Day 170: Generally I try to be fairly straightforward, but sometimes you just have to give your spouse a pretty obvious Hint.
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Year 50 Day 169
Day 169: McDonalds for dinner tonight, and saw that they had two new (limited time only) flavors of dipping sauce for their McNuggets, so of course we had to try them. “Sweet and Spicy Jam” was just what it said, and the mysterious “Mambo” was a little less sweet and notably spicier, with a pretty strong kick. Both were actually pretty tasty, but the Sweet and Spicy Jam was our preference.
Year 50 Day 168
Day 168: Two big projects, one for work (a presentation to faculty) and one volunteer (a website launch), both due on Friday. I pretty much feel like I don’t stop moving; a full day at work, and then puttering on my computer after dinner and until bed in the evening. I know a few of my friends involved with the same volunteer project are in much the same boat. Going to be glad to hit the weekend!
Year 50 Day 167
Day 167: IKEA bookshelves are simple and convenient (and all Fight Club snark aside, I really don’t mind the IKEA aesthetic), but I really do wish the shelf spacing was tighter, or that they were more adjustable. Hardbacks have a good four inches of wasted space above them, and there’s nearly room to get two rows of paperbacks for every single row that these allow. I occasionally daydream about finding the time to replace these with custom-built shelves. Properly done, I could probably increase my book storage in this room by at least 50%, possibly more.
Year 50 Day 166
Day 166: I may be 50, but I still do get entertainment value out of going through a car wash, especially now that they have colored foam and neon lighting. It’s like a disco foam party!
Year 50 Day 165
Day 165: Today was this month’s Norwescon planning meeting. Our theme for the meeting was Halloween, so I wore my Jack Skellington shirt, while other people had pointed witch’s hats, Pikachu onesies, a corn costume, an Alf mask, and probably other things that I missed or aren’t remembering. Lots of good progress being made — but lots to do over the next few months as well!
Year 50 Day 164
Day 164: Happy Spooky Friday the 13th to all who celebrate! Nothing particular happened today, so here’s a peek at my some of my desk decor in my office at home. The skelebear usually sits atop my Mac Mini with the skulls at its feet, like a little sacrificial altar. The bear, of course, came from silly Halloween shopping one year; the skulls were 3D printed by a Norwescon member and hidden around the hotel during the con a couple years back, and these are the two I found and kept (I spotted more, but left them for others to discover).
Year 50 Day 163
Day 163: I inherited this Alfred E. Neuman bust from dad when he died. While monetary value certainly isn’t the point, I tried looking it up once, and if I did it correctly, it could be worth somewhere in the $150-$400 range. If I ever get the chance to head to Antiques Roadshow, this would probably be one of the things I’d bring along.
(Also, based on the tags WordPress is suggesting, I think I blogged about this at some point in the past. But hey, I haven’t done it this year yet!)
Year 50 Day 162
Day 162: Took a few minutes in the afternoon to head up to say hello and support one of today’s events for Highline’s LGBTQIA+ week. Looked like a good time was being had by all!