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Clown doctor
I think I figured out my halloween costume for this year ( Read more... ) -
More than 140 characters
Work has been insane lately. On Friday we had a celebration (potluck lunch) for the "end of the beginning" of the school year, but my team is still very much in the middle of a crunch time with deadlines approaching. Things should settle down a little bit in a couple of weeks ( Read more... ) -
Cat maintenance
I was just using the Furminator brush on Mr T. It works very well, maybe even better than the excellent Bamboo comb. He likes getting brushed, perhaps too much. Actually what happens is the brushing really riles him up and he wants to start play-fighting before you are done brushing. Of course, when his claws are long and sharp like they are ( Read more... ) -
Three weeks since last update
Been super busy with work. School is starting! Haven't received the avalanche of content complaints that I have been worried about, so that's good. I've been trying to work through some staffing changes and learn how to be a manager... Everyone says I am doing a great job but at the end of the day I always feel the pressure of the huge amount ( Read more... ) -
random post
I just opened a new roll of paper towels and noticed that the labeling on the wrapper is in both English and Spanish. I'm not bothered by the fact that it has two languages, but this one in particular makes me curious ( Read more... ) -
tech note: Information about special character support in various browsers
I wrote this to explain some issues we have been dealing with at work. The short backstory is that we have content formatted with HTML that gets published online and in print. Our customers don't always have the latest and greatest computers so the online delivery has to have low system requirements. The content is transformed into XML for the ( Read more... ) -
feature request: IM Clemency
I accidentally blocked achearing on AIM and didn't realize it for several months! This is because she stopped using AIM for a while (long story) and we continued to chat on Yahoo, so I figured she had dropped it altogether. It turned out that I had accidentally clicked the "block" button without realizing it. Part of my work at the office involves ( Read more... ) -
Update
Water heater was fixed this morning. The guy who came out was very professional and friendly, he quickly identified the problem as being the lower heating element had burned out. He recommended replacing both elements and thermostats, and I thought that was appropriate so I paid extra for those additional parts. Later I followed up with the boss ( Read more... ) -
THREE WEEKS
It's been over THREE WEEKS since I updated LJ. (See userpic for "two weeks" Total Recall reference ( Read more... ) -
Hi Internets
Haven't updated in a while, but I have been twittering and posting pics ( Read more... )