Muggy, warm and damp. Possibility of rain. Yuck. Weeks of dry and cool and the day thousands of people will be out walking around and it is wet and warm. Yuck. We actually had dripping from the sky most of the day yesterday, although it didn’t really puddle, it did get everything wet. And it was very warm.
I did some stuff around the house, then got one pickup done. It was lots from several auctions, so it was time to get the stuff. Then I headed to school for D2’s rehearsal and my volunteer hours. At her school, parents are expected to volunteer time throughout the year to help the kids or the school activities. My wife and I help in the theater program, since that’s our background. I’m doing sound this time, even though that was very secondary to my work and school experience.
The school has a very capable system that hasn’t really been maintained, adjusted, or properly configured for years. It’s been slowly added to and modified, and cruft from second hand knowledge and minimal training and understanding has built up to the point it needs to be cleaned out and reset. And I guess I’m the man to do it. Joy.
On the plus side, the system has built in features that should make their lives easier and shows sound better once we get them configured and active.
On the minus side, a lot of that will be opaque and not at all obvious to the incoming users, who will probably start making changes based on their ignorance and the need to get stuff done.
I’m headed there this morning for a couple of hours to get started.
Then I’ll be putting finishing touches on my Halloween decor and getting ready for trick or treaters. We get about 120-140 kids most years. I’ve got big bags of candy… and I’m not afraid to give it away.
It’s a weird holiday, but one I enjoy a lot. Hope you do too.
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(not much stacking for me, but should be some for thee..)