Dec. 5th, 2018 10:57 am
December 5th, 2018 Daily
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kirataelWell, this return to journaling has already proven useful. I looked at yesterday's entry and yep, it was a Bad Day.
Despite today's headache, so far it is a Better Day. A couple of cancelled meetings allowed me to get this afternoon's work done this morning, so between that and the headache, I skittered home early. Hoping to nap before aikido this evening.
House
I haven't chosen December's minor home improvement project yet. Last month was replacing the kitchen sink faucet, which liked to spray water at a 90 degree angle from the one most sink users prefer. I also used my birthday money to replace the wonky 80s-era thermostat with a Nest Learning Thermostat, which is a bit like hammering in a nail with a Patriot missile, but hey, it's made it a lot easier to get up in the morning. It'll take until January to see if it has any effect on my natural gas usage, but of course the numbers will be difficult to compare because December is typically cooler than November here.
Based on annoyance factor, the next project should be fixing the wonky shower diverter valve and/or figuring out what's going on with the hot water availability. The shower head leaks prolifically while the tub is filling, which means being rained on if you want to add a little more hot water while you're taking a bath. I'm fairly sure the hot water availability goes down when the furnace is on, though I can't imagine why?
I'm leery of tackling either of these because I only have one bathroom and there's the potential of the plumber opening up the wall and realizing it might take more than a day to fix. I can get by on bird baths for a little while, but I don't really want to. Particularly not in winter.
Crafting
After yesterday's post, I did go poking at Etsy for Captain America and MCU patterns. I've found that a lot of fannish patterns are too cutesy, too weird, or a combination of the two. I do like this one, however, and though it's quite cutesy, it's small and would be fine in my cubicle or study. I also like this one, though it's a lot bigger, calls for 87 different colors (!), and has a lot of back stitch. I suck at back stitch.
And then there's these two Captain America cat patterns, which make me feel like I'm missing the joke, somewhere. This doesn't appear in the comics or something, right? Right?
Despite today's headache, so far it is a Better Day. A couple of cancelled meetings allowed me to get this afternoon's work done this morning, so between that and the headache, I skittered home early. Hoping to nap before aikido this evening.
House
I haven't chosen December's minor home improvement project yet. Last month was replacing the kitchen sink faucet, which liked to spray water at a 90 degree angle from the one most sink users prefer. I also used my birthday money to replace the wonky 80s-era thermostat with a Nest Learning Thermostat, which is a bit like hammering in a nail with a Patriot missile, but hey, it's made it a lot easier to get up in the morning. It'll take until January to see if it has any effect on my natural gas usage, but of course the numbers will be difficult to compare because December is typically cooler than November here.
Based on annoyance factor, the next project should be fixing the wonky shower diverter valve and/or figuring out what's going on with the hot water availability. The shower head leaks prolifically while the tub is filling, which means being rained on if you want to add a little more hot water while you're taking a bath. I'm fairly sure the hot water availability goes down when the furnace is on, though I can't imagine why?
I'm leery of tackling either of these because I only have one bathroom and there's the potential of the plumber opening up the wall and realizing it might take more than a day to fix. I can get by on bird baths for a little while, but I don't really want to. Particularly not in winter.
Crafting
After yesterday's post, I did go poking at Etsy for Captain America and MCU patterns. I've found that a lot of fannish patterns are too cutesy, too weird, or a combination of the two. I do like this one, however, and though it's quite cutesy, it's small and would be fine in my cubicle or study. I also like this one, though it's a lot bigger, calls for 87 different colors (!), and has a lot of back stitch. I suck at back stitch.
And then there's these two Captain America cat patterns, which make me feel like I'm missing the joke, somewhere. This doesn't appear in the comics or something, right? Right?
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