I did, and I took some photos. There were fireworks too, but looking down on them from such a distance was less exciting than it may sound.

I have this clock on my wall that ran out of batteries months ago. I’ve been too lazy to replace them, so the time has been stuck somewhere around 7:40. I’ve noticed this because it has sometimes fooled me in the morning before work, making me think I have more time than in actuality. So, the batteries have been dead for at least six months, but just now, I looked up and it’s tic-toc-ing away. It says 4:07, so I guess that would mean it has been running for over eight hours now. Where did these batteries get their second wind from? How long will it last? I didn’t replace them.. I’ll have to keep an eye on this weirdness.

Who knew old dead electronics had so many salvageable components. I took apart a couple dead dvd drives and recovered three little electric motors, two lasers, one green led, in addition to the gears, screws and a reusable metal enclosure. As a reminder to myself, I should try and make it down to the goodwill to look for cheap reusable electronics.

I also got around to resurrecting the garden. Last year’s harvest was inedible, but it’s just fun going out to water it, gives me a reason to be in the yard. And look, this blog is getting me to use my camera.

One of my hopes for this blog is that it will get me to use my camera more often. To get it started, I’ll post some of the better pictures I’ve taken while out walking around.