“Please note the following warranty limitations:
LaCie does not guarantee, under any circumstances, the integrity of the data contained on the drives you send back. LaCie does not, under any circumstances, ensure data recovery and cannot be held liable for any loss of data remaining on the unit or the media [...]
You know. Just in case anyone was wondering.
[...]So it seems that Robin the cat has hyperthyroidism. Despite not having any actual symptoms of it, that is. He’s just as healthy, shiny, calm, and weird as usual. Yes, he’s lost some weight, but he’s been playing more. Not in a manic “I have too much energy because my [...]
Pardoner’s Tale and Ace of Wands keep turning up on pirate sites.
I have mixed feelings about this. One is “yay, people want to read my stuff.” The other is “I could really use that dollar.”
I feel hypocritical complaining about it though because if someone said to me “Can I take [...]
I’m really getting tired of SGU.
There are spoilers, so…
I know they wanted to do something different with it — something darker and “edgier” but the general soap-opera nature of it is really not working for me. I don’t want a sex scene each episode! And last night’s [...]
Dear SyFy,
If you’re serious about creating an American version of Being Human, do yourselves a favour.
HIRE ME as a writer.
With me on your staff you’d actually have a pretty decent chance of putting something good out there. I’m talking good enough to rival the [...]
The Barcstoberfest “Strut Your Mutt” and associated festivities has been moved to the 25th, so there’s still time to donate and sponsor Cardiff. I’m glad it was pushed back because of weather because I was seriously under the weather this weekend. The whole sneezing/coughing/chills/general misery thing. I slept most of [...]
“Mister Midnight” isn’t his real name. I don’t know if he has one. I don’t think anyone actually owns him — not with the amount of time he spends sleeping in my yard. He’s lean but not scrawny with shiny, black fur and bright yellow eyes. I’m actually only assuming [...]
On Monday, a Canadian and I were in a Japanese car, listening to a Scottish band, driving through Maryland and Delaware to go to Pennsylvania to see a Welsh band. We had Chinese food and Indian food during our stay. How’s that for multiculturalism?
But seriously. Monday Kitti and I hit [...]
Each year, the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from libraries shelves and from classrooms.
According to the Office for Intellectual Freedom, at least 42 of the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century have been [...]
Two days ago, when I came home from work, New Cat Rita was on the sofa (where she always is) and Robin was on the coffee table. They were both just dozing. No hissing, spitting, threats, growls, or problems otherwise. It happened again last night. I was impressed. They’re not [...]
If anything bad happens to ruin this fantastic number-day, I will cry.
[...]It was actually chilly out this morning when I walked the dog. How fantastic!
Also, it’s my mother’s birthday. She’s 64, and yes, the Beatles song is lodged in everyone’s head.
[...]About half an hour ago I heard from the vet regarding the new cat, Rita. Did I mention at all that we’re adopting a new cat and we’re calling her Rita? I know the cats and dog mentioned it.
The vet says based on her teeth and internal exam (during [...]
Got a letter in the mail today.
On August 19, 2009 the District Court of Maryland dismissed the case named above at the plaintiff’s request, pursuant to Maryland Rule 3-506.
Maryland Rule 3-506 is voluntary dismissal. I know what that means officially, but I don’t know what it means specifically. I don’t [...]
The dog and both cats have refused dinner tonight.
This is not a new thing.
They’re all just really annoying. Maybe it’s time to give them the nutritionless junk like Beneful and generic store-brand kibbles, because the good stuff ain’t doing it for them.
They eat better than we do, people. Venison [...]
I’ve got this bad habit of getting into craft-type things and then falling out of them after a short time. I did counted cross stitch for a while when I was really young, and then got bored with it. I’ve had model kits, electronic kits, clay, sketchpads and pencils… you [...]
Tomorrow after work I get to drive one of my neighbors up the street to the animal hospital. Kitti and I took Grey, the neighborhood cat, there tonight.
Two mornings ago, Grey was hit by a truck that was going too fast up the alley behind our house. Grey stayed [...]
I woke up around 6:10 in morning, said goodbye to Kitti, turned on the TV, and then suddenly it was ten minutes of eight. I hate those random time skips.
Cardiff totally got shafted on a walk. I had enough time to get everything together and get him out into the [...]
Dear Cardiff,
I’m sorry you didn’t get a walk this morning. I was up at a little after six and then suddenly it was ten minutes to eight and everything had to be rushed. At least you pooped, right?
Will you ever forgive me?
Love,
Nine
I’ll spare the masses.
I’ve given up hope on making a shawl for Kitti’s mom. Every pattern I tried came out looking either too blocky, too loopy, or was just… weird. It might’ve been a combination of the needles/yarn I was using. Or maybe it just wasn’t meant to be.
So I’m [...]
1. Learn how 4-way stops work. Please.
2. Learn how to parallel park. I know I’m not the best at it, but I do know how much room to leave at the front and back of the car so there’s more parking for others. Those of you who park IN [...]
I just got the new Idlewild CD. I pre-ordered it a million years ago, when they were still in the studio working on it. For my efforts, there’s a track that’s only on the pre-sale CD, I got it cheaper than retail, it was mailed to me right from them [...]
Two nights ago I had a dream in which I discovered that my GPS was actually a limited-distance transporter. If I put the destination in the GPS I had a 50/50 chance of going directly there. It depended on whether there was anything in the way that screwed up the [...]
There was a post here, not more than a few hours ago, with a comic strip in it.
It’s gone now. I didn’t delete it. No one else could have deleted it, either.
Angry now.
[...]First: A quick recap of the fantastic day:
1. Great breakfast and even a decent time at the grocery store.
2. Had a nice, relaxing bath.
3. Had dinner at the Lebanese Taverna, where we got to see the running of the Preakness. I took one look at Rachel Alexandra and said [...]
Unwigged and Unplugged was on Tuesday. Yeah, I know it’s Friday. Sometimes I forget to hit “Publish” on these things and they sit around in draft for a while.
ANYhow…
It did not disappoint. They are all really talented musicians and singers, smart, funny, and really seemed to be enjoying themselves. [...]
♥
Doris Egan did not let me down. Spoilers below.
Doris Egan loves us.
Sleeping with Cuddy was all part of House’s hallucinations.
Taub was totally awesome. I honestly laughed out loud when he sat down with Chase and said “There are no other tables.” Next season I’m totally going to [...]
I was less than thrilled with the episode of House last night. I can’t find a writer credit for it. It was disjointed, there were holes, and things just didn’t make sense.
Thar be spoilers under here.
It’s possible that a good portion of it was House in an insulin-induced coma. [...]
May I make my fond excuses
for the lateness of the hour,
but we accept your invitation, and we bring you Beltane’s flower.
For the May Day is the great day, sung along the old straight track.
And those who ancient lines did lay
will heed the [...]
Oh, hello allergy season. I’ve been expecting you. I was not, however, expecting you to come after the rain washed most of the pollen off things and into the gutters. Why you weren’t around when the sky was full of fuzzy yellow stuff, I don’t think I’ll ever understand.
I do [...]
Let me say that I kinda like most of the Capital One “Card Lab” ads. Most of them are absurd or just downright funny (c’mon? “War kittens?” Brilliant!).
I am, however, confused and bothered by “Spaghetti Jimmy” and it’s mostly because of the story I get in my head. If you [...]
I now own a Keurig Mini. One cup at a time, brew-directly-into-mug unit. I also bought a filter so I don’t have to use K-cups every time. I can still grind and brew my own coffee. I’m going to stock up on replacement filters, though. I don’t want to get [...]
There were some home repairs to be done recently, so I went to Home Depot to get what I needed. Screening and a staple gun for the back porch. A new faucet unit for the bathtub. Some stuff to seal cracks in the back yard cement. Nothing major. Nothing difficult. [...]
The filter basket in our coffee maker died this morning. There doesn’t seem to be a way to get a replacement (it looks like the model is discontinued).
Kitti has decided our cordless phone is old.
A year ago, we discovered the cord for the bread machine was bad.
I am sensing [...]
Typically, I think of things to write about when I can’t. When I have the time, I’ve lost the idea. Or it seems stupid by the time I get around to it.
Let’s catch up a little, shall we?
April first I started a new job. I’ve decided to call it [...]
I still haven’t thought of a codename for the new job. To be fair, the first one never really had one either. Partly because I never thought I’d be leaving, so it was always just “Work”.
Anyhow, I started on the first of April and I’m settling in nicely. I [...]
I admitted it to myself and my mom over the weekend, and then to Kitti last night. I am a knitter. I like it. It makes me happy. It keeps me busy.
I think I might be a solitary knitter. I have so many issues with numbers that I couldn’t do [...]
Today was my last official day at Torchwood. My official quit date is Friday, but I’m using two vacation days because I have some things that have to be taken care of before the end of the month. One relates to my great-uncle Fu, and I’m not going to go [...]
Dear Jennifer,
I’m pretty sure your email address is not dataangel -at- gmail. In fact, I’m really sure that’s not your address because it’s been mine for ages.
You’ll probably have much greater success getting your moving rate quotes if you doublecheck what you’ve entered.
So far nothing personal has been sent to [...]
Last night was sleep study number two (Electric Boogaloo). This one involved the CPAP machine and I have to say I was scared and worried about it, and the mask is pretty funny/scary looking, but it JUST goes over the nose, which made me feel a lot less claustrophobic than [...]
I officially have sleep apnea! Pending the status of my current upper respiratory infection, I will be having the CPAP sleep study on Sunday night. If the cold hasn’t cleared up by then, I’ll have to reschedule it.
Really not looking forward to this, though. I have a bad feeling that [...]
I bought the Adagio UtiliTEA kettle the other day. It arrived yesterday. So I tried it out last night.
It is so much faster than the kettle-on-stove method. Heating water for white or green tea only took a few seconds. It’s going to take a little getting used to, [...]
At least we’ll die together
-Kitti, 7 March, 2009
We went to Whole Foods on Saturday evening to pick up some of the vegan things that Kitti eats. Because it was a Saturday night — and nice weather on top of it — we ended up parking in the garage attached [...]
MY BIRTHDAY IS EXACTLY ONE MONTH AWAY. I’M JUST SAYIN‘.
[...]Over night (Tuesday 3 March/Wednesday 4 March) at least five cars on my street had their tires slashed. One of the five was my car and I was “fortunate” enough to have TWO tires slashed — other cars only had one.
I tried to call the police. The local district [...]
