Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Did some troubleshooting with the dishwasher. A plastic part had come loose but I did not know where its proper place was. ChatGPT made a good guess, but it was not correct. Breakfast at home: yogurt with mint, toasted and sliced almonds, toasted coconut, mexican vanilla, golden raisins; hash brown; chicken-apple sausage; hot water. Continued new home setup, organizing, and cleaning. I cleaned the primary bathroom bath tub. I removed the shower head that came with the home and installed the shower head we were used to from the old home as well as the hand spray with extension. I did some deep cleaning of some of the tub components, including removing a lot of gunk and a bit of hair from the jet intake. The diverter was sticky, and after disassembling it and cleaning it well it seems to work noticeably better. I cleaned the bathtub again. Lunch: leftover greek pasta salad, hot water. All afternoon and evening: I shopped for a new television. I installed cable raceway to partially hide a power cord running from the west wall along the south wall and to the couch in the middle of the room. I chose to avoid using screws because if I remove this later I didn't want to have to fill holes with wood putty and sand and paint. I also chose to avoid using the provided double-stick tape, which is too strong of an adhesive. I used this in our previous home, and it was so difficult to remove that it tore the drywall, leaving a horrible scar. Instead, I used gaff tape, which I think will remove fairly cleanly even after a long time. I vacuumed and cleaned the area. I uninstalled the white-bordered, square upstairs half bathroom mirror and moved our square, silver, baroque-inspired mirror from the dining room to the upstairs half bathroom since I did not like it reflecting light into my eyes when I was at my dining table seat. Dinner at home with Patrick: Delfina margherita pizza from Epicurean Trader with Spanish salame, hot water. I gave away a Twelve South BookBook for the 11-inch MacBook Air (2010-2015). We watched Daredevil: Born Again s1:e9 (season finale) on Disney+ then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I processed dirty dishes then started the dishwasher. Purchased a new TV. Late snack: half deli chicken breast sandwich with cheddar, mayo, and chives; water.