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In the Doghouse

Summer had to work today, so I got up early on my own and went to breakfast with the rest of the family that was still in town. Tom and Angela had to fly out immediately following that, so we planned to eat at Old South right by the interstate. They ended up being closed, but we had some good time to visit at Stoby’s before they left. Afterward we eventually decided to go to my parents’ house to visit later on in the afternoon instead of going to Petit Jean, because Cutie had injured her paws running around the day before.

I went home and got some little disposable dog booties for them, and people eventually started showing up at my parents’ house. I brought the Onewheel along, but didn’t really end up riding it. We sat around and munched on some food, then took a walk with the dogs back to our house, but bypassing the drainage basin. The booties seemed to work reasonably well, and only tore up a little bit.

More and more food came out, my parents started cooking eggrolls, and I think by the end of the evening everyone had eaten too much and still had a lot left over. I rode the Onewheel back to the house with Muad’Dib and then drove back with Summer so we could all visit and eat.

I was really achy and tired all afternoon and evening, so I mostly laid on the floor with the dogs. Muad’Dib would get super jealous when I would pet Cutie, but they both kept wagging their tails in spite of their angry growling. Eventually everyone left, but I had to meet Brandan at Kroger to return Cutie’s water bowl that they forgot.

Eaddie had gone to her father’s, but got home shortly after I did. I laid down with Summer for a little bit, but kept wanting to fall asleep. I got up, was assaulted by a barrage of Vine stuff after a dead couple days, and eventually got to bed.

Good boy!

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Wingin’ It

We left in some light rain this morning, but had time to stop at Hardee’s for a burrito. I had a pretty quick anxiety attack in the morning, which put me out of whack for a lot of the day. On top of that, I was a little offput by the constant talk of AI when it was actually easier for me to just follow a well-documented tutorial to perform the import task we were trying to do.

When lunch time came around, we grabbed some fries and a drink from McDonald’s, and then Casey’s had a deal on chicken wings. We got back and stuffed ourselves in the office. Then things were mostly quiet until quitting time.

It was still wet by the time we got home, so we didn’t go on a run. Summer got some broccoli and I started the smoker to cook some steaks I had picked up on clearance. Eaddie finally made it home from her weekend trip, and we had a nice dinner together before cleaning up and dispersing. I stayed up later than I intended writing reviews, but they had to get done.

Snoop C-O-Double-U

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NetBoxing Day

It rained quite a bit this morning, so the drive to work was mostly manual. We got into Morrilton earlier than I expected though, so I stopped at McDonald’s for a free frappé. I jumped right into NetBox to try and get it going, and basically started over when my GPT guide went off the rails and Linux got a little scary. I wanted to keep things as clean as possible to avoid issues with my lack of understanding later.

I had an anxiety attack sometime in the morning while I was sitting there. We had a late lunch through some sprinkles, and then Janice had cake for Tyler’s birthday when we got back. The afternoon went by fairly quickly, and it sounded like I would be mostly alone next week as the holidays come around and people start using time off.

The drive home was more relaxed than I expected, but it was still raining when we got to the house, so we didn’t run. Summer got home shortly after I did, and we finished up some leftovers. Eaddie was home doing laundry, but eventually left to record something for band. I tried to clean up a little, did some reviews, and finished super early.

But did you document it?

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Table Talk

We got in this morning and had our staff meeting, so I was really glad I had some notes prepared, even if it wasn’t anything super important to share. I can tell it’s going to be difficult to sustain that, but maybe it’s a learned skill. I’m just not one to peacock.

Otherwise it was a pretty quiet day. I got a bit lost in the weeds again, and struggled to hold focus. I did manage to keep my McRib off of my light-colored shirt, so that was nice. Normally staff meeting days feel shorter, but not so today. Things didn’t get at all exciting until the end of the day when Elizabeth’s boyfriend brought their new puppy to visit. That was all within the last 15 minutes or so, and then it was time to leave.

Summer had to close the wash, so Muad’Dib went for a quick run and I ate chicken strips with my parents. The kids had already eaten and had a concert, but Summer got home just after I finished my quick cleanup and had a brief anxiety attack. I toasted some sourdough for her, and then hammered out some Vine reviews before bed.

With so much drama in the B-T-C, it’s kinda hard G – A – 𝕃 – O – P – I – N – G.

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Worked Like Dogs

Scott brought his new little puppy to work today, so Muad’Dib and I went to his office quietly to visit. She was a tiny little beagle named Maple, and Muad’Dib whined until he got to go sniff her, but we didn’t see her much after that. It was a quiet day, and I really struggled to get into anything serious. I tried to gather some notes to share at the staff meeting for the next day, and continued to document the network.

I tried to get a McRib for lunch, but the app failed me and I ended up just redeeming a free double cheeseburger and small fries instead. I got a vanilla cone on the way out, and shared that with Muad’Dib when we got back to the office. He ran around outside a bit, we came in, and then Janice had us come downstairs for cake she made for Elizabeth’s birthday.

The afternoon dragged a bit until we headed home. Summer had dinner just about ready, and I wasn’t feeling great, so I waited to run Muad’Dib until after we ate. I had an anxiety attack on the way down the hill, but we made it to see my parents before getting back to the house. Then it was a pretty early night to bed after tossing and turning all last night.

Churn

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Let’s Review

I didn’t sleep great, but we slept in just a little bit before getting up for coffee. The girls went outside and I sat down to write a bunch of reviews while continuing with laundry. The day went by really fast, and we were all aware that we felt a little moody. Maybe it was cycles, or maybe it was seasonal affectivity. Maybe it was the anxiety attack I had when I started laundry. Maybe it was a continuation of the melancholy and dissatisfaction that we all seem to have accepted.

Summer made it to the gym, and Eaddie left for a concert of some kind. I took Muad’Dib for a run a few minutes earlier than on work days, and then Summer and I went to Colton’s for a late dinner. We sat in the car for a while before going in, trying to work through some feelings. Then we ate too much and came home to go to bed.

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These Subnets Are Just Right

I was in a convoy of speeders all the way to work today, so I shaved quite a bit of time off the drive. I had an anxiety attack really early, and then I really tried to dig into network redesign. I think I’ve made a decision and am finally ready to move forward with some changes. Otherwise it was really quiet all day long. We had some McDonald’s, but their ice cream machine was down and I couldn’t redeem dessert.

The afternoon was short by comparison, and then I took Muad’Dib for a run as soon as we got to the house. Summer got home just as we were walking out, and went to bed with an aching back. I made a couple burritos once we got back, and then we expected more of the aurora in the evening, but it just didn’t happen. I was really surprised at the one second video time lapse I got from the Pixel 8 Pro’s astro photography mode last night. We ended up staying in and just went to bed early.

Really early.

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La Magia

Summer had to work today, so I got up as she left and made some coffee with some old plant milk. The oat milk had gotten solid, and may have made me a little sick, but the almond milk seemed okay. The coffee tasted a bit burnt, but I wasn’t sure if I should blame it on the milk. I reheated a biscuit and sausage patty and fried an egg for a sandwich, and then tried to clean up a bit.

Dad invited us to a joint magic club meeting at Pasta Grill at the last minute, so we abandoned our dinner plans. I took Muad’Dib for an early run to see them at the restaurant before they opened, and then met Summer back at the house to go for the show and dinner. As I climbed the final hill, my board buzzed about needing to be charged again, which will be the third time I’ve had to send it in for service.

Summer picked us up so we could leave Muad’Dib and I could change, and we made it to Pasta Grill in plenty of time to catch the end of Ron’s lecture, and then we had most of a show before they took our food orders and then quickly served our food. The show continued for a little bit while we ate, and then we wrapped up pretty quickly after that.

Summer wound down quickly and ended up in bed while I tried to stay mostly focused on cleaning. It didn’t look like much, but I tried to be meaningful with what I was doing. I still probably should have focused on vacuuming, but I just needed to make some space.

I wrapped up the evening by submitting a help ticket to Future Motion, and I’m waiting for their response before I send something to the attorney general as well. I asked for a full refund of my purchase price, plus the $905 they charged me to replace the BMS, which has still not actually fixed my issue. I’ve been injured too many times for this nonsense, and my original warranty will be up before they could even get the board back to me.

Compounding Disinterest

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Why Five

We woke up to a crash at around three in the morning. I yelled for Muad’Dib, and he jumped right back into the bed, but I couldn’t tell that he caused any trouble. Once I gathered myself, I discovered the ice finally fell out of the mini fridge and shattered on the bottom shelf. I was able to doze off a few more times, but kept waking up in the middle of wildly different dreams every few minutes.

All the salespeople and our new marketing coordinator were going to be at the office for some technical training today, so I tried to get there a little early. Muad’Dib did great all day. We started out with brief introductions, and then I just went to work as usual until Shane walked into my office.

He asked for the “simple” task of capitalizing the company name on all of our WiFi SSIDs, not realizing this would require a touch to every device that was connected to any of the affected networks. I took the opportunity to learn some more, and built out some structure that I had planned for the distant future. Without RADIUS, I was still able to learn how to create a policy in Intune to distribute shared credentials. It wasn’t perfect, but it worked.

That ate up all of my day, but I did take a late lunch to eat some of their leftover steak tips they got for lunch. Janice, Elizabeth, and Tammy were in the breakroom as we walked out, and invited us in to eat. Muad’Dib did well to lay at my feet while I ate, and then we had Janice’s carrot cake for Scott’s belated birthday just as he was walking out the door.

I didn’t really finish my whole task before I left half an hour late, but I had enough done that I felt confident in my ability to clean it up in the morning when everyone was there. Summer had dinner going at the house, so we got there as quickly as we could. I took Muad’Dib for a quick run as the sun went down. We visited Dad, then got back to eat just as the kids were finishing their plates.

After dinner, I finished setting up the KitchenAid KF8 that Summer unboxed. We brewed a few cups with some trash coffee, and then I filled the hopper to make a single milk drink before bed. We shared a couple sips to test it, and then Summer went to bed. I had an anxiety attack as I cleaned up, and then went to bed pretty early in anticipation of another early morning.

Why not six?

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Bring Grandma to Work Day

We had enough time to stop for coffee and then a biscuit this morning, and then still had time to stretch our legs when we got to work before putting on Muad’Dib’s costume. I wore my red hoodie, and he wore his robe, hairnet, and eyeglasses, which everyone loved. Joel brought Dexter, and though he was skittish at first, he eventually warmed up to Muad’Dib. Muad’Dib kept stealing his toy bone though, and I had to scold him.

I got into the firewall some and figured out how to pass the traffic I needed to make the Unifi captive portal work, so we won’t need a WiFi password next week when everyone shows up for training. I spent a bunch of time out and about, and felt a little more comfortable joking around with people, which was great.

We went to McDonald’s for lunch and had a pretty bad experience again. It wasn’t terrible, but every single aspect of being there could have been made better with almost no effort. I ended up sending a huge letter of complaint through their online form, since they requested I do so after I left a poor Google review.

The afternoon went by fairly quickly. I had a sudden anxiety attack, and Joel sent us home half an hour early. Muad’Dib and I got to the house where Summer was preparing for trick-or-treaters. We went on our run with Muad’Dib dressed as a cow, and then I took him around the block again without the outfit so he could feel more comfortable running fast.

I ate some food and then we sat outside with Summer while she passed out candy. There weren’t very many people in our neighborhood, which was great news for me. We came inside and watched the rest of Ironheart before winding down for bed.

My, what big runs you have!