Grab bag July 10, 2007 ~ 11:05 am
Posted by Julie in : Da Cats, Daily Grind, Urban Family , trackbackI have some really deep posts rattling around in my head…well, maybe not really deep, but deeper than this is going to be. Because today I don’t have the time for a deep post. Sorry ’bout that. On to the bullet points:
- Freddie thinks he’s a dog. He has taken to gnawing on our sandals, this morning going so far as to gnaw on my Tevas while I was wearing them. All of my sandals and now Rick’s as well have tiny teeth marks in them. And yes, I do put them away when I’m not wearing them, however
FidoFreddie can open closets as well, so we are screwed. - Somewhere in my upgrade to WP 2.2.1 or whatever it is, I lost my Flickr e-z uploader application. I’m sure there is an upgrade for that as well, but the computer at work doesn’t like it when I use FTP. So I have to do it at home. And we all know how much I have been at home lately. So instead I just have to point you towards this the old-fashioned way: my LOL Cats.
- My undergrad college made news all around the planet today, judging by the number of news sites I’m getting by typing in the words “Meadville wrecking ball” on Google. Apparently a wrecking ball broke loose from a crane and rolled 3/4 of a mile down a hill, damaging cars and injuring people in its path until it came to a stop in the trunk of a Taurus. Here’s an in-depth article. (I especially like the part on the second page about the guy who was injured when he “attempted to stop the wrecking ball by throwing bricks in its path.” Only in Meadville.) Here’s a picture. Meadville in the summer is slower than slow, so I’m assuming this will provide plenty of water-cooler talk at least until August.
- It is hotter than hell here right now, so rather than let the little kitties suffer while I’m gone, I left the a/c on in my house for them. Al Gore can’t bitch, though, because the thermostat is set for 81* and they’re on energy saver mode. I can hear my mom asking me why do I even bother having the a/c on if I’m going to have it set that high, and the answer is “Well, 81* is significantly cooler than the 107* it would reach in the apartment otherwise, so there you go.”
- I got a ceiling fan on sale at Home Depot for $37. It has no lights, but as we have no ceiling light there anyway, and I just bought CFLs for all of my lamps (yeah, Live Earth, making a difference), it’s all good. The Landlady is having an electrician wire it up for me, although I told her we could just swag it over from the corner. She is apparently unconvinced of mine and Thabiso’s swagging skillz.
- Speaking of Thabs, Samang turned one month old on Sunday. Where the hell did this past month go? Now we just need to get set for her little blessing/not-christening which is going to be next Saturday. I need to figure out what I’m going to say at this shindig. Crap.
I think that’s it. Or enough, at any rate. Now to go do work for a bit until 2:30, when I leave, head into the city, grab some scripts (did I mention I’m on the nominating committee for my theater’s playwriting award? I am.), and head to the Port Authority. The bus leaves at 5 and gets in at 9:20. I’m betting I will get through at least three scripts in that time period.
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do you use flickr photo gallery? that’s broken in 2.2, and now there’s an update for it.
and if you want to upload plugins without using ftp, you should (when you get home) install the PIuginInstaller plugin, which allows you to automatically install plugins from your wordpress admin.
and I saw the wrecking ball thing last night - I LOL’ed.
Girl, you don’t want to swag a ceiling fan. Is the junction box in the ceiliing reinforced for a fan? Cause if it ain’t the whole thing is coming crashing down. And reinforcing the box after the fact ain’t so easy either. Let the landlord take care of it.
Your cats are insane. Why am I not surprised?
Have a safe trip!
I’ve watched my dad wire some stuff and as long as the circuit breaker is off, I’d give it a shot. I probably wouldn’t kill myself.
Cats chew too. Foxy was chewing on a box yesterday. I’ll take anything to grind down those sharp kitten teeth.
Jack-Jack loves toenails! He chews on my toenails for me. He’s at least good for something.
Do not attempt swagging of a ceiling fan. Honestly.
Have a great trip!
Saying “crap” at the blessing might not be such a good idea.
I love your cat photos and the captions!
Go Freddie, Go Freddie
Oh good, Ally da Pup will have a playmate!
That reminds me. I need a new ceiling fan.
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