2024-08-29:

Fri:
Did some long standing busywork today in the morning.
Got the labels for the new cards done, and put them into the right little containers.
Also worked on a script to auto change password for all the users. Took me 2 hours. Why couldn't Ken do this? I don't know anything about powershell scripting. Still managed it just fine though.
Christina told me more about the bugs she wrote for her vacation time.

That left me the afternoon. I worked on the next-next episode of the pony game. Eps 7. The most anticipated one!

Left a bit early. My guests tore down some of the plastic trying to get behind it to hide. So I went and got the staple gun again and came home to put it back up.

They're at least out a little? They're using the box but I didn't see much food gone. They didn't like my fresh, organic catnip either. Well, one step at a time.

Ate dinner, checked sites.

Sat:
Gave my kitties everything under the sun this morning. Lucky is using the window shelf and finally accepts me petting him. Micky is still hiding behind the pipe in the playground.
Some of the offerings were eaten.

Went to feed my parent's guys.
Then over to the job. Why wasn't he using ethernet when his router was right there? He had a lot of junk. He had a backup he wasn't using because he didn't have a USB-C to A cable. (I did find one, not the one I thought I had) and I totally reloaded thunderbird because he really had that screwed up.
Then over to Lowes to get some things.
Then lunch, it was 1:00 at that point.
Then I took a nap.
When I got up again I worked on Eps 7.
Then dinner, checking sites.

Lucky tried to bury his food. At least I got him to eat another Churu. Micky is still hiding. Lucky is actually quite friendly, now that he's not terrified. I even tried his food on plates instead of that little bowl I'm sure that little bowl constricts the whiskers. But no, still didn't want anything to do with it. Sigh.

Tried to do some Alan Wake. Couldn't finish chapter 2. Just too tedious and it's just a bad game. There's no way around it.

But then we did more First Decedent.

Sun:
Micky still hiding.
Lucky always comes to see me though, even almost got on my lap. Likes attention. Does not like salmon or tuna, both got buried. Still likes Churu though.
Picked grapes.
Checked sites, did reading.
Took a nap.
Worked on what steps would need to be done after episode 7, as I know Sean may want to start working on it right away.
Got ready for tomorrow.

Lucky almost ate something! He followed me to the plate and sniffed his food and almost licked it! But then he buried it. Little one, I can only do so much. What more do you want from me?
Micky is still hiding.

But Ah hah! There is hope. There was still food I hadn't offered him, that of the stuff in the dispenser in the kitchen. I brought up two bowls, one with the stuff Christina gave me some time ago my guys have been very slowly eating through, and their usual low magnisium stuff. He actually ate some right in front of me! Yes! Progress! And Micky was out of hiding, and on the windows shelf. Didn't run away, let me pet him.

Mon:
More good news. Food was gone from the plates! Not a lot of food. But something got eaten. The bowls were not that much lower but okay, this is still progress. Plus Mickey came out of the hiding box right away when I came up. Oh, and the dry food I put in there had been eaten. I added more. Maybe we'll keep these guys alive yet.
Work wise, did more printing stuff for Don.
Ken wanted two user passwords changed, so I tried my script. Uh, why isn't it working now? Added different commands to the top and got it working again. Weird. I know it worked before. Nothing changed. Why... oh right it's MS of course it's going to be flaky.
Then writing the latest pony adventure. Got two and a half chapters done, but still more to go. Got though, maybe half the adventure total? Seems about right.

Upstairs kitties ate some of their food today, not much, but some was gone. We're getting there. They are using the box but it seems pretty dry? I've given them two bowls of water, their usual fountain from the guy that brought them, and one from me that's just a bowl. Always something I guess.

Otherwise brought stuff to my parents as some things got tossed, more dated tomorrow, and got cat food.

UGh, two more calls today, so I have a total of 3. Yay, just what I wanted.

Checked sites, made sure everybody upstairs was okay.

Did more writing!

Hey, the bisque cream stuff I got them was all gone. Huh, that went fast! I put more up there. It was next to Mickey, did he eat it (from behind the pipe) or did Lucky get in there and snatch it? Well, stuff is vanishing more often so that makes me happy.

Made the calls. First guy was thunderbird guy from a few days ago. Somehow his firewall was blocking thunderbird? Great job, MS. Just great.

Next person I didn't reach. They just want to get rid of the russain antivirus they shouldn't be using in the first place!

Then the person that doesn't know how to use a spreadsheet. She "lost" her first column, uh, maybe use the scrollbar at the bottom? Then she was totally unable to made a row bigger. Just put your mouse on the line between the two cells, it changes, click the mouse and drag it down. Couldn't do it. 10 minutes I wasted on this. She said she would keep trying. Yeah, you do that.

Back to writing, no Sean on Mondays now that classes have started again. (for the most part, I mean)

Or, whoops, there was? Did some xbox with him, a bit later than usual though.

Tues:
Adnan messaged me, asking about his furry children. I expressed my concern with their eating and he admitted they did the same thing when they moved in and not to stress too much about it. Maybe mention that as a possibility before leaving? So I don't freak out? Or whatever. But they are doing fine, so everything is fine.

More Don work, this time sending jobs to a certain device to try and get paper out of a certain tray. We do the important work here. Like, all these companies try to make custom PCL just print the freaking documents and select the options in a driver, like regular people. Needless to say, the printer acted exactly the same with the default setting, and the weird numbers he wanted plugged into it. So worthwhile.

Finished up chapter 22 of the pony story, taking us just into the next episode. Which will probably be at least two chapters? Don't know. I've worked on the basic outline, now to get into any specifics, if needed. I may have enough to run it, I know how I want it to go.

No haul, the stuff for the 27th stayed in there.

Also two meetings. Three. Three meetings. The morning Joe meeting about his projects. The multi-port meeting we started in March, still going on, and the onedrive meeting. Oh, the people we're working with are going on vacation for like two weeks? Fine, fine. it's fine.

Then back home. Checked sites, had dinner.

Oh, an important milestone! Lucky was actually purring tonight! Now if we could just get the other one to stop hiding.

Did inventory management in Descendant, then found a party to carry my bunny to victory to advance her storyline. Thanks, random group of 3 others. You have carried me well.

Then more gameplay with the others. We're nearing the end I think.

Wed:
Not much work related. Another test of the trays for Don and a meeting about OneDrive yes it's still going on. Still no answers. But a lot of "well we could ask them to do this?" Sure, sure, I'm sure they'll be happy to do that stuff.

Worked on the next episode, I think I'm happy with where I have it. Then came up with ideas for the one after it. My original ideas didn't fit right, but I think I've got something I could be happy with. It needs more development. But then, what doesn't?

Brought food to my parents, got a lot of stuff and the next date is the 30th, so I may get even more by week's end.

Back here, checked sites, had dinner. Gave all kitties their stack except for that hiding one, who is still hiding.

Got ready for tomorrow.

Worked on the pony adventure.

Thurs:
Just the usual meetings at work, nothing new has come in. Looked over the adventures, did see a small amount of improvement room, so I made those improvements.

But whoops, there was not much need, we're not doing game this week. Neil figured he would be cutting out early and I don't want to do that for episode 7. Oh well, it can wait a week.

Watered the plants.

Came back here, checked sites. Gave Lucky salmon water, which he gratefully accepted despite turning his nose up at it the last time. Mickey still hiding. Boo! Bad Mickey! He wasn't in the window yesterday night either.

Did a kitty walk.

One call, she can't figure out where to plug in a USB device. Help me.

Looking ahead we see it's almost Labor Day, so that's coming up. Maybe Sunday? Risk of rain on Monday. Otherwise tomorrow, not sure, I've already got the next two pony episodes pretty well planned, don't have writing to do, maybe I could do a System chapter? See reasons against this in previous entries.

I'll do the shopping, see my parents. No game.

Then Saturday a bit of getting ready for the labor, like washing the deck and that's actually probably it.

Then either of the two days we'll do the outdoor stuff, and the carpets, and the usual. Another year has gone by. Soon it'll be leaves falling, pumpkin spice, carols, and The Big Jolly Man. Didn't get much snow last year, we'll see if that trend continues.

Well, that's it. August over. Hope it treated you well, see you next month.