Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 2963

DNSB · 08-04-2026, 01:34 PM

Watching this red ball in the sky through grey haze caused by the smoke from, I suspect, the American Pacific Northwest wildfires plus those burning in the BC interior. Sadly, smoke does not respect international boundaries.

nana77 · 08-06-2026, 06:51 AM

While wanting to keep the sourdough fresh, without having to freeze it, I'll have to cook the bread during nights as it's the only moment I can wait the stove to reach the temps, not sweating too much.
Althought I'll like to say I don't regret still starting half hour, the evening, the economic kitchen, within 3 small logs, and cooking various things altogether (I give a poaching at the monkfish's skins I now use for the cats, then adding some fresh livers while blending), other than having already the hot water to wash my dishes.
Nor I regret starting half hour in the morning the wood water boiler to take a shower: I guess in all the winter I've used 10 times, at all, the electric, lpg one.
The 1 cube meter of winter's woods remains also seem to last still a lot, starting the stove just these half hours' moments. Time ago I was on a neighbourhood's place, and that family was using the economic even at lunch.

Rumpelteazer · 08-06-2026, 09:27 AM

I just put together a Gnedby cd/dvd shelve (Ikea). I was running out of space for my dvd's, I've put my series in there and still have three and a half shelve free. For now I put some box sets on those shelves to fill them up. It freed up a shelf in my main bookcase for more movies. And if need be I have enough space for a second one in the future.

I'm also considering investing in a region free blu-ray player; lately there have been several releases that are only available in the US and I can't play those on my current player.

poohbear_nc · 08-13-2026, 07:56 PM

Twilight weed whacking - waited for temps to drop < 90 F and sun to go down - somehow managed to air-loft a wolf spider that hit me in the neck - able to bite me in mid-flight

Amazing range of critters mobilized in the tall grass/weeds

DNSB · 08-14-2026, 02:47 AM

Watched the football game, had dinner, relaxed on the back patio and did some reading. Then answered some firmware image requests and did a first pass on cleaning up some ebooks for another author who had rights reverted.

Rumpelteazer · 08-16-2026, 01:17 PM

And it has finally cooled down. And earlier than predicted.

For yesterday temperatures of 27℃ to 29℃ were expected, with a short rain shower between 9 and 10am. It did start raining at the expected time, but it kept raining (with some short dry spells) until after 2pm. In the afternoon there were even a couple of thunderstorms. And it wasn't just drizzle, it was proper rain. After the rain temperatures peaked at 26℃, but that only lasted a couple of minutes before dropping down again. Most of the day it was between 22℃ and 24℃, though the very high humidity made it feel warmer.

Today it was 24℃ in the afternoon. We had booked a guided tour of the gardens of a local castle, so in principle the weather was nice. But when the sun came out it still felt a lot warmer. It probably was also because after the temperatures we've had the ground, buildings, etc have soaked up a lot of warmth and now it cooler those are giving off heat, too.

Tomorrow morning it's going to start raining again and every day for the next week there's a chance of rain. I just hope that it'll be dry when I have to cycle to work.

08-06-2026, 06:51 AM	#44432
nana77 Wizard Posts: 2,795 Karma: 3042690 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kobo Forma, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	While wanting to keep the sourdough fresh, without having to freeze it, I'll have to cook the bread during nights as it's the only moment I can wait the stove to reach the temps, not sweating too much. Althought I'll like to say I don't regret still starting half hour, the evening, the economic kitchen, within 3 small logs, and cooking various things altogether (I give a poaching at the monkfish's skins I now use for the cats, then adding some fresh livers while blending), other than having already the hot water to wash my dishes. Nor I regret starting half hour in the morning the wood water boiler to take a shower: I guess in all the winter I've used 10 times, at all, the electric, lpg one. The 1 cube meter of winter's woods remains also seem to last still a lot, starting the stove just these half hours' moments. Time ago I was on a neighbourhood's place, and that family was using the economic even at lunch. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by nana77; 08-06-2026 at 06:54 AM.

08-04-2026, 01:34 PM	#44431
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 53,899 Karma: 182150167 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Watching this red ball in the sky through grey haze caused by the smoke from, I suspect, the American Pacific Northwest wildfires plus those burning in the BC interior. Sadly, smoke does not respect international boundaries.

08-06-2026, 09:27 AM	#44433
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,606 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I just put together a Gnedby cd/dvd shelve (Ikea). I was running out of space for my dvd's, I've put my series in there and still have three and a half shelve free. For now I put some box sets on those shelves to fill them up. It freed up a shelf in my main bookcase for more movies. And if need be I have enough space for a second one in the future. I'm also considering investing in a region free blu-ray player; lately there have been several releases that are only available in the US and I can't play those on my current player.

08-13-2026, 07:56 PM	#44434
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 67,349 Karma: 136520719 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Twilight weed whacking - waited for temps to drop < 90 F and sun to go down - somehow managed to air-loft a wolf spider that hit me in the neck - able to bite me in mid-flight Amazing range of critters mobilized in the tall grass/weeds

08-14-2026, 02:47 AM	#44435
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 53,899 Karma: 182150167 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Watched the football game, had dinner, relaxed on the back patio and did some reading. Then answered some firmware image requests and did a first pass on cleaning up some ebooks for another author who had rights reverted.

08-16-2026, 01:17 PM	#44436
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,606 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	And it has finally cooled down. And earlier than predicted. For yesterday temperatures of 27℃ to 29℃ were expected, with a short rain shower between 9 and 10am. It did start raining at the expected time, but it kept raining (with some short dry spells) until after 2pm. In the afternoon there were even a couple of thunderstorms. And it wasn't just drizzle, it was proper rain. After the rain temperatures peaked at 26℃, but that only lasted a couple of minutes before dropping down again. Most of the day it was between 22℃ and 24℃, though the very high humidity made it feel warmer. Today it was 24℃ in the afternoon. We had booked a guided tour of the gardens of a local castle, so in principle the weather was nice. But when the sun came out it still felt a lot warmer. It probably was also because after the temperatures we've had the ground, buildings, etc have soaked up a lot of warmth and now it cooler those are giving off heat, too. Tomorrow morning it's going to start raining again and every day for the next week there's a chance of rain. I just hope that it'll be dry when I have to cycle to work.