It's been a while since I've updated anything in LJ, so here goes:

The Good

Last week, I'd added an additional 15-20 lbs of live rock to the tank from eeyrg's Live Rock Algae Killing Emporium. It's good, but I need to add another couple of buckets worth when there's more cleaned ( Read more... )

Well, shoveling the driveway and sidewalk 4 hours ago was a complete waste of our time. Everything is totally re-drifted back in. I don't think you can even tell that we were there.

Watching some PVR'ed olympic coverage while sharing the couch with my honey and at least one kitten? Not a waste of time. Reading the Fasolaki Owner's Manual? ( Read more... )

Before seven is no time to be up on a weekend. It's no time to be up during the week either, but at least then i can blame it on work ( Read more... )

Mmmm, raw fish and sticky rice. And dark liquids with green paste, and reddish-brown piles of pickled roots.

It had been way too long...

I didn't bring nearly enough food for lunch.

Rats.

My Genuity badge clip died this morning.

RIP.

Today had better shape up quickly, or it's going to be fired.

Older does not mean wiser, apparently. I came dangerously close to being outwitted by the Upton Tea box that was on my counter this morning. Things went much better after I discovered that the one box was actually _two_ that had been taped into a single entity ( Read more... )

The coolest thing about the drive home yesterday:

The Zork reference on NPR.

"[It's like] a maze of twisty little passages, all alike".

The piece was about how mapping software still isn't 100% accurate, and all of the big three had directions to drive up a staircase to get to this guy's neighborhood.

So you call in with a internet problem?

They send a phone tech.

Un-frickin'-believable.

On the good side, the intorweb has been fast today. Maybe the system upgrade the Phone Tech mentioned is either:

A.) Stock excuse #1
B.) Really did something meaningful.