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last night to write anything. So here goes.
Work was a whole day of learning the automation program. It's called QF-Test, was built in Germany, and has a pretty easy to follow series of tutorials. It's weird because what the program does is a lot of fun - remote controls a GUI while you watch - but somehow I find the learning very boring. Went to Carl's Jr with the automation guy for lunch - he had bought a page of discount coupons for $6 which totals about $200 in savings - the company had arranged for a coupon company to come in 12/1 and sell all kinds of these. Trouble is most of the discounts are 2-fers or family discounts so I didn't get any.
Home, litterboxes were not only needing changing but malfunctioning. The refills they sell at PetSmart are missing the poo-catcher flap, which also prevents the crystals from being pushed out the back. So, time to toss those, remove the old litterboxes and replace them with the new ones. Domino wanted very much to anoint the Astroturf™ carpet on which I had the litterboxes and it was a PITA to keep shooing her away while I was un-boxing the litterboxes and then the refills. Looking at them this morning, it looks like I was right about the old boxes' rakes being defective. The new boxes are working much better, so far. I'll know for sure in a couple of days .
That was hard work. Hit the recliner, turned on the TV (I was going to say "tube" but it doesn't have any :-) ), and watched the last 2 minutes of the first half of the Pac-12 so-called championship game. UCLA did not deserve to be there, and Oregon ended the half ahead something like 35-17. Watched another game while halftime was on - it was a very long halftime break, I know not why. The second half was pretty good, though Oregon slacked off a bit and allowed UCLA to looks like a legitimate contender for a while. 24-35. But soon enough the Ducks scored twice in a short amount of time, final score was 31-49. I was happy to hear them announce that UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel had been fired. ( There's a story behind that: )
Played on the computer for the rest of the evening.
This morning the apartment was not at the 72° I'd set it for, so I checked the thermostat and saw the maintenance folk had effed up the programming, the clock was set for 5:11 pm, and the overnight temps were set for 64. So, 15 minutes spent correcting that. After a few days of cold, my neighbors are once again heating my apartment for me, so it never got down to 64, just down to 68.
Planz:
Photo shoot at 1 pm
Psychotronic film festival at 7-ish, if I can get up there in time.
Work was a whole day of learning the automation program. It's called QF-Test, was built in Germany, and has a pretty easy to follow series of tutorials. It's weird because what the program does is a lot of fun - remote controls a GUI while you watch - but somehow I find the learning very boring. Went to Carl's Jr with the automation guy for lunch - he had bought a page of discount coupons for $6 which totals about $200 in savings - the company had arranged for a coupon company to come in 12/1 and sell all kinds of these. Trouble is most of the discounts are 2-fers or family discounts so I didn't get any.
Home, litterboxes were not only needing changing but malfunctioning. The refills they sell at PetSmart are missing the poo-catcher flap, which also prevents the crystals from being pushed out the back. So, time to toss those, remove the old litterboxes and replace them with the new ones. Domino wanted very much to anoint the Astroturf™ carpet on which I had the litterboxes and it was a PITA to keep shooing her away while I was un-boxing the litterboxes and then the refills. Looking at them this morning, it looks like I was right about the old boxes' rakes being defective. The new boxes are working much better, so far. I'll know for sure in a couple of days .
That was hard work. Hit the recliner, turned on the TV (I was going to say "tube" but it doesn't have any :-) ), and watched the last 2 minutes of the first half of the Pac-12 so-called championship game. UCLA did not deserve to be there, and Oregon ended the half ahead something like 35-17. Watched another game while halftime was on - it was a very long halftime break, I know not why. The second half was pretty good, though Oregon slacked off a bit and allowed UCLA to looks like a legitimate contender for a while. 24-35. But soon enough the Ducks scored twice in a short amount of time, final score was 31-49. I was happy to hear them announce that UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel had been fired. ( There's a story behind that: )
Played on the computer for the rest of the evening.
This morning the apartment was not at the 72° I'd set it for, so I checked the thermostat and saw the maintenance folk had effed up the programming, the clock was set for 5:11 pm, and the overnight temps were set for 64. So, 15 minutes spent correcting that. After a few days of cold, my neighbors are once again heating my apartment for me, so it never got down to 64, just down to 68.
Planz:
Photo shoot at 1 pm
Psychotronic film festival at 7-ish, if I can get up there in time.
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