Winter has briefly returned. It was 15F this morning, and we got a light dusting of snow last night. The outside cats were frolicking on the patio this afternoon, to the consternation of Miss Brown, who did NOT approve.
Month: February 2012
Cordpocalypse
The cords behind the DVR and DVD player have been bothering me for a while now. When something like that annoys me, it becomes impossible to clean around it, so I’ve been ignoring my living room and letting stuff pile up. Ugh. Mostly the problem was finding a cheap solution for the electronics that hid some of the cords. Which I now have, so today was Cord Taming Day. It’s still not great, but at least it doesn’t look like someone vomited cables all over my living room.
Stealth Mode
Dump Truck
I don’t know how this guy gets away with not having a license plate, but apparently it’s working for him.
1979
Pennies
I was playing around with holding a couple of stacked Lensbaby macro filters in front of the phone camera lens.
My cute little laptop went back to the store today. Two BSoD episodes and one huge crash were enough to make me reconsider. They didn’t have anything in stock (aside from the ridiculously overpriced MacBook the salesdude tried to talk me into) that had the specs I wanted, so I had to have one shipped to the store. That means waiting another week, and I am sooo not good at that. Hrmf.
February
Hipstamatic came out with a new pack today. This is the Americana lens with Ina’s 1969 film, run through a vintage filter in Snapseed.
And lordy begordy, whatever you do, do NOT get involved moderating a feminist group on Facebook. Just trust me on that one.
Tea Lights
Tea Lights
Red Onion
Red Onion
Knives
My mom sent me two knives, so I was forced to upgrade from my crappy, 20 year old knife block to a magnetic knife holder. The only problem is that one of my new knives is ceramic, so it’s not magnetic. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with that one, but I’ll think of something. For now, I’m enjoying the extra counter space.
Sad Confession Time
I adore my new laptop, but I was starting to think maybe there was something wrong with the screen and I should take it back. Every time I touched the top part, above the function keys, the screen would dim. Hrmf! After spending the better part of the last two days getting all my software updated and all my data migrated, I was not looking forward to that. Not one little bit. And then I noticed that the screen dimmed when I held my hand above the keypad area. I wasn’t even touching the computer, so it couldn’t be a short in the wiring, right? I did a little searching online and found that this is actually a feature. There’s a sensor right above the keypad that tells the screen and the backlighting on the keyboard to dim themselves when the ambient light dims. DUH.
In other news, I went grocery shopping today. That may not seem at all noteworthy (and it’s really not), except that it’s the day before the Superbowl. The grocery store was a zoo. I spent almost half an hour in line at the deli (must have cheese!). The asshole in front of me, when it was his turn, was busy talking on his phone. Despite the fact that there were about 12 people behind him, he told the deli guy to wait while he finished his call. I just don’t understand how people can be that self-absorbed
And now, a gratuitous pig picture.
Corona
I’ve been setting up my new laptop. This has mostly involved downloading and installing Adobe software, which has been incredibly tedious. I finally finished with that and decided it was time to tackle iTunes. iTunes and I do not get along. At all. So before I started, I thought I’d better have an adult beverage. I’m not much of a beer drinker, but I do like Corona, so that’s what I had.
red paper boat 