Once again, LJ is down for the count thanks to those Denial of Service attacks.
WORK: Yesterday was frustrating and rewarding. For about 6 hours I simply tried to get to the point where I could operate the software to test and fix a smaller piece of software.
The last frustration in this exercise of peeling the onion came from Microsoft Outlook text cutting and pasting to a remote terminal where I did my work. It LOOKED correct but the software program complained. I finally had to type it in myself to get it to work.
Then, for the next 6 hours, I tested, diagnosed and fixed through several iterations this sub-program and before I came home, sometime around 8 p.m., I got it working correctly!
However, really was tired and hungry...and dirty (need a shower).
Fixed a burger with tater tots and mixed vegetables...and a glass of juice...to watch an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation called "To Thine Own Self" from the 6th season. Just as it was getting really interesting Delbert, one of our 3 cats, jumps up on the coffee table and knocks over the full glass of juice...all over him, my legs and the floor.
This really unnerved me. I yelled. Delbert ran away. I pushed aside Sirius, another of our cats who was sitting next to me on the couch.
Marisa came down to help clean up. I just sat, frozen, for a few minutes just trying to calm down.
Eventually we got it all cleaned up and I finished my food and the episode and went to bed.
I still need a shower before going to work.
WORK: Yesterday was frustrating and rewarding. For about 6 hours I simply tried to get to the point where I could operate the software to test and fix a smaller piece of software.
The last frustration in this exercise of peeling the onion came from Microsoft Outlook text cutting and pasting to a remote terminal where I did my work. It LOOKED correct but the software program complained. I finally had to type it in myself to get it to work.
Then, for the next 6 hours, I tested, diagnosed and fixed through several iterations this sub-program and before I came home, sometime around 8 p.m., I got it working correctly!
However, really was tired and hungry...and dirty (need a shower).
Fixed a burger with tater tots and mixed vegetables...and a glass of juice...to watch an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation called "To Thine Own Self" from the 6th season. Just as it was getting really interesting Delbert, one of our 3 cats, jumps up on the coffee table and knocks over the full glass of juice...all over him, my legs and the floor.
This really unnerved me. I yelled. Delbert ran away. I pushed aside Sirius, another of our cats who was sitting next to me on the couch.
Marisa came down to help clean up. I just sat, frozen, for a few minutes just trying to calm down.
Eventually we got it all cleaned up and I finished my food and the episode and went to bed.
I still need a shower before going to work.
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