I Clearly Needed Some Rest (Day 3719 - 1/30/20)

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Stephen, Mallory, Dan, Michael, Roland, William, Nikki, and James are having Lunch Bunch at Kaminsky's New York Deli. They had gone here with Emile and Masae on vlog Day 3706 where he raved about the Montauk sandwich. Stephen, Mal, and Dan decided to order it. Roland didn't want to order it because he thought it would be too messy and get stuck in his beard.

Later, Stephen says that after lunch they had some errands to run. After they got home, Stephen slept for 6 or more hours until 10:00 PM. Mal tried to wake him for dinner, but he didn't feel like eating dinner. Stephen says that he doesn't feel sick because he considers being sick as having cold-like symptoms. He does have discomfort in his ear and is really tired though. Stephen says that it make be his ear infection that is causing him to feel run down. Mal hasn't had dinner yet either. So, they are finally having dinner now at 10:00 PM and are going out to eat which they originally planned to do because Stephen wasn't planning on sleeping for so long. Stephen says that he feels better now because he clearly needed some rest.

They usually invite Dan and Lindsey when they have these types of late dinners. So, Dan and Lindsey are meeting up with them at Waffle House. Lindsey couldn't join them for lunch, but she's here now! They spent a while talking which Stephen felt was beneficial since he spent most of the day sleeping. Then, he asked Dan if he wanted jam and Dan said "No" because it was strawberry jam. Dan asked if he did that on purpose and Stephen replies that he didn't do that on purpose. Every time this happens, Stephen always suddenly remembers that Dan hates strawberries.

Afterwards, they went to Walmart so Stephen could buy some Activia probiotic yogurt. He was told by the doctor that it was helpful for him to get some yogurt since taking antibiotics messes up the stomach. Stephen comments that going to the store to buy yogurt in the middle of night makes him feel like he's in college again.

Back at home, they took all the mugs off the shelf above the coffee bar because the center of the shelf was starting to sag downwards from the weight. So, they bought a L-bracket to put in the center for more support. Stephen says that he is feeling okay now and that he could probably get to sleep if he lays down. He says that he might not get a lot of sleep, but if he can get at least 6 hours of sleep, then he can get enough sleep and get an early start on work tomorrow.

Stephen and Mal were unable to find their car title, so they went to the DMV to get a new one. The wait was really short and they were able to finish in less than 20 minutes. They talk about how good the employees at their local DMV are. Their local DMV is really small and they only have seating for about 10 people. Mal says that it's a huge difference from the DMV in Appleton, where she grew up, since that DMV had seating for 100 people. Stephen says that it's a small, but efficient DMV. So, now they can trade in their car at any point.

Stephen says that a private sale will probably be difficult. He doesn't want the person who buys the car to come back and tell him that the car has problems since he knows it has problems. The car might also have problem he doesn't know about and it's not safe. So, he doesn't want to put that car on someone and thinks that it would be better for the car to be scrapped. Their car model is old and has had a lot of recalls. There were also times where Ford sent out messages about fixing certain aspects of the car. For example, they released a statement telling people to get the cruise control fixed because it may cause the accelerator to get stuck which will make it so that the car can't stop. Instead of taking it do a car dealership, Stephen just decided to not use the cruise control anymore. He says that they will probably just sell their car to a dealership since there is not an extreme difference in price from selling it in a private sale and selling it to a dealership. They hope to move forward with the new car stuff in the next week.