Day: June 27, 2005

Crankypantsing

Title o’ the Day

Shelly

Opinion on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) and the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on measures to be taken by member states to ensure participation of all citizens of the Union to the 2004 elections to the European Parliament in an enlarged Union.

Now doesn’t that sound like a barrel of laughs? Hello and welcome to my life. I know you’re all envious, aren’t you? In other news, the mosquito bites still itch like crazy, it’s still hot and humid, and the fountain machine at my favorite Big Foot is dispensing weak sodapepsicokepop. I’m trying to think of something positive about this day, but for the life of me, I can’t come up with anything–just more suckitude. Like, for instance, when I got to work this ayem, the custodians were busily (and noisily!) replacing all the fluorescent bulbs we’d asked them to remove. So, now I’m working under interrogation lights.

But, hey, it’s not all bad news. It’s once again safe to get your tits out. Praise be!

Art, Collage, Letters to Esther

Better Late than Never

Shelly

I finally found time to transcribe some more Letters to Esther. I believe I uploaded 11 new files, which completes the first–and smallest–box o’ letters. Whew! As I get time, I’m going to put the transcripts on-line, with scans of the actual letters. That way they’ll be more searchable and user-friendly. Or, at least, that’s the intention.

One box down, four or five boxes to go!

That’s about all I have to report. It’s bloody damned hot–95F with 1000% humidity. I need gills. All I want to do is sit and try to expend as little energy as possible. The dogs aren’t enjoying it, either. They’re both as flat, and useless, as pancakes.

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This photo is from a week ago. It’s nice and cool and green, which is not at all what my yard looks like right now. Now, it’s overgrown (too damned hot to mow) and steamy looking.

Edit: I forgot to mention the mosquito bites. Lordy! I went with some friends to scope out the loot at a yard sale they were having. I scored a bunch of books for arting, some cool bones (big–cow or horse or something in that vein) and a mess of mosquito bites. I’m about to cry. I put lidocaine lotion on them and took Benadryl, but nothing seems to be helping. Yuck!

We also went to see Batman Begins after the yard sale set-up. I’ve never been a fan of the Batman movies, but I was impressed. It was easily one of the best movies I’ve seen in quite awhile–well worth full evening price. It’s dark and, while there are humorous moments, it’s not at ALL cheesy.

One last thing! Here’s the top of an end table I decoupaged a few years ago. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s a fun and colorful way to tart up an ugly piece of junky furniture.

Collaged End Table

Crankypantsing, Meta

Monday Crankypantsing

Shelly

Apparently, my web host has been having techsicault diffnulties this afternoon. I’ve had trouble getting into various parts of my website (slooooooow and spotty outages), and haven’t been able to access my blog at all, not even the admin parts, all afternoon. It looks like it’s back up now, though. Hrmph.

While checking my error reports, I noticed that I had seriously fubarred the uploading of some of the thumbnail images for the blog, and, since I was wanting to break all the links between the blog and the old website anyway, I went ahead (before the crash) and redirected everything so that it points at the new gallery. I hope. If I’ve missed something, I’m sure it’ll show up in an error report, or just mention it in comments or email and I’ll fix it. As soon as I’m positive I’ve got all the files duplicated properly, and all the links redirected, and all the text info moved (haven’t even started on that, yet), I’ll nuke the old pages.

Happy damned Monday!