Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Well, I've been tossing and turning for three hours in bed. I may as well just stay awake and call the Doctor really wants to do a full health exam with very little (if any) sleep.

If there's no exam, I'll just stay awake till I fall asleep.

Been a long time since I've seen a sunrise.

Well that's something I can talk to the doctor about: insomnia.

Thoughts Before Bed

"And if the dam breaks open many years too soon,
"If there is no room upon the hill,
"And if your head explodes with dark forbodings too,
"I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."

SEATTLE FOLKS!

So I'm going into Bellevue for a Doctor's Appointment tomorrow. I'll also be fasting for twelve (or more) hours beforehand which means I'll be hungry after the appointment.

Where should I go?

Was hoping to finish up the Games Database today, but my goodness, the Nintendo Switch games. Between everything NOA gave us and the game collections, it makes up nearly (if not over) 50% of my games collection.

Jenn: "Brain, please pull up the name of that site where people donate money to get projects started?"
Brain: "Kneesnapper."
Jenn: "Kneesnapper?"
Brain: "Wait....no...kneeslapper. Knee...KICKSTARTER."
Jenn: "......thank you."

ChatGPT is everything Forum 2000 pretended to be. #obscure

It took four years to develop because the cauliflower was pro LGBT and that had to be genetically engineered out of it.

Don't eat Chick-Fil-A. Popeye's has a better sammich anyways.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/09/chick-fil-a-cauliflower-sandwich.html

It's amazing what you can get done when you're trying not to panic over your future, she said looking at her new Video Game Shrine Games Database.

Oh THERE'S the paycheck. I spent all day in a near panic....

Sudden Instant Earworm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3wtCXzcBBI&list=OLAK5uy_kiq78aJugm3-deNoegpjcrE5julynniwI&index=9

A little concerned that my "paycheck" hasn't shown up in my bank account. Officially it has until Friday, but it's never not gone in on Wednesday....

Thoughts before bed:

Just took a quick Google Maps trip down 37th Street in Austin. That year and change there in 2001 were probably the best time in my life. Just me, Dean, Hyde Park, Good Culture, Good Food, Good Friends, Good times.

Then the Dot Com bust happened, I lost it all, and I don't think I've really ever been happy since.

Damn, I miss those days.

Messed with the shortwave. Got a nice clear Radio New Zealand. If I can get that 100 foot long wire antenna put up and not have anyone notice, I'll likely get more.

Actuially played some video games today. Rare that happens. Can still beat Kintaro with Kitana in MK2. Not flawless, but not bad for not playing anything at all for a few months.

I'm not a big fan of the State of the Union addresses from either party because they're usually a bunch of platitudes and feel good declarations that don't actually do anything in the end. But I gotta say, the heckling really pissed me off.

Back in the last few years of my timne at Nintendo, I would listen to Radio360.eu's list of government broadcasts from around the world every Sunday when I'd do my weekly managerial reports.

About two years ago, Radio360 went away, but at the same time Radio Taiwan International was putting their Hear in Taiwan show on Facebook, which I enjoyed immensely.

They've stopped livestreaming their show, and without RTI and Radio360, I started seeking out news from outside of the US again. Shortwave reception in Seattle is bad at best, so I checked to see if there were more online.

RTI had a nice podcast site, maybe the others did, too. And it turns out they do! So I'm back to listening to online again. Looking forward to Radio Habana Cuba's Jazz Show again. :)

State of the Union Address - TLDR Version: "All babies must eat."
State of the Union Republican Response - TLDR Version: "Commies will eat your babies if you don't elect us."