Ever feel like a deer in headlights? You get caught up in doing some activity, trying to correct some error, and you spend all day on it. It’s like some bizarre fascination that you just can stop once you’ve started it. Wasted the entire friggin’ evening looking...
Mariner Software, the publishers of MacJournal, have a great reputation. Many people love MacJournal. It’s highly recommended as desktop journaling and blogging software. A friend of my tried it and love it, so I bought it. According to the reviews I had read, MJ works with popular...
My stepfather is in town helping me fix up some things on the house. So far, we’ve installed a deadbolt in the back door and have attempted to fix the side door lock (talk about a messy door). The doorknob and lock is an antique mortise lock...
My stepfather is flying in this weekend to help me with home repairs. I’m feeling really blessed to have supportive parents — and someone knowledgable to ask questions. Boy is my knowledge lacking when it comes to home repairs. He is flying in tonight and will be...
The big day finally arrived! We met in Oak Ridge for the Secret City Festival about 2:30 on Saturday. The performance started at 3:00. It was a blast! Jaia from Ananda Dance Company, BellaBelly Dance Company, and Gypsy Dream (my troupe). Check out the photography section for...
The good news is that my insurance will pay for the damage inside the house from the sewer water. The bad news is that none of the work to replace the sewer line is covered. Sigh. Related Images:
The plumber came back out today. Guess what? There are tree roots in the sewer line. Not just a few either — enough to coat the cutting head of the snake that went through 75 feet of the sewer line. The bad news? I have to have...
Last night, at a sparkly 4:00 AM in the morning, my toilet decided it wasn’t going to flush. The water backed up from under the rim and the base of the toilet. Mopped all of that up and was too frazzled to go to bed. Figured I...
I installed WordPress 2.2 on June 12. Added some new posts. Everything seemed to be going well. Until last night. I had some issues around the house (yay toilet leaks) and blogged about it. While I was in the middle of writing the post, the SQL database...
Just saw the first add for Season 3 of Doctor Who on Sci Fi channel. It starts July 6th. Woohoo! I’m so there. Of course, I’ve already watched most of season 3 on the Web… but still. It will be nice to see what is included in...
Okay, 90% finished, but still! Finishing the costume would not have been possible without the help of one of my friends. She spent Friday evening helping me finish the belt and the vest. Yay! Awesome person. I finished sewing the trim on the belt just in time...
Easing in seams sucks. Or rather, I suck at it. I had to ease in four seams tonight. Learned how to do it while doing it. You know there aren’t any good Web sites that explain how to ease in seams? I found some pictures. The people...
