While I was at my friend Windy's house, helping her get the computer up & running, I saw something on her fridge I really liked.

An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters, By Portia Nelson ( Read more... )

Gripe 1: When you ask for information, ask for specific information. If you're going to as for "the numbers" because you're with "the client", tell me which client and what kind of information. I have (literally) almost 4 billion numbers- dates, times, volumes, temperatures, percentages... You could also tell me which client (even what they do, ( Read more... )

I've now seen Slumdog Millionaire. It was great. Not in the "great works of art which will change my perception of the universe" great, but in the "much better than good" kind of great. The introduction is a bit brutal & confuzzling, but it picks up soon. And the ending is rather brilliant, to all those who've sat in India Garden for too long ( Read more... )

So, as is the usual whenever I go away for a weekend/Holiday, I'm writing my trip report here ( Read more... )

Kat broke the dryer a little bit ago. It's front-loading, with a a metal opening that pops from vertical to horizontal (think of a reclining chair's back). She kneeled on it for some inscrutible reason, and one of the connections snapped. So she got angry and banned me from using Saran-wrap ( Read more... )

My sister (and thus, my townhouse) got a washer & dryer last night. Hand-me-downs from Dad, who was getting a new one. I replaced the hoses, tubes, etc, last night, and tested 'em out this morning ( Read more... )

Day 7 (Wed- technically yesterday, since it's late.)

I got myself a cheap, new computer, far more powerful than my old one, which let me get on to AIM for the first time in months and talk to some old friends. Also, I can use Opera without it crashing every few seconds.

So what am I doing with my 4 gigs of RAM, tri-core computer? Playing Cave ( Read more... )

Day 5 (Monday): Today I got rid of the rug in my room and replaced it with something that doesn't smell like ammonia. It's also softer. The ferret, however, hates it, because his claws get stuck in the shaggyness. Also, I started looking for a new computer, and discovered RAM amounts (low end, average, & high) appear to be 4x as high as the ( Read more... )

I've missed a few, because I've been in PItt, away from a computer. Time to make up for it all ( Read more... )

I've been tagged by that chain-letter pyramid meme thingie. I won't be able to do this for 8 days, as I leave for Pittsburgh tomorrow. I also cannot tag anyone new, since they've all been tagged already (or else they're not on LJ ( Read more... )