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Nicolai
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I'm a rather old fur who complains about laziness, weather, roommates and life in general.

Enjoy!
So, I'm up FAR later than I wanted to be.

As I was prepping for sleep, apparently my everything decided it was time to update. Computer, Phone, and I wonder if my watch has one pending.

I'm afraid to start up the laptop and tablet just in case. Tomorrow, I think.

I'm tired. I need sleep.
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Ok, so I fired up Fallout 4 again because I'm finally over the loss of the tablet link.

Turns out I never actually set it up to run with the high rez textures. Not sure why that didn't auto activate.

So now I get to wait again as the 58 gig downloads.

I hope it'll be worth it. Time will tell.
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Ugh. I need to go get food and I'd like to get some alcohol.

Problem is, I'm feeling tired and lazy. I could put it off another day as I have enough food for today.

Thing is, I do want a drink. I would like some variety in my food. It's just... I don't want to move. Please send motivation.
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's days like this, where my roommate decides to spend 24 hours in his room that I wonder if he actually died in there.

He didn't, I heard him move and groan about 20 minutes ago, but there was a two hour span where I did wonder.

Don't wanna knock because he said he was awake for 48 hours earlier
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Well, that was an interesting last hour. I spent it cleaning my keyboard as it really needed it.

At least 45 minutes of individually cleaning and drying all these keycaps and putting them back into place.

Ah well, it's done and wow, this thing looks almost new.

Should be good for a while now.
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I find myself a little disappointed today.

I fired up Fallout 4 to see what all changed with the latest update. Even dug out and set up the tablet to use the pip boy app.

Guess what Bethesda removed in the update.

I always though that the app was the coolest thing. My desire to play has faded.
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I am not getting far in Palworld. I'm kinda playing by permadeath rules because wow, dying is a PAIN!

So I restart if I die. Of course, I never really get that far due to the fact it seems really easy to die in Palworld.

However, I've gotten REALLY good at the beginning!
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I've been cleaning out my car while waiting for my roommate at doctors appointments.

Yesterday, I had a bout of sadness as I cleaned out the center console.

Turns out, I had forgotten I had my Dads old garage door opener. I stopped in shock when I uncovered it from all the paperwork in there.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So I noticed my desk fan wasn't really moving much air. Broke out the small blower and a microfiber towel and cleaned it up.

Now it's working too dang good.

Ah well, I'll deal with improved air flow. It's the snow on the ground and the chill in the air that makes it worse.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Woke up to a snow covered outside. Better than a snow covered inside, I guess.

First snowfall that stuck around of the new season. I am not exactly thrilled. Yesterday I had the patio door open for over half the day.

Suppose it's time to dig out my jump pack, just in case.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's... odd.

My VR headset apparently needs time to shut down and maybe cool off before it'll start charging properly. I have no idea.

The other problem is when I use a power bank to extend run time. It seems to charge both the headset and the power bank, like it's a symbiotic system. Not good.
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Moved my tablet off my desk to make room for the laptop. Time to get it updated.

When moving the tablet, the case decided it didn't want to stay closed and made it a lot more difficult.

I ordered a new case, one specifically for my tablet. The old one is a cheapo generic anyway, so no loss.
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ok, the cleanup of my desk areas continues. I'm nearly done.

I have dug deep enough to strike the unused glassware section. Within I found five years of @fursquared.com con cups.

I have a favorite I use, the @motorcityfurrycon.org cup from the 'Holy Growler' year, but now I need a shelf for cups
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Headset update:

It drained down 16 percent overnight as I turn off all my charging at bedtime.

However, it has gone from 61 to 99 percent in an hour. That doesn't seem right to me.

Still, I guess as long as it works? That'll be tested later.

Still want to know why it flickers on and off tho.
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
VR headset was acting up on charging. When powered off and hooked up to a charger, the whole system starts flickering on and off, resulting in the system not charging or actually draining.

So, I factory reset it to clear everything up. Been over two years since I bought it.

Let's see if it helps
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I'm diving back into Palworld. I stayed away because I thought a streamer would multiplayer it.

It's apparent they will not now.

So, I'm going to play the game I paid for. It's been... interesting.

I'm methodical. I collect the 12 pals as they come up.

It's also a pain. Not enough pals.
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
*sigh*

I bought my countertop ice maker ages ago to increase my water intake.

My roommate found out he liked my filtered water ice more than his tap cubes from the freezer.

Now, nearly every day, I get up, start the icemaker, then he manages to come out at exactly the right moment to take it all.
October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Today I learned two things.

One: Make sure your external battery pack is charging your VR headset so you don't run out of power

Two: Drinking rum and coke through a straw is much more intoxicating.

This has led to me sitting here waiting for the headset to recharge so I can drink more.
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Reposted by Nicolai
Hi folks, this is again a plea for help. There still is no cleared donor. People working through the system but again-if you're at all interested in trying to help, it takes months to get cleared as a donor. There's a lot of delays/appointments.
So please consider and spread it around, thank you.
I am afraid I have absolutely terrible news. I need a lot of help now, from everyone. I currently have NO CLEARED DONOR for transplant and we only have a short period of time to get this done. Please SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE AND PLEASE TRY TO DONATE!
All the information is at iggyland.org
Iggy needs a kidney - Iggy's Up All Night
The TL;DR on how you can help (if you scroll down, the full story is below): In short I have a disease that requires a living kidney donor. There are no other viable options for me. I have only a few ...
iggyland.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ok, I'm working on recleaning up the area around my desk.

That's a LOT of bottles... The returnable kind.

Also, while there was some trash, it was mostly cardboard and empty shipping packages.

I also condensed the loose small electronics into one container.

I've regained half the space so far.
October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Gah! There are things I want to buy and trips I'd like to take, but I do not have the budget for them this year and it's driving me crazy.

*sigh* I'll survive, I guess, but dang it, this is going to annoy me for the next two months, I just know it.
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Three of the games I had on my wish list went on a decent sale, so I used my limited funds to buy them. They are installing now.

I've got about 200 bucks left for the year beyond the bills.

That doesn't include groceries. So, if there are no emergencies, I'm set.

Next year, though... splurge!
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I have a bandwidth limit for the month. I have never hit the limit.

I do, however, leave my patching of games and downloading of new ones until the end of the month so I can check that I have enough to get them.

It's never an issue. I should space these things out.

I won't ever do that, though.
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I have just enough USB C cables to charge every battery I use for my VR headset.

That's the headset itself, a battery bank to charge while in use and the batteries for the controllers.

I just played some poker and took second in a one table tourney. Not bad, I guess.

Recharging everything now.
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Laundry day. Joy.

Ah well. Needs to be done, I guess.

Once again, though, I waited until the last moment and once again lamenting the fact I didn't buy the dryer.

I think, next year, I'm going to try and enlarge the budget. Get me a couple 'luxury' expenditures.

We'll see, I guess.
October 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM