I hope that you are enjoying the weekend and that life is going well for you. It will probably come as no surprise to you that I wasted Saturday. That’s due in part to my insomnia. I woke up in the middle of the night and as per usual it took an hour before I was able to return to sleep. I had the furry family up with me as well, they weren’t happy but when I put out some food for them, that seemed to quell their protest. I watched TV and slept. Then I got wrapped up in the computer and saw time flying by. I finally walked away.
I took myself to the cat food store before they closed and picked up food & litter. Then decided to attempt to try a Chicken Sandwich from Popeyes. I drove there and saw from the street there was a line and then before my very eyes the line got longer as 3 more cars pulled in. They were almost to the entrance of the restaurant and I just kept on driving. It was time well spent for the vehicle to help get it some road time. However, I wasn’t terribly happy. I returned home. I had a frozen dinner and then down to the basement to finish up my computer project.
The AC has been freezing us out, like it’s in “psyco” mode. That happens once and a while. It’s good to know that the unit is working and doing its job. However, I know if I am freezing then Gator is truly miserable. She hates the cold with a passion and will do anything to stay warm. I got some flack from both of the furry family but let them know that the problem was fixed. It didn’t take long before the heat was back in the air. I noticed that the dehumidifier in my room is doing a really good job.
Today I was early to rise, got a normal breakfast and shower. Then off to the grocery store. The place was bustling and there was plenty of items to buy. I indulged myself and got 2 boxes of sugar cereal. I like the stuff but it’s just not good for me. I also got a cheesecake sampler; it too isn’t good for me but damn I love it.
My latest dilemma is trying to find a decent chair for my desk. The chair I have been using is easily 15 years old. It’s a great chair but my tailbone is suffering, even with the memory foam cushion I still have issues. My thought process tells me that gamers sit for long periods of time with no physical activity, so getting a gaming chair would probably be best. I figure it’s probably got some extra padding. The designs are all bright and sharp. You pick the color and they make it, just that you can often wind up paying extra. There are only a few manufacturers of chairs but you wouldn’t know that when you go looking. The designs are by in large the same, just different brand names for the manufacturer. One of the leading manufacturers is Omega, from what I read they have the gold standard of chairs. However, they come with the gold standard price tag. Were talking $300 and up for a chair. Granted it’s going to last for a long time but damn that is mighty pricey. The other problem is that nothing is in stock, everything has a lead time of June or July. I want/need it now and my tailbone can’t wait.
Back in March when the pandemic started and stay-at-home orders were issued everyone that sold chairs, computers, etc. were all sold out. People were working from home and needed the stuff. Now that were a few months into this, things are starting to go back to normal but it’s a slow process. The local office supply store has a chair that is of interest. I debated all day long and should have gotten off my ass and went over their but instead I surfed the net looking at options. The more choices you give me the harder it makes for me to come to a decision. Ideally, I would like a chair made by Respawn in Blue leather with a foot rest. I’ve got one on my shopping list on Amazon but it won’t be back in stock for a while. I’d like to spend between $100-$200 at most.
I can easily afford that but still my inner voice is saying wait because you might have to take a pay cut and making a purchase probably isn’t a smart thing to do right now. However, my tailbone is crying for relief. Chances are pretty good that I will be working from home for a while and I’d like to be comfortable if I can. Tomorrow I will be going over to check out what they have and if I think it will work, I will snag it. If not then I will keep on looking. Might even go back to Popeye’s to see about a Chicken Sandwich. That too was on the agenda for today but it just didn’t happen.
I will be on-call for the Memorial Day holiday tomorrow. It’s just 1 day and then life goes back to normal. I work 2 days this week and I’m done. We (me and the new guy) have an access report to get out each morning. It is a job built for 2 people and I will be getting up and helping him out on Thursday & Friday but that is all of the work I plan to do, plus I will subtract the time I spend from the PTO that I have to put in the system. Fair is fair, I mean I will be working. It usually takes us on average about an hour each day.
I just received some Windows Updates and my system needs a reboot, so I will be doing that in a few minutes. Since I have gone 2 weeks on the USB sound dongle and there have been no more sound problems. I opted to switch back to the built-in sound card to see how things go now. I think I am out of the woods but if things go south, I can always go back to what I had.
The weather here shows nothing but rain for the bulk of the week and I am not terribly excited to see that. The grass man should be by tomorrow to cut but that will depend largely upon the weather. I can’t believe that I have been home for two whole months. Restaurants, Bar’s, and Hair Salons will all be allowed to reopen later this week. I don’t know how much business they will have and what that will do to the infection numbers but only time will tell. I’m fine with cutting my own hair but I do miss my chili & steak burger. I have seen already this weekend people are gathering in large crowds not respecting social distancing and I think that will cause a huge problem, but again only time will tell.
I am a little bored but I will be in front of the TV soon enough. Laundry is running now. I will finish up that task tomorrow. I have already put off house cleaning and will need to tackle that. Plus, I took some rotting wood that has been laying on the deck for a while into the garage. I plan to break it up and throw it in the trash. I am sure the trash man won’t be terribly happy but it will be bagged up so it shouldn’t stick out like a sore thumb. That’s another project that I put off for a long time. Who knows maybe if we have a dry spell and I have some energy I will get my deck finally cleaned up? I know I will be happy and proud when that is behind me.
Stay safe, be well and we shall talk again soon.
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