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  • Finally got around to installing an “extender” SATA card into my media server, to add more drives…and of course, it doesn’t work. ๐Ÿ˜ค ๐Ÿ’พ ๐Ÿ“ท

    An open computer case displays components and wiring. A spinning fan is visible on a motherboard lit by blue LEDs.
  • The “view” from inside the front door this morning. ๐Ÿฅถ๐ŸงŠ๐Ÿ“ท

    Ice obscure the view through a window, hinting at an outdoor scene with blurred colors.
  • Went skiing earlier, the first time in seven years. We had a great time but good grief, I’m sore…where is a hot-tub when you need one?! ๐Ÿคฃโ›ท๏ธ๐Ÿ“ท

    (Not pictured: the massive amount of beginners on the slopes, they were everywhere, crashing into everything. ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ)

    A red snow groomer with a front blade is parked on a snowy surface, near pine trees and a clear sky overhead. A snowy ski slope with skiers and a chairlift, surrounded by trees under a blue sky with wispy clouds. Skiers descend a snowy slope with trees and clear skies. Skiers disembark from a chairlift atop a snowy hill. A snowy landscape with skiers on slopes and a chairlift, amidst leafless trees against a cloudy sky. Ski lift chairs ascend above a snowy slope with skiers; textured clouds and a setting sun provide the backdrop.
  • I had a craving earlier today and yea, it isnโ€™t healthy at all but as itโ€™s 10ยฐF, so eating bad food doesnโ€™t count. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿฅถ

    A slice of cheese pizza rests on a blue-and-white patterned plate, with a granular topping, possibly Parmesan, on a kitchen counter with a calendar in the background.

    It would have been better if we went to Chicago but the pizza was still dang tasty! ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ“ท

  • We normally take down Christmas on January 6th (growing up, we’d leave Christmas up until Epiphany) but given the craziness of last weekend (trip to the theater, an engagement party, chores, & migraines), we just didn’t get to it…so tonight is it, say farewell to the Home Alone house. ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ“ท

    A miniature house (the Home Alone house, in Lego form), filled with lights, and van on a snowy landscape, surrounded by trees, with the website address 'lostinhaste.com' displayed as a watermark.
  • Snowfall and a Show

    Over the weekend, my Partner and I were offered tickets to see Mrs. Doubtfire at the local theater. ๐ŸŽญ It was an unexpected treat (our friends had just come back from London and were rather jet-lagged), both the show and the holiday decoration in the theater.๐ŸŽ„ ๐Ÿ“ท

    It was also the first serious snowfall of the season. ๐ŸŒจ๏ธ It was mostly melted by the time we woke up in the morning but it was a pretty drive home (took back roads, to avoid all the people who are bad at driving in snow ๐Ÿคฃ). โ„๏ธ

    All in all, it was a lovely night. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

  • Whilst out walking on my lunch break, I saw some winter lettuce. ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿฅฌ ๐Ÿ“ท

    Three different types of winter lettuce, along with fallen leaves, in a galvanized metal container.

    It was good to get out of the house for some fresh air; I really need to do more of that this Winter.

  • So, I did a thing last night…I finally moved to a new server case. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“ท

    Photo of a tech mess: two computer cases (one horizontal on the floor with open wires exposed and the other vertical with wires poking out), parts on the floor, three computer fan boxes, screws everywhere...on top of a grey/white carpet (the carpet is on top of a hard-wood floor), with a Christmas tree in the background (presents under it), and a couch on the edge of the upper-right side of the photo.

    It took far longer to get started than I though it would and I ended up with a bloody hand (it’s a very nice case but that metal is sharp ๐Ÿคฃ)…and I haven’t installed case fans yet but…the server is back online and running!

  • Holiday Lights @ the Gardens ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ“ท

    Last weekend, my partner and I went to see some holiday lights at our local botanical garden. It was a wonderful time, they always so such a great job of decorating things and of course, me being me, I took well over two hundred photos (yes, I’m that guy). I wanted to post them all but that would be a little overkill, instead, here are 30-ish of the best ones.

    Note: I wanted to post these photos the day after we went to the garden but I wasn’t really in-love with any of the gallery plugins available…so I ended up making my own.

    When all was said and done, everyone had a great time. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ“ท

  • It’s hard to stay up all night, running around the house, keeping everyone up… ๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿˆ

    Grey cat sleeping in the sun, curled up into a ball, half on a white chair and half on a red plaid blanket.

    I guess I have become a crazy cat person, all I seem to do lately is take pictures of Alex. ๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ“ท

  • Someone is very upset they’re not allowed to eat this morning before going to the vet… ๐Ÿ˜น

    Grey cat sitting (half on grey tile, half on cherry-red hardwood) in front of an empty feeder, looking back to the camera.

    Alex is making his displeasure known, to everyone in the house. ๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ“ท

  • My Partner and I went out to dinner with my little brother and his girlfriend tonight…and it was the best sushi of my life. ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ“ท

    Roll of tuna sushi, horizontally cut, next to a stack of spring rolls on a different plate. Roll of fried sushi, coated in an orange sauce.

    So full and so happy. ๐Ÿ˜„

  • We went to see the lights at the local botanical gardens this weekend, it was a fantastic evening and the lights were gorgeous; will be posting photos in a day or three… ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ“ท

    Glowing sign (it says 'GLOW') behind a series of shrubs and in front of trees and light posts.
  • I walked into the bedroom and he turned around to glare at me; evidently interrupting his bird watching wasn’t the best of ideas… ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿˆ

    Grey cat, with yellow eyes, on a bed, looking at the camera.
  • Follow-Up: The IKEA Sonos speaker is working perfectly (which is more than I could ever say of the HomePod Mini stereo set up) this morning; holiday music is flooding the room whilst I’m debugging some legacy Java code. ๐Ÿค“๐ŸŽ„ (Yes, I had a spare speaker lying around… ๐Ÿคฃ) ๐Ÿ“ท

    Christmas tree with lights and one ornament at the top (a photo frame with no photo for privacy purposes), in front of a record player, with the end of a lamp on the right side of the photo. An IKEA Sonos speaker is on top of the record player, with an 'Ella' record in the middle and a series of objects is on the left side of the record player: three Nintendo amiibo figures (Link, Bowser, and Bokoblin), a Lego penguin, a Jesus stature, and a N64 Lego cube. On top of the cube is a HomePod mini, along with two of the amiibo, and a dried pink rose.