August 2023 Chat Thread.

[bazookagoof]

August already? Actually, I thought July did hang around for a nice time. I dislike it when the summer months fly by too quickly!

[Bean]

We're still waiting for our summer to return, it's been pretty cool and overcast here. But it beats a heatwave!

Baz, I noticed your new business venture while we were away - I trust it's going well!

[bazookagoof]

Aug 3, 2023 9:08:14 GMT Bean said:

Baz, I noticed your new business venture while we were away - I trust it's going well!

Probably would go as well as this barber:

[3piggles]

Loved Monty Python

We've had two months of rain, but for me, it's been one of the best summers in years. Cool and endurable, which is nice for me. One day over 90F. Yes! Our crops are a bit messed up. All the tomatoes are ripening early. The farms in the state have lost a great deal to flooding. At least their land didn't wash away. It just couldn't absorb the amount of rain that fell, so the crops flooded. The stone fruit crops are pretty much wiped out, peaches, plums, etc. Huge loss for the farmers, who were almost back to normal after the pandemic LOTS of roads washed out, with, I'm sure, much more planning to do to prevent it from happening again, than just patching the road the same old way. The weather forecasters say these torrential rains will only get worse, to a whole lot of infrastructure, probably nationwide, has to be upgraded to handle the 1000 year to 5000 year floods, not just the 500 year floods. Still, it's better than constantly having to repair the roads, or just close them and make the people who live on those roads drive miles out of the way to get anywhere.

Yesterday was our daughter's 4th wedding anniversary. It was warm with a good breeze, unlike her wedding day which set a heat record!

[3piggles]

Is everyone off doing things, or is my internet not working, again? Haven't gotten a new post since 8/4.

[bazookagoof]

Aug 5, 2023 22:23:37 GMT 3piggles said:

Is everyone off doing things, or is my internet not working, again? Haven't gotten a new post since 8/4.

I just noticed this post. I've been checking every day, but sometimes I don't have anything worthwhile to post. If I can at least hit the "like" button to acknowledge something, I'll do that. 

Sometimes I want to write something, but I've got too much to do and I tell myself I'll find time later. 

[Bean]

I've been away again, but hope your internet/ computer is in full working order again!

[3piggles]

The last time I checked every day an nothing new showed. Then everything showed a few days later, and I knew I hadn't gotten anything for days. Wasn't sure if that happened again, or posting was just slow. We moved the 5G and router to good places, as they didn't work very well in their temporary quarters, so I thought everything was back to normal. Hopefully, it is

[bazookagoof]

I've spent all day trying to learn some new stuff with Resolve and the whole day feels wasted. Couldn't get anything to work like the tutorials showed. 

Lately it's getting difficult to concentrate, like my head's being stuffed with information and I'm not retaining enough of it. I'd like to do other things, as much as I generally enjoy learning new editing techniques. 

I just feel pressured to keep at it, otherwise I'll forget what I've already picked up. Also, I hope to get a better job, so that's also an incentive.  

[Bean]

I hope that there's a moment of it all clicking into place coming up to keep you enthused! A lot of learning is just plugging away, but it's frustrating when you can't see some progress. Good job keeping at it anyway.

[3piggles]

I walk away from it, when my head starts to get overstuffed. Just take a break before going back. Maybe that would help, if you aren't already doing it. Good luck!