All the computers are receiving an input from the sound board. Between the separate outputs and Amelia constantly playing with the board, keeping an eye on things is mentally taxing.
I do feel good rigging an attachment for the mic boom. The Ikea desk was too thick for the clamp. I screwed in a piece of wood for the boom to attach to. While a crappy attachment, it feels good how quickly I did it.
And Deepa and I were the only 2 people in the theater. This is really strange for several reasons. The theater is in Columbia. Massively popular move ( Captain America, Civil War). To be fair it was the last showing (9:40). I am pretty sure no one was left in the building when we left at midnight. By no one, I mean not even staff was present when we left.
I still don’t fully understand the business model of theaters. Oh well, something else to learn about.
Finally worked up the courage to sign up for a pistol competition. Found an email from http://silvereaglegroup.com/ The challenge is for a team of 4 to compete in a single elimination. Sine I don’t have any friends, I signed up just myself but would just go 4 times. The entry cost is $80. When I arrived I found out how the course is laid out. It was a pretty good challenge. This is the layout:
Having been a single competitor, we ran the course late in the match. I was really happy with my times, but my accuracy wasn’t on point.
| Run | Time | Miss | Total |
| 1 | 25.72 | 10 | 35.72 |
| 2 | 25.?? | 5 | 30.?? |
| 3 | 25.86 | 10 | 35.86 |
| 4 | 25.68 | 14 | 39.68 |
| Total | 141.63 |
In my group of three I cam in last. The one thing the instructors didn’t go over was the scoring on the regular targets. Head shots were -2 seconds, so these 2 gubers were aiming for all the heads. The 2nd place was ~70 seconds and the 1st place was ~28 seconds. One rounds and done. Unfortunately the drive is 1.5 hours there and 1 back using the toll road. This added another $14 to the total cost plus 2 gallons of gas. As fun as the event was, the juice was not worth the squeeze.
and it effin’ sexy.
It still amazes me how ingenuity and data can still solve problems that are perceived to be solved. Maybe perception is 9/10ths of the problem.