Today was mostly reserved for time with the kids. We slept in a little late, then headed to the couch for some morning TV and snuggle time. A little later I took the kids on a forced march--er, walk--through the park; it was a little odd to see so many people out and about, but none of them interacting. We kept our distance too.
What I'm watching today
Richie Rich (1994, Netflix streaming) - I don't know why my wife put this on for the kids this afternoon, but it happened. I'm pretty sure she had seen it before. THIS IS NOT A KIDS MOVIE. There's foul language, some attempted murder, and even a little light racism. Macaulay Culkin is fine. John Larroquette is over the top as usual. Here's a legitimate question: Is John Larroquette a good actor?
Devs (2020, Hulu streaming) - I took in two more episodes of Devs today, and I really like this show. So far my only gripe is that at times the soundtrack turns into a weird, avant garde jazz saxophone number that sounds a lot like the soundtrack the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia folks made for their Lethal Weapon parodies. I have a hard time taking it seriously.
What I'm playing today
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, Nintendo Switch) - Anyone who knows me knows that this is my favorite video game of all time. I've been playing the same game on-again off-again for three years. I've been at the point in the game where all I needed to do was one final battle in order to beat the game, but I've been putting it off because exploring the virtual world is so much more rewarding. Well, the 7yo, who has beaten this game over and over again, even in expert Master Mode, shamed me into finally challenging that final boss today. It was rough, but I eventually figured out how to defeat Calamity Gannon. Though the worst part was the 7yo sitting there critiquing my every move. The best part is that by defeating the final boss, my game doesn't necessarily have to end. I'm still free to explore Hyrule.
What I'm doing today
Failing - I really wanted to fix my daughter's dresser today. Here's the problem: Her dresser is at least 50 years old, and the drawers are constructed out of really cheaply made particle board. After all this time, the glue and the tacks holding it together have given out. One by one, the drawers have fallen apart. I believe we're on broken drawer #3. It's an easy fix--just cut two side boards and a backing board, cut a groove in each for the bottom panel, glue, nail, and done--that is, if you have a tablesaw. Unfortunately my tablesaw, which was also pretty near 50 years old, died a horrible death a few months ago. Think black smoke. Anyway, I have a decent miter saw for making the cuts, but I don't have a good way to cut the groove for the bottom panel. So I looked around the garage for what tools I did have: hand saws, router, miter saw, jigsaw, Dremel... Then I thought it would be a good idea to build a jig for the Dremel in order to cut the groove. How hard could that be? Not hard at all, but then I'd be using up lumber that was reserved for the project. Back to square one. Well, I asked around the neighborhood and found a neighbor with a tablesaw I can borrow. So hopefully I can check this one off the to-do list in the next few days.
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