Monthly Archives: November 2020

We must be close to Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 21, 2020 by A Dreamer

The ice maker in the freezer has conked out. The other two times it has happened – the week (or day of) yes, you guessed it, Thanksgiving. The other two times it happened, it did just start working again within … Continue reading →

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Goooooooood morning!

Posted on November 21, 2020 by A Dreamer

So, my dumb ass was up until 2AM drinking and shooting the shit with my brother last night – I pushed my weekend alarm back an hour to 11:30, cause the plan was to SLEEP ALL THE SLEEPS. I woke … Continue reading →

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It. Got. Worse.

Posted on November 20, 2020 by A Dreamer

Yesterday afternoon, on top of everything else this week, I BROKE A CLIENT DATABASE. Test database, and they know we are Doing Things with it, so, not the end of the world, but FUCK ME. And mind you, this *was* … Continue reading →

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HOW IS IT NOT FRIDAY YET?

Posted on November 19, 2020 by A Dreamer

Everything this week has been like pulling teeth. One of my devs had Outlook eat a day of her emails, so a day lost where I was thinking she was just very busy (not unusual) when in fact, she had … Continue reading →

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What a fuckin’ day…

Posted on November 17, 2020 by A Dreamer

Not a bad day, just… a fuckin’ day. The thing I thought was broken last night – not broken, my dev walked me through the logic and yes, that made sense. Not the logic I would have used, but I … Continue reading →

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Whoa, settle down, brain

Posted on November 17, 2020 by A Dreamer

I watched the SpaceX launch the other night – being of the Challenger generation, I usually do *not* watch these, but I did and it was pretty cool. Then last night my brain thought, “Hey, lets have a dream that … Continue reading →

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Hey, a little good news this morning

Posted on November 16, 2020 by A Dreamer

Looks like Moderna’s vaccine is doing really well in testing – near 95% effective! Now if we can just get folks to just not do things between now and when we can get those jabs. One of many disappointing things … Continue reading →

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I’m very tired

Posted on November 15, 2020 by A Dreamer

The fact that this country is filled with selfish people is not a news flash. But I am so very, very tired over the fact that there are so many people that just don’t care about others – at all. … Continue reading →

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246 days

Posted on November 14, 2020 by A Dreamer

Since Plague Friday and Virginia is tightening restrictions again. Max number for gatherings is 25 – down from 250, restaurants can’t serve alcohol after 10PM and have to close by midnight, and kids over the age of 5 have to … Continue reading →

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Yay, Friday!

Posted on November 13, 2020 by A Dreamer

Covid cases are going through the roof everywhere, 45 still hasn’t conceded, but fuck it, you made it to another Friday and that is something these days. JOB WELL DONE, PEOPLE! We’re just under 2 weeks to Thanksgiving. Given that … Continue reading →

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