I have had jet lag many times in varying degrees. Returning from Shanghai is the worst (been there several times to visit my in-laws) but even Europe is no great shakes. In some ways, the 5 or 6 hour, depending on where we are going, lag to Europe bothers me more than the 12 or 13 (depending on whether we are in daylight savings) to China.
Glad your trip home went well, Sara.
Now, about those ginger snaps...* scarfs 3 *
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Stopping in for tea and a quick hello. Trying to take care of a bunch of stuff this week so I can focus on my youngest daughter next week. We leave a week from tomorrow to make the 8 hour trek to help her and her bf move into their brand new house. When I hug her 8 days from now it will be the first time in 238 days. (But who's counting...lol).
We are just making arrangements for our son to visit us and pick up one of the cars. My wife doesn't want him using transit when his company goes back to the office and we really only need one right now (she's basically retired though it doesn't become official until January and I am working from home). He was here for April then went back on May 1 so 3 1/2 months.
Lovely day though the weather office is threatening showers. We shall see. I've been finding their forecasts to be a bit off of late.
Kettle is on for tea. Some Japanese wakoucha (black tea) is in the pot.
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Won't touch electrical with a 10' pole. Too risky in my books. Even plumbing, I am fairly selective about what I will DIY. Too many bad experiences.
Morning tea time. I've picked up some assorted goodies. Muffins, cinnamon buns, danishes for the breakfast bar. And, of course, there's always Sara's cookies if that's too much for you.
Morning tea time. I've picked up some assorted goodies. Muffins, cinnamon buns, danishes for the breakfast bar. And, of course, there's always Sara's cookies if that's too much for you.
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It's morning out here on the desert -- do you know where your muse went? ;)
Mind caught the last bus to Albuquerque.
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My brand-spanking new computer is back complete with a new hard drive. Now to get everything rejiggered and then learn how to muck my way through the new and/or updated programs. Don't know what I did as a child to deserve all this but it must have been very interesting.
I feel that way about mobile devices sometimes. I was 12 or 13 when MS and Apple were incorporated so I kind of grew up with PCs and they are what I am familiar and comfortable with. While I've adapted pretty well to smartphones and tabs, my staff (all millennials) and my son can run rings around me on them. Let's just say I sometimes long for my old Blackberry Bold, still probably my favorite smartphone even after two Samsung Galaxies.
Speaking of electronics, I've been helping Mrs. M get set up on her new tablet (I'll use the old one as an e-reader now). Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. Fairly nice model for the price (c. CDN$450 IIRC) with the latest version of Android already loaded.
Rainy and grey in London today (nice rhythm and rhyme scheme, eh). Good day to sit back with a tea and a book or TV show, I think.
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Okay, Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Phantom of the Opera has long been something that puts me in a good mood. Great show based on one of my favorite stories with some powerful music. Then I discovered that Nightwish covered the "theme song". Boy did this have me smiling when I first heard it.
Yeah, Marko is no West End tenor but his Phantom comes across as a much more sinister figure than the more refined versions often do. Tarja as Christine is mind-blowing. I almost want to hear a stage version with her.
Yeah, Marko is no West End tenor but his Phantom comes across as a much more sinister figure than the more refined versions often do. Tarja as Christine is mind-blowing. I almost want to hear a stage version with her.
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Nice. Not sure it would work in our kitchen without a total redo, but nice.
Mouth is fine but the gap is larger than I expected. However, if I compare to the same tooth on the opposite side, it probably is about right. Just seems like the gap feels bigger than tooth + gaps should. Getting insurance quotes on implants though it's not in a visible spot so I half wonder if it is worth the money.
I am doing a minor edit on Night of the Wind. Nothing major, just realized the quasi-Medieval town in it had the same name as the fictional modern city I use in many stories so decided to rename it now that I have a story in that modern setting on here. I had just kind of used the name (Eversham) as a placeholder when I originally came up with the fantasy story but never bothered to change it, even though I had already been using it in modern, "real world" stories for a while.
Mouth is fine but the gap is larger than I expected. However, if I compare to the same tooth on the opposite side, it probably is about right. Just seems like the gap feels bigger than tooth + gaps should. Getting insurance quotes on implants though it's not in a visible spot so I half wonder if it is worth the money.
I am doing a minor edit on Night of the Wind. Nothing major, just realized the quasi-Medieval town in it had the same name as the fictional modern city I use in many stories so decided to rename it now that I have a story in that modern setting on here. I had just kind of used the name (Eversham) as a placeholder when I originally came up with the fantasy story but never bothered to change it, even though I had already been using it in modern, "real world" stories for a while.
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That is terrible, I've never heard of taking a tooth out through your ear. I bet that did hurt. Canada is very advanced in their dentistry.
Snort. If we are so advanced, why did he pump me with enough local to freeze half my face for one tooth? That took him all of 30 secs to pull (it was that loose).
Freezing is out, jaw aches. Surprise surprise. At least Mrs. Mendalla had something soft planned for dinner even before this (mapo tofu for those who know their Chinese food).
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Currently watching For All Mankind on AppleTV. It's an alternate version of the space race in which the Soviets get to the moon first, Ted Kennedy ends up as president after Nixon, and Molly Cobb actually made it to the moon. Very enjoyable alternate history.
I haven't seen it yet (don't have Apple TV) but Scott Manley, a Scottish-American rocketry enthusiast I follow on Youtube was critiquing it of late. He likes it, but apparently there's some stuff, like a shuttle going to the moon, that doesn't quite tally with reality. He actually has a whole episode of his own channel discussing that one that I have not watched yet.
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And don't forget that I have an entry in our Summer Competition. The Berry Girl is about finding the best berries and the magic that comes with them.
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Caesar was a chimpanzee. I don't know any gorillas from the new trilogy, but in the old series I'd be a General, either Ursus or Aldo.
Ontario had its lowest new cases since mid-March, which is good news but I'll need to see it being consistent before I'll start cheering. I mean, NZ was at 0 and still had a new outbreak so it ain't over 'til it's over as they say.
Made a pot of my Scottish breakfast tea which others are welcome to enjoy.
Sad trip to be making, Sara. Be careful and stay well. Pack some masks and hand sanitizer (we usually take the latter when we travel anyhow given the state of washrooms in some countries).
Ontario had its lowest new cases since mid-March, which is good news but I'll need to see it being consistent before I'll start cheering. I mean, NZ was at 0 and still had a new outbreak so it ain't over 'til it's over as they say.
Made a pot of my Scottish breakfast tea which others are welcome to enjoy.
Sad trip to be making, Sara. Be careful and stay well. Pack some masks and hand sanitizer (we usually take the latter when we travel anyhow given the state of washrooms in some countries).
Crazy old ape
My latest story has gone live and it's a rare non-fantasy SS story from me. In the dying days of an election campaign, two rival mayoralty candidates confront their shared past.
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This morning a buyer is dropping by to pick up the rowing machine. Get that out of the house.
We sold our treadmill and bought a rowing machine. In retrospect, probably should have stuck with the treadmill. Neither of us uses the rower much.
Time for afternoon tea. Kettle's on.
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The city added a tonne of new bike lanes in anticipation of people no longer using public transit to get around.
Same here. Most of them were already planned, but they are getting them rolled out faster.
The lighter traffic is a dream here, now. Last couple times I've been out and about, traffic was pretty much back to normal.
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I’m going to have to read some Lovecraft, I think I’m missing out
Do you want a list of the best ones to start with or a list of the ones to avoid? Horror at Red Hook is a no go for starters. Just be prepared going in for some racial ideas and attitudes that were archaic even in his time.
Best story to start, IMHO, is "The Colour Out of Space" (yes, in spite of being American, he used UK spellings). There was a movie version just a year or so ago starring Nicholas Cage and it is, in fact, one of the most filmed Lovecraft stories (four that I know of). But the original story is one of his best. Stands on its own (i.e. not part of the Cthulhu Mythos), very little of his bigotry, well written, and one of the seminal works of s-f horror.
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Don't know about you, but you talked me into going to the office (if I had one). I want a new computer too.
will be a nice to have but because of the work I do, I'll also be tied up for a day or so doing setup. My team just do a base install for me and then I load all the other tools I use.I am drinking Duke of Earl. Earl Grey plus a vanilla cream.
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Hmmm. Butterflies should go well with my afternoon tea.
Summer weather has returned to my part of the world. Stormy in the morning, then hot and muggy in the afternoon. Figured it was a bit early for September-ish weather.
Trying to figure out if I should go to the office on Tuesday. The VP wants a meeting to be in person but I might be able to go in just for that meeting. Minimizes my mask time. And my new computer might be ready by then so I could pick it up and bring it home to work on setting it up.
Summer weather has returned to my part of the world. Stormy in the morning, then hot and muggy in the afternoon. Figured it was a bit early for September-ish weather.
Trying to figure out if I should go to the office on Tuesday. The VP wants a meeting to be in person but I might be able to go in just for that meeting. Minimizes my mask time. And my new computer might be ready by then so I could pick it up and bring it home to work on setting it up.