Y13 D273

Coming back out of it. Not fully but slowly coming back up for air. I have been up for a while already. Been working. Had to test out a database connection for a class tomorrow. Needed that off my plate. Done and done.

We decided to purchase something last night. Our household finances have grown to the point where I can't keep taking care of them in Excel. I splurged on Quicken Deluxe. Spent like 2 hours last night getting it all connected to banks and the like. I think with a little bit of setup it will work. I can see how the average person might get frustrated with it though. Unless you have like one checking and one savings, it can be overwhelming how much is in there. It's exactly why I wanted it though. I am keeping track of five checking accounts, three savings accounts, multiple credit cards and that's across multiple banks. So yeah, I have grown beyond even my fancy ass spreadsheets. Plus it has mobile these days so B can quickly enter a receipt while out and about. That's the next thing I need to setup and configure. 

Spent the day working on my March presentation. Got a good chunk of it written. Switching back to writing new curriculum today. That's what the database connection was for. I needed that live in order to write the demos. With that done, I might be able to finish the class today and get a huge project off my plate. We shall see how much I get accomplished. 

I also have to do some hardware installs today. Due to getting the new camera, lights, etc, I finally ran out of USB ports. I ended up ordering an internal PCI-E 5 USB A, 2 USB C card. So stupid, but I needed it. Now I have to shut everything down and pop it in. Fun times. I may save that as an evening project so I don't interrupt my work.

The weather was just fucking awful yesterday. Rain all day turning everything into a muddy slushy mess. The downside of snow. When it lands all nice and pretty, everyone forgets this shit. The slushy mess that gets left behind. Plus I am finding all this garbage from my fucking neighbors buried under the snow. Assholes. 

My Valentine's Day gift finally arrived. I got a Peanuts Loungefly mini backpack and wallet. Love it. That's definitely helping with my serotonin levels. It's so soft and cute. I need to switch wallets today at some point. Gee, I have eleventy billion things to do today. Why the fuck am I talking to all of you? Must go! The world awaits. Well, not the world. My 10x10 excuse of a world. Whee!