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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-22 04:41 pm
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Online begging

I modified the goal on my Ko-Fi page this weekend. I originally wanted to raise $1,350 for some radio studio equipment, but I changed that goal to $750 for a new computer. I've raised just over one-fifth of the goal amount so far. The address is https://ko-fi.com/collieradio for donating.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-21 04:15 pm
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Days'll get longer

I made a reservation for Christmas dinner at Dave & Buster's. Looking over the menu, I'll definitely need to have a light breakfast that day since the restaurant's main dishes are mostly above 1,000 calories.

Tonight is the Winter Solstice, meaning the amount of sunlight each day will start getting longer again. It will be nice when the sun starts setting after 5 PM sometime in mid-January.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-17 09:11 pm
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Art block (literally?)

I may have to block one of the artists who did furry art for me. He lied to me today by saying I had agreed to pay for art of my fursona on a motorcycle. Looking at the private chat, I told him "No thank you. I can't right now." That is nowhere close to an agreement. The artist did the art anyway and charged me for it. I will give him one more warning that I cannot and will not commission any more art, and I will block him if he refuses to listen.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-16 04:45 pm
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More delays in weight management

I contacted my doctor's office to see about getting a prescription for a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic or Wegovy. The physician's assistant I currently see will be out of the office for another week or two. I also called a nutritionist, but they said Medicare won't cover their services unless I have diabetes (which, thankfully, I don't.)

I just opened my health insurance letter. Next year's monthly premiums will go from $673 to $854. Talk about sticker shock!
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-15 02:01 pm

Virtual relief

I set up my laptop to use 16-24 GB from my external hard drive as virtual RAM. I hope this can reduce or eliminate some of the freezing and lagging. I don't want to add physical RAM since this laptop isn't compatible with Windows 11.

I might ask for a new microwave for Christmas. My current microwave is still running fine, but it's approaching 11 years old. Most microwaves have a 7 to 9-year lifespan.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-13 07:57 pm
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Computer upgrade next year?

I really do need to get a new computer next year if I want to stream without any freezing or audio stuttering. My current laptop was bought in 2013 and has just 6 GB of RAM and 466 GB of memory. Two laptops currently available at Costco have 32 GB of RAM. One laptop with 1 TB of memory would cost $650, while the other has 2 TB of memory for $750. I would likely need to wait until my tax refund is deposited before buying a new computer.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-13 06:16 pm

More fridge filling

Instead of actually going to Costco, I arranged to have Instacart deliver some Costco food to me. The driver had a bit of trouble finding my front door, having driven around to the opposite side of the building.

While the recent "furry show shuffle" has me feeling a bit down, I'm trying to put a positive spin on parts of it. One big positive is I don't have to worry as much about my volume since I'll now be doing my show mostly in the afternoon instead of late at night. Other positives with cutting the show down to four hours is I can program each show a bit faster and only use two sheets of paper for the playlist instead of three. I didn't plan a birthday set for my December 20th show and I put more furry songs in the playlist. I wanted to update Romeo Rabbit about The Rabbit Hole, but he's deleted the Telegram and Discord accounts he recently used.

FoxTrot is tonight. I'm not really in the mood to go out, so I'll stay in and play in Steelwoulfe's Jackbox Games night.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-12 02:12 pm
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Restocking the freezer

I picked up some frozen dinners today since my fridge and freezer are almost empty. I went to a gas station afterward. I wanted to get my car washed, but the gas station's car wash was closed. I'll see if it's open tomorrow.

I might go to Costco tomorrow to buy more food that I'm running low on. I'll get a couple pizzas for the weekend after dinner tonight.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-10 01:59 pm
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Variety is the spice of life, I guess. The changes that are happening this coming weekend make me wish Romeo Rabbit was still hosting The Rabbit Hole. Trying to make everyone happy just ended up backfiring on me.

I'm unsure whether to keep The Rabbit Hole on Sunday nights or possibly move it to Saturdays, maybe from 4-8 PM Eastern. Going from 2-6 PM on Sundays (before the Funday Pawpets) wouldn't work since I work out at my dad's house during that first hour. I don't want to end The Rabbit Hole completely since I just got the Second Life server for it.

UPDATE: I will take this weekend off. Beginning the following weekend, The Rabbit Hole will be on Saturdays from 4-8 PM Eastern.
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jcollie719 ([personal profile] jcollie719) wrote2025-12-10 01:54 am

Back to mild weather

I don't know if I'll have a white Christmas this year. The forecast currently shows today will be in the upper-40s, with 50s and low-60s between tomorrow and December 23rd. No snow is in the forecast.

A local British pub has relocated to the downtown area. A group I belong to will meet there for dinner tonight.

UPDATE: The pub said it was unable to accommodate our group, so the group met at another downtown bar. I had a sausage pizza with green chiles and pepper jack cheese.