Lock-down Day 514

Relatively early morning. Let mippies out, they're happy. Made myself coffee and gave some thought to my backup system. What I lost is my own fault: I didn't follow my own system of always keeping everything in at least 2 places. Pity about the photo's ... or maybe a good thing. I'm an obsessive hoarder, ha ha! Not only physically, but digitally, as well.

The reason I didn't follow my own system is simply that it's quite tedious, having to go and fetch my 2nd backup ... so, the logical solution would be to keep a mobile 'interim' backup. I did mention that I can be obsessive, right?

Well, I've placed my order ... I had placed Lime on my list as well ... guess what? Out of stock! Friggin' irritating! Well, it'll be delivered in about a month ... yeah, I added an import DVD, hence the delay.

I had a chat with a friend of mine, who's quite an expert on computers, and he thinks it's possible that it's just the port, not the hard drive itself that's buggered. I'll take it to work and try it on my work PC, but I don't have much hope ... because the drive is making a funny sound. My guess would be, these constant power failures - especially the whacky on-off flickering one - took their toll. I've ordered a replacement, plus a smaller one for 'interim' backup.

I think I should start making it a habit to disconnect, when not in use ... sigh ... 

Oh, and I also ordered the coffee solution I had planned :) And now, I had better get into the kitchen ...

I'm not in the mood to go to the kitchen ... so I spent some more time shopping ... an annual order, this time. Chocolate chips for my muffins, ha ha! Still can't get them in stores - and I've come to really like the one's I now use. They're much more delicious than the one's I'd get in store! Much cheaper and more versatile, too. I can use them to make hot chocolate as well, for example.

Now it's going on two and I'm running out of excuses ... I really need to get busy in the kitchen ... only ... I don't quite feel like it.

I'm severely motivationally challenged ... it's half four and I STILL don't want to move! Well, the Bologenese is on the go, I'm about to set the bread dough going ... I think the apple pie won't happen, though.

Almost six and I'm done. All that's left to do is bake the rolls, then pack my lunch for tomorrow ... mippies are in, treated ... three treats, sigh. My Bolognese is delicious, I enjoyed a bowl full.

I think this lethargy is seasonal. It's been very warm this weekend, temperatures aiming for 30 Celsius, though not quite there, yet. I wasn't even up to watering anything tonight ... just managed one small watering can ...

Well, tomorrow is another day ... lets hope work doesn't take everything out of me, for a change ...