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Broken Internet, house of the future

So.... My web site is hosted on a new server, as of about a month ago, and the move seems to have broken my web editing software. I haven't really been able to update, and I'm only able to post this latest news thanks to my elite haxor skillz, also known as html editing experience.

Meanwhile, a lot's been ( Read more... )

Since I started my current job about a year ago, for the first time in my life I've been making enough money that I don't always feel worried about my finances. It's nice, but it's hard to make the adjustment.

Apparently you can now follow my regular web site as though my courtneysherwood.com/journal posts were livejournal posts, if you go to: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/sherwood_today. You'll still have to head over to my actual page to leave any comments, though.

I'm pretty sure I didn't create this, because I remember trying and not being able to ( Read more... )

Ben and I just got home from a party, and now we're both home, doing our own thing. I'm feeling really good about life. Rah!

Bought our wedding rings today. With all I've read lately about the rising price of gold, I was kind of worried about expense. I was also afraid that the folks behind the jewelry counter would try to convince us there's something wrong with folks who were looking simple, basic and cheap -- and who chose to forego any kind of rocks in their jewelry ( Read more... )

Ben bought his wedding outfit today. He got a tannish suit, green shirt and brown Rockport shoes. This is Ben's first suit, and it's a pretty basic, cheapo off-the-rack model, but I think it looks good ( Read more... )

Can any of you livejournal experts help this livejournal lite user ( Read more... )

In the past month I have quit a job I really loved. I have started a new job, which I think I like though I'm not sure yet. I have moved from rural nowhere to a historically poor black gentrifying neighborhood in Northeast Portland. My cat has experienced near kidney failure, but recovered after a $400 vet visit. Ben has had his car kit by a bus ( Read more... )

I colored my hair today, something I've been doing every couple of months for the past 11 years. I wanted to do away with my growing roots before starting my new job tomorrow. Only -- and this is a big-time first -- the color is really screwed up. Instead of looking like a natural redhead, which is what I was going for, my roots are a weird pinkish ( Read more... )