Misc

Still no job.

Andy Williams died.

Dinner at Avenue M this evening. I had my usual Bombay Sapphire gin gimlet. Appetizer was Bacon-wrapped Mission figs stuffed with mascarpone and with a sauce. Then Shrimp & Broccoli with Farfalle. Side dish of Yellow Beets, Squash & Onions. Yum yum. Some to bring home, too.

Ordered a longer TV mount. The one I have now allows the TV one corner to sit on the bed and the other side is right against the window. The new one will put the TV farther from the wall so it can be positioned to watch it without it being against the window or hitting the bed. Yay.

Also got a piece of software called TuneUp which works with my iTunes program to fill in info and figure out what a track is. It also deletes duplicates and looks up album artwork. Am still fiddling with it but it's pretty intuitive.

Got a tarp big enough to cover most of the rig. Now all I have to do  is wash the damn thing clean of all the cherry tree ickiness. Got enough bungee cords (I think) to tie the tarp down. It'll help keep the rig clean and provide a small measure of insulation and leak proofing during the winter. The rig is 8 ft wide and 19 ft long; the tarp I got is 10x16, so I think it'll cover the roof and the cabover, which are the main things. Once I get the tarp positioned, I'll mark the corners so I put it back up without having to twitch it around too much. I'm hoping it won't be too hard to handle -- getting it down won't be a problem but getting it back up may be a two-person job (hope not). We'll see.

I also have to get up on the roof and remove the signal extender I put on the my old antenna so I can crank it flat. I got my new antenna, which is indoors, and am very happy with it.

Read the new J.D. Robb, "Delusion in Death." I'm still enjoying the series but it's beginning to show signs of age, e.g. formulaic plotting, but it is #35. I think she should have quit with "From Dallas to New York," which was a couple of books ago. But that's me. And I'm still reading them, so what do I know?