fuck me it's still fucking cold

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though I suppose that the upside of this sudden early winter chill is that I get to test out all sorts of heaters to keep myself from freezing in The Shed. And slippers (I have ugged). And shirt jackets (WalMart special FTW). And hats. Current heater combo of electric wall heater set to 60ºF (50º overnight instead of 45º) with an infared heater under my desk set to 68º (small fan heater wasn't enough) when I'm working has done the trick. Four extra solar panels would be nice, but as I mentioned in the last piece I wrote about this (two days ago – clearly this topic is at the forefront), AC Sun Gods operate on their own multiversal schedule and I anticipate them showing up at random odd times; nonetheless, I don't have to plug into the grid for very long in the evening and early morning and the battery stack is up to the task throughout the day. And it's also warmer than The Paintshop ever was, if I'm being honest with myself – though given my memory I can't be certain.

illuminations

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A full return to inverse proportionality?

I am far more excited by the magnetic motion light I've installed above the keyboard tray of the standing desk converter than I should be but I don't care: as brilliant as the UpLift converter is, it makes for a dark keyboard area, especially since I can't move the tray. Fix: magnetic, AAA battery motion LED light so that now, every time I move my hands to the keyboard I can see what I'm typing and it's brilliant and I'm excited and I make no apologies.

Also exciting me WRT light: discovered yesterday that I can tell Siri to turn of the lights after a certain amount of time which makes a perfect timer. My 90 are up, I'm in the dark – save for my little keyboard motion lights, of course...

Current implements post coming later today. Making it a regular thing.

Translation of sketchy hieroglyphics: DOG UNDER BLANKET.

the morning's attendance card, a sketchy me shivering, a dog under a blanket and an illegible caption reading: DOG UNDER BLANKET.