Improving the pie
Another quiet evening. Nobody else to talk to but the dog. He listens well…
Actually, I’m on my nerdiest behaviour. Had chicken wings for supper; not many, but it’s the thought that counts. And now I’m happily reconfiguring and upgrading the Pi. With a larger SD card, I have more storage space available. With a larger RAM chip. There’s the rub. The fireware on the tiny motherboard hasn’t been upgraded, and so I’m trying to work through the various scripts that other “pioneers” have made available. My keyboard is from the reject pile down in son #3’s room, and the keys repeat. Retyping commands is good practice, but hardly an effective use of time.
As a further distraction, a new episode of Big Bang Theory just aired. A reminder that talking about the same subject, over and over again, won’t win you points with friends. Blogging, on the other hand, just adds to the rumour of someone’s mind slipping away. I jest, barely.
We’re obliged (although I haven’t found the relevant passage in the collective agreement) to “get involved” in the office Halloween process. This afternoon, the boss called the rest of us (we were two) to attention and proudly presented us with a lopsided pumpkin. What to do? I didn’t want to get into making jam or pie on office time, so we agreed to decorate the poor gourd in nerd-style.
Wifi antennae for ears. A spare extension cord plug as a nose. A “pirate patch” made out of duct tape. A CD reader as a mouth with a tongue. Several used CD’s as hair – arranged as a mohawk cut. Another year has come, and so shall it go.
