Looting GallopingCow will bind him to you.
Looting GallopingCow will bind him to you.
“What’dja do today, Michael?”
“Oh, just whittled some headphone adapters.”
I can’t recommend McDonald’s new buttermilk chicken tenders. The ones I got were overcooked and dry. Sriracha Mac Sauce was terrible too.
After lunch, I got to learn a bit more of group policy and DHCP management. So that was nice.
What a thrill ride.
It was finally back to normal today. I got back on track to wrap up some projects, and should be in good shape by the end of the week. I skipped lunch at work, but ended up scavenging random food from conferences the day before, and even half a sandwich from the library. Sometimes it makes me feel like a hobo.
I had an appointment with SuddenLink in the afternoon, and the tech removed a couple line splitters from outside the house that seemed to cause some trouble. Hopefully that will be the end of my random drops of service in the middle of the night.
I spent the entire evening trying to recover some data off of some old hard drives, but I wasn’t able to get a single thing off of any of them. It’s at the point now where I’ll have to be really creative, or just give up.
Justice League tickets just went on sale, but planning is troublesome. So many hero movies coming out right now. May just go with the reliable.
Abusing my liver will keep emotions down.
This morning started out with another group project day. Four of us went to mount a touch panel when two could do the task with very little difficulty, and three would accomplish it with ease. The inefficiencies kill me, particularly when I have things that I could be actually accomplishing like totally for reals.
The majority of us went to Fat Daddy’s in London for lunch, and then we split up to do our own things. I spent all afternoon catching up at the junior high after nearly a week away from my own work. They had some food there in the evening for parent-teacher conferences, so I picked at some of that as I stayed late to finish up some tasks. Who needs to go home half an hour early when you can stay three hours late instead?
Three for three.
I had forgotten that school was out today when I scheduled my oil change for this morning. They were expecting me at the shop for group work, but I was stuck in a waiting room for an hour and a half.
I invited myself along to lunch with Heather and Gary at Quiznos. I feel like the rest of the world has finally caught up to their prices, so now they don’t seem so incredibly high any more.
After work, I came home for a while, then went to my parents’ house to clean up some leftovers.
Back at home, it was vodka cranberries and Overwatch.
Many years I have tried to break the spell. Move on; set sail with the wind at my shoulders.
I did some laundry and ate some spring rolls today.
I had to call SuddenLink about my terrible service in the evenings when I got dumped halfway through a competitive match of Overwatch. I’d like to re-run some new coax. It’s getting to that perfect time of year to spend some time in the attic.
Way to kill a Sunday.
My Uncle Giao and Aunt Teresa came to town and wanted to visit. Their timing didn’t work out for lunch, so they wanted me to meet them at my parents’ house for dinner. I played a few rounds of Overwatch while I waited.
It was too cloudy to catch the Orionids, because why wouldn’t it be?
Maybe tomorrow will go according to plan.
That bed was AMAZING! I’ve never had such a comfortable bed in a hotel in my life. The mattress, the sheets, the blankets, the pillows… Everything was just exactly how I like it. I was really blown away.
I was mostly on my own for classes today. I went to a 3D printing session, and then a couple of sessions on phishing and security with a guy from Palo Alto that I had talked to at the bar the night before. The phishing session ran a bit long into the break, so after a while I got up for a few minutes and then returned with Allen for the second session. When we got there, the guy was leaving for lunch. We checked the schedule with him to confirm that he was supposed to be there, and then the three of us sat down for a really loose conversation for a few minutes before breaking for lunch.
After we ate, we started to pack up and headed back home. I ended up hanging out at the shop for a while until Ben let everyone go home. We chatted for a while, and eventually I made my way home to unpack. It was a good couple of days, but I’m exhausted, and now I miss the hotel bed.
Stupid, stupid, stupid. Let’s do something stupid instead.
After the conference, we went to dinner at a Benihana in the hotel. I totally got the high score. Then we went to a bar on the Riverfront for a vendor’s shindig. It was just Ben, Ryan, and me, and I had a blast. It’s weird to see a bunch of tech people get down to music that always makes me roll my eyes. You really can’t beat 12 drinks for a $5 tip to the shuttle driver.
Today was a great full-day class, but I’m looking forward to normal classes all day tomorrow. I wonder what I’ll learn.
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The days are getting so short already. It was supposed to be nice during the day, so I braved the cold ride in this morning. No regrats.
I tried to clear out a bunch of work orders so I wouldn’t get backed up the rest of the week. Then Mom made bún bò Huế for dinner. I didn’t stick around long because I had to get ready for a conference.
I did squeak in a couple rounds of Rocket League before tearing into prepping the car and my bags. I love traveling, but I hate the anxiety I get while I’m trying to pack.
I’ve also spent too much money recently, and I don’t want to dip into savings, so I’m slipping past this month by the skin of my teeth. I have impeccable timing.
Hopefully my paycheck does too.
Mornings are flying by this time of year. Learning of things has slowed to near nothing, but that will change soon. Intake throughout the day was relatively low, but I’ll have to work to maintain. I stayed late to wrap some things up, then had leftover spring rolls for dinner.
Washing machine needs a new timer to be less annoying. Not sure I can get one, and a new machine would be nice, but mine works. I just have to babysit. Clean socks are nice, though.
Some people might think of it as cowardly, but I can tell you with statistically reliable certainty that live cowards are infinitely happier than dead ones.
