We were at DigiMall yesterday afternoon. Dad couldn't decide which monitor arm to buy so I chose one for him, 99RM or circa $25. It was a Chinese brand and well-made (labelled NB). Sturdy with a gas lift you can adjust with a hex screw (wrench and other tools were included).
Needless to say, he is happy.
Myself, have switched around my displays. I have the TV showing Windows 11 and the NEC second-hand, showing the terminal off my ThinkPad (also second hand / used). I set it so the NEC is above my laptop screen so a flick of the mouse accesses either top or bottom display.
I use the Win 11 PC to write my stories and the Ubuntu ThinkPad to code. I will be renting MS Word for a month till I finish SDU. Writing chp 9-10 should take a week or two, then to polish up. Also the new computer chair Dad bought me is quite comfy permanently set in recline mode, otherwise it presses on the groin.
Mom was skeptical of the monitor arm but soon accepted it. Was surprised that some displays can't be mounted while others have the right screw holes built in. Good idea to check before buying.
Am sleepless at 5am, having just taken my meds. Should turn in by 6am.
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Working on chp9 of SDU today. It will be an action-packed chapter. War grips the world. Made a slow start having slept at 6am last night. Feeling okay. Brushed, got cleaned. Should head out in the evening to deposit cash in my debit account.
So I bought Office 365 for 30 days for 44RM++. It's 7pm and I have to write half of chp9 tonight. An absolute must do. We are healing the Liew family of witches to what end I'm not certain. Maybe it will be good.
Chp9 will take a while, maybe 4 days to finish. A quarter will be done by tonight, 1.2k words. Already done 300 and it's closing in on midnight. Staying up to catch the opening game of the World Cup. Ordered Mr Beast Feastables to see if they're really that special. May do a review.
Managed to get my Windows 11 display set up well. No more stretchy effect and the text looks good. I'm not sure how I did it. Maybe it was the Intel display settings beta I downloaded. Then I used Aspect > Zoom2 via the TV remote and it worked a charm. 3 hours till the WC opener.
I'm over halfway thru tonight's writing quota. Almost 1am. We think the Liews' genius west-hating henchman Allen may have died of a heart attack. There is a lot of subterfuge in mindspace. Balancing the nerve suppression with saving souls and protecting the innocent. Hopefully to do the right things to end this conflict painlessly as possible.
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Mid afternoon. Managed to get cleaned well. There is a musty odor in my room. Don't much feel like writing SDU but will have to make a start after dinner. The air conditioning is on eco mode, as well as quiet mode. Compressor noise is minimal and hopefully energy savings maxed as I run it 20 hours a day on average.
Kids from America taking revenge on Chinese / Asians. Nice gift after we axed the Liew command. They will be sorry later, so we told them. Important not to start another war.
10pm and I have another 1k words to write leading up to 3am’s match. Will take my meds around 3:30am, workout at midnight. I was thinking that today’s writing should delve into the politics of survival. Maybe an honestly long monologue between Daphne and Praetor will take up 500 words. Then, the rest would be Kyoko’s part, as she gathers support to dethrone FEED leading up to confrontation between her and Pete. Finally, an intervention by Gabriel finishes off the chapter.


