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kellan_the_tabby) wrote2005-06-04 07:21 pm
kellan_the_tabby) wrote2005-06-04 07:21 pm
And another weekend...
Friederich Eisenmaus died this afternoon.
I'm only a little upset. I had him for a year, and he was old when I brought him home; mice don't generally live more than a few years at the best of times. And he was _very_ old.
But he was still a sweet little guy, and I'll miss him. And so will Miki, I think.
It was a long week, what with one thing and another. Not much sleep; not a lot of writing done. Not a lot of cooking, either. I did get an article done for the kingdom heraldic newsletter, with which I am fairly pleased.
Also two logos for Mom, which is more money, whenever I get off my butt and add up my hours for her.
I'm writing this on my new/old computer - this is the one Lewis lent me last December, on which the network card died after three days, with the hard drive from the computer I used most of last summer, which kept turning randomly off. So far it's behaving, and since he installed Gentoo it's quick as shit. I'm loving it.
Though I'm still getting used to having a normal-sized keyboard and stuff. I got awfully used to that laptop. I'm likely to use this as a primary writing machine, but I'll have the laptop to haul around with me. I spent last night and this morning 'moving in', as twere, and I've got all my files copied over and everything set up. Sound doesn't work, but Lewis says he'll poke at that.
I also got a new CD player this morning, since the old one would only play my Machaut CD. It's cool - looks like an old-time radio in a wooden case. Much prettier than most modern CD players, which appear to want very badly to be spaceships and succeed only in looking very, very stupid. So now I'm listening to Clam Chowder and enjoying myself thoroughly.
We got the lawn mowed this afternoon, during which process we ran out of gas twice and Lewis managed to bend the blade. Fortunately, we have a big hammer.
I also picked up a lot _more_ sticks from the yard, and I'm convinced that I'll be picking up sticks from the yard for the rest of my life, or at least until we move. I'm seeing how much wood chippers cost, so we can do something about the coyote pile. I also hauled some of the now-dead forsythia off of the back porch, but that's going to be a bit of a project.
Apparently wood chippers are insanely expensive. Maybe I'll just napalm the lot.
I'm only a little upset. I had him for a year, and he was old when I brought him home; mice don't generally live more than a few years at the best of times. And he was _very_ old.
But he was still a sweet little guy, and I'll miss him. And so will Miki, I think.
It was a long week, what with one thing and another. Not much sleep; not a lot of writing done. Not a lot of cooking, either. I did get an article done for the kingdom heraldic newsletter, with which I am fairly pleased.
Also two logos for Mom, which is more money, whenever I get off my butt and add up my hours for her.
I'm writing this on my new/old computer - this is the one Lewis lent me last December, on which the network card died after three days, with the hard drive from the computer I used most of last summer, which kept turning randomly off. So far it's behaving, and since he installed Gentoo it's quick as shit. I'm loving it.
Though I'm still getting used to having a normal-sized keyboard and stuff. I got awfully used to that laptop. I'm likely to use this as a primary writing machine, but I'll have the laptop to haul around with me. I spent last night and this morning 'moving in', as twere, and I've got all my files copied over and everything set up. Sound doesn't work, but Lewis says he'll poke at that.
I also got a new CD player this morning, since the old one would only play my Machaut CD. It's cool - looks like an old-time radio in a wooden case. Much prettier than most modern CD players, which appear to want very badly to be spaceships and succeed only in looking very, very stupid. So now I'm listening to Clam Chowder and enjoying myself thoroughly.
We got the lawn mowed this afternoon, during which process we ran out of gas twice and Lewis managed to bend the blade. Fortunately, we have a big hammer.
I also picked up a lot _more_ sticks from the yard, and I'm convinced that I'll be picking up sticks from the yard for the rest of my life, or at least until we move. I'm seeing how much wood chippers cost, so we can do something about the coyote pile. I also hauled some of the now-dead forsythia off of the back porch, but that's going to be a bit of a project.
Apparently wood chippers are insanely expensive. Maybe I'll just napalm the lot.
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As for the coyote pile... in a large container, mix a gallon of gas, add crumbled styrofoam cups until it looks right, a pinch of salt and a sprinkle of water for stability, mix until the lot is rendered into a jelly-type mass. Use a wooden or plastic stirring implement, to avoid sparking. Do not place near open flames or intense heat until ready to use. Do not eat. ;)
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And, uh. Thanks...?
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Condolences, sympathy, etc...
Apparently wood chippers are insanely expensive.
Is this for purchase, or are rental rates that bad too?
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Oh, I _wish_ I could just burn it...
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Damn! That's extortionate!!!
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I'm sorry. *hugs*
I'm writing this on my new/old computer...
New network card (since the previous one died)?
I also got a new CD player this morning, since the old one would only play my Machaut CD.
Don't you just hate when CD players get all obsessive like that...?
It's cool - looks like an old-time radio in a wooden case.
Ooo. I've seen those in catalogs. Where'd you get yours from?
Apparently wood chippers are insanely expensive. Maybe I'll just napalm the lot.
Herveus has a wood chipper; I keep meaning to ask to borrow it (and him) for a weekend day in the autumn. You're about 2 hours further away, but I suppose it couldn't hurt to ask.
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Ooo. I've seen those in catalogs. Where'd you get yours from?
Circuit City, of all places. Twenty bucks. The sound isn't _great_, but it's okay.
Hm. Harvey. Wood chipper. That's a thought...
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Sympathies on computer problems...dealing with them this weekend myself....
Fry CPU, get replacement, motherboard dies from eventual abuse...new motherboard up and running, but I can use several things since it and the new hard drive won't play nice.
Starting to think I should have asked Sandy to let me just go whole new current monster system.
Btw, the way things are going it looks like just slightly after Pennsic to clear my stuff out of your garage.
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This one's behaving, so far...
Thanks.
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*hugs*
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May Friederich's spirit soar to mausish heights
Our solution to the wood problem was to buy a fire bowl. We're burning the Ivan-felled tree, bit by bit.
Re: May Friederich's spirit soar to mausish heights
And, re: the fire bowl; I've been giving that some thought, too. It'd be a while before it caught up with the volume of stuff, but it's way cheaper than a wood chipper. And possibly useful for events, too.