Monday. 19th. Backdating a couple of days. Super stressed out about the solar. Also annoyed that my version of the app doesn't show the individual panels. Maybe only the ipad version does?? All the stoopid at work. At lunch time we met up with James and George and the kids and bfs for lunch at Bella Vista. That was lovely and all too short.
Made a cabbage lasagna for dinner with the leftover veggie mince and bechamel sauce from last weekend. Did some year in review reading.
Tuesday. They must have turned off the solar system remotely, because now the app wasn't showing any production at all - just our actual usage. Which with all the fish tank filters running all day is about a kilowatt with spikes for things like the hot water. Finished work early. My heart's just not in work for the rest of the year, I've had enough. Dug out some mince from the freezer and had that with some bacon, leftover onion, tomato paste, passata, and leftover salads from the Christmas party.
Wednesday. Wandered the building and found a new jigsaw to borrow and do.
Thursday. It was a day. Watched the fourth episode of Picard. Totally cacked myself when they had Kirk Thatcher 36 years later playing the same punk song on the bus. Except this time when they tell him to shut up he sheepishly agrees (after putting his hand to his neck remembering Spock's nerve pinch). So funny :)
Friday. Such a busy morning. So much for a gentle wind down to Christmas. Lunch at Herbert's, this time with the Chrises and Tony.
Played some Christmas on Yvonne's keyboard in the afternoon and tidied the house. They turned the solar back on again in the evening and it caught the last of the rays. Did a veggie roast and potato bake for dinner and had the hills over.
Jess and I played some Christmas music, although I'm struggling with my reeds at the moment (but I don't want to open a new one because I won't be using it for long before going away again). She also determined (like Stu has been trying to tell me) that David's Aulos recorder is out of tune, and in fact my original one from primary school (that I haven't played in like 35 years on account of I thought David's sounded better) is more accurate. Sigh. Also got an SMS that my new phone had arrived at JB.
Saturday. Christmas Eve. Got the house down to 16 overnight just running the fan. Then went and braved the mall to pick up my phone and some bubbles and a few other bits and pieces while I was there. Did some stuff on my todo list. Made a cherry cheesecake in the afternoon. We think the solar is disconnected from the battery as now the production is maxing out at like 5kW when it should be doing like 13. And the pattern of consumption is being dumb again, showing us using as much as it's producing. Epic stresssed and depressed about it. Had chicken kiev for dinner. Then finally watched Love Actually (been too crazy busy), and the carols. So quite a late night.
It's not carols until Marina Prior has sung Angels we have Heard on High!
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