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October 1st, 2009
08:23 pm - Argh!
Shiny new monitor arrived. It is huge. It tries to eat me. It also has a full line of dead pixels down the right side of the screen. So, back it must go.
The old one has been more cooperative of late, returning to its usual five or so tries to get it to stay on, instead of sitting there and blinking at me.
*grump*
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/growf/pengies/annoyed.gif) irritated
Current Music: rain, computer fan, rats chewing
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December 19th, 2008
09:26 pm - An Adventure!
So, last night it snowed a foot, all at once. I carefully moved my car to the place I thought was the right one, so as to avoid a ticket. Guess what was the wrong choice! So, today I was well plowed in, with probably 4-6 inches still on the road, and a ticket in my car. I also owned no snow shovel.
Thankfully, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) samadi and space_geek_ken were on hand, and were willing to help me dig out. We initially began this project with two cookie sheets and a dustpan, but my building manager was kind enough to loan us 1.5 snowshovels (one was cracked), and not to laugh at us.
Eventually, we dug out of the snow bank and got onto the road, but all parking places were taken by then, except the ones we needed to shovel into, and rush hour was on. After much circling, getting slightly stuck, skidding and so forth, we decided that we needed to go buy a shovel for the car and some kitty litter. We went off to walmart, discovered they had naught, and picked up a very small snow shovel (probably for kids) and the litter at Big Lots, instead, since people apparently hadn't managed to raid there yet. Then there was a glorious stuffing of selves and Baker's Square, and the dreaded return. Upon which, we found that the parking space I'd carefully moved out of last night was vacant, and that the car fit nicely. The end.
I don't want to go on any more adventures. Also, we are looking into short term garage storage for the car during the wintery apocalypse.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/growf/pengies/sad.gif) cold
Current Music: the tappittytap of other writers in my apartment, plus a faulty computer fan
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November 30th, 2008
08:57 pm - Take a deep breath, or some days I hate owning a car
I've been ignoring a few things, so they've gone and snowballed on me. See, we may get a lot of snow tonight, so I wanted to know what to do with my car.
On my street, you're not supposed to park on the odd side if there's four inches or more of snow. Normally, that means everyone just parks on the even side
Except, of course, that the even side is occupied by a school. So you're not allowed to park there between 7 am and 4:30 pm. I am rarely up by 7, and it's full at the moment anyhow. No snow sticking as of yet, so I'm just going to cross my fingers.
Of course, then I realized that my parking permits were due to expire tomorrow. So I need to get new ones. Except the permits are for my IL license plate, which expires at the end of January. And if I transfer my registration, I'll need to get a new license.
So, I went to look up what I need and my fees. Turns out that WI is going to require me to transfer the title, too. Which means $70 for that, plus $75 for the registration, plus $30 for the license, plus $45 for a year worth of parking. And all the websites are pretty well impenetrable, plus my experiences at the police station (where I need to get my permits) and the DMV have thus far been very unpleasant. Regulations are not stated very clearly, and the workers are cranky, since no one understands them.
Argh.
I could get the parking permit for another three months (less expensive) and change my registration before the end of January. That's the easy route. However, that means remembering to do it, which I'm bad at already.
I would like that Garage of Holding now, please.
Current Mood: stressed, tired
Current Music: Jethro Tull
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October 8th, 2008
06:17 pm - My car is back!
Picked up the car today, and I am very glad for my warranty. The internal computer, an important part of a Prius, had failed. It took with it, among other things, the fuel tank, water pump, and several other important systems. All but one hundred dollars were covered by warranty, of what would have been a several thousand dollar repair. I also got them to do some various maintenance things (changed oil, replaced cabin filter, removed squirrel nest, etc), so the whole thing came to a little over $200. And my car now runs as smooth as butter. It's really lovely, and now I have transport once more!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/growf/pengies/yawn.gif) sleepy
Current Music: Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos - Magna Of Illusion
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October 6th, 2008
08:10 pm - It's only a couple hundred dollars
Why should I say that? Because what's wrong with my car could easily have cost me thousands - the computer went. Pretty much everything in my car is controlled by that computer, so that means that the fuel tank, water pump, and several other things were quite shot as well. The warranty is covering it all, other than a 100 dollar deductible. The rest is replacing filters, changing my oil, squirrel nest removal and a few other things. So I'm relatively lucky. Ought to have the car back by Wednesday. *tiny party*
Currently very stressed, but much work to do, so it's gotta take a back seat. Especially since I don't exactly know why I'm stressed. Meh - so it goes. Most stuff's going okay, though - still have a few things to set right in the apartment. Of course, they're the hard ones. :) Off to the word mines with me!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/growf/pengies/sob.gif) lonely
Current Music: Mediaeval Baebes - E Volentieri
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September 8th, 2008
10:22 pm - Free Printer Cartridges
Anyone out there in LJ land still use an Epson 2200? I have most of a full set of cartridges that I no longer have a use for, and will happily send them to you for the cost of postage.
Current Mood: inert
Current Music: Rush - Roll the Bones - You Bet Your Life
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August 1st, 2008
04:19 pm - Land Line Dead - Use Cell
We've cancelled our star-crossed AT&T account, so the landline for the Necroplex is no longer operational. Use my cell number or email to contact me instead. If you'd like to have my cell number, comment below and I'll make a locked post just for you.
In other news, I think you were right, Andrew - the little laptop did it again with a different OS. I think that harddrive is toast.
Current Mood: exhausted
Current Music: Blind Guardian - Lord Of The Rings
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January 30th, 2008
10:36 pm - Saga of Milwaukee
As of Saturday, moments_away and I set out for Milwaukee. ( Read more... )
Current Mood: weary
Current Music: Rush - Lock and Key
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December 22nd, 2007
12:34 pm - Neuroses: 1 Me: 1/2
For whatever reason, looking at open calls and discussions about self-promotion make my stomach turn. This has been going on for a bit. I think I ought to step down the art for a bit, see if I can actually paint more. I'll still be taking commissions quite happily. I just won't go looking for the forseeable future.
Also, having a stick of RAM die on you when you've been working on a 9x12 at 600 dpi? Is a real pain in the rear. Slug, Photoshop, slug!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/growf/pengies/hyper.gif) crazy
Current Music: Jethro Tull - Ring Out, Solstice Bells
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