Friday

The pool is usually not at all crowded on Fridays. Except for today. It was packed. Weird. Plus, my every day guy who swims from 7:00 - 7:30 like clockwork every single workday, today swam from 7:00-7:40 - WTF? People should not be able to change their like-clockwork routines on a whim. With no warning. Maybe 40 mins is the new Friday. Maybe crowded is the new Friday. Time (or at least more Fridays) will tell.

I did pop into Trader Joe's and hit traffic on the bridge and still managed to get home before 9 so win. Trader Joe's now has black and white cookies. I got some but am saving the taste test until later. They did have their pecan pies back but not the holiday chocolate toffee crunch yet. (At least I hope it's 'yet' - I've been waiting a year!)

Last night I watched episode 1 of Good Behavior starring Michele Dockery (formerly known as Lady Mary). It was really reallay good. However, due to a plot twist, epside 2+ could go either way. I've got the second one recorded just unwatched yet.

I don't think the new people in the apartment across the way have actually moved in yet. Their lights were off last night and still not on this morning. Maybe this weekend.

As I drove by the Living Computer Museum this morning, they were installing a massive, lovely neon sign. And it reminded me that I really need to go see them. They recently redid the interior. It's a mile from here and so I always think, oh, I can go any time. And never do. But, maybe today, I thought, as I swam. It would certainly be kinder to my elbow than sewing. What the heck. So I went to their website to see they are having a Grand Opening at noon today! I thin maybe I'll shoot for 11 or 11:30 so I can see the stuff and beat the crowd and still catch some of the action.

I need to update my swimming iPod Shuffle. I'm sick of some of those songs. Plus, it could probably use a charge. There will be some doll making. But, maybe only one. Also I plan to lower the sewing desk (it's on risers) so see if that helps the elbow. The risers fixed the back pain so I could be just trading one ouch for another. Or I could just fix it all. I like the latter idea better.

Time now to go hang up my suit to dry.

Another CC season in the rear view...

I love candy corn. I love the taste, the texture, the colors, the seasonality and the fact that so many people pull a muscle trying to turn up their nose at it as far as possible.

I have a minor but important candy corn museum.



This year's addition is the M&M's which I found at drastic reduction a week after Halloween at Safeway. I was smart enough to get two packs - one to try and one for the museum. They were surprisingly delicious and tasted a lot like candy corn!

The hat, by the way, which I do wear now and again, was knitted especially for me by legalmoose - it's amazing.

Nice!

Well, the Living Computer Museum turned out to be a total win. It's a beautiful space. The design and craftsmanship of every corner is really amazing. The chandaliers alone, are worth the price of admission.



It used to be a small-ish couple of rooms with some old PC's and a mainframe and some other stuff.

Now it is two huge floors of amazing. The top floor is vintage computers, all working - mainframes on down. Heathkit computers. I mean they have it all. Beautifully laid out so you can see, feel, touch. You can even sit down and operate the machines. It's really something. And it's all annotated really nicely.

Then there's a room between floors that is kind of a classroom/lab for Internet of Things.

Then the first floor is a wonder. There are robots and drones and bits and pieces to work and train and play with and watch. And virtual reality and augmented reality and a full sized 3D printed car that you can sit in and drive down a simulated road or pop the bottom and let it self drive.

Again all annotated with beautiful displays and signs. Oh and a digital art room.

I bought a membership. Even if I don't get back this year (which I will - be forewarned... anyone who comes to see me from out of town will be dragged there), I wanted to support their efforts. Very Very cool.

My tweets

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Not a total slacker

I did get one doll made and got started on a fabric stash re-org idea I came up with this morning while I was swimming. And I did get the sewing table down off the risers. My elbow isn't screaming (just moaning a little).