Friday, March 31, 2006
Happy Birthday, Chicken!!!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Sugar high
Progress!
We were very productive last night and got a few things done on the house.
We now have a working light/fan/heater in the bathroom ceiling........
a custom-made medicine cabinet............. and actual light switches in the wall instead of bare, live wires sticking out!
I also painted the kitchen. Never let it be said that we are afraid of color! It reminds me of tomato soup. I'm not sure I like the color, but it's done and it's staying that way for the time being.
There is still much to do, but it feels good to see some tangible results from all our hard work!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Fruitless search
There are no gray curtains for sale anywhere in the Portland area. I have been to at least six different stores and they have no gray curtains. Not even for special order at JC Penney. I know that colors go in and out of fashion. But is is really necessary to erase all trace of a color once its popularity drops below "everyone must have it"?
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
What a good idea!
This is my quickie horoscope for the day: "Now that things are settling down, it's a good time to expand your career horizons." The part about things settling down is obviously hooey (see last post), but it seems like a good time to get that job application done! Nothing like a little cosmic encouragement to get you motivated.
Money pit
You know that movie, The Money Pit? The one where Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy a big old, dillapidated house and hilarity ensues when the thing practically falls down around them? Well, our new house is having a bit of that vibe. This weekend, what started out as a minor project to hang curtains took two days. I had to stand on couch arms and shaky dining chairs. Then I missed the 2x4 by a quarter inch, which sent us off for molly bolts that we didn't have. (The silver lining on that is $300 in curtains we bought the day before were now on sale, so we got $60 back.) I got curtains up on all four windows, but one of them is crooked and needs to be moved. It's not a good idea to measure down from the ceiling when the ceiling is completely unlevel. I also need to hem all of them because of the baseboard heaters along the floor. I'm not sure if I actually finished a single project all weekend long. B tried to replace the ugly medicine cabinet, which exposed the wiring for the fan, which caused him to start a (so far) four day adventure in re-wiring the house. It appears that Billy Jim Bob that used to own the house did some creative home wiring. Thank the goddess B is a handy man. This would cost us a bloody fortune to hire someone for, instead of the small fortune it's costing now. And just for fun, the following are experiencing technical difficulties......... The broiler element on our brand new stove is not working. The washing machine only has hot water running to it. (Shrinky dink sweaters, anyone???) The dryer tumbles, but has no heat. The cable internet has been down since Sunday. B has been told to stay home for two days now because his boss has no work for him. On one hand, he is able to work on the holes in the walls and ceiling of the bathroom and get the live wires sticking out everywhere in a more safe configuration. On the other hand, he is not getting paid and we just mailed our first big mortgage payment. I think I'm getting an ulcer..............
Friday, March 24, 2006
Thanks to Mishka, or should I say Robin, for this fun test............ Your results: You are Spider-Man
| You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
Only 48%, huh???
| You Are 48% Evil |
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I'm in love..........
Sing it, Ani
"i speak without reservation from what i know and who i am. i do so with the understanding that all people should have the right to offer their voice to the chorus whether the result is harmony or dissonance, the worldsong is a colorless dirge without the differences that distinguish us, and it is that difference which should be celebrated not condemned. should any part of my music offend you, please do not close your ears to it. just take what you can use and go on." ---Ani DiFranco
Friday, March 17, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
What strange habits???
You are Teal Green
You are a one of a kind, original person. There's no one even close to being like you. Expressive and creative, you have a knack for making the impossible possible. While you are a bit offbeat, you don't scare people away with your quirks. Your warm personality nicely counteracts any strange habits you may have.
Thanks to Mishka for pointing out this fun Blogthing, which is surprisingly accurate!
Happy Anniversary!
My Happy Place
Monday, March 13, 2006
Where's Daffy?
Friday, March 10, 2006
That's SIR to you, mister!
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Word cloud
Snow day!
I got to come to work at noon today because of a late freak snow storm in Portland today! Yipeeeee!!!! Since I grew up in southern California, seeing a bunch of snow outside is still really cool. We don't get snow that sticks very often in Portland, and almost never this late in the year. I wanted to stay home and throw snowballs at the cats watching from the sliding doors, but I had to come to the Bad Place. I hope it snows more tomorrow and I don't have to come to work at all! That would be sweet!!!!
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Shuffle
I have been really into music lately, filling up my iTunes with all kinds of stuff, even though I don't have an iPod or a MP3 player. Every time I go to the library, I pick up a couple of random CDs, based on covers that catch my attention or interesting names and titles. You never know what you are going to end up with. Right now, I am listening to a strange, post-industrial rock/punk sort of thing from a person called Lorette Velvette. The first two songs were instrumental, and now she is singing from what seems like far away. There were some strains of blues in there too. I found a really, really good Celtic band that I loved this way, so I will keep picking stuff at random and see how many gems I come up with. I want to make a bunch of mix CDs until I can afford a MP3 player.
Rhetorical question
Do you move one project ahead of the others because you think it is the most important to do next? Or do you just get it over with so five people stop asking you about it over and over again? The heck with projects 1-10 that are technically more important or more timely. That's right.........let's get those monkeys off my back! This squeaky wheel is getting the grease! Sometimes whining and nagging pay.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Jolly bottom
It is now officially a Laundry Crisis. I had to wear my red plaid Xmas undies to work today! I usually keep on top of laundry, as it is one of the few household chores I actually enjoy. But the washer & dryer are not hooked up at the new house and we have not been at the old house long enough to change stuff over. Not to mention the washer & dryer are buried in stuff right now. But I got a load done last night and actually got up early enough this morning to drop by the old house on my way to work to start a new load. That might be some kind of miracle!
Monday, March 06, 2006
Where are my binoculars?
Just a little update on the work laptop. They finally got my docking station set up and got my big 19" flat screen monitor hooked up to the laptop. The only problem is that the monitor is so far away, I practically need binoculars to actually read it. From my lap, there is the keyboard.....laptop....docking station....and then the monitor. It's about three feet away from where I'm sitting! I figured the solution was to get the monitor stand that goes up and over it (like my boss has). I spent 40 minutes this morning on Dell's website trying to order one. I could find a technical support document that had pictures and descriptions of exactly what I wanted, but not the product listing anywhere. I called customer service and they referred me to our sales rep, or rather her voice mail. I finally got some tech support guy on a chat line and he found the part number for me. As a side note, I don't know what the point of paying extra for 2nd Day Delivery is when it won't ship out for four days. This is the second time I've run into this with Dell. Last time, they charged me express shipping twice because they sent my order in two shipments. I wouldn't deal with this morons except our company has a contract with them and I have no choice.
UGH
You know you are tired and have had enough of moving when carrying your 8-pound cat in a light carrier feels like ton of bricks! The furniture and the cats are in the new house. Only about 100 boxes of small, miscellaneous junk to go. I need a vacation. Or at the very least, a really long nap!
About me
- I'm Mind Sprite
- From Portland, Oregon
- I'm just a round girl in a square world looking for a little peace of mind