazer, my black pants with white lines, and hopped on the bus at 7:20pm for the younger French priest’s ordination anniversary. Supersenior was on the bus as he said he’s going to the post office to drop off a letter for Rosen, he’s doing 2 letters a week and I got his address from him so I’ll write to Rosen soon. I got off and ran over to the church so I wouldn’t be 30 minutes late. I got in line for the slow food line after the Omahan, Loid, I spotted Zhao talking with Jordan about theology. I went over to hear them debate as Zhao had multiple books from Archbishop Lefebvre. I left to see Bonaventure talking to Salignac and said hi to Bonaventure. Others there included Yor, the two priests, Dorothy, and Abscond. There was a guy in the bushes outside the fence staring in at us so Bonaventure and one other person went to solve that. I talked with the younger French priest and found out he’s from Rennes in Brittany, France. I went to talk with Dorothy a bit but she left early the first time but stayed longer the second. I went to get punch and then talked with Abscond, the first thing she does is ask me how things are going with Kateri, I told Abscond that
Kateri said she didn’t see things working out with me. I asked if Abscond’s sister would be here yet Abscond told me she kept inviting her sister to come but she was like half an hour west of Green Bay, Wisconsin so she never shows up. Abscond tells me she’s 25 and the reason why she doesn’t go to this church (only church I’ve been to with security guards) and also wears a fake engagement ring because of creepy men (read: noobs) and goes to a diocesan TLM nearby. Dorothy, wearing a Notre Dame hat, came to talk with us a bit more after smoking cigarettes. The older French priest announced there’d be cake which had red, white, and blue filling, no frosting, and cherries on top arranged to form the numbers 10. I got in “line” behind Salignac and then asked her:
“Wait are you in line?”
She replied:
“Oh no I’m not, I’ll have some a bit later.”
I ate it. I was feeling a bit drunk so I dumped out the rest of my alcohol in the sink inside while Yor was there. I went back out and the older French priest offered me some bread things that had alcohol in them before baking, but the alcohol was baked fully away, even though that’s a myth. Jordan and Zhao’s debate was now on the invalidity of receiving communion on the hand and the dispensation for it that had to be issued. I left at like 9:30pm, shaking a lot of people’s hands like Abscond, Dorothy, Bonaventure, Salignac, the Omahan, Zhao, Jordan, and others. I took the bus home and got to the bus stop as the bus arrived. Some homeless Black guy named Eric complimented my suit and asked for money for the bus fare so I gave him $5.00. I moved some stuff and on one trip back, I scared a tiny bunny away from their mother. I felt real guilty. At 10:45pm in the TradCath groupchat I wrote:
>While hauling stuff to my new apartment, I saw a normal rabbit and a smaller rabbit run off in opposite directions, I feel so guilty for accidentally separating a baby from it’s momma, pray for the rabbits.
I took a shower at my new apartment and went to sleep.
Song of the Day: Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (1973)
