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Neighborhood #3: Power Out
Jun. 30th, 2012 03:50 pmWhile I was typing last night, the power went out. The battery backup is supposed to last 30 minutes, but only lasted 5. Lasted long enough for me to post and shut down the computer at least. And that was it for the power for 15 hours. No AC, in 100 degree weather. The radio stations I listen to were knocked off the air; my cell phone's tower was out. One of our oak trees came down on the neighbor's fence, I photographed it but they're not home and I'm sure the insurance and tree people are a little busy right now. It's been a rough day. I had to drive 10 miles out to get breakfast and a cell phone signal to call my brother about Mom's car, just so he could tear me a new one because Mom doesn't understand anything he says to her. Among other things, I asked if we could stay at his air-conditioned house and was informed he didn't particularly want either me or Mom there and don't you dare think of bringing a dog here. Well, at least I know if there's trouble at home, don't even bother asking my brother for help, just go straight to friends. F**k him.
Anyway, power's back for now, so trying to watch some TV while we have it.
Anyway, power's back for now, so trying to watch some TV while we have it.
Hurricane Blues, Contd
Aug. 30th, 2011 07:26 pmRight after I posted last night, Mom came home. With my nephews in tow. School had been cancelled again and Mom was on grandson duty for at least another 24 hours. So instead of getting some sleep, I was shanghaied into Dominion and a late night. Then this morning, it took me over an hour to get to work due to traffic, then when I got to the office it turned out we had no internet at the office. You don't know how dependent your office is on the net until it's gone. We couldn't get much of anything done all day and there's no guarantee we'll have the net back tomorrow. Sheesh.
When The Lights Go Out
Aug. 19th, 2011 09:30 pmThe rock 'em sock 'em thunderstorms continued today and this time, we lost power. It was out for two hours, during which we discovered that candles really don't produce a lot of light, it's hard to eat crabs in the dark, and electricity is essential for just about everything. The power came back just as it was getting too dark to do anything at all, and thankfully everything in the fridge & freezer should be OK. The annoying thing is that while the telephone and internet service are both back, the television isn't. (All three are FiOS.) The settop box doesn't seem to be functioning, despite much fiddling and experimenting. So no Ravens/Chiefs, and no FiOS Movie Night. We thought choosing between 'The King's Speech' and 'True Grit' was going to be tough. Instead we get neither. Blast. Hope it's working tomorrow, but what with the strike and all, if the box is fried we will be sans cable/DVR indefinitely. Nuts.
Best. Thread. Ever.
Jul. 28th, 2011 09:32 pmI have been far too entertained by ( this thread from Board Game Geek ) today. So I'm sharing. You need not be familar with board games, just cats. Oh, and have a good sense of humor about cats, a couple folks don't seem to enjoy cat jokes. But if you don't mind some silliness at feline expense, it's been a fun day.
Uh Oh, Guess What I Found?
Dec. 1st, 2010 11:15 am( Zooborns, a website of nothing but baby animals )
I saw the book at Borders the other day, but didn't realize it was a website. I could be here a while, dying of the cute!
I saw the book at Borders the other day, but didn't realize it was a website. I could be here a while, dying of the cute!
Random and Sundry
Jun. 30th, 2010 10:38 amWatched 'The Bourne Ultimatum' in its entirety last night. I'm exhausted.
Re 'Leverage' - how can a company with some 500 employees not have at least ONE person who knows who Emma Peel and John Steed are? On the other ep, what a perfect musical selection to base the ep on. I do like me some 'Scheheradze'.
I do not, however, like my DVR right now. At least with regard to TNT. Leverage didn't record Sunday. It did last Sunday, no problem. It appeared on the recording schedule. But it didn't record. Checking it, it says it's set to record new AND old eps. I set it to record only new ones. And instead it records nothing. Meanwhile, 'Men of a Certain Age' and 'The Closer' were also set to record new eps only. The recording schedule says it's programmed to record old MOCA eps, but isn't set to record new Closer eps. WTF is going on?
Could say that about my Verizon account, too. It's refusing to recognize my user name and password. Same ones that worked fine yesterday, but it won't take them. So I tried signing on with my phone number. It says my phone number doesn't exist. That number has existed and been assigned to me/my family since 1971, thanks. Tried customer support and got a message that they were closed...at 10am ET on a Wednesday. Blast it.
Got quite pounded upon at PT last night. Last time for a couple weeks, they couldn't squeeze me in the next two, so we'll see how it goes. I do seem to have lost a couple of pounds in the meantime.
Beautiful day in the neighborhood today. 80, sunny, no humidity. Ah, sweet paradise...
Re 'Leverage' - how can a company with some 500 employees not have at least ONE person who knows who Emma Peel and John Steed are? On the other ep, what a perfect musical selection to base the ep on. I do like me some 'Scheheradze'.
I do not, however, like my DVR right now. At least with regard to TNT. Leverage didn't record Sunday. It did last Sunday, no problem. It appeared on the recording schedule. But it didn't record. Checking it, it says it's set to record new AND old eps. I set it to record only new ones. And instead it records nothing. Meanwhile, 'Men of a Certain Age' and 'The Closer' were also set to record new eps only. The recording schedule says it's programmed to record old MOCA eps, but isn't set to record new Closer eps. WTF is going on?
Could say that about my Verizon account, too. It's refusing to recognize my user name and password. Same ones that worked fine yesterday, but it won't take them. So I tried signing on with my phone number. It says my phone number doesn't exist. That number has existed and been assigned to me/my family since 1971, thanks. Tried customer support and got a message that they were closed...at 10am ET on a Wednesday. Blast it.
Got quite pounded upon at PT last night. Last time for a couple weeks, they couldn't squeeze me in the next two, so we'll see how it goes. I do seem to have lost a couple of pounds in the meantime.
Beautiful day in the neighborhood today. 80, sunny, no humidity. Ah, sweet paradise...
Updating Websites
Apr. 8th, 2010 10:52 amOn the one hand, I like when web sites are updated promptly.
On the other, it's a bit unnerving when they're updated while you're looking at them. Was that there a second ago? Am I hallucinating?
But in the long run, it is good to know the Bowie Baysox will start the season with 2 catchers and 3 outfielders after all. I'd just rather they didn't add the balance of the roster while I'm trying to read the initial roster!
On the other, it's a bit unnerving when they're updated while you're looking at them. Was that there a second ago? Am I hallucinating?
But in the long run, it is good to know the Bowie Baysox will start the season with 2 catchers and 3 outfielders after all. I'd just rather they didn't add the balance of the roster while I'm trying to read the initial roster!
In That I'm Not That Swift...
Jan. 12th, 2010 09:46 amI made me some Ravens userpics. And uploaded them to my scrapbook instead of the userpics section. Brilliant. I'll try again on that tonight.
Meanwhile, there's some serious bugs/trojans/hacking going around. My Norton has been death-wrestling a Trojan since last night, and the boss and supervisor have both had their e-mail accounts turned zombie. Tread carefully, everyone.
Meanwhile, there's some serious bugs/trojans/hacking going around. My Norton has been death-wrestling a Trojan since last night, and the boss and supervisor have both had their e-mail accounts turned zombie. Tread carefully, everyone.
I Am A Bad Fan
Jan. 1st, 2010 07:34 pmI totally forgot that pt 2 of Dr Who was today. (Then again, I'm not entirely clear at the moment what day today is. And I didn't drink last night.)
Meanwhile, I see we (the collective Who fans of the universe) are busy breaking the internet. We're an industrious bunch.
Meanwhile, I see we (the collective Who fans of the universe) are busy breaking the internet. We're an industrious bunch.
If It Ain't Broke
Aug. 28th, 2009 12:05 pmThen for cryin' out loud, don't fix it!
Yahoo revamped their main page last night. I really, really don't like the new layout. I can't find anything. And I'm particularly annoyed with how yesterday I lived in Baltimore, Maryland but today I apparently live in Richmond, Virginia. Yahoo, of its own accord, changed my regional settings and I haven't figured out how to change them back yet. In the meantime, I honestly don't care what's going on in Shockoe Bottom, thanks.
Yahoo revamped their main page last night. I really, really don't like the new layout. I can't find anything. And I'm particularly annoyed with how yesterday I lived in Baltimore, Maryland but today I apparently live in Richmond, Virginia. Yahoo, of its own accord, changed my regional settings and I haven't figured out how to change them back yet. In the meantime, I honestly don't care what's going on in Shockoe Bottom, thanks.
