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Ow!
So, red_lynx broke her fibula at SCA fighting practice. She's in a boot for a minimum of three months. That means no Pennsic for us. She's not to do really anything for the next 10 days, and then she's allowed to walk for a month before she goes back for a checkup.
We still have house-closing in 9 days. We're planning on ripping out the upstairs ( Read more... ) -
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The packing for the move has begun. Good think that we're a block away from a place that sells a lot of wine (free boxes).
Renovations of the current house and yard continue apace. Our carpenter-guy is replacing the busted asbestos shingles, and is ripping down the old ugly fencing. We have an electrician coming next Friday to replace our ( Read more... ) -
Summary Update
In mid-May, we adopted two more cats (bringing the total to three). We have Sabrina:
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Music of the Saucers
Dang. Now I really want a Hang drum.
Absolutely beautiful tone. I've checked out the sound on the imitator (called a Hapi drum), and it's nowhere near this gorgeous. (Plus, it don't look as pretty.)
But, these things are impossible to get. The company that makes them is based in Sweden, and only makes and sells a very limited number per ( Read more... ) -
Not going to Origins
House-buying is a bit too complex for us to do that far away.
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Skipping Origins?
I'm considering skipping Origins. We're in the middle of buying a house, and red-lynx is slammed at work. I'm in Pittsburg right now for work, and won't be back until late Wednesday. I mean, I'd like to play in the IIT, and I've been to every Big Experiment, but our family has been running in fumes for months. A non-evented block of time could really ( Read more... ) -
I am a bad person
Apparently, Pixar's new movie Up is so bad, that a girl died 7 hours after watching it.
(Do not follow that link unless you want to cry.)
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Cat-sitting!
Oh yeah, since we'll be gone to Origins next week, we need a cat-sitter. We should just need you to stop in once (Saturday), but if you're willing to stop by Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we'd call you awesome and bake you something.
Because, well, we now have three cats.
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Drive-by Summary
victoriana in town, and we'll see her Friday afternoon/evening.
Out to Culpepper Saturday afternoon/evening for a wedding.
Sunday is packing and cleaning and cooking.
On Monday morning, I leave for YAPC (through work), and will return Wednesday evening.
Also on Monday, red_lynx meets with the home inspector at 2:30 for the house we're buying. werewulf has graciously ( Read more... ) -
House!
So, we put in an offer to buy a house in Columbia, and the sellers accepted our offer.
Anyone know of any good home inspectors?
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