random thoughts – Day 2,099 (Monday) – treats and tv

Will pose for treats.

Kiki spent the morning walking around the house and meowing which had me scurrying around to see if she was okay. I think she thinks she is tricking me into being a treat dispenser because many times her antics result in her being hand fed treats and this morning might have been a test of my training and response times. I don’t think she realizes that the treats are distributed closer and closer to my lap and soon I will have tricked her into being a lap kitty. Who is the mastermind now?

The ongoing cable box issues have hopefully been corrected (fingers crossed!). The tech arrived on time at the early end of the two-hour service window and started with checking diagnostics from his van. When he came inside, the TV was turned on for the first time of the day. Of course, it sprang to life with an image and sound just like it’s supposed to. Luckily, I had the photos from Saturday of the weird green, blue, white on black graphics. The tech mentioned the recent solar flares have been causing widespread unusual problems with reception.

No issues were found outside the house and the cable box and HDMI cable were replaced. Hopefully, the equipment swap out does the trick and I can be spared rebooting the box for a while. So far, the TV has successfully delivered several glitch-free episodes of Next in Fashion, a British fashion design challenge show in the vein of Project Runway. I can’t believe how quickly the designers on these shows sketch designs, choose fabrics, cut, sew, and fit outfits onto models and send them down the runway in one or two days (depending upon the challenge). I love a deadline, but I think I might crack under that type of pressure.