#383 - Laptops Galore

The day started with the usual messaging from fellows at the studio.

Most of it was just people talking and not worth my time. Robyn and I both woke up to the automatic blackout blinds rising, which was unusual for us.

The first thing I did was check my email to review my feedback from mentor. It’s always a bit of a harrowing moment, just before I find out what I did right or what I did wrong on the last assignment. This review was all positive and I get to move onto something more advanced. The next assignment is to write a crime story in a full fantasy world of my creation.

Easier said than done.

I’ve no choice but to start this one earlier than I have been known to. I will also watch some of the online courses my mentor and her husband have on writing fantasy crime stories. I might have watched them in the past, but a little refresher can’t hurt.

I went straight to my desk and logged in and got to approving the rest of the episode. My supervisor’s goal was to have it all approved by our team by the end of day, have the art director approve and revise so we could have the entire thing out by Thursday. Quite the feat if we could pull it off.

By noon I was well on my way to finishing. I felt like I could take the long walk at lunch in the park with Robyn and we both needed the exercise. While we were out and about, we invited some friends to go for breakfast on Sunday morning. It feels like we haven’t seen everyone in a while.

The walk was wonderful today and we both enjoyed the cooler weather. Compared to yesterday’s heatwave it was downright cold.

I went straight to my desk when I got home because I always get a million messages during the break. I had one special request that required a little attention from me, and I got to that one immediately. Having completed that, I went downstairs and made two grilled cheese sandwiches like I was a teenager and gave one to Robyn. It wasn’t the best lunch from a health perspective, but it soothed the soul none-the-less.

I had a meeting at three that I had already prepared for, so I got back to doing approvals and revision with the goal of meeting the end of day deadline.

The meeting went long and I got most of the requests I asked for. I asked for a lot of designs from the Design Team, but we really needed them. But most of the meeting didn’t involve my department, so I was able to keep doing approvals.

After the day finished, neither Robyn nor I wanted to cook. We just didn’t have the energy, so we ordered some Poke Bowls from a place we like called In A Bowl. I ordered an onigiri to take to work tomorrow and I got an order of crab Rangoon as well. Absolutely delicious. The meal was filling, but there were lots of healthy elements to it as well, making it feel well balanced.

Robyn had been talking about how hard it was to do her schoolwork on an iPad, so I suggested she get a cheap laptop. I ended up ordering her the almost exact same model as my writing computer because I haven’t had many issues with it over the years. I got a refurbished model from a third-party seller on BestBuy.com, the same place I got my own.

I ordered her the Lenovo X1 Carbon Generation 6 because it is lightweight, good on battery usage and fast enough for most programs. It has an amazing keyboard for typing and a screen that is easy on the eyes. And because it is an older machine it costs a lot less than something new with all the bells and whistles.

And it seems the Gen 6 has become a fan favourite because of the longer key travel than the newer ones and the lower power options.

I have loved mine so far and I hope she has the same experience.

We watched an episode of Survivor while eating our dinner and then an episode of Neagley to end the night. Robyn chose to read and I had my writing to do.

I’ll keep this one short tonight as I have to get up early tomorrow to catch a train.

My audiobook is calling me, and I think it will be a nice way to end the night.

Until tomorrow.