#today was another slow morning with a gradual shift into chores, for the day and the week ahead.
I did my daily circuit of the yard and gave the vegetable plants their weekly food. I prepared ingredients for my lunches. I started laundry early because this week includes towels and linens.
I think the rest of the day will be mostly reading and a bit more recovery before the week ahead.
I feel zorched. #today was day two of three for an in person strategic planning gathering at $dayjob.
We had a full agenda and got through it all. I have learned a lot, complementing my own investigations and reading of our codebase. I have a clearer understanding of how my own project fits into the bigger picture.
The third day, tomorrow, will thankfully be short. I want to take Friday off to nap for eight hours but am also energized to resume planning for my own project.
I still feel run down #today after the three day $dayjob planning event earlier this week. The time was well spent but demanding. Staying up for even part of #TheLastDrivein didn't help but hopefully a day of slack will do the trick.
I have a single errand I would like to complete before noon, picking up my new glasses (huzzah). The rest of the day I hope to take advantage of the abundant sunshine to continue recovering and recharging.
Despite being thoroughly worn out #today, I managed to accomplish most of what I wanted from my $dayjob agenda.
I spent some time out in the yard. I didn't get to spend much time in the green over the last three days, arriving home most nights after bedtime.
I worked on recovering a few other ways. I think I barely had enough in the tank for my run but the movement and more green helped. I had two extended sits that definitely started to regenerate my exhausted equanimity. #zazen
My eye exam is done and I picked out boring frames today. Still nearsighted AF, but this latest prescription will make my vision clearer. It is time to enjoy a long walk home!
After that, I foresee a session of No Man’s Sky because a hotfix for the Xbox version dropped this morning. Can't wait to be alone with those abominations in space!
#today is my last day working in office for this strategic planning session. I am hoping for a shorter day given the solid progress the last two days. Also many colleagues are traveling home today.
These three days have been super helpful for me as a new employee and also very enjoyable. Our offices are gorgeous and I enjoyed working with a wider group of people than I usually do.
The re-mounting of my big HDD went well due to not needing the command line at all. After doing a bit more reading, a simple repairing of the File System was needed. The difference in my problem-solving skills with sleep vs no sleep is telling. I deleted the previous panic toot.
Everything is fine now because my brain was working better in the morning.
ROFL I do love Ubuntu because of its user-friendly nature; I need to take a chill pill and think before panicking.
I was up early again #today in order to travel into DC for the second day of three working in person on strategic $dayjob planning for the next 12 months of work.
I am hoping to be able to head home a little earlier than last night. I enjoyed the first day but not so much only seeing @kamikat briefly before leaving then just as briefly after returning before turning in.
The paint crew should finish up today. Funny how quickly a job goes when the people doing it have the skills, tools, and knowledge to do it right.
It'll take a bit of DIY work to add in the missing pieces and some outsourcing to get the final details right. All things I feel qualified to do and for which I have help.
That's for future me to deal with while present me waits for the right time.
I hope you find the right time to do something #today
My cerebral weather was a little rougher this morning. My equanimity saw me through and I will spend some more time on and off the stool processing.
#today I have some preparation for a three day $dayjob planning summit at our HQ in DC that starts tomorrow. Otherwise I expect the day to be quiet as most of my colleagues are traveling.
Having sifted through my options between harder and easier, I will likely go with Proton Drive as that will allow me to combine costs into one service. It will save me money, and that makes me quite happy. I will still use a Microsoft account due to having an Xbox and password less login…
However, my reliance on them is greatly lessened. I will be less reliant on Google too, there are some accounts that are a pain in the ass to change. In 2024 that is untenable!
Another beautiful day for my early-morning walk. The goslings are now adolescent geese, but still obeying the adults, who hurried them along the path and away from me as I walked by.
Yesterday after coming back from the dentist I did nothing except lie around and read all day, so today I have chores to catch up on and writing to do. It's going to get hot and humid as the day goes on, so I'm happy to stay indoors in the AC.
Ran into my first issue with Ubuntu, GNOME Tweaks made my system act up on the X session but not Wayland…Of course, this issue happened just as I needed to be out the door!
However, on my way to work I figured out how to reset my mouse cursor to default. A CLI command while not logged in will correct my mouse issue. I will uninstall GNOME Tweaks as it doesn’t play well with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Hello Mastodonians! 👋🏼 🥺😭 HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY 💫 PLEASE TAKE CARE ALWAYS :blobhajheart: I got my due rent bill memo earlier 💔 I feel so down.. I appreciate everyone who boost my post 🥺🙏🏼 I def need a little kindness /miracle/blessing/✨
I wouldn't normally do this but after two very bad experiences with Ed Napleton dealerships I wanted to make a PSA to people in the St. Louis, MO region:
Avoid Ed Napleton dealerships if you can. They are good at pulling a bait and switch, wasting a lot of your time in the process. With lots overflowing they are still trying to add a "pandemic market adjustment" of $2,000. I'd like to save people the time and frustration.
Today has begun much better than yesterday did, with a cool and sunny walk outside. A few of my daisies have bloomed, but the majority of the hundred or so flowers are still to come. Daisies are one of my favorite flowers and I look forward to the blooms every year.
I have no big plans for the day, just writing some, reading some, doing a few chores.
The Dude ran like the wind from the cat box to the back of the recliner with so much force he almost knocked it over. He then look at me and said “what?” 😼 #Today#CatsOfMastodon