I have two - one is a Toshiba, and one is Seagate, and I've had no issues with either. I don't think you can really go wrong with the major brands (Toshiba, Western Digital, Seagate). I'd just check to see if you can get a good deal on a 1 or 2 TB somewhere and go with the cheapest!

I would like a snack. But I saw someone delivering lunch (including cake!) earlier, and imagine something's going to end up in the kitchen at some point. So now I'm trying to time out when I swing by there so as not to miss it. Will report back.

So I went to bring my recycling (it doesn't get picked up out of our offices) and someone else's lunch leftovers were there! Including some sad-looking cold zeppole situation. I'm going again in a little while for my afternoon coffee.

I love this w-n-p. My favorite thing today.

What will Jesse eat?? WILL SHE GET CAKE?!?

Mmm, cake. Coworker brought in Lemon Cream Cheese cookies this morning, yum.

I would like a nap. I don't think that's going to happen.

I doubt I have enough exposure to the news to really count as an engaged member of society at this point, and even what little I get is exhausting, terrifying, horrifying, etc.

I bet an airfryer would make those zeppole delicious again.

quick meara:

There was an issue with one of the main things I was gonna work on, so I took lots of breaks and cleaned a lot in my house. Exactly what employers fear about people working from home.

Mwahahah. That's right, Employers, we're running amok without your constant supervision! Just as you feared! We're cleaning our bathrooms in our underwear! Woo-hoo!

Yay on not getting stuck doing that guy's expense reports!

Oh, double yay for that, Toddson. That was just ridiculous.

Oh man, I just read someone's account of how her husband was grading college senior math exams and got a note from one student asking him to meet for drinks "and other things" at a bar so she could explain why he should review his grading and see if he might have made mistakes. He obliviously reviewed the test, found a couple of additional mistakes he'd overlooked the first time, lowered the grade, and thanked the student for asking him to double check his work.

Man, I love stories like that. Are you sure he was really oblivious?

I seriously pay for a Wordpress account that allows me to back it up and store the images there just in case Tumblr goes BOOM.

I didn't even know one could do that, Plei. I should do that.

Aims, that video was a joy to watch.

Tr*mp apparently ordered the bombing without going through Congress, which may be illegal. Not that anyone in power seems to really care when Tr*mp does something illegal. I'm too tired for outrage and horror anymore, now I'm just disgusted with pretty much everyone in power in the whole fucking world. Except Angela Merkel.

Yeah. Maybe we could trade Trump for Angela Merkel. We'd probably have to throw in a sh*tload of military equipment too. Then we'd have Merkel for a leader and Germany would have Trump and a bunch of... maybe not the greatest idea come to think of it.

Y'all, I just... Went to tell our IT guy that I ordered an ext hard drive (what I wanted to add...because you never set up a back up for my local drive as we discussed and if I lose these files I'm screwed). Him, "Well we have a script that's easy to set up and we'll have to do it even if you get the hard drive." I'm like, "Okay." Ordered the drive and will let you know when he "remembers" to set up the back up (will never happen). People, man.

Caaaaaaaake.

That's all I have to say on this Friday that is not yet over.