OK, I know I have to go on a diet other than "See Food". But when it's a once-a-year dinner at a good restaurant and service is slow, it's hard for me NOT to chow down from the bread basket.
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I didn't want to get up today. It was raining outside, and they predicted more extreme weather by dinnertime. For the most part, I stayed in my jammies and watched videos most of the day. That is until I found a 7-8 year old computer that was once my dad's machine until he passed away. Although the computer runs Windows 10, it can't be upgraded to Windows 11 because it doesn't have a TPM module. (Even more important, the machine still uses rotating disk memory and is way too slow compared to modern machines.) So, I have two Windows 10 machines that can't be upgraded, and I don't know what to do with them.
Next, I had to get showered and dressed. Although I really want to go out as Marian, I'm not going to out myself to people I'm not sure would respect me after the outing. (There are still some advantages to presenting as a male, and I have to take advantage of them while on the co-op board.) Just before I was to pick up my fellow board members, I decided to finally subscribe to a new anti virus platform. This was easier than I thought it would be. But it will be way too expensive to stay on this platform after this subscription period ends.
Once done with installing the new software, it was off to pick up my fellow co-op board members, and then to the restaurant. At the restaurant, we met the new site manager, our accountant and our lawyer. As much as we discussed formal business with our experts, we also participated in normal social chit chat. Service was slow, and I ate too much - simply because the bread basket was right in front of me. And then the food came! In this episode of "(Wo)man vs. Food", Food won this round. I ended up bringing the seafood home, only to trash it in the dumpster. After 2-3 hours, I wasn't going to trust the safety of a seafood dish, and I wasn't going to reheat it for tomorrow's meal. So the only thing I figured I should do is toss the leftovers because it was the safest thing to do.
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Tomorrow will be another day. And I am scheduled to go to another meetup. Like the last one, I'm not certain about going. I'll make a decision about it tomorrow morning....
