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Microsoft 364

This morning went much more smoothly. We had a good ride in and got right to work. Things were quiet. Too quiet. I worked on deploying printers remotely until Janice stopped me with a scanning issue. That was a frustrating, AI-guided troubleshooting session that just never got any better. I eventually made a change that seemed to help, but I still wasn’t getting the scans. Then I started getting messages about Outlook not working. After a couple, I saw that Microsoft had an incident report open, so we went to lunch.

Sonic and McDonald’s both had cheap deals today, so we grabbed cheese sticks and then McNuggets and fries before making it back to work. Things were very broken. Joel came up and said Downdetector was showing all kinds of services having issues, but I couldn’t be sure what might have just been a domino effect from Microsoft services.

We struggled through until the end of the day and headed home. I thought Summer was going to be home after getting off work early, but she wasn’t there. Then I saw a message from her about a festival of lights at Tech. I ran Muad’Dib to my parents’ house and back before loading him up quickly and driving over to find her. I brought the Onewheel so we could park at the charger and ride across campus to their new building. They had a nice little courtyard plaza thing with tons of people coming in.

We got lots of oohs and ahhs as we raced through the crowd, but then just found a high curb to sit on since Summer was deep in the mix. We waited it out for her to come find us, and Muad’Dib got a few pets. We looked a little homeless, but that was alright. He did great. I saw Brandon and Miranda, and Charlie and Sara. After things wrapped up and people started moving inside, Summer finally came over to find us just briefly before we headed back home.

Summer drew a bath while I made us some chili dogs. Then she went to bed while I wrapped things up early.

The insufferable cloud.

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hot dog

I forgot my Soylent this morning, but we had time to swing by Taco John’s for a burrito. When we first left the restaurant, my car hadn’t realized we completed our first stop and tried to route us back, so I took over and got on the Interstate. As we made it down the road, it tried to steer me to the offramp, so I took over again. I didn’t realize it was trying to avoid a wreck further down the road. It wasn’t until we passed our last opportunity to exit that I realized traffic ahead was stopped. We waited, stopped, for nearly an hour due to a truck that was completely on its side.

We eventually made it to work and it was the talk of the town. They wanted to know if I had any produce, but everything was cleaned up by the time we got there. We got straight to work, more or less with a plan, though it wasn’t until the afternoon that things really kicked into gear.

It was super nice out by midday, so we went to Sonic out of order for some daylight. It was super windy though, and not gusty, but straight-line winds just constantly trying to blow our stuff away. We ate and got back to work where I buckled in and made some more network changes.

By the end of the day, I had one printer moved to the new subnet. Janice noticed while I was in the middle of it, because apparently I hadn’t opened up enough ports. That was good, though, because it led to more discovery. At the end of the day, working slightly late, I felt like I finally understood.

I was subnetting.

We made it home pretty quickly after that. The sun was going down and I had a load of stuff to bring inside. We worked quickly to get a short run in before Summer got home. I also had to start some charcoal to grill some hot dogs for the chili that Summer had in the slow cooker. We finally hit the road and it was dark the whole way, but we only did a couple miles. We stopped briefly to see my parents, then arrived back at the house just as Summer was getting me plugged into the charger.

The grill never really got hot, but I went super short on coals. I wasn’t excited about Ballparks anyway, because I told Summer very specifically that I wanted to get some really nice, high-quality smoked sausages to go with the chili. In the end, it was all the same vegetable soup-looking stuff she always makes. I wasn’t even going to say anything, but she pried an argument out of me somehow. I could tell she came home moody, but there was nothing to do about it.

We finished eating and I cleaned up, then cleaned up some more, and then cleaned up even more. We didn’t watch VisionQuest, but the cleaning felt better.

You’ve missed the entire purpose behind your own actions.

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Permissible

We had our staff meeting first thing this morning, and it took the full hour. I thought it went pretty well though, and felt a bit more included in other conversations than usual. Afterward I had a few tasks to take care of, which kind of sidetracked me all day. I ended up spending a lot of time fighting SharePoint.

We met Summer at Ortega’s for lunch and had another new guy I hadn’t seen before. He was confused when I tried to order a second plate, but he got it eventually. The afternoon went on a bit, but I never really stopped. Quitting time arrived all the same, and we headed home for a quick run.

It got dark quickly, but we had a little bit of time in the light before we got to my parents’ house. We visited briefly, then made it home to find Summer prepping for chili the next day. I took care of a few things before she finished. Then we sat down to try and watch VisionQuest. I didn’t realize it wasn’t out until 8:00, so we started playing Ibb & Obb again instead.

By the time the episode was released, we wanted to get ready for bed, so we’ll have to watch it tomorrow.

Toesty!

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Obb Couple

Today was a good mix of cleaning and socializing. We got up to some coffee, and I played some more Titan Souls with Summer sat by me on the couch. Eaddie walked in the door, and I was pretty sure she hadn’t come home the night before, but neither she or Summer said anything about it. Summer went to the gym, and then Eaddie left again. I got cleaned up so Summer and I could go to Brown’s Catfish on their first Sunday ever, I think.

Things seemed slightly off at the restaurant. Nothing was bad, but there were weird instances of dirty serving utensils, at least one had fallen into the food entirely. Another tray was, I guess, some kind of chicken pot pie, but looked like a full tray of just dry biscuits. I tried it, but it was terrible, and I threw the entire biscuit away. I was going to take Muad’Dib an ice cream cone, but the vanilla was broken.

After that, I stopped at the car wash for a quick, sub-dollar wash. Then we took Muad’Dib to Point Remove where Hound Town was having a promotional event. We tried a couple treats and took a flyer, but it was mostly very flamboyantly dressed/dyed dogs in the place. It was odd, and all the leashed dogs weren’t really given a place to play together, so we left pretty quickly.

Summer started some laundry when we got home, and I cleaned up a bit to try and clear up some space in the kitchen. Then I played a little more on the Steam Machine before taking Muad’Dib on a run. Summer wanted to play too, so we got her signed in to tinker around.

My board was a bit low on juice, but based on the estimate in the app, I should have been able to make it around our usual course. We stopped by my parents’ house where Julie and Kevin were visiting. They left pretty quickly, and it was dark anyway, so we kept moving. Then my board died at the end of the block. I limped it home, walking it up any inclines and riding downhill. It sucked, but I’ve just got to deal with its shit battery and controller from Future Motion.

Summer was playing Fez, but wanted to play Ibb & Obb with me, so I dug out another controller and we eventually got it working. Playing a game together was frustrating and infuriating in the best way possible. I hadn’t played enough to know the levels super well, but we played until we got tired of it, and she went to bed. I got my stuff done pretty early so I could try and be super productive the next day.

Review time!

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Black Magic Box

Full Self Driving has been failing so early that I’ve been afraid to use it, so I drove myself to work and back today. We arrived and jumped right back into the tasks I had yesterday, but didn’t really feel well accomplished for anything. I continued to get new things from the guys as they were there, and I was able to fix some dumb things, but our check scanner still wouldn’t work.

Fairly early in the day, the guys were out on break while I was downstairs, so Muad’Dib and I went outside to chat with a couple of them. I ended up getting the Pint out of my trunk and let the three of them try it. Kaleb had tried one before, and took off down the road like it was nothing. Eric did okay, but ended up having to bail. Greg had a harder time, but he was also exceptionally large for a board that size.

Summer was going to stop in to have lunch with me, but as time approached, it seemed like I would be too busy to leave around that time. I ended up staying and working on some things, and then just happened to run into the girls while they were eating leftover Colton’s downstairs.

After eating, I ran back and forth some more, fighting one puzzle after another, feeling busy, but never satisfied. Shane wanted me to sit in on an AI presentation from Greg, but then forgot too let me know when they started. I caught the tail end of it just to hear him talk about how Sam Altman says we’re going to reach AGI soon, and I just don’t know if I’ll ever convince any of these guys that they need to slow down and act with some real intention with this stuff. They’re chasing that exponential growth again, and I just don’t think it’s going to happen like this.

We ended up leaving a little late, and I was frustrated to see that my camera never died on the drive home, even after I had driven it all myself. We ran into heavy traffic as we got close to home, so we got off early and ran into even more. Summer was heading out on a run just as we got home, so I took care of Vine packages. Eaddie walked in and talked to me for a bit while I did that, and then we picked through some leftovers when Summer made it back.

That pushed my run with Muad’Dib long into darkness, but we had a good run. I still desperately miss my GT-S, so I think replacing my wheel is non-negotiable for this weekend. We visited my parents and then came home to do some reviews and get ready for bed.

🙄

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100mph Donut

I had a better start today, but still ran a little late. We must not have been as late as the guy that passed me going 100 with an emergency donut instead of a proper rear-left tire. It was a wonder it didn’t blow up in the middle of a mass amount of traffic as we approached Morrilton. We made it in and stayed pretty busy all day.

I brought a couple wireless cameras to test on the line, so Tyler and I went out to see if they would work that close to the machinery. They actually worked perfectly, and I discovered my little security camera would work on a battery pack. I figured if something under $50 would work, we could replace it 20 times for the cost of doing it the “right” way.

We went to Sonic for lunch, and I tried combining my Sprite and my strawberry and peanut butter sundae into a float. It tasted fine, but the peanut butter was surprisingly overpowering. Things got really quiet in the afternoon. I spent some time talking to Tammy and Janice about Elizabeth’s needs for processing UPS invoices, and I think I’ve pretty well decided that it’s completely unnecessary. Then I had to help Teisha with the breakroom digital signage because it wouldn’t connect again.

All of that made the afternoon go by pretty quickly. As much as I dug into the network project, I didn’t feel confident enough in my settings change to build out anything new. I couldn’t even get printing working across the internal wireless network because I didn’t understand how zones worked with networks, which somehow weren’t subnets.

I did a quick rearranging of the office before everyone shows up for training on Monday, and then we left. We hadn’t been on the Interstate long when my left repeater camera died again. This was much earlier than usual, even though I had parked with it away from the sun again. We made it home pretty quickly through some mad traffic, and I cleaned up to take Muad’Dib on his walk.

Summer got home just before we left, and seemed to be feeling much better. She stayed home to prep for a race in the early morning, and Muad’Dib and I walked to my parents’ house for dinner. I finished up the eggplant soup and stayed through some persimmon pudding with Dad. Then we headed home in the dark again.

Summer was up surprisingly late, but I got tired surprisingly early. A big Vine drop started after being pretty dead all day, but I left to lay down with Summer for a little bit just to rest. Eventually I had to get up to wrap up my usual end of day, but then it was back to bed a little early for a Friday.

No game.

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Single Points of Failure

My left repeater camera and full self driving worked on thee way to work today, which made me think it might have been heat or some other issue with the direct sunlight on the drive home yesterday. We made it to work without incident though, and I hoped it was just a fluke. I felt good about the amount of information I covered today, and I’m definitely reaching diminishing returns before I need to take action.

We went to Wendy’s a little early for lunch since I knew we had birthday cake for Joel in the afternoon. The parking lot and drive-through lines were both packed when we got there, and there was a school bus in the adjacent parking lot to boot. I parked out in a distant part of the lot and found my way in, but it was about half people eating in the dining room, and the other half were just people waiting to go since they presumably didn’t want to wait in the drive-through. The staff made quick work of it though, and mobile ordering had my food out pretty quickly.

I let Muad’Dib run the block when we got back, and we worked for a bit before cake time. That’s a tradition I hope someone carries on when Janice retires, because it’s nice to get everyone in the office together for a moment of harassment and storytelling. It also made the afternoon go by a bit faster.

On the way home, at almost the exact same spot, my camera went out again. I felt better prepared for it though, and we continued straight home driving with my own two hands. When we got there, Eli’s car was parked in my way. I called him to move his car, and his response was that he had left and was on the way to something else. Fortunately he left his keys, so I moved it and got parked.

Summer was at the gym, and it was nice out, so I decided to take Muad’Dib for an acoustic walk. I figured I drove myself today, so I might as well walk myself too. We went straight to my parents’ house and ended up staying for some eggplant soup. Summer texted me on the drive home that she was hungry, but evidently that was just an informative text and not an expression of a desire to eat with me. Mom gave me a bunch more basil, so we left for home after that.

I took out the trash and cleaned up quickly, then got to work picking more basil leaves before I could blend it all into some Thai basil pesto. This time I found some walnuts, which I thought added a really nice flavor to the cashews and peanuts that were already in there. It took me a couple hours to finish it, but I thought it was my best batch yet. Summer just felt that it was too strong. I guess I’m the only one that appreciates flavor around here.

I get no letters in the mail.

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The Lonely Quiet

I slept terribly last night, and didn’t have a great start to the morning. I ended up taking some Pepto before I left, which helped after a day of eating spectacularly poorly. Things at work were super quiet, all because Janice was out. The other guys weren’t there much, so it was just the sleepy dog and me. I tinkered with a few things, but struggled to feel like I really made a difference anywhere today.

We took a short lunch to Taco Bell to eat cheaply, and then tried to be a little more impactful in the afternoon. Summer wasn’t feeling well either, and went home to make chicken salad. It wasn’t until much later that I realized how frustrating her vocabulary could be.

It looked really dark when we got home, so I took Muad’Dib on a run as we caught just a couple sprinkles. It was cool out, but he wasn’t very fast. I didn’t charge the Pint last night, so I took it slow hoping not to run out of juice before we made it home. I cut a couple blocks out of the trip so we could see my parents, and then made it home after walking up a couple of the steepest hills. We made it back with 1%.

Today, Summer’s “chicken salad” meant pan fried chicken over a green salad. I was expecting a rotisserie chicken mixed with fruit, nuts, yogurt, and whatever the hell else goes in a chicken salad. I even told her to use up the leftover celery from the fridge. Fortunately we could still use it, but she said the green leaf lettuce we had all went bad. She failed to get out the leftover spinach from when the kids cooked, though. I mostly ate that, since it was starting to turn. The food was good, but the jarring difference between expectations and reality have always been a high frustration point with her, even if things turn out better in the end.

Of course she still didn’t feel well, and was acting particularly pitiful, so I sent her to bed. I cleaned up, did a bunch of reviews, and got ready for bed a little bit early.

Winter is coming.

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There and Gone

I actually meant to grab a Soylent but forgot this morning, so I was super hungry by the time we got to work. I considered stopping, but didn’t really want to take the time, so I snacked and had coffee instead. It helped to get up from the desk a bit, so I started the morning by talking with Elizabeth about what she needed from UPS. Then a little while later, I went down to talk to Rhonda since she was eavesdropping on my earlier conversation. I was glad but not surprised to hear that she didn’t actually have any trouble with SpeedShip.

After that, I showed Marivic my maps in PRTG and then went back upstairs to tinker with them some more until lunch. It was free nugget Wednesday at Wendy’s, so I got to eat fairly cheap. Then the afternoon dragged a little bit. I ended up switching gears a bit to revisit onboarding, since Shane needed an account made.

I left on time and considered stopping by the liquor store, but didn’t. Eaddie was home when we got there, but then I left to run Muad’Dib. He trotted a bit slowly and it started to sprinkle on us a bit, but we got to my parents’ house without issue. Mom was already eating something else, but Dad warmed up the chicken Alfredo for us and was making salads. We ate pretty early for them, and then headed home in the dark.

I visited with Summer for a bit and then did my prep for work while a Vine drop was happening. Earlier in the morning while I was downstairs, a 10-inch network rack dropped and I missed out on that. Then while I was getting things ready in the evening, I missed out on an Ember Mug 3. Those were two very specific things I’ve been wanting to buy, so it was a bummer to miss out on free ones.

Holding out for something freer.

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UPS and Outs

I was pretty hungry this morning, so I made the split second decision to drop off the Interstate and swing through the Wendy’s in the Pilot for breakfast. That put me a little behind because I accidentally went to the Flying J first, but we made it to work on time. I thought I had a plan, but I immediately started getting otehr plans handed to me.

I was pleased to hear from Heaven when she had a question about SpeedShip. She went ahead and moved off of UPS WorldShip on her own, so I had to work out a couple details for her. I’ll have to make sure accounting has what they need tomorrow.

We got tacos for lunch, and Muad’Dib was extra good, so he got most of my cinnamon twists. I tinkered a bit with the new Red Lion controller in the afternoon, and then was stumped by a browser issue that Charles had, which ended up being due to the user profile from their old Google accounts.

I misread Suzanne’s message and thought she was coming by this evening instead of tomorrow, so we headed home quickly to get our run before she came over. Muad’Dib did pretty well, but wasn’t his fastest. We had a good time though, and got to visit my parents and get home well before dark. We were just a couple blocks away when I texted her and realized what I had done.

Summer got home just after we did, and was barely a husk of a woman after a long day at work. I was super hungry again, but she provided zero input when I inquired about food. She pulled out some leftover noodles that the kids made and ate some of those, then left the rest for me. I dressed them up with seasoning, cheese, and some frozen chicken strips that we’d had in the freezer for a while.

Eaddie breezed through at some point, but addressed only the dog before leaving again. I wanted to play a game or something, but there was no time for recreation. At least my new tire is here for my Onewheel, so I can try installing that sometime this week.

Sweet devil!