Sunday, August 2, 2026

ANA Y5 D62

Head is screaming. It came back around 10am yesterday while I was waiting for the dog. The weather dramatically changed. We clearly had issues in the night as the kitchen clocks are flashing. I figure we lost power somewhere around 2am.

Today is going to suck ass. I already sadly know this.

Took dog to groomer, got some groceries, did laundry, cleaned, 3 hour live stream, made butter chicken for dinner. 

Saturday, August 1, 2026

ANA Y5 D61

Mostly silent? Like lingering on the edges but no full blown?

Went to the lake again last night. We had a fun time. Dog likes water, hates swimming. It's a start. We can work with that. Had shawarma bowls. Really good. Did some work stuff. Caught up with my old boss. That place has turned into a complete shit show. Good.

Groomers today. 

Friday, July 31, 2026

ANA Y5 D60

Silence.

Our fucking DTE bill went up $100. I knew I had been too nice on the AC this summer. Back to 75 it goes. Use a fan. 

Did my demos yesterday. I think they went over well. Need to pay bills. Going to be broke in 10 minutes. Fuck my life.

Thursday, July 30, 2026

ANA Y5 D59

Screaming

Fighting network issues. My laptop doesn't want to behave right now. Because at work I connect via a dock which I left there and now it's yelling at me on this network. Fuck me. I have a demo to two plants and 15 people at 2pm today too.

I got everything working and looking good yesterday which is what led to today's demo. Lots of pressure on me now to deliver. Scary. But I am up to the challenge. I hope. 

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

ANA Y5 D58

Screaming but faint.

I bought a new sound machine and I think I found a setting that helps. While it is still screaming it's a light scream today. Not the horrible scream that makes me want to kill. This is the low level mosquito scream. Annoying, but ignorable.

I hit a major milestone at work yesterday. I managed to get my app to work on an HMI. I had to wire it up myself too. I was so proud of it. I still need to tweak things today, but the fact that I made it work is huge. It changes things. 

Had leftovers for dinner because I was just too tired to cook. Went to bed at 9pm. 

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

ANA Y5 D57

 Still screaming. Fuck me.

Monday, July 27, 2026

ANA Y5 D56

Back to the screaming. Joy.

We took Sandy to the lake yesterday. We had a great time. She wasn't sure at first, but she got into it. We then spent two hours getting her dried completely. Made cheesesteaks for dinner.  

Sunday, July 26, 2026

ANA Y5 D55

Still quiet. With the exception of 90 minutes yesterday I was quiet. It was nice. Let's see how long today lasts.

Cleaned the house. Did laundry. Made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. 

Saturday, July 25, 2026

ANA Y5 D54

FINALLY FUCKING SILENCE.

After a week I get a break. I need it. I stayed up until 2am playing a game last night. So while I only had 4.5 hours sleep, i feel the most rested I have in days.

I did it yesterday. I talked to the test bed and got it to read tags. Took all day but was worth it. Next up is sending that to my data schema, then returning the results on the display panel. But that's a monday thing.

Made salmon cups last night. They worked. Streamed live, then played a solo game.

Laundry and house cleaning today. 

Friday, July 24, 2026

ANA Y5 D53

Seven fucking days straight. You know the irony? I woke up at 1:30am with indigestion and my head was silent. I should have fucking stayed up.

Spent five hours yesterday installing Rockwell software. Finally today I can try and make things work. Let's see how that goes. Made nachos and tacos with pulled pork last night. Live streamed with some co-op gaming with C. Went to bed. 

Thursday, July 23, 2026

ANA Y5 D52

Still going. What is this day 6? Fuck. Just stop already.

I have a test bed sitting next to me right now. Like 5 people helped maked this happen yesterday. I am excited to see if I can get this talking to my stuff. Finally playing with some hardware. This is neat! Am making progress at work, Got an official project name too. Have an ADO meeting today.

Had leftovers for dinner. Took dog for walk. 

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

ANA Y5 D51

Scream

It wouldn't let me create under my other account today? WTH?

Busy day at work. Got pulled into meetings. Got some hardware. Finished my data dictionary. Ordered pizza for dinner. 

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

ANA Y5 D50

Still screaming.

I did some research yesterday. My ears may be because I am fat. Seriously. Blood flow and all that. So now we lose weight and see if it goes away.

Did a good amount of work yesterday. Did my first plant level demos. Wrote a data dictionary.

Made chicken for dinner. 

Monday, July 20, 2026

ANA Y5 D49

Scream

Laundry. Cleaning. Gaming.

Sunday in a nutshell. 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

ANA Y5 D48

Scream.

Frustrating day yesterday. Head hurts. Kid is doing better. Went in for follow up and eye looks good. Just needs to recover. Made fish and chips for dinner. Streamed for about 4 hours. Went to bed. 

Saturday, July 18, 2026

ANA Y5 D47

Back to screaming. Some day I would just like two days in a row. Is that asking too much? Just two solid days.

Kid's surgery was a "success". They ended up doing a band over her retina as it has a high success rate for someone her age with a much less intrusive and restrictive recovery time. They also took a laser to her other eye to reduce the risk of this happening again to that one. 

Did some more work yesterday. Fridays are turning into "documentation" days. Good use of my home time. I captured a ton of information to share with people as this is a growing project. Made burgers for dinner. Inside as the AQI was still well over 300. It was 744 on Thursday so down a bit, but not enough to be safe. Neither of us could breathe well. 

Chore day. Woo. 

Friday, July 17, 2026

ANA Y5 D46

Silence. Will take it.

The Canadian wildfires are really affecting us. The air outside smells like a campfire. Nothing but smoke for miles. I felt like I was back in SoCal all day. Any time we tried to go outside we couldn't breathe. It's bad out there.

In bigger news, the kid is going in for surgery today. Her retina has detached in her right eye. She is having a gas bubble inserted which will push it back into place. I am freaking out about this. I will know more later.

Had more traction at work. Now have direct IT support and them wondering why I am not in their group. Very surreal. This whole week has been surreal.  

Thursday, July 16, 2026

ANA Y5 D45

Screaming bad this morning. Really loud and painful.

This was a good week in office. I got a lot done. Got traction on my project. Got multi department exposure. Have more meetings about deployment today. All to be ruined by my stupid head. So tired of it. Just want to rip it off. 

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

ANA Y5 D44

Silence. Power out. Typing quick before battery dies. BIG day yesterday. Much done.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

ANA Y5 D43

Silence.

Back in the office yesterday. I took for granted how quiet it is working or being at home. So many beeps and boops and noise all day in the office. My head was killing me all day. But I did manage to get through multiple meetings and social encounters. I built a new app. I got a PM assigned. I survived. Made chicken cheesesteak for dinner. 

More of the same today.