So... been having a bit of a bad week. Having some technical problems with some of my electronics, which ticked me off, was trying to get a second, temporary job at a local Halloween store only to get the brush off when I applied, then get a call back and get the brush off a SECOND time. So... I'm done with them. Then I got a text saying that the Ren Fair Camping weekend had to be called off. Which is disappointing as hell. And I somehow injured my knee. Nothing serious, just some pain. So lately I've been soaking in the hot tub a lot to help it.

So yesterday, its gloomy as all get out. Overcast, dreary, and I am spending all day making a king sized quilt. So I take a break and get in the hot tub to help my knee. Well, while in there I begin to genuinely relax. Not something I do easy. I can hear the distant rolls of thunder signalling I can't stay in as long as I want. I can hear the wind rustling the plants, the bugs making all manner of noise, distant traffic noise. And I just reach a state of "F it". That blissful state where you just really don't care anymore about anything.

And then I hear a rustling. I'm on one end of the tub connected to the pool, resting my head on the connector. The water is warm but not crazy hot, just a bit higher than body temp. Opposite of me is the steps to get in. It's a decent sized tub. From where I am at, I cannot reach the steps, even with my feet. And as I am in this state of blissful not caring, the rustling gets louder and a small raccoon walks from around the grasses by the roses. And as bold as you like he marches right up to tub and looks right at me. He (I'm guessing on gender) looks right at me, cocks his head sideways as if trying to figure out what I'm doing and then spends a little time investigating the bubbles. After dipping his paws into the tub more than a few times, he surprises me by jumping in on the first step. As I said, he was a small raccoon, about the size of a full grown cat. So as he now stands on the step, he's submerged up to his head. And then he just sits there, his eyes closed.

I was still in this state of blissful I don't care and just shrugged it off. He wasn't in there long, maybe a few minutes. Just long enough for my mind to conjure mental images of Rocket Raccoon in a hot tub, before he climbed out and walked off. I could hear him shaking and making noise as he departed. I stuck around for a little while before getting out and going inside. It started raining a few minutes later. Honestly don't know what to make of this.