Gah, whenever I find myself debating about maybe finally switching to an iphone, I have to deal with Apple for tv/music and go insane with 15 different levels of authentication. Nope nope nope nope nope.
08:14 PM - Apr 26, 2024
Another frost advisory tonight... and daily high of 83F forecast for Monday. Yeesh.
02:46 PM - Apr 26, 2024
Nice hot shower after a group run (and pizza + beer) so very hit the spot. And another cool night, which I'll enjoy while it lasts. We're not far from hot + humid, eek.
09:24 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Nice to look out the window and see some color contrast again as the leaves come in at different times, depending on species. Maples coming in atm, ash still to come (I think they're our last by a good margin)
02:43 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Nice, looks like the native wildflower seed packet I was given is germinating in its pot. Not sure how long until they'll flower, though, so will probably still buy some already-blooming flowers this weekend to encourage pollinators to visit my strawberry plant (already blooming).
04:00 PM - Apr 23, 2024
I mean, it's nice that leaves are coming in. But a bit of a bummer that my view of the eagles nest is obscuring and soon to be blocked.
02:57 PM - Apr 22, 2024
Not sure how I feel about the new Mets alternate jerseys
11:44 AM - Apr 19, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
"Can you hop in to a meeting this afternoon?"
Sure.
"And it's two hours"
Oh.
"And you'll be the main point of contact for questions."
Uh.
"And it's camera on required"
/sigh
Sure.
"And it's two hours"
Oh.
"And you'll be the main point of contact for questions."
Uh.
"And it's camera on required"
/sigh
12:34 PM - Apr 18, 2024
Can't remember if I had oregano in two pots or (more likely) it self-seeded in a neighboring container. Even in containers they can be invasive :). But it chose to be with mint, so... this'll be interesting.
11:48 AM - Apr 18, 2024
(Edited)
Don't mind the occasional survey, but really get annoyed with ones where N/A isn't an option. Doubly annoyed when you give your region and then they ask about local questions outside of it.
05:25 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Well, that was a first; a spam caller that gave their political spiel on the NYS budget and "offered" to connect me to the governor's call line to tell her to approve it.
03:28 PM - Apr 16, 2024
First flower for strawberry plant after overwintering. Nothing else at the moment remotely close, so need to pick up some flowers to encourage pollinators!
05:31 PM - Apr 15, 2024
Spring Nice Weather Paradox: want to open windows as it's around 70F with low humidity, but tree pollen argues otherwise.
12:29 PM - Apr 15, 2024
Taxes done. Still not sure why they can't just send a bill. Ahwell, now to better things. Ice cream? Ice cream.
08:55 PM - Apr 14, 2024
Been using computers for a long, long time. When I go to close something and something else closes, I really, really, hate someone. Somewhere.
03:14 AM - Apr 14, 2024
Two bow abilities just... don't fire. Nothing in game tells you why; need to go online to find out they're disabled due to exploits because Amazon apparently doesn't know how to code/test. So incredibly frustrating. As near as I can tell, the same devs driving the next Lord of the Rings mmo. /sigh
11:24 PM - Apr 13, 2024
Definitely need to streamline my process, but at least I finally finished working through my photos from last weekend. Nothing crazy, a little written summary and a dozen of the better photos.
06:50 PM - Apr 13, 2024
Thought I got a photo of a redtail hawk in the distance the other day; thankfully I overheard a fellow birder mention they saw a harrier, as a quick lookup confirms that's what I captured. Fun fact: sometimes they drown their prey. oO
04:54 PM - Apr 13, 2024
User: Can you format that to 2 decimals?
Me: Sure, but it's part of a calculation, so the numbers will look off.
User: Please do it.
Me: Okay.
...
User: Can you format that to 3 decimals? The numbers look off.
Me: Sure, but it's part of a calculation, so the numbers will look off.
User: Please do it.
Me: Okay.
...
User: Can you format that to 3 decimals? The numbers look off.
01:46 PM - Apr 12, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
I need to do some processing + writing for a decent blog post from a photo hike this past weekend, but found this rare undiscovered-by-science dwarf osprey! (or, um, a cooper's hawk with a well-placed shadow that totally didn't confuse me at first)
12:49 AM - Apr 09, 2024
Last year I was pretty good at gathering seeds from the garden, but 0% labeled anything. Two were obvious (oregano + basil from aroma), but really no idea on the others. So... this will be interesting, assuming they sprout!
06:01 PM - Apr 08, 2024
Well, that was neat. Clear sky up until our local max, then clouds rolled through. So, not great timing, but could have been worse.
03:38 PM - Apr 08, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Default settings should just... work. OneDrive automatically backing up some stuff from Steam that a new game uses for temp storage and so every time I play it I get alerts/emails warning about lots of deleted files.
12:46 PM - Apr 08, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Usually retire old running shoes down to walking shoes if the uppers are still okay, tread isn't totally gone, and they just need a replacement insole. Current walking shoes are almost out of tread so was debating maybe buying new shoes just for walking... but then found 3 old pairs in the closet!
07:18 PM - Apr 06, 2024
Don't see anything on the USGS tracker, but felt like an earthquake at 10:24am. Always unnerving.
10:28 AM - Apr 05, 2024
Debating about wintery weather group run this evening, so looked for my rain/cold gear. Found the jacket right away, but ended up reorganizing/cleaning bedroom + living room in search of pants. Which I might not even use depending how the weather breaks!
03:16 PM - Apr 04, 2024
Complicated systems are tough. Try to include inline help, visual indicators, etc. and we gave a dozen+ training sessions, but just had 2 of our power users get confused by it half a year later.
07:21 PM - Apr 03, 2024
Latest earworm; classic happy sounding music that's, well, about being gaslit.
Travis - Gaslight (Official Video) - YouTube
Official video for 'Gaslight' by Travis. Listen here: https://travis.lnk.to/GaslightIDTaken from the upcoming album 'L.A. Times' out 12th July 2024. Pre-orde...
12:32 AM - Apr 03, 2024
Finally got a decent strap that should work well with my big zoom lens (really didn't want to struggle with the default one that came with the camera). Sooo no more excuses for getting out on some weekend hikes! So many birds out and about now with Spring.
09:04 PM - Apr 02, 2024
