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Long and Boring

It poured rain all night, and was still coming down when we left in the morning. Traffic was expectedly dumb, but mostly uneventful apart from someone who had wiped out right after my onramp to get out of town. Troopers were already there blocking the left lane, and the vehicle was on a wrecker, so we carried on and made it to work. It seemed to dry up fairly quickly, and was otherwise a pretty dull day.

I booked a hotel for Summer’s Conquer the Gauntlet trip, and then bounced between a couple different thoughts and projects. Microsoft licensing is a forgettable nightmare, but hopefully I can get us built out correctly for not much more than we’re paying now.

We took a late, disappointing lunch at Arby’s. My Buffalo chicken sandwich was small and sad, and it seemed like they shrank the fries and drink. I even considered stopping somewhere else for more food, but ultimately decided against it. We got back to work and finished out the afternoon quietly.

Johnny called and chatted with me for a bit on the drive, then lost me as he got out of signal. He called again later because he had to go back in to work, but I couldn’t stop to help since we had to pack. I got things started before anyone else got home. Then Summer showed up and I took Muad’Dib on a run to the Neighborhood Market to pick up my prescriptions. Afterward, we ran straight to my parents’ house for fish soup before making it back home to load up.

Eaddie and Eli showed up late after their school stuff, and we got loaded up as quickly as we could. We stopped in Van Buren to charge, then made the long, boring drive all the way to Tulsa for the night. I managed to make it up five flights of stairs, and everyone crashed while I waited for my laptop to finish some update nonsense before bed.

These roads are bad for coffee.

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Feeling Azure

I was in a deep dream state when Summer had to wake me up this morning. My alarm was going off, but I was knocked smooth out. I got going pretty quickly and made it out the door just a couple minutes early, so the drive in was fairly relaxed. There wasn’t anything pressing, so I looked at consolidating licensing again now that I understand our needs a bit better. Later on, that lead to some Azure stuff, and trying to automate account cleanups there.

We took a late lunch and went to Sonic to try their new meal deal. I think I preferred the chicken over the sundae, but at least I was able to add peanut butter for free. There were a bunch of carhops I hadn’t seen before, which I guessed was because of school. Everyone loved seeing Muad’Dib, and he got some pets and a pup cup. He tried to eat the whole thing, cup and all, so i got a bit messy trying to slow him down. Fortunately they had a water spigot right by the picnic tables.

The afternoon went by fairly quickly, but only thanks to the late lunch. Just as I was about to pack up, Johnny called to talk about his latest adventures. I tried to pack up while he talked, but we still left a bit late. We got slowed down a bit on the drive home, but not terribly so. Summer was having a bath when we got in, so I heated up the pretzel bites we bought, along with the brie with some nuts and hot honey. I didn’t care for it, but it needed to be eaten amidst the everpresent ants.

It sounded like a storm was coming in, so I took Maud’Dib out a little early for a good run. It felt quite a bit cooler out, so he did great. We visited my parents quickly and made it home just as it got dark. I microwaved some Lit’l Smokies and corn to eat with the remaining pretzel bites, and then got ready for bed.

Winter is coming.

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Tablet for Now

I had another charley horse last night and had to get up and walk it off after it slowly built up. I landed on the couch once it settled down, but eventually got back to bed for a little longer. I woke up a little later from the gentle warmth of the BedJet, and got ready for work at a leisurely pace. Once at work, I was able to finish my managed tablet project and hand it off to Marivic to test out in the lab.

I got called downstairs a couple times, and had our engineering call with Aptean. That took way less time and effort than I expected, and then it seemed like they had it fixed in just a few minutes after the call. I took a really late lunch to go to Wendy’s for another Pretzel Pub burger, and then the afternoon was for tying up other loose ends.

I ended up getting distracted and worked fairly late. Then it was a pretty relaxing ride home since the heavier traffic had passed. Summer was already in pajamas when we walked in, so I did my own thing and cleaned up a bit. We ate some leftovers together, and then I took Muad’Dib for a late run. He lead the way for most of it, and skipped a few blocks, but at least he ran well. We visited my parents for a bit, then made it home well after dark. I took out the trash, then hurriedly made it to bed.

One down!

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Lessen Learned

I woke up in the middle of the night with a charley horse in my left leg, eventually got back to sleep, and then woke up to my alarm and another charley horse starting in my right leg. I was able to walk it off fairly quickly, then got ready for work. I kept thinking we had a call in the morning, but Tammy reminded me it was for tomorrow. I was all out of sorts, but eventually got into my tablet project again. I finally went down and showed Marivic, then took it back upstairs to tinker some more.

I met Summer at Ortega’s on her way to Little Rock, and they sat us way in the back. Not long after, Joel, David, and Shane walked in and sat at a table beside us. I didn’t overstuff myself, and had a better afternoon for it. Later, Shane came by to talk to me just briefly, and then it was super quiet the rest of the day.

When I got home, I had a strangely lumpy package to unbox. Inside was a poorly packaged box of nearly the same size, full of glass bottles of soda. A surprising few of them were smashed, but I still had to take them all apart to clean up the broken glass. Eaddie got home in the middle of that, and then Summer arrived just as I finished.

Summer was basically in the bathroom until she went to bed. Eaddie left, so I made myself a chicken sandwich and then took Muad’Dib for a run. We did most of our regular route, but he cut us short a couple blocks. It didn’t feel terrible, but it was still very hot, and he was tired. I aired up my tire at my parents’ house because I forgot to do it before we left the house. Then we got back home just after dark. I cleaned up where Eaddie had left a bunch of sugary dishes out to collect more ants, and got to bed.

Tired of oopsies.

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Oh Brew Hoo

I got up to a banh bao this morning, made a cup of coffee, and then nearly immediately knocked the full mug over, spilling hot, black coffee all over my desk in the worst place possible. My stack of old phones, flash drives, card readers, the front of my computer, a stack of paper receipts got the first wave. Then the coffee flowed down between the glass and the frame of my desk, getting all over my home theater receiver, both of my laptops, tablets, my subwoofer, and eventually the carpet.

I still wanted to grill chicken to eat with croissants and pesto, so I mopped up what I could all morning. Then Summer and I went to the Neighborhood Market for some chicken breasts, thighs, and a cart full of chips. I started grilling when we got back, but I went too lean on charcoal. Summer took Muad’Dib for a walk at Bona Dea while I added more charcoal and got the chicken cooked.

My parents came over with some more basil, garlic, and limes to make more pesto. Eaddie left to hang out with friends, and then Summer and I ate when she got back. The sandwiches were incredible, and felt so light and fresh. I wanted more, but I just got back to cleaning up instead.

I eventually got my computer put back together, and my receiver seemed to be unaffected. I tried to shift things around a little bit, but the most important parts made it back to their usual places. Eaddie eventually came back home with dyed hair, so I made her a sandwich and then cleaned up the kitchen. The whole day was burned, but at least the dishes were done.

That’s one way to clean a desk.

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Infinite War

Summer went all-in on wanting the kids to come watch a movie with her today, so that meant we had a bunch of cleaning to do. I cleaned up the kitchen while she went to the gym. Eaddie went to play flute at somebody’s church, and then we got the living room cleaned up before going to the Neighborhood Market.

Summer really wanted to make a charcuterie board, but I just wanted to get the stuff I needed to make pesto before Mom’s basil went bad. With no plans for an actual meal, I got hungry and irritated, so I grabbed some sushi that was marked down and we made it back home. Summer started on her board while I took Muad’Dib on a run to my parents’ house to trade some croissants for a lime and garlic.

When we got back, I just stayed out of the way rather than risk further irritation. Summer got pigs in blankets, and eventually the kids came out to watch Infinity War. It was a good time, but the evening went quickly and I never got any real food. As everyone else settled down for bed, I made the pesto without knowing what to expect.

I knew I’d had pesto on things before, but never really paid much attention to it specifically. The recipe and prep was incredibly simple though, and I’d always wanted to try it. Mom already cut the basil up, so I just had to throw it into a blender with some other goodies. Since I didn’t really have an expectation, I brought Eaddie in to help tune the flavor, and we ended up with something pretty good. I figured sitting overnight would help everything meld as well.

Always outnumbered.

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Pooped

I woke up with a stomach ache and decided to just stay up for the day. Summer slept in a little bit longer, and then got up for coffee with me. As soon as she went out with Muad’Dib, she brought a couple packages in, so I worked on Vine stuff and then tried to reclaim some of the kitchen table again. I got a new shower splitter, but it ended up not working well for a number of reasons. I guess we’ll just have to wait for the other diverter I ordered.

Uncle Rick and Ginny came to visit my parents, so I eventually got cleaned up and took Muad’Dib over there on the Onewheel. It was super hot outside, so it didn’t take long to sap us. They were getting ready to leave, but then Dad took them out back to see his FPV drone for a bit. Summer came over once she could get out of the house, and visited for a little bit before they left.

After that, Summer started for the gym before having some stomach issues of her own that kept her home the rest of the night. Muad’Dib and I rode home, and we were pretty done with the outside heat when we got there too. Eaddie had gone to see her father, but came back and was home all day, though we didn’t see much of her.

After a bath, Summer came out and we watched Push, which was quite a bit worse than I remembered it from 2009. Of course then she was ready for bed. Eaddie had Eli over to watch The Office, and I ended up going to bed a little early for the weekend.

Hit the limit!

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The Other Marvel

Today was a quiet end to a quiet week. I still had no real luck with my tablet project, and frustrations with Microsoft mounted. We had our usual call scheduled for the afternoon, so we left slightly early to get some Chinese for lunch, then came back for a meeting that was just long enough to confirm we no longer needed meetings. Then Joel came by in the afternoon and said everyone was cutting out an hour early.

I ended up staying a little past my usual time because I brought a little display shelf up to assemble for my office. I eventually wanted to rearrange, but at least this got it out of the house for now. As I was finishing up, Summer texted to say she really wanted pretzel crust pizza and beer for dinner, so she ordered that and we met her at Little Caesar’s to wait and let Muad’Dib out to run around a bit.

When we finally made it home, we ate the prettiest Little Caesar’s pizza I’d ever seen (though somehow the slicing was comically bad), and then settled down pretty quickly to watch a movie. Eaddie left for the art walk, and we skimmed through Netflix for a while before I picked Kraven the Hunter. By all counts, the reviews were correct. It was terrible. The writing was bad. The animation was bad. Everything was bad. It made a fine popcorn movie to watch while Summer wouldn’t quit talking.

After the movie, Summer went to bed and I finished up. Eaddie actually got in before midnight, and everyone was off to bed.

They have to be legitimately trying to do it this poorly, right?

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Game Daze

I had an anxiety attack in the middle of the night, which was the first one I’ve been aware of in a couple weeks. I went back to sleep until it was time to get up, and had a fair start after that. We actually got to work a hair early, but then chatted with Teisha until people came in. I stayed fairly focused on my tablet project, and eventually found by complete chance that it was failing because it wanted a GUID instead of a tenant name. It all just feels terribly documented.

We took a late lunch to grab some quick Taco Bell, and then I think the salt made me dizzy immediately afterward. Evidently two burritos are more than your daily suggested intake, and I drowned them in fire sauce to boot. That feels like it shouldn’t be legal.

The afternoon went by fairly quickly and without much success after that. We left pretty close to quitting time since we had to get home for Eaddie’s first game. Summer was already home and ready to go, and left early to find herself a spot. She planned to stay through halftime, and I didn’t want to pay for a ticket, so Muad’Dib and I drove later.

We ended up getting stuck by a fire truck, and then a train, so we didn’t get there until most of the way through the pregame performance on the lawn. We didn’t even catch up with Summer, because she didn’t see my text and just went on in. Instead, we headed back home and I took Muad’Dib for an early run to my parents’ house to find some dinner.

My parents were outside watering plants, so I warmed up the curry and eventually had a bowl by myself. It was dark by the time I finished, and that was all before they finished, so I left just as they came inside. Summer stayed a bit later than either of us expected, but eventually made it home and straight to bed. I wasn’t long behind.

Buddahcup!

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Document It

I had been hopeful after recovering from the weekend, but I had a fairly predictably bad start this morning. I got out late, but made up the time. Luckily I had a banh bao I could take for breakfast. I picked at a couple things, but got pulled away before I could focus too much on my tablet project. Having grown quickly in volume but not staff, we’ve lacked the enterprise level documentation that I’m used to even at a public school district. Joel asked me a question that turned into another project, so I tried to let ChatGPT handle the legwork on that one.

Late lunch was a pretzel pub burger from Wendy’s. I tried to go a bit light in volume though. Our UPS driver was sat staring at the wall in the corner, so I went to sit by him and then realized he was on the phone the whole time after trying to talk to him. After that, I sat quietly staring out the window, at Muad’Dib, who was staring right back through my car window at me.

I got back into my tablet after lunch, but had middling success. Part of the problem was that my phone number was tied up in my account at my last job, but luckily Randy was able to clean that up for me. That seems like an oversight by Microsoft, but so many things are.

We left a little late, expecting dinner with Summer. She had been making a really big deal for a couple days about wanting to cook dinner since she would be home a few hours early. As soon as I walked in, I thanked her for cooking the broccoli that was starting to go bad. Then I realized I had accidentally sat on a Wendy’s chili hot sauce packet in my back pocket. That got all over my pants, and at least a bit into my car seat, so I had to clean all of that up before we could eat.

After all the fuss, dinner was a precooked fried rice from the frozen food section, along with some kind of Mongolian beef and shrimp that had been stewing in sweet juices. The rice was cold and mushy, and I didn’t understand getting frozen instead of just making fresh. Of course my questions just lead to a fight that I had predicted days earlier, and was a large part of why I didn’t want her to cook in the first place.

Summer went to the TV, and I took care of my packages before taking out the trash and recycling. By then it was getting dark, so I took Muad’Dib for a quick run to my parents’ house, and then a short bit around the Promenade. We didn’t have time for much else, because I needed sleep.

The hard way ’round.