Did some troubleshooting of why EAD files failed to index in Arclight. It’s mostly due to very long note fields, which is fixable by changing how those fields are indexed.
Sewed a few masks. Used the last of the rice. I ordered more earlier in the week and it should arrive on Friday.
Went to the code4lib Thursday Happy Hour at 5 pm. It was happy, and slightly over an hour.
Finally got around to putting plastic over the drafty back door. It’s billowing like a sail, indicating the plastic is stopping a major draft. Once this pandemic softens, we’ll have the apartment maintenance folks come by and make that door suck less.
We’ve transitioned Elvis to a more formal litterbox. He’s handling it well.
I figured out what the weird doohickey on my sewing machine cabinet is for. It’s a knee pedal! I just need to install my footpedal in the side of the cabinet, and I’ll be able to control my machine with my knee.
Since I’ve been using my machine more lately, I put in an order online for new needles, machine oil, a sasher, and a walking foot. I’ve never used a walking foot before, but it sounds awesome, like it’ll solve all my “feeding fabric” problems.
Mayor Boughton said in his “live at five” briefing that we’re up to 1032 cases in Danbury.
