Five things make a post (Pandemic Edition)
1. I am still rocking the two-monitor setup on my desk. The fact that it's an older monitor, with an aspect ratio slightly less "widescreen," actually helps with displaying documents. And when I want to bring the laptop into the living room, it's easy enough to unplug the second monitor. More cheap tech goodness: a few days ago, I scored a free 500-GB external hard drive on Freecycle. Its previous owner had reformatted it, so it was completely empty. My other external hard drive is pretty much full, so it's good to have more space to offload stuff.
2. I thought I was done with a particular project for the European marketing company. I wasn't expecting to hear from the marketeers again, for various reasons. But, after not checking my company email account for a few days, I logged in and found that an invoice for 500 euros was waiting for my approval in the system. YEAH!! That's like $550 after the bank takes its wire transfer fee. Yeah, baby, you can drop five C-notes into my account anytime!
3. Yesterday the boy toy and I put up a curtain inside my bedroom/office to hide my racks of SCA belongings. Having a plain curtain behind me in my webcam's field of view looks more professional than a big IKEA set of unfinished wood shelves loaded with large plastic bins and whatnot.
4. Last night I watched the VP debate. It was somewhat less stressful than the presidential shitstorm, but still not ideal. Did I ever mention that Pence looks and acts like Lord Voldemort? Seriously. Pence's boss is starting to sound even more disturbed than usual. Nancy Pelosi's about to start talking 25th Amendment.
5. Virtual Royal Court in Storvik this weekend! Their Majesties are actually traveling up here to meet with the Baron and Baroness in an undisclosed location (really a small theater in downtown Silver Spring). I wonder what will ensue? This entry was originally posted at https://luscious-purple.dreamwidth.org/263207.html. Please feel free to comment either here or there.
2. I thought I was done with a particular project for the European marketing company. I wasn't expecting to hear from the marketeers again, for various reasons. But, after not checking my company email account for a few days, I logged in and found that an invoice for 500 euros was waiting for my approval in the system. YEAH!! That's like $550 after the bank takes its wire transfer fee. Yeah, baby, you can drop five C-notes into my account anytime!
3. Yesterday the boy toy and I put up a curtain inside my bedroom/office to hide my racks of SCA belongings. Having a plain curtain behind me in my webcam's field of view looks more professional than a big IKEA set of unfinished wood shelves loaded with large plastic bins and whatnot.
4. Last night I watched the VP debate. It was somewhat less stressful than the presidential shitstorm, but still not ideal. Did I ever mention that Pence looks and acts like Lord Voldemort? Seriously. Pence's boss is starting to sound even more disturbed than usual. Nancy Pelosi's about to start talking 25th Amendment.
5. Virtual Royal Court in Storvik this weekend! Their Majesties are actually traveling up here to meet with the Baron and Baroness in an undisclosed location (really a small theater in downtown Silver Spring). I wonder what will ensue? This entry was originally posted at https://luscious-purple.dreamwidth.org/263207.html. Please feel free to comment either here or there.