• Chill out


    Booting into Mac OS X
    Work was good today, even though I found out late in the afternoon that what I thought was a solution to a programming problem I’ve been having for the past two days is actually not, and now I have just tomorrow to figure it all out. Crapola.
    Ultimate: Normally people arrive at 6:30 and warm up until 7. I got there at 6:45pm, just after twilight. The first thing I noticed was that the lights were off. The organizer — Wayne — and about 10 other people were standing around in the parking lot, huddled in a circle. I walked up.
    Me to group: “So, are we going to play or are we going for beer?”
    Wayne: “We’re gonna see if the lights come on at 7.”
    I had always assumed Wayne had a key or something to turn the lights on and off. Guess not.

    Me to group, pointing at a small patch of grass lit by sulfur lights: “Well, who’s going to throw the disc around with me over there until then?”
    Group: collective shivering.
    Me, frisbee in hand: “Okay then, I’m going over there.”
    Wind: blows!
    A few people broke away from the group to play catch. I figured it was a good way to stay warm, at the very least.
    The disc wasn’t exactly what I’d call easy-on-the-fingers; with the cold weather, the plastic felt extra hard. A few people from the non-throwing group got in their cars at 5 minutes to 7; as they were getting into their car, one called out: “Call me if the lights go on, Wayne!”
    We played catch another 6 minutes, and called that that. Oh well! I’m going to try to go for a run tonight to make up for the lost exercise. We’re supposed to have sub-freezing temperatures tomorrow.

  • Chili con Vacuum

    I bought a vacuum cleaner tonight! Finally!
    I won’t have time to set it up until tomorrow evening — no wait, that’s ultimate — maybe Saturday, but the important thing here is that I have a vacuum! And it was cheap, too — $79 dirt devil. Aw yeah. Folks at work keep going on about their vacuum cleaners, how they have Hepa filters on them, etc. Screw that. I have rather modest vacuuming needs. As long as it sucks, I’m happy. Besides, this one’s bagless. That’s cool enough by itself.
    Tonight I decided to try something a little different. Apologies if you haven’t eaten yet. ๐Ÿ˜‰





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