Lil walk in the rain

Blinds and shades installed this morning. Gonna take a while to get used to them, since I've went so long without having any, lol.

The void

Blinds and shades getting installed tomorrow. You know you're an adult when you're excited about that. Still waiting on the one window replacement. Installers said the manufacturer offer no communication after "we have your request" and then it just eventually shows up.

Even though today's ruling is good, you know damn well prices won't come back down.

You can tell everyone has been itching for some warm weather. Few days in the 50s and everyone is out and about.

Anticipation

(He did not)

Maybe, just maybe with this Discord ID fiasco, people will bring back wikis and forums. Strongly dislike that its created unsearchable walled gardens of just about everything.

Waiting mode

Shades and blinds scheduled to be installed. Replacement window for the one that cracked should be arriving soon (tm). Be nice to finally have shades/blinds and get some privacy, been patiently waiting since September when I had the new windows installed.

Thought I heard them howling last night

I'm ready for some warmer weather, at least back in the 20s. These single digit highs and wind chills below zero are rough.

One positive of this cold spell, it's forced me to try and balance the heat runs in the house. Previous owner had all the dampers wide open. Also found another 8x8 hole in the cold air return in the basement. Bathroom also has the wrong size boot, so its blowing air into the wall cavity.

Absent-minded

This whole week.

Bring the thing

Window people were out. They felt pretty confident that the ice/frost build up was coming from failing mortar around the lintels. Kinda annoying as I had a company already do a ton of tuck pointing shortly after moving in.

Time to add another tally mark to the number of successful trips around the explosion in the sky.

Finally got shades/blinds ordered for the windows. Got set back in fall from car and vet bills. Be nice to have things to start to look a bit more complete. Window people are supposed to be out this week yet to address a couple problems with the windows themselves (no eta on the replacement yet)

Dino's big plan

It's the small victories. Finally replaced the old broken doorbell (it was also wired completely wrong).

I've hardly worn this suit in quite a while, gotta least wear it one more time before the year is over. #pooltoy

Holiday gatherings are done, generally good. Short break before birthday season kicks off in the family (5 in January).

Remember, you only have to wear that silly holiday outfit for your family once a year. 🎨 DrPickelle - 2017

Remember, you only have to wear that silly holiday outfit for your family once a year. 🎨 DrPickelle - 2017

So much for new windows...

Low grade fevers are the worst, the kinds that make your whole body just kinda ache, including your teeth.

Called the window people. Noticed some ice build up one window, another frosts up in a corner. Along with some noticeable gaps in the exterior caulking. The ice and frost makes me concerned if they adequately insulated *any* of the windows.

Having new attic insulation put in early this summer, and getting 10 inches of snow this past weekend, it's interesting looking at the roofs around the neighborhood, seeing which ones have snow yet or not, and/or have giant icicles, and thinking "that room must be cold"

NEW COMIC: Deep Thoughts

Year end reviews are always hard to do for me. Admittedly this year's is the most fleshed out it's ever been. Normally its just a list of bullets points with a handful of words. Maybe my manager mentioning he's going to try to push for a promotion for me helped me fluff it out.

(comic) Can I see you in my office real quick

I was already planning to replace the exterior doors on the house next year. The front door is pretty drafty with this northerly wind, and I already tried to seal it the best I could.

(comic) Actionable insights, ignored daily

Chance for snow this weekend and people are being very... reactionary. Like, people, it's November, in Wisconsin, its gonna snow, relax.

I'm having the worst luck with my network controller. Cloud Key just up and died lil over a month ago. Dusted off the ol raspberry PI and got Unifi Network installed on that. Now the SD card in it just burned up.

Routine

🐺 ⋆｡‧˚ 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐯𝐬 𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐁! ˚‧｡⋆ 🐦 Let's have some 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗕 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗡 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮 (𝟭𝟮.𝟭𝟮.𝟮𝟱)! What could possibly go wrong, eh, Hank?! 🐦

While work has had me kinda burnt out for awhile, manager just told me they're gonna try and set me up for a promotion next year.

Re: every headline involving education

Picked Raz up from his ultrasound, he's a space cadet. Should get the results in a couple days, and hopefully start getting some answers.

Vet wants to do an ultrasound, and a potentially a couple other tests, depending what the prior finds.

Man, I wish we could figure out what's wrong with Raz. He frequently doesn't have an appetite and has gotten sick several times. His blood work and stool samples came back perfectly fine. We've tried a couple different foods thinking its a food insensitivity. Nothing has really changed.

Time to assume the chest/belly brush position

Guess I'm looking to get a pull behind dethatcher come spring (and probably an aerator too). Knew the lawn was gonna need a lot of work next year. Did approx a 500 sq st area just to see how bad it was, almost filled a 32 gallon trash can.

He gets a B for effort. Slowly working on this trick.

Hate feeling stressed out over money. It might've not been a good idea to replace all the windows on the house so soon, just got another expensive car repair bill. Plus Raz hasn't been feeling all that well and the things the vet wants to do are also quite expensive.

Opps. Yes they were fine afterwards.

Taste of fall today. Ready but not ready.