Is winter over yet?
03/18/05 04:04 PM |
General
So I'm really ready for winter to be done. Sunday is
the first day of spring, so of course we get 6-10
inches of snow today. I think we need some sort of
adjustment to the calendar to fit our region. A
seasonal version of Daylight Savings Time.
Just a quick update on my dentist trip... I need to start flossing (as usual) and the tooth I chipped gets to become a crown. So now I have to go back to the dentist next Wednesday to get the temporary put on and then again 2 weeks after that for them to install the permanent crown. Should be interesting.
The cats and dog survived the trip to the vet too. Although they are all supposedly dramatically overweight. In all fairness, Setesh really probably is overweight. But you can't tell me that Pika and Daimao are overweight. I mean at 11.5 pounds, Pika is large for a Pomeranian but both her parents were like 14 pounds. And Daimao isn't skinny but I wouldn't say she is fat. The vet suggested that I start schedule feeding them. It was all I could do to not fall over laughing. First of all, Daimao starts bugging me when the bowl hits about half full. I'd never hear the end of it if the bowl was gone or empty. Second, Piccolo is close to anorexic. There's no way she'd survive schedule feeding. With the exception of Setesh who is a bit overweight, they are all happy and healthy. So I say they are fine.
Bowling went well this past weekend despite my bad mood. Between my family that day and the fact that the hard drive in my G3 that contained all my documents died, I was in a piss poor mood Saturday night. But I've moved on. Most of what I had on the drive I either have a hard copy of or it might exist on an old back up somewhere. And I think some of the files I had I have duplicates of on my Quadra. In related news, my new Mac Mini is scheduled to ship next Wednesday.
It's been a week of meetings. Monday and Tuesday consisted of training at the district on the new version of Campus we are being moved to in June. Then I've had union meetings the past 2 nights. But it looks like I'm done with meetings now until sometime in April. I cannot stress enough my dislike for meetings. Although I do feel the ones I had this week were the some of the most productive ones I've ever attended.
So I'm thinking that I want something other than carpet in the dining room. I'm thinking that it would be nice to have hardwood floors. Unfortunately I can't currently afford real hardwood floors. So I'm thinking about spending a couple hundred dollars on laminate hardwood flooring. This weekend would be the perfect time to do it too. Plus it's on sale at Menard's. I have some issue to resolve though. I have to figure out how to tack down the edge of the carpet I keep in the living room and how to transition from the carpet to the laminate and from the laminate to the flooring in the kitchen. Plus the dining room side of my kitchen peninsula is carpeted (morons). So I'm thinking that would need some sort of paint. Maybe I'll pick up the flooring tonight and then if I need to paint the back of the stupid cabinet, I'll pick up some paint at Farm and Home. I'm thinking about just using a piece of molding for the transitions. Maybe I need a staple gun too.
Well the week of meetings has cut into my game play time. I've finally posted pictures of Gnick the Gnome in the pictures section. I've also put up a picture of Frayer the Dwarf. Frayer is a hunter. As a first pet, I've chosen a wolf. Hunters can rename their pets and so I've decided to name Frayer's wolf after one of my parents' dogs, Woofie.
I picked up a demo of Star Wars Republic Commando the other day (it came with a magazine). So I'll have to try to get around to installing and playing that game for a bit. If my memory serves correctly I do believe that Gabe (of Penny-Arcade fame) thought very highly of this game. Or maybe it was Tycho. Either way, it was free and I'll try most things once if it's free. I'll let you know what I think when I get to it.
Well 3 hours and 4 inches of snow later and I've finished this entry. Should be a fun drive home.
Just a quick update on my dentist trip... I need to start flossing (as usual) and the tooth I chipped gets to become a crown. So now I have to go back to the dentist next Wednesday to get the temporary put on and then again 2 weeks after that for them to install the permanent crown. Should be interesting.
The cats and dog survived the trip to the vet too. Although they are all supposedly dramatically overweight. In all fairness, Setesh really probably is overweight. But you can't tell me that Pika and Daimao are overweight. I mean at 11.5 pounds, Pika is large for a Pomeranian but both her parents were like 14 pounds. And Daimao isn't skinny but I wouldn't say she is fat. The vet suggested that I start schedule feeding them. It was all I could do to not fall over laughing. First of all, Daimao starts bugging me when the bowl hits about half full. I'd never hear the end of it if the bowl was gone or empty. Second, Piccolo is close to anorexic. There's no way she'd survive schedule feeding. With the exception of Setesh who is a bit overweight, they are all happy and healthy. So I say they are fine.
Bowling went well this past weekend despite my bad mood. Between my family that day and the fact that the hard drive in my G3 that contained all my documents died, I was in a piss poor mood Saturday night. But I've moved on. Most of what I had on the drive I either have a hard copy of or it might exist on an old back up somewhere. And I think some of the files I had I have duplicates of on my Quadra. In related news, my new Mac Mini is scheduled to ship next Wednesday.
It's been a week of meetings. Monday and Tuesday consisted of training at the district on the new version of Campus we are being moved to in June. Then I've had union meetings the past 2 nights. But it looks like I'm done with meetings now until sometime in April. I cannot stress enough my dislike for meetings. Although I do feel the ones I had this week were the some of the most productive ones I've ever attended.
So I'm thinking that I want something other than carpet in the dining room. I'm thinking that it would be nice to have hardwood floors. Unfortunately I can't currently afford real hardwood floors. So I'm thinking about spending a couple hundred dollars on laminate hardwood flooring. This weekend would be the perfect time to do it too. Plus it's on sale at Menard's. I have some issue to resolve though. I have to figure out how to tack down the edge of the carpet I keep in the living room and how to transition from the carpet to the laminate and from the laminate to the flooring in the kitchen. Plus the dining room side of my kitchen peninsula is carpeted (morons). So I'm thinking that would need some sort of paint. Maybe I'll pick up the flooring tonight and then if I need to paint the back of the stupid cabinet, I'll pick up some paint at Farm and Home. I'm thinking about just using a piece of molding for the transitions. Maybe I need a staple gun too.
Well the week of meetings has cut into my game play time. I've finally posted pictures of Gnick the Gnome in the pictures section. I've also put up a picture of Frayer the Dwarf. Frayer is a hunter. As a first pet, I've chosen a wolf. Hunters can rename their pets and so I've decided to name Frayer's wolf after one of my parents' dogs, Woofie.
I picked up a demo of Star Wars Republic Commando the other day (it came with a magazine). So I'll have to try to get around to installing and playing that game for a bit. If my memory serves correctly I do believe that Gabe (of Penny-Arcade fame) thought very highly of this game. Or maybe it was Tycho. Either way, it was free and I'll try most things once if it's free. I'll let you know what I think when I get to it.
Well 3 hours and 4 inches of snow later and I've finished this entry. Should be a fun drive home.
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