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Feb. 12th, 2016
Computer house getting into order
Feb. 12th, 2016 10:41 amThis morning, mid swim, my right shoulder starting giving me a twinge. Not a hurt but a hurt warning. I spent many laps conjuring on how I could swim without that shoulder. Then when I was in deep despair, the twinge went away and I finished my swim in ease.
When I got home I went back to work on the computer project and quickly realized the genesis of the twinge.
Yesterday afternoon and last night, I started setting up the laptop into the desk environment. This involves a lot of cable chasing and unscrewing and rescrewing and twisting around to get to this or that plug. In retrospect, I'm kind of surprised it was only my shoulder and it was only a twinge.
This morning it continues. I now have everything set up. All three monitors are working as desired. All the cables are tucked. Mouse, check. Keyboard, check. The printer has been moved and is now working fine. I just now got everything finished and tucked away and realize now as I sit here, there is a much better option for the laptop. So, I'm not done yet. But close.
The shade man came and fixed my shade and showed me how to reset them myself if I ever need to.
First up now, is to move that laptop, then get the spare cables all bundled and put away. Then lunch. Maybe I'll go walk up the street to shake out the muscles and pick up lunch.
Then I need to make a doll!
When I got home I went back to work on the computer project and quickly realized the genesis of the twinge.
Yesterday afternoon and last night, I started setting up the laptop into the desk environment. This involves a lot of cable chasing and unscrewing and rescrewing and twisting around to get to this or that plug. In retrospect, I'm kind of surprised it was only my shoulder and it was only a twinge.
This morning it continues. I now have everything set up. All three monitors are working as desired. All the cables are tucked. Mouse, check. Keyboard, check. The printer has been moved and is now working fine. I just now got everything finished and tucked away and realize now as I sit here, there is a much better option for the laptop. So, I'm not done yet. But close.
The shade man came and fixed my shade and showed me how to reset them myself if I ever need to.
First up now, is to move that laptop, then get the spare cables all bundled and put away. Then lunch. Maybe I'll go walk up the street to shake out the muscles and pick up lunch.
Then I need to make a doll!
Twinge? I got yer twinge right here
Feb. 12th, 2016 02:02 pmIf my shoulder was annoyed this morning, it's going to be flat out pissed tomorrow along with my back, my hips, my knees and lordknowswhatelse.
I've spent all morning twisted around reaching, pulling, pushing, reaching the other way, lifting, and many more things for which my body was never made and is particularly ill suited now. BUT, the new computer is in an excellent, and tidy, spot. All the cords and cables are nicely hidden. I've rebooted a dozen times and everything still works.
I downloaded and set up all the software I need to do what I want including the oh so cranky Audible software that adds books to the iPod Shuffle. (I love Audible but their scheme for getting books onto the iPod Shuffle is ridiculously very last century.)
That desktop machine was incredibly loud. I had no idea until I pulled its plug. Wow. The silence is amazing.
I did pull the plug and pulled out the hard drives. The one with the goodies on it (music, photos, user manuals, etc) is now in a USB adapter and plugged in like another hard drive which, of course, it is.
At one point half of everything quit working. I finally tracked it all to the very huge, cranky Uninterrupted Power Supply unit. I've had it for years and never used it. It's huge and heavy so it got totally taken out of service.
Then I decided to go the whole way and loaded up the old CPU, the old UPS and the hamper of stuff that I've been collecting and made a run to Goodwill. On the way back I drove through McDonalds and got one of their new ala cart burgers. I got the avocado one on an artisan bun. I gotta say, it was pretty darned good! Still McDonalds but gooder than most.
I feel better having eaten but I am going to be so sore tomorrow. So so sore. And still I haven't made a doll all day.
I've spent all morning twisted around reaching, pulling, pushing, reaching the other way, lifting, and many more things for which my body was never made and is particularly ill suited now. BUT, the new computer is in an excellent, and tidy, spot. All the cords and cables are nicely hidden. I've rebooted a dozen times and everything still works.
I downloaded and set up all the software I need to do what I want including the oh so cranky Audible software that adds books to the iPod Shuffle. (I love Audible but their scheme for getting books onto the iPod Shuffle is ridiculously very last century.)
That desktop machine was incredibly loud. I had no idea until I pulled its plug. Wow. The silence is amazing.
I did pull the plug and pulled out the hard drives. The one with the goodies on it (music, photos, user manuals, etc) is now in a USB adapter and plugged in like another hard drive which, of course, it is.
At one point half of everything quit working. I finally tracked it all to the very huge, cranky Uninterrupted Power Supply unit. I've had it for years and never used it. It's huge and heavy so it got totally taken out of service.
Then I decided to go the whole way and loaded up the old CPU, the old UPS and the hamper of stuff that I've been collecting and made a run to Goodwill. On the way back I drove through McDonalds and got one of their new ala cart burgers. I got the avocado one on an artisan bun. I gotta say, it was pretty darned good! Still McDonalds but gooder than most.
I feel better having eaten but I am going to be so sore tomorrow. So so sore. And still I haven't made a doll all day.
