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Sunday, September 08, 2024

Pulling HDMI Cable Through Wall Conduit

Jotting down a few resources for future remembrance:

Wire Pulling Half Hitching Prep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAKK9QJoyBk

Tutorial on The Sheet Bend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1BC65s_2Y

Our rental had two 1-inch conduits running from behind the TV mount to a nearby alcove. The conduit pull line extended about six inches out of each end of the conduit. Knotted each end of the conduit pull line to another section of pull line. An aside: after tightening one end, I accidentally yanked the other end into the conduit 😝 Luckily, was able to suction the conduit pull line back to the opening using the hose of our vacuum cleaner. 😅

HDMI Cable:

Cable Matters Unidirectional CL2 Rated (in-Wall Installation) Active 8K @60Hz Fiber Optic HDMI 2.1 Cable 24.6 ft / 7.5m - Support 4K@120Hz HDR

The eventual goal: get an audio/visual system in place (receiver, speakers, etc.). This first step allows for removal of the Nintendo Switch to the alcove, where all the A/V gear will eventually reside.

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

The Book of Boba Fett Run

Watched The Book of Boba Fett:

2021-12-29: Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land
2022-01-05: Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine
2022-01-12: Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa
2022-01-19: Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm
2022-01-26: Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian
2022-02-02: Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger
2022-02-09: Chapter 7: In The Name of Honor

Monday, January 31, 2022

Peacemaker Run

Started a run of Peacemaker (TV series).

Season One (2022)

2022-01-19: A Whole New Whirled
2022-01-19: Best Friends, For Never
2022-01-19: Better Goff Dead
2022-01-20: The Choad Less Traveled
2022-01-27: Monkey Dory
2022-02-04: Murn After Reading
2022-02-10: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
2022-02-17: It's Cow or Never

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Hawkeye (2021 TV series) Run

Watching Hawkeye (2021 TV series):

2021-11-24: Never Meet Your Heroes
2021-11-24: Hide and Seek
2021-12-01: Echoes
2021-12-08: Partners, Am I Right?
2021-12-15: Ronin
2021-12-22: So This Is Christmas?

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series) Run

Watched Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series):

2021-11-19: Cowboy Gospel
2021-11-19: Venus Pop
2021-11-19: Dog Star Swing
2021-11-19: Callisto Soul
2021-11-19: Darkside Tango
2021-11-19: Binary Two-Step
2021-11-20: Galileo Hustle
2021-11-20: Sad Clown A-Go-Go
2021-11-20: Blue Crow Waltz
2021-11-20: Supernova Symphony

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Ted Lasso Run

Watching Ted Lasso

Season 1 (2020)

#1 2021-10-15: Pilot
#2 2021-10-15: Biscuits
#3 2021-10-15: Trent Crimm: The Independent
#4 2021-10-15: For the Children
#5 2021-10-15: Tan Lines
#6 2021-10-15: Two Aces
#7 2021-10-16: Make Rebecca Great Again
#8 2021-10-16: The Diamond Dogs
#9 2021-10-16: All Apologies
#10 2021-10-16: The Hope that Kills You

Season 2 (2021)

#11 2021-10-16: Goodbye Earl
#12 2021-10-18: Lavender
#13 2021-10-20: Do the Right-est Thing
#14 2021-10-20: Carol of the Bells
#15 2021-10-20: Rainbow
#16 2021-10-24: The Signal
#17 2021-10-24: Headspace
#18 2021-10-24: Man City
#19 2021-10-24: Beard After Hours
#20 2021-10-24: No Weddings and a Funeral
#21 2021-10-24: Midnight Train to Royston
#22 2021-10-24: Inverting the Pyramid of Success

Monday, October 04, 2021

Schmigadoon! Run

Started a Schmigadoon! run.

2021-10-04: Schmigadoon!
2021-10-04: Lovers' Spat
2021-10-04: Cross That Bridge
2021-10-04: Suddenly
2021-10-04: Tribulation
2021-10-04: How We Change

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Foundation Run

Started a run of Foundation (TV Series):

2021-09-26: The Emperor's Peace
2021-09-26: Preparing to Live
2021-10-01: The Mathematician's Ghost
2021-10-08: Barbarians at the Gate
2021-10-15: Upon Awakening
2021-10-22: Death and the Maiden
2021-10-29: Mysteries and Martyrs
2021-11-05: The Missing Piece
2021-11-12: The First Crisis
2021-: The Leap

Thursday, August 12, 2021

What If...? Run

Watching What If...? TV series

Season One (2021)

2021-08-12: What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?
2021-08-18: What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?
2021-08-25: What If... the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?
2021-09-01: What If... Dr. Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?
2021-09-08: What If... Zombies?
2021-09-15: What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?
2021-09-22: What If... Thor Was An Only Child?
2021-09-29: What If... Ultron Won?
2021-10-06: What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?

Monday, June 28, 2021

Yasuke (TV series) Run

Watching Yasuke:

Season 1 (2021)

2021-06-27: Ronin
2021-06-27: The Old Way
2021-06-27: Mortal Sins
2021-06-27: The Long Road
2021-06-27: Pain & Blood
2021-06-27: Balance

Schitt's Creek Run

Watching Schitt's Creek.

Season 3 (2017) - In Progress

2021-10-12: #27 Opening Night
2021-10-14: #28 The Throuple
2021-10-25: #29 New Car
#30 Driving Test
#31 Rooms by the Hour
#32 Murder Mystery
#33 General Store
#34 Motel Review
#35 The Affair
#36 Sebastien Raine
#37 Stop Saying Lice!
#38 Friends & Family
#39 Grad Night

Season 2 (2016)

2021-08-03: #14 Finding David
2021-08-04: #15 Family Dinner
2021-08-05: #16 Jazzagals
2021-08-17: #17 Estate Sale
2021-08-20: #18 Bob's Bagels
2021-08-24: #19 Moira vs. Town Council
2021-09-20: #20 The Candidate
2021-09-23: #21 Milk Money
2021-09-24: #22 Moira's Nudes
2021-09-28: #23 Ronnie's Party
2021-09-30: #24 The Motel Guest
2021-10-09: #25 Lawn Signs
2021-10-11: #26 Happy Anniversary

Season 1 (2015)

2021-06-27: Our Cup Runneth Over
2021-06-27: The Drip
2021-06-27: Don't Worry, It's His Sister
2021-06-27: Bad Parents
2021-06-27: The Cabin
2021-06-27: Wine and Roses
2021-06-27: Turkey Shoot
2021-06-29: Allez-Vous
2021-06-29: Carl's Funeral
2021-06-30: Honeymoon
2021-06-30: Little Sister
2021-07-01: Surprise Party
2021-07-01: Town for Sale

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

WandaVision Run

Watching WandaVision

Season One:

2021-04-06: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
2021-04-06: Don't Touch That Dial
2021-04-07: Now in Color
2021-04-07: We Interrupt This Program
2021-04-08: On a Very Special Episode...
2021-04-09: All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
2021-04-09: Breaking the Fourth Wall
2021-04-10: Previously On
2021-04-10: The Series Finale

Notes:

Kathryn Hahn was amazing
Elizabeth Olsen was amazing
Paul Bettany was amazing, and the combination of writing and acting reminded me of a dear friend
Was really hoping Hahn's character arc had a different outcome, but I get it

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Snowpiercer Run

Snowpiercer (TV series)

Season 3 (2022)

2022-01-24: The Tortoise and the Hare
2022-01-31: The Last to Go
2022-02-07: The First Blow
2022-02-14: Bound by One Track
2022-02-21: A New Life
2022-02-28: Born to Bleed
2022-03-07: Ouroborous
2022-03-14: Setting Itself Right
2022-03-21: A Beacon for Us All
2022-03-28: The Original Sinners

Season 2 (2021)

2021-03-26: The Time of Two Engines
2021-03-26: Smolder to Life
2021-03-27: A Great Odyssey
2021-03-27: A Single Trade
2021-03-27: Keep Hope Alive
2021-03-27: Many Miles from Snowpiercer
2021-03-28: Our Answer for Everything
2021-03-28: The Eternal Engineer
2021-03-28: The Show Must Go On
2021-03-29: Into the White

Season 2 notes:

Joseph Wilford (Sean Bean):

So good in this role, just wow wow
“This is the world! A rolling steel artery on a dead marble."

Icy Bob (Andre Tricoteux): What an unexpected voice! I bet he's a great guy.
Sykes (Chelsea Harris): I want to be on Team Sykes; she's great.
Pike (Steven Ogg): seemed like he was channeling Jack Nicholson
Alex (Rowan Blanchard): wow, what a talent; spunky, breath of fresh air
John Osweiller (Sam Otto): what a voice/song to end with

Season 1 (2020)

2021-03-21: First, the Weather Changed
2021-03-21: Prepare to Brace
2021-03-21: Access Is Power
2021-03-24: Without Their Maker
2021-03-24: Justice Never Boarded
2021-03-24: Trouble Comes Sideways
2021-03-25: The Universe Is Indifferent
2021-03-25: These Are His Revolutions
2021-03-25: The Train Demanded Blood
2021-03-25: 994 Cars Long

Season 1 notes:

Melanie and Ruth crossed lines ... way, way over 😬
Bess Till (Mickey Sumner): a sublime casting choice
Terence (Sean Toub): just the right balance of rogue and neutrality
Javier de la Torre (Roberto Urbina): I think I can pronounce it now ... "Ha-vee-rrr"
Bennett Know (Ben; Iddo Goldberg): Great "behind the curtain" presence; believable
Ruth Wardell (Alison Wright): As complicated as Melanie ... she enabled grotesque crimes ... but risked it all

Wednesday, January 03, 2018

Doctor Who Run

Dawn and I have started watching Doctor Who, following the Mathew Olson's recommendation (last accessed 2018-01-03):

Christopher Eccleston, 9th Doctor, 2005
David Tennant, 10th Doctor, 2006-2010
Matt Smith, 11th Doctor, 2011-2013
Peter Capaldi, 12th Doctor, 2014-2017
Jodie Whittaker, 13th Doctor, 2018—
Tom Baker, 4th Doctor, 1974-1981
Paul McGann, 8th Doctor, 1996 (The TV Movie)
William Hartnell, 1st Doctor, 1963-19661
Patrick Troughton, 2nd Doctor, 1966-1969
Jon Pertwee, 3rd Doctor, 1970-1974
Peter Davison, 5th Doctor, 1981-1984
Colin Baker, 6th Doctor, 1984-1986
Sylvester McCoy, 7th Doctor, 1987-1989
Various (Books, Audio Dramas, Spin-offs2, Comics) 1963—

Dawn watched series one relatively recently, so we started with series two. Dawn's a fan, I'm interested but have watched a minimal bit.

Off we go! (most recently viewed series first)

Series Thirteen (In Progress)

2021-10-31: "Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse"

2021-11-07: "Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans"

2021-11-21: "Once, Upon Time"

2021-11-21: "Village of the Angels"

2021-11-28: "Survivors of the Flux"

2021-12-05: "The Vanquishers"

Specials (2021) (Complete)

2021-01-01: "Revolution of the Daleks"

Series Twelve (Complete)
2020-01-01: "Spyfall, Part 1"
2020-01-05: "Spyfall, Part 2"
2020-01-12: "Orphan 55"
2020-01-19: "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"
2020-01-26: "Fugitive of the Judoon"
2020-02-02: "Praxeus"
2020-02-09: "Can You Hear Me?"
2020-02-16: "The Haunting of Villa Diodati"
2020-02-23: "Ascension of the Cyberman"
2020-03-01: "The Timeless Children"

Specials (2019) (Complete)

2019-01-01: "Resolution"

Series Eleven (Complete)

2018-10-07: "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"
2018-10-15: "The Ghost Monument"
2018-10-21: "Rosa"
2018-10-27: "Arachnids in the UK"
2018-11-04: "The Tsuranga Conundrum"
2018-11-11: "Demons of the Punjab"
2018-11-18: "Kerblam!"
2018-11-25: "The Witchfinders"
2018-12-02: "It Takes You Away"
2018-12-09: "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"

Season 16 (1978–1979) (Not Started)
2019-01-26: The Ribos Operation (Parts 1-4)
2019-02-01: The Pirate Planet (Parts 1-4)
The Stones of Blood (Parts 1-4)
The Androids of Tara (Parts 1-4)
The Power of Kroll (Parts 1-4)
The Armageddon Factor (Parts 1-6)

Season 15 (1977–1978) (Complete)
2018-12-30: Horror of Fang Rock (Parts 1-4)
2018-12-30: The Invisible Enemy (Parts 1-4)
2019-01-05: Image of the Fendahl (Parts 1-4)
2019-01-05: The Sun Makers (Parts 1-4)
2019-01-12: Underworld (Parts 1-4)
2019-01-20: The Invasion of Time (Parts 1-6)

Season 14 (1976–1977) (Complete)
2018-11-10: The Masque of Mandragora (Parts 1-4)
2018-11-10: The Hand of Fear (Parts 1-4)
2018-11-16: The Deadly Assassin (Parts 1-4)
2018-11-16: The Face of Evil (Parts 1-4)
2018-12-22: The Robots of Death (Parts 1-4)
2018-12-25: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (Parts 1-6)

Season 13 (1975–1976) (Complete)

2018-10-20: Terror of the Zygons (Parts 1-4)
2018-10-21: Planet of Evil (Parts 1-4)
2018-10-24: Pyramids of Mars (Parts 1-2 of 4)
2018-10-26: Pyramids of Mars (Parts 3-4 of 4)

2018-10-27: The Android Invasion (Parts 1-4)
2018-10-27: The Brain of Morbius (Parts 1-4)
2018-10-31: The Seeds of Doom (Parts 1–2 of 6)
2018-11-03: The Seeds of Doom (Parts 3-6 of 6)

Season 12 (1974–1975) (Complete)

2018-09-29: Robot (Parts 1-4)
2018-09-29: The Ark in Space (Parts 1-4)
2018-10-06: The Sontaran Experiment (Parts 1-2)
2018-10-06: Genesis of the Daleks (Parts 1-6)
2018-10-07: Revenge of the Cybermen (Parts 1-4)

Specials (2017) (Complete)
2018-09-23: "Twice Upon a Time"

Specials (2016) (Complete)
2018-09-23: "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

Series Ten (Complete)

2018-09-12: "The Pilot"
2018-09-14: "Smile"
2018-09-14: "Thin Ice"
2018-09-14: "Knock Knock"
2018-09-15: "Oxygen"
2018-09-15: "Extremis"
2018-09-15: "The Pyramid at the End of the World"
2018-09-15: "The Lie of the Land"
2018-09-16: "Empress of Mars"
2018-09-19: "The Eaters of Light"
2018-09-22: "World Enough and Time"
2018-09-22: "The Doctor Falls"

Specials (2015) (Complete)

2018-09-09: "The Husbands of River Song"

Series Nine (Complete)

2018-09-03: "Last Christmas"
2018-09-03: "The Magician's Apprentice"
2018-09-03: "The Witch's Familiar"
2018-09-03: "Under the Lake"
2018-09-03: "Before the Flood"
2018-09-05: "The Girl Who Died"
2018-09-07: "The Woman Who Lived"
2018-09-07: "The Zygon Invasion"
2018-09-08: "The Zygon Inversion"
2018-09-08: "Sleep No More"
2018-09-08: "Face the Raven"
2018-09-08: "Heaven Sent"
2018-09-09: "Hell Bent"

Series Eight (Complete)

2018-08-31: "Deep Breath"
2018-08-31: "Into the Dalek"
2018-08-31: "Robot of Sherwood"
2018-08-31: "Listen"
2018-09-01: "Time Heist"
2018-09-01: "The Caretaker"
2018-09-01: "Kill the Moon"
2018-09-01: "Mummy on the Orient Express"
2018-09-01: "Flatline"
2018-09-02: "In the Forest of the Night"
2018-09-02: "Dark Water"
2018-09-02: "Death in Heaven"

Specials (2013) (Complete)

2018-08-26: "The Day of the Doctor"
2018-08-29: "The Time of the Doctor"

Series Seven (Complete)

2018-07-29: Christmas Special: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"
2018-08-12: "Asylum of the Daleks"
2018-08-12: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"
2018-08-18: "A Town Called Mercy"
2018-08-18: "The Power of Three"
2018-08-18: "The Angels Take Manhattan"
2018-08-25: "The Snowmen"
2018-08-25: "The Bells of Saint John"
2018-08-25: "The Rings of Akhaten"
2018-08-25: "Cold War"
2018-08-26: "Hide"
2018-08-26: "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS"
2018-08-26: "The Crimson Horror"
2018-08-26: "Nightmare in Silver"
2018-08-26: "The Name of the Doctor"

Series Six (Complete)

2018-06-17: Christmas Special: "A Christmas Carol"
2018-06-09: "The Impossible Astronaut"
2018-06-09: "Day of the Moon"
2018-06-23: "The Curse of the Black Spot"
2018-06-23: "The Doctor's Wife"
2018-07-20: "The Rebel Flesh"
2018-07-20: "The Almost People"
2018-07-21: "A Good Man Goes to War"
2018-07-21: "Let's Kill Hitler"
2018-07-21: "Night Terrors"
2018-07-21: "The Girl Who Waited"
2018-07-28: "The God Complex"
2018-07-28: "Closing Time"
2018-07-28: "The Wedding of River Song"

Series Five (Complete)

2018-05-18: "The Eleventh Hour"
2018-05-18: "The Beast Below"
2018-05-18: "Victory of the Daleks"
2018-05-19: "The Time of Angels"
2018-05-19: "Flesh and Stone"
2018-05-19: "The Vampires of Venice"
2018-05-20: "Amy's Choice"
2018-05-26: "The Hungry Earth"
2018-05-26: "Cold Blood"
2018-05-26: "Vincent and the Doctor"
2018-06-08: "The Lodger"
2018-06-08: "The Pandorica Opens"
2018-06-08: "The Big Bang"

Series One (Complete)

2018-04-07: "Rose"
2018-04-14: "The End of the World"
2018-04-21: "The Unquiet Dead"
2018-04-28: "Aliens of London"
2018-04-28: "World War Three"
2018-05-05: "Dalek"
2018-05-06: "The Long Game"
2018-05-07: "Father's Day"
2018-05-12: "The Empty Child"
2018-05-12: "The Doctor Dances"
2018-05-13: "Boom Town"
2018-05-13: "Bad Wolf"
2018-05-13: "The Parting of the Ways"

Specials (2008–2010) (Complete)

2018-04-05: "The Next Doctor"
2018-04-06: "Planet of the Dead"
2018-04-06: "The Waters of Mars"
2018-04-06: "The End of Time"

Series Four (Complete)

2018-01-18: Christmas Special: "Voyage of the Damned"
2018-01-27: "Partners in Crime"
2018-02-03: "The Fires of Pompeii"
2018-02-10: "Planet of the Ood"
2018-02-16: "The Sontaran Stratagem"
2018-02-16: "The Poison Sky"
2018-02-18: "The Doctor's Daughter"
2018-02-24: "The Unicorn and the Wasp"
2018-02-24: "Silence in the Library"
2018-02-24: "Forest of the Dead"
2018-03-31: "Midnight"
2018-03-31: "Turn Left"
2018-03-31: "The Stolen Earth"
2018-03-31: "Journey's End"

Series Three (Complete)

2017-12-29: Christmas Special: "The Runaway Bride"
2017-12-29: "Smith and Jones"
2017-12-29: "The Shakespeare Code"
2017-12-29: "Gridlock"
2017-12-29: "Daleks in Manhattan"
2017-12-29: "Evolution of the Daleks"
2017-12-29: "The Lazarus Experiment"
2017-12-29: "42"
2017-12-29: "Human Nature"
2017-12-29: "The Family of Blood"
2017-12-29: "Blink"
2018-01-13: "Utopia"
2018-01-13: "The Sound of Drums"
2018-01-13: "Last of the Time Lords"

Series Two (Complete)

2017-12-23: Christmas Special: "The Christmas Invasion"
2017-12-23: "New Earth"
2017-12-23: "Tooth and Claw"
2017-12-23: "School Reunion"
2017-12-23: "The Girl in the Fireplace"
2017-12-23: "Rise of the Cybermen"
2017-12-23: "The Age of Steel"
2017-12-23: "The Idiot's Lantern"
2017-12-23: "The Impossible Planet"
2017-12-23: "The Satan Pit"
2017-12-23: "Love & Monsters"
2017-12-23: "Fear Her"
2017-12-23: "Army of Ghosts"
2017-12-23: "Doomsday"

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