i Hate July

It may shock you to learn i am not a fan of Summer (more of a pluviophile).  Summer only had any positive connotations when i was still in school.  But when you get out it's just a hot, sticky, annoying, agonizing, uncomfortable mess.  August generally sucks too, but i hate July.  Nothing positive really come out of it (especially now that fireworks are banned everywhere).

i love the '80s just not the 80s where you hit 0176 (on numeric keypad) while holding the ALT key.

This July: i had to deal with a bathroom renovation during the hottest stretch of the year (hopefully) and my computer decided to not output visuals anymore.  Hot weather seems to be somewhat unpleasant for me (maybe aggravates some conditions, and i've always been prone to "heat rashes").  At least i haven't been lobsterized.

Then you get into the historical misery (that i don't think i'll ever completely get over, at least with my memory). My father died in mid/early August, trying to remember if i was told his cancer was terminal in July. Two ways my life essentially ended - the end of hope.

Say hello to my new computer (previous computer was named Tsunami). This computer remains nameless for now.  Looking for cool names - maybe something like cataclysm, apocalypse, or calamity.

Hopefully Window 11 isn't the shit show that Windows 10 was.

July 4th Tip: Moving Tables

July 4th is almost upon the US.  With it comes BBQs/picknicks.  Maybe you want to move a picknick table.  My tip for you is to watch your feet.  Spatial awareness of obstacles can be the difference between successfully moving the table and injury. This could include sprinkler heads or unseen depressions.  Easier said than done while moving something that likely obscures some hazards from view.  

Say you are moving a table between properties, going between a fence, one wrong step you could break your left ankle.  There goes your summer internship.  Then we get into possibly unnatural acts with an ice cube.

Ideally, you wouldn't move the table (as they tend to be heavy and unwieldy). Moving furniture in general is usually a pain.  Don't get me started on the maneuvering necessary to navigate the malevolent doorway. 

Random Musings Today: Waiting Sucks and Personality Quirks

 What semi-random thing pop into my head today (not sure true randomness exists)?

1) Waiting sucks. i could have done this weeks ago, but i guess i am honing my restraint by waiting until my B-day (if it happens).  Never a guarantee, seems like every year the odds get worse.  Feels kind of like i'm just running out the clock.  Still got a little while.  Picture time...

2) What have i been doing.  Playing video games on Game Pass. Have "beat" a few. Put numerous hours into RPGs. Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes - an average (at best) game with the worst controller drift i have ever seen.  Virtually unplayable.  Also, enough with the stupid, unnecessary mini games. if something is billed as a "spiritual successor", play the original.

Random Musings Today: Video Games, Flying, etc

 Ready for more random musings that go nowhere?  Too bad you get them anyway.

* What do i have in common with Tom Selleck?  Maybe he has the Complete Series of Magnum P.I. on DVD too (don't know).  i have never sent a text message.  Have i ever mentioned that i hate phones. 

* Persona 3 (video game): i probably put 40+ hours into Persona 3 Reload this last week. i did beat it and got all the achievements expect the one for maxing all Social Links. Too much micromanaging for my taste.  That one is kind of ridiculous: get level 10 for 20 or so people (some which start gated behind a characteristic score - like courage, charisma, or academics).   Then you get into the annoying structure of basically after school and evenings.

i never had that many relationships in high school: my number was closer to zero.  Never felt like i was ever really part of anything. 

Random Musings Today: Ad Deja Vu, streaming, miscellaneous

 Now for another stream of consciousness thread...  Numbered for no reason.

1) Ever not see someone for years, then suddenly see someone on a commercial who strongly reminds you of them (despite how much you tried to forget their existence)?  For me it was the Good Rx commercial (i think it was called) "You can save without insurance".  The second woman, sitting at her computer saying she ran her own business strongly reminds me of a girl who i wanted to be "the one" in college.  Or at least what i pictured she would look like. 

2) Girls, you are not livestock (probably) so cool it with the awful nose piercings.

Happy Tax Day (US) to Those Who Celebrate

Ronald Reagan: "Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15."

Let's see who celebrates the day of remittance to a parasitic organism? H&R Block employees, tax accountants and Democrats.

Income tax always seemed strange to me. Why should you have to pay the government for the "privilege" of working? Why were people/states dumb enough to go along with the 16th Amendment (1913 was a bad year for the US)? It was supposed to be limited... how did that turn out?

There should be no tax withholding (doesn't benefit you in any way). There should be no deductions or credits. The tax code should not be so utterly ridiculous and complex. 

There should be no such thing as a tax refund. If you want to overpay the government, feel free to do so but don't expect any of it back.

2024: Billion Dollar Jackpot Part II

 As expected, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1 Billion for the Monday (April Fool's Day drawing). 

Update: now up to $1.3B for Saturday, April 6th drawing.

i hate Monday lottery drawings. 

Can't we just go back to the good old days of two drawings a week (or one), slightly better odds (though still virtually impossible) and $1 tickets?  i wish.

When i win, maybe i should try and take over the world. Just kidding, most of the world isn't worth taking over.