and i trust the weather gods will sort out all that "showers" nonsense by next thursday.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
good to be back
and i trust the weather gods will sort out all that "showers" nonsense by next thursday.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
An Itinerary in Pictures
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Monday, December 15, 2008
At Home
today is a freakishly warm day out. as in, in the 60s. as in, 30 degrees warmer than yesterday.
inside the house, though, it is the same temperature. hovering around the low 60s.
i needed to print out a form and fax it. there are four computers in this house: charlotte (my laptop), my sister's computer with the mouse on a slide-out thing on the desk that always falls down, my dad's computer that he sets to super magnification because he's nearly blind, and he has an ergonomic keyboard and mouse. it's weird. the keyboard looks like this:
my mom's laptop is downstairs and painfully slow (i think it's windows 2000). my sister's computer is painfully slow because it's vista without enough RAM. my dad's computer has a laser printer connected, and my mom's has the scanner/printer attached to it. we don't keep ink in the scanner/printer because we're cheap.
As summarized by my conversation with Angela:
me: i just took way too long to fax a form
Total Time: 30 mins
why, you may ask, did i not use the fax machine in the basement? well, my dears, that is because we're too cheap to have long distance on our land line, and so i can't fax from the fax machine. we do use it as an answering machine, though.
in other news, i put a garmin up on ebay (my dad got it as a gift and he doesnt even use the one I got him for father's day) and it has three bids! exciting! money from the sale goes to that pretty little hard drive i've been eyeing :-)
so i got an oil change a couple weeks ago, and on the invoice they gave me a long list of stuff i should get fixed. now, i drive about 100-200 miles a month. since i started driving the car, i've only gone through two and a half tanks (since end of september). Holly said i needed to replace stuff that was leaking (valve cover gasket, coolant from the oil filter housing). i took the invoice to ask my dad what to do. he said "welcome to the world of car ownership" and told me everything would be expensive. good thing i forgot to ask somebody who actually knows stuff about cars.
side note: coolant is leaking from the oil filter housing? is coolant even supposed to be there?
inside the house, though, it is the same temperature. hovering around the low 60s.
i needed to print out a form and fax it. there are four computers in this house: charlotte (my laptop), my sister's computer with the mouse on a slide-out thing on the desk that always falls down, my dad's computer that he sets to super magnification because he's nearly blind, and he has an ergonomic keyboard and mouse. it's weird. the keyboard looks like this:
my mom's laptop is downstairs and painfully slow (i think it's windows 2000). my sister's computer is painfully slow because it's vista without enough RAM. my dad's computer has a laser printer connected, and my mom's has the scanner/printer attached to it. we don't keep ink in the scanner/printer because we're cheap.As summarized by my conversation with Angela:
me: i just took way too long to fax a form
Angela: what happened?
me: oh, the usual
print out form from my dad's computer
fill it out
scan it with my mom's computer
email it to my computer
print to pdf
Angela: jesus
me: fax with faxzero.com
Total Time: 30 mins
why, you may ask, did i not use the fax machine in the basement? well, my dears, that is because we're too cheap to have long distance on our land line, and so i can't fax from the fax machine. we do use it as an answering machine, though.
in other news, i put a garmin up on ebay (my dad got it as a gift and he doesnt even use the one I got him for father's day) and it has three bids! exciting! money from the sale goes to that pretty little hard drive i've been eyeing :-)
so i got an oil change a couple weeks ago, and on the invoice they gave me a long list of stuff i should get fixed. now, i drive about 100-200 miles a month. since i started driving the car, i've only gone through two and a half tanks (since end of september). Holly said i needed to replace stuff that was leaking (valve cover gasket, coolant from the oil filter housing). i took the invoice to ask my dad what to do. he said "welcome to the world of car ownership" and told me everything would be expensive. good thing i forgot to ask somebody who actually knows stuff about cars.
side note: coolant is leaking from the oil filter housing? is coolant even supposed to be there?
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Brrrr in Malvern
Things I am Wearing:
tank top
grey long-sleeved shirt
blue long-sleeved shirt
sweatshirt
scarf
jacket
leggings
sweatpants
socks
slippers
Things that are cold:
hands
ankles
tank top
grey long-sleeved shirt
blue long-sleeved shirt
sweatshirt
scarf
jacket
leggings
sweatpants
socks
slippers
Things that are cold:
hands
ankles
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Two Great Puns
Catching myself in my mirror earlier today:
"You know what? My haircut's growing on me."
As they were taking his tuna melt (which was a distant second choice to the now discontinued turkey croissant sandwich) out of the oven:
"You know what? I'm warming up to the idea of the tuna melt."
"You know what? My haircut's growing on me."
As they were taking his tuna melt (which was a distant second choice to the now discontinued turkey croissant sandwich) out of the oven:
"You know what? I'm warming up to the idea of the tuna melt."
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Things I Want That Are Too Lame to Ask For as Gifts
But Probably Shouldn't Buy Myself Because I Am Poor (slash going to Vegas soon....)
A Compact 1TB External Hard Drive
$125 on amazon.com
I feel the need to back up my DVDs and keep movies on this baby. Especially the tv shows that people always borrow...and scratch up....
Invisible SHIELD for my iPhone
$25
I already have a case for Emmy with a cheapo plastic screen cover (that the case came with), but I get the feeling it's doing more harm than good. Because, you know, there are scratches all over the plastic screen cover from the pink case, and the metal perimeter is all scratched up....
Sewing Storage
I actually just bought a plastic storage box with compartments but hot diggity wooden sewing boxes are beautiful...I just need my own crafts room, yes?
A Compact 1TB External Hard Drive
$125 on amazon.com
I feel the need to back up my DVDs and keep movies on this baby. Especially the tv shows that people always borrow...and scratch up....
Invisible SHIELD for my iPhone
$25
I already have a case for Emmy with a cheapo plastic screen cover (that the case came with), but I get the feeling it's doing more harm than good. Because, you know, there are scratches all over the plastic screen cover from the pink case, and the metal perimeter is all scratched up....
Sewing Storage
I actually just bought a plastic storage box with compartments but hot diggity wooden sewing boxes are beautiful...I just need my own crafts room, yes?Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A Schedule
Tomorrow
1:00pm: wake up, take shower
1:30pm: grocery shopping
2:30pm: make brine for turkey
2:45pm: while brine cools, chop and prepare
4:00pm: dunk turkey in brine
4:30pm: leave for Philly
6:00pm: arrive in Philly, dine at Las Vegas Lounge
7:00pm: probably lounging at Las Vegas Lounge
8:00pm: sew myself into jailbird costume
9:00pm: play wedding shower jeopardy
and hijinks ensue
Thursday:
1:00pm: wake up, take shower
1:30pm: leave Philly
2:30pm: arrive home
2:45pm: put turkey in oven
2:50pm: prepare stock
4:30pm: make stuffing, put in oven
4:45pm: gravy time
5:15pm: mash potatoes
5:30pm: cranberry sauce
5:45pm: spike the cider
and hijinks ensue
1:00pm: wake up, take shower
1:30pm: grocery shopping
2:30pm: make brine for turkey
2:45pm: while brine cools, chop and prepare
4:00pm: dunk turkey in brine
4:30pm: leave for Philly
6:00pm: arrive in Philly, dine at Las Vegas Lounge
7:00pm: probably lounging at Las Vegas Lounge
8:00pm: sew myself into jailbird costume
9:00pm: play wedding shower jeopardy
and hijinks ensue
Thursday:
1:00pm: wake up, take shower
1:30pm: leave Philly
2:30pm: arrive home
2:45pm: put turkey in oven
2:50pm: prepare stock
4:30pm: make stuffing, put in oven
4:45pm: gravy time
5:15pm: mash potatoes
5:30pm: cranberry sauce
5:45pm: spike the cider
and hijinks ensue
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