Not much news
We've been waiting for news on our visas, but so far, we haven't heard anything. I emailed our immigration consultant, and she said that it is taking more like four weeks right now, instead of three. We're going to wait until it has been four weeks (next Tuesday), and then we'll email Portuguese consular services to check to make sure that we didn't miss their email.
In other news, I tried out shirataki noodles, which my brother in law recommended. They are basically just fiber. No caloric value, I think, at all. The benefit of them being just fiber is that I can eat them, because they won't raise my blood sugar. Of course, if you are looking for something with flavor, you are out of luck, as they don't have any. However, if you want something that is like a noodle but you can't eat any grains, then this is pretty good. I didn't have any unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects, so that was totally a win. I'm not going to eat tons of them, as they are expensive. However, they make a nice treat. On the flip side, I tried pigeon peas, and they were neither tasty nor without gastrointestinal side effects. So, I won't eat any more of those.
Lastly, I set up the NAS (network storage), and it seems pretty good. The assembly wasn't bad, although I prefer the hard drive bays that don't use screws. The configuration took a while, but it wasn't hard at all. Now, I have the thing copying data from an external drive. I can access the files from a PC and from my phone using an app, which is pretty nice. Supposedly, I would be able to access the files from anywhere. So, yeah, that's pretty good. I'll disassemble it to get it back to Portugal, but for now, it is nice to have easy access to those files.
I had thought about running a Minecraft server on my NAS, but my new plan is that I will run it on my home computer once the new Lord of the Rings mod comes out. There hasn't been any work done on the mod (as far as we know) since Russia attacked Ukraine, though, so who knows if it will ever come out. If it does, it would be great to play with our friends (where this means that I will build elaborate underground lairs and then give tours).
In other news, I tried out shirataki noodles, which my brother in law recommended. They are basically just fiber. No caloric value, I think, at all. The benefit of them being just fiber is that I can eat them, because they won't raise my blood sugar. Of course, if you are looking for something with flavor, you are out of luck, as they don't have any. However, if you want something that is like a noodle but you can't eat any grains, then this is pretty good. I didn't have any unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects, so that was totally a win. I'm not going to eat tons of them, as they are expensive. However, they make a nice treat. On the flip side, I tried pigeon peas, and they were neither tasty nor without gastrointestinal side effects. So, I won't eat any more of those.
Lastly, I set up the NAS (network storage), and it seems pretty good. The assembly wasn't bad, although I prefer the hard drive bays that don't use screws. The configuration took a while, but it wasn't hard at all. Now, I have the thing copying data from an external drive. I can access the files from a PC and from my phone using an app, which is pretty nice. Supposedly, I would be able to access the files from anywhere. So, yeah, that's pretty good. I'll disassemble it to get it back to Portugal, but for now, it is nice to have easy access to those files.
I had thought about running a Minecraft server on my NAS, but my new plan is that I will run it on my home computer once the new Lord of the Rings mod comes out. There hasn't been any work done on the mod (as far as we know) since Russia attacked Ukraine, though, so who knows if it will ever come out. If it does, it would be great to play with our friends (where this means that I will build elaborate underground lairs and then give tours).