Category Archives: real world

I predict: I won’t be able to sleep tonight

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Hi.

So, I may have a cold, or I may have allergies. Or both. It’s hard to tell.

Regardless, that means I’m taking a lot of coffee to try to help reduce the symptoms.

Unfortunately, it didn’t help as much this time. So tonight, (well, last night from your perspective) I expect I’ll probably be up too late… either because of the coffee, or because my dang nose is trying to kill me. Again.

I hope you have a good day!

Some desk/chair combos are confusing.

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Hi!

So, I had a rather amusing experience recently.

I was in a room with a fun desk. It’s an electric desk, with– I kid you not– controllable height! It’s fun.

It was able to go up to a very comfortable height to stand behind. And could probably have gone up further, but I stopped.

But here’s where things get a bit confusing.

There was also a chair in the room. A spinny office chair. With adjustable height.

And it could go up to basically the full height of the desk.

So, you could make the desk go up to a height where you’d be comfortable standing behind it… and then sit comfortably behind it.

I have no idea why.

Anyway, have a lovely Wednesday!

Problem at the Awards Show…

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Hi!

So, for those of you who weren’t aware, the Oscars were last night. (Big huge movie awards show thingy.)

And there was a bit of a huge catastrophic mix-up, concerning which movie won Best Picture.

Apparently, somehow or another the envelops got switched, and so the wrong movie was announced at first… and then rescinded while the representatives from the first movie were coming up. So, yeah. That’s new.

Anyway. I hope your week goes smoother than the last few minutes of that ceremony!

Reflections of shadows are COOL.

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Hi!

So, it’s been raining where I am. A lot.

And the other day? I got another cool picture I really like. It again has to do with reflections in mud-puddles. But this time, it also has a shadow involved.

So, yeah. Enjoy!

Shadow on a tree reflected in a mud puddle

Shadows and Reflections can be pretty!

Drones for Fun and Entertainment

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Greetings, readers!

Yesterday was a major entertainment event in the United States. One of the features of this apparently included a music show that incorporated drone technology for lovely effects.

The technology behind it is interesting, and apparently required more work than might have been anticipated.

Wired has an interesting article about it.

Enjoy.

Power outages are annoying

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Hi.

There is a power-outage where I live. Tat might not be so bad in and of itself, since I do have a laptop, but no electricity also means no internet.

And yet, here you are…

I was getting to that!

So, yeah. Because I don’t have power, and therefore also don’t have access to internet at home, I’m needing to write this at a more public, less comfortable place than I like.

So, yeah. Power outages. They’re annoying.

I hope you have a good day.

I’d forgotten how QUIET it can be after a rainstorm!

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Hi!

I’m writing this a bit before it’ll be posted. (What can I say? I’m on a roll!)

Anyway. Recently, it’s been raining hard. A lot. And it just stopped. (At least, it sounds like it may have. It’s comin’ down a lot less hard, at the very minimum. I’m writing with my windows closed and at night, so I can’t really see outside very well to confirm, either.)

And I’d forgotten how quiet it is without rain in the background!

In fact, my typing sounds really loud by comparison. This is slightly different than it has been recently.

On the bright side, it’s supposed to pick up again soon. So, that’ll be nice for me! (I like soothing ambient noise!)

Have a great Wednesday!

Fluffy New(ish) Craze!

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Hi!

So, I recently found out about a fun new “New Year’s Resolution”(ish) craze– it’s called a “Temperature Blanket.”

Basically, for every day of the year, you crochet (or knit) 1/365th of an afghan per day. (Basically, crochet somewhere between 1 and three rows. Possibly knit 1-3 rows instead, too, but you might need to do more for the knit version. I have a tendency to think of knit rows as being shorter than crochet.) Now the fun part? The color you use corresponds to the day’s temperature. Some people choose high, some low, some both. But the effects can be pretty.

And, since we have data on temperatures and stuff for previous days, you don’t actually have to start it on the first of the year (or whatever month you’re starting.) And if you miss a day, you can catch up. All you need is the temperature information, and you can make it!

Lionbrand Yarn, someplace called “the Crochet Crowd” and various other blogs have yarn recommendations and instructions.

Happy crafting!

Only ten people on a flight throws off my seating system

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Hi!

So, I was just travelling last night. And had a remarkable experience. (As demonstrated by this post…)

There were only ten people on the plane.

And yes, it was a normal, full-sized plane.

Since I was flying Southwest, and they let you pick your own seats, this kinda led to some confusion on my part. You see, I have a system for choosing a seat. (No, I’m not sharing it this post!) But the system depends on there being at least close to a full flight.

With only ten… it was a bit confuzzling.

It worked, but it made me think.

So just to clarify, Webmaster… You have a “system” in place for a full plane, and it was more challenging to find a seat when there were only ten people?

Yep.

Anyway. Have a lovely Wednesday!