I hope you are doing well. I’ve been meaning to get on here and post something sooner, but life has a habit of getting in the way. I thought it was in my own best interest to drop off Oppo for a while. In mid-March, I started working from home. I figured it’d be best to keep off Opposite Lock during work hours... and it kind of went from there. So it’s been about three months of working from home. A few things of interest:
- I’ve filled up with gas once since March 12th, I think. This is awesome. I normally fill up about every three weeks.
- My home computer is nearly 11 years old (first gen Core i7) and is probably about to bite the dust. This morning I had to roll back to a previous restore point. If I wouldn’t have had that restore point, I probably would have had to reinstall Windows 10 (again). I’ve been eyeing up a Ryzen 3600 system, but I’m really hoping the current machine holds together for a few more months until the Ryzen 4000 series come out.
- Since lock-down, Mrs. BaconSandwich and I have made something like 24 pies. We’ve given most of them away.
- The van is making some sort of clunking noise. I’m going to have to book an appointment to take it in, and I’m worried they are going to give me a hard time for not having done the brakes yet. I’ve booked off the week around Canada Day to do them.
- My parents made it back safely from Madagascar - just barely - just as the lock-down hit. I still haven’t been able to see them in person, though. They are too afraid to come down for a visit, as they are higher risk (they are older), and they don’t want to get fined. Or sick. Understandable. There’s a few active COVID-19 cases here in Lethbridge, and none in the area where they live. EDIT: You can read about their crazy journey home here:
- I finished making another dining room chair (started it back in January). My middle daughter first asked for a fairy on it. I said that was too tough. Then she asked for a unicorn, but I vetoed that. Then she wanted an ice cream on it. I was down with that. Here’s the solid-maple beast:
Really, though, I hope you are doing well.