Saturday, August 27, 2022
Staycation day 1 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted shredded coconut, toasted slivered almonds, raspberries; water. Mended a worn elbow on a long-sleeve shirt with handstitching and a patch of cloth from a previous sewing project. Troubleshot problems with glycerin soap sweating; I placed them near the air purifier to see if that would help. Vacuumed floors. Removed rug stains with Goof Off. Washed plastic bags protecting outdoor furniture seat cushions; they had gotten some bird poop on them—eww. Took the entertainment computer out of service and cleaned it with a damp cloth and a keyboard brush. Installed the standalone DVD player. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night. Afterwards Patrick had a previously frozen whole-wheat oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. After a long break, Patrick continued painting a reproductive interpretation of Hokusai's The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. Installed BioCare Gnat Stix in houseplants to address a minor gnat problem. Cleaned in the bathroom. Midafternoon snack: leftover chicken fried rice, tortilla chips, water. Gave up on trying to purchase a wireless (wifi) speaker for streaming music to the kitchen. My shortlist was (1) Bose Home Speaker 500, (2) Marshall Uxbridge, (3) Denon Home 150. I eliminated all of them because of reviews that complained about connectivity issues—same with the Sonos speakers and the Wiim Mini I tried. We have a Bluetooth-only Harmon Kardon Esquire Mini that we can use with Airfoil for $29. We're still using the trial version of Airfoil for now until we're sure it does what we want. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Hall of Flame Burger via Uber Eats: buzzer beater burger (half pound cheddar cheeseburger) medium with fries and chocolate milkshake for Patrick, flightless falcon sandwich (grilled chicken burger) for me, onion rings to share. We each ate only half of our burgers and saved the rest. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched The Sandman s1:e7 on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes.