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Scott had to work late last night. It was nearly 8:30 by the time he got home, so they kept him about an hour longer than the twelve hours he was supposed to work. He's at work again today. We're hoping that working this weekend will lead to having next weekend off. Cordelia has two soccer games next weekend, so Scott having to work would be very much inconvenient.

I made the room reservation for UCon. It turned out that I could do it online, so it wasn't really a big deal. The hardest part was figuring out how to request the right type of room and pillows (Scott's allergic to down). I asked for a rollaway, too, so we should be set on that heading.

Cordelia stayed up quite late last night. We didn't get her to start getting ready for bed until 10:00. That meant that Scott and I didn't start getting ready for bed until nearly 11:00. Scott was reluctant to move because he was trying to de-stress after his long day at work. Unfortunately, less sleep means that today will be more unpleasant (it may be awful anyway-- From what Scott said, there were some real problems with the machines last night. They also had a temp quit in the middle of the shift).

It's still not clear whether or not Scott can access the hard drive with our LARPs on it. He hasn't had time to try to do it. That means I have to decide whether I'm going to come up with possessions and special abilities from scratch. I can do it. I'd rather not, but I can. The first step is to find out if I have a copy of the game in the basement. If I do, I can use that. If I don't, I need to get a binder and print out a new copy. I seem to remember seeing at least one copy downstairs when I was looking for last year's game (which I didn't find), so hopefully, it's there.

We still haven't heard from Neighborhood Roofing about paying for the rest of the roof. I'm surprised they haven't followed up yet. I was planning to wait to complain about the debris in the vent chimney until they got in touch about payment, but I may have to call them on Monday about it. I've heard it now. It's a pinging rattle right when one turns on the fan and right after one turns it off. Whatever it is is light enough that the fan keeps it in the air while it's running. I am concerned that there may not be an easy way to get the crap out of the chimney. It may require hiring someone to take the fan apart. Scott tried taking the grate off, but that didn't help (though he discovered that it was really, really dusty and needed cleaning). Scott does say that the fan works much better now that it's got a real chimney. I didn't notice a difference when I showered today, but I don't run the water as long or as hot as Scott does when he has a cold.

So far, I'm showing no signs of having caught Cordelia's cold. It's not for want of trying on her part. She's actually stated that she's trying to give me the cold. At first, she said it was so she wouldn't have it any more. Then, she changed to saying that she wanted me to know how miserable she is. She really hates the cough medicine we're giving her, but we all know she'll have a terrible time sleeping without it. She always gets a night time cough with a cold, always. Once she's asleep, she'll usually stay asleep, but with the cough, she has an awful time getting to sleep.

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Big Fish Games responded to my complaint about the game with the blank screen in a rather generic fashion. They didn't address the specific game, just said that it might be a problem with older games (which this one wasn't) not interacting well with the current Mac OS. I'm using 10.7.5; I forget what animal it's named for.

They gave me a code for a free game which I am using. I looked specifically for a game labeled as 'new,' but beyond that, I was guessing. It's hard to tell which games will be good. I could, I suppose, have done a play test. They allow an hour of free play to test games out. I just haven't bothered recently because I had a run of good games. Of course, an hour wouldn't have gotten me to the problem point in Hidden Expedition: The Crown of Solomon. It would, though, have given me a heads up on the problem with Mystery Trackers: Four Aces. Going forward, I'll have to play test.

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Today, I tried Adagio's Thai chai. It's notable for having coconut and lemongrass in it. The coconut comes out strongly in the scent, but the flavor is primarily lemongrass. This had a five minute steeping time and is bitter. I added stevia, and that helped the bitterness a bit, not a lot but some. I'm not entirely sure what I think of this one. The lemongrass is peculiar but not unpleasant. I can't taste the coconut, so I'm not sure what it's doing in there.

I think I've figured out why the masala chai wasn't overly bitter yesterday. I think I used half as much tea as I should have for the size of my mug (holds a bit more than two cups of liquid). I did look at the ingredients, and cloves are listed. They're lower in the list of ingredients than I expected, based on how strongly the brew smelled of cloves.