My mom sent me two knives, so I was forced to upgrade from my crappy, 20 year old knife block to a magnetic knife holder. The only problem is that one of my new knives is ceramic, so it’s not magnetic. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with that one, but I’ll think of something. For now, I’m enjoying the extra counter space.

I adore my new laptop, but I was starting to think maybe there was something wrong with the screen and I should take it back. Every time I touched the top part, above the function keys, the screen would dim. Hrmf! After spending the better part of the last two days getting all my software updated and all my data migrated, I was not looking forward to that. Not one little bit. And then I noticed that the screen dimmed when I held my hand above the keypad area. I wasn’t even touching the computer, so it couldn’t be a short in the wiring, right? I did a little searching online and found that this is actually a feature. There’s a sensor right above the keypad that tells the screen and the backlighting on the keyboard to dim themselves when the ambient light dims. DUH.

In other news, I went grocery shopping today. That may not seem at all noteworthy (and it’s really not), except that it’s the day before the Superbowl. The grocery store was a zoo. I spent almost half an hour in line at the deli (must have cheese!). The asshole in front of me, when it was his turn, was busy talking on his phone. Despite the fact that there were about 12 people behind him, he told the deli guy to wait while he finished his call. I just don’t understand how people can be that self-absorbed.

And now, a gratuitous pig picture.

I’ve been setting up my new laptop. This has mostly involved downloading and installing Adobe software, which has been incredibly tedious. I finally finished with that and decided it was time to tackle iTunes. iTunes and I do not get along. At all. So before I started, I thought I’d better have an adult beverage. I’m not much of a beer drinker, but I do like Corona, so that’s what I had.

Back for a thrilling encore performance!

Previous performances can be seen here.

It rarely rains hard enough for our windows to get wet, because there’s a large overhang above them. That huge cloudburst a couple of weeks ago managed it, though. The dirty tracks will probably be there for the next five years, because no one ever washes the windows.

I’m two days away from completing the first month of my photo-a-day challenge.