The Dead Pool

On Saturday night, a storm blew through the area. It knocked out the power in our section of town - some places are still without power. My computer lost it's power supply. Sunday Grilltech spent most of the day troubleshooting the issue. Finally he pulled the hard drive out of my system and put it in the almost completed new server. So the old server which has a fan going out in it, has to last another two or three weeks.

Grilltech finally was able to get his iPhone 4. We offered his old one to the Eldest. It was going to be a couple of days before she could make it over to pick it up, so the phone floated around his desk. I picked it up and put it on top of one of computer books sitting on the arm of his chair. I heard a thunk, noticed both the book and phone where gone. I assumed both landed on the floor. Turns out the book was on the floor and the old phone went into his glass of water. We're still waiting to see if it will work or not.

I'm going to bed before anything else dies.

List Day, Double Shot

• There was one car at the bar this morning
• Grilltech received his new toy last night
• He's very happy
• I have a strong urge to cast on for this sweater (Ravelry)
• It doesn't matter I don't have the pattern, I can make it up
• And it would be black bamboo
• Yes. Yes, I know I'm still working on Grilltech's blanket
• And instead of short sleeves, they'll be three quarters length
• I never did find the checkbook
• Oh ya, it's time to change passwords
• I was a lunch playing on FB, one of my leaders came over and had to verify I was at lunch
• Havoc's name has now been changed by the microchip people to Havol
• Grilltech has started calling him Havol Barkoff
• Stupid Wii, says I gained 2 pounds since yesterday
• Granted I did it after I ate dinner...

List Day!

Wrote the post yesterday, but posted early this morning.

• It seems we hit every red light between home and work this morning
• Reports have died, so I'm dead in the water
• I have the pleasure of working help desk tickets
• Grilltech and I must have been kicking each other in our sleep last night, both of us are stiff and sore
• I'm having orange juice on the rocks at work, I think I need more vodka
• I've got pictures of the finished shawl, but I'm currently too lazy to post them
• Plus, I don't have the final picture
• The answer to which report is he talking about - is not I don't know, he just tells me I'm wrong
• I hunted for the checkbook this morning and couldn't find it
• I'm hoping it under piles of knitting somewhere
• Grilltech is dealing with an icky customer
• There is thirty more minutes of my day left, I hope he'll get out on time
• My desk has been mostly shoved off and I still can't find the checkbook
• When should I start worrying about it?

Clean House

The guys showed up and is hauling stuff away. I almost feel bad about just pointing and saying this needs to go away.

Almost, but I'll get over it. Maybe I'll go block my shawl.

Pictures

Havoc's new hair cut. I think he looks uber cute.

I finished another shawl. Another Haruni. Not quite as big as the first one, but pretty close. It still needs to be blocked, maybe this weekend.

I'm back to working on Grilltech's blanket.

Worst Mommy Ever!

Lured the cats out of the bedroom by getting out good food, then went back and shut them out while I made the bed. Every animal in the house is on good food alert.

I'm going to take Havoc out for a drag.

List Day!

• Counted three cars at the bar this morning
• Saw one of the babies at the nest in the dark
• Maybe it is a good thing they have white bellies
• We're having an audit at work this week
• The whole reason why I'm not reading blogs or knitting at my desk
• Yea, I know work
• I'm to the point on the shawl it's taking an hour to do two rows
• I'm also about 40 rows from being done!
• Thoughts of coconut cream pie have dancing around my head
• Had this post half done yesterday, but didn't send it home
• It was sitting in my draft folder
• At one point, I was using the wrong username, but right password to log into a phone server
• Needless to say, it didn't work
• On the plus side, can't lock out the wrong username
• I can't seem to type today
• I'm lucky so far, both loud talkers aren't here!!
• Was on the phone and then was called by someone else
• I'm popular today
• Couldn't last forever, one of the loud talkers is back
• When I try to do everything, nothing get accomplished
• Time to step back
• Writing with a pen makes my right arm hurt
• I don't know how Perky makes it in the world, everything is set to right handers
• Maybe I can find her a left handed cork screw
• Grilltech is going to be off to a convention this weekend
• I wonder how much crap stuff can leave the house before he'd even notice it was gone...
• I've gotta call Taxtech SandTech about renting her truck

They're Birds and They're Angry!

All Grown Up

The nest I've been watching is empty in the afternoons on the drive home. I think there is one Osprey hanging around the nest, won't really know until tomorrow morning.

List Day!

• Counted two cars at the bar this morning
• Half the team is across the street at the new building, with limited access
• I'm having a hard time focusing
• Grilltech said something about going stargazing this weekend
• All I can think about is if I call in sick tomorrow, could I have my shawl finished?
• Roxy, a Wii is a gaming console that has some fitness games
• Listening to ABBA, all I think of is the movie
• Next week, I'll be moving to sit next to Procreator
• I'm still graceful as ever, I tripped over a garbage can in the middle of the bay
• The team decided to do an ice cream social tomorrow
• Yea, half the team will miss it
• Nice, someone bitched about the four of us in a quick circle
• Had a hard time not telling the Gnome to byte me
• Every time I step on the Wii it goes ugh, today it actually said good
• I know, stupid things
• Havoc got a hair cut, he's so cute
• Off to knit, I've got a shawl to finish

Still Nothing

Grilltech and I are using Perky's Wii Fit.

It's evil clothed in cuteness.

Ready?

...for yet another boring post? The only excitement I have is today I got two more skeins of yarn to help finish the shawl. Too bad I can't knit as much as I want.

You can read about Grilltech's weekend.

Clean House

Fran helped with laundry.

Sabrina helped with dishes.

Uggy helped with the bedding.

Still Nothing

It's starting to get hot here. I'm not real sure, but I think we've hit a 100 once this month. The view down the street is still very green.

Amy sent me some sock yarn to help out on the blanket.

(I think she doesn't like Noro much either.)

Some very lovely colors. They'll make a great addition to the blanket.

Thank you so much!!

Blah

Happy Wednesday. The day is over (mostly) and I can almost relax. Still need to put dishes away and fold the load of laundry, but I can put laundry off until Perky gets home. Her stuff is in the drier.

Fran is fine. Havoc needed the e-collar, and since Fran was there... You saw what happened next. She was not pleased in the least.

Anyway, I'm off to empty the dishwasher. Maybe I'll have Perky fill it...

A 1000 Words

Today's pictures are brought to us by Fran. Doesn't she look so pleased?


I have been doing some knitting. Another Haruni. This time it's for me.


Picked up some yarn while in McCall. Like the colors. The owner said it was new in the store.


Picked up the light green in McCall. The dark green in a LYS. Together they will make Grilltech one killer scarf.

Questions Answered

First a little back ground. Grilltech and I have been married for almost twenty years. Rings around Grilltech have a short life span. They get lost, broken, or warped. Yes, warped.

So after the first two disappeared, it was decided to pick up something cheaper. He picked out stone rings, because their about two bucks apiece. We usually buy two or three of them at a time - because as he puts it - the ring tries to betray him.

These hematite rings break at the slightest provocation. Hit your hand just right on the counter. Snap. Ring falls off, hits the ground. Snap.

So the other day, I'm pulling something out of the medicine cabinet, and one of the rings jump out and smashes to bits on the counter.

So, I had to blame it on Grilltech.

Work isn't Always Bad...

Fun Conversations at work:

KnitTech‎‎ [8:28 AM]:
It says format server and set fire to building?
Are you sure I should be running this?

Mr. White‎‎ [8:28 AM]:
hit "confirm"
and if it fails again, hit "retry"
under no circumstances do you hit "ignore"

List Day!

• There was one car at the bar this morning
• It was not a good night of sleep last night
• Lost the button on my pants
• It's not really lost but not where it's suppose to be
• Time to start back at the gym and watching what I eat
• I should be serious about this weight thing, but it's so easy to eat things that are bad for me
• Learned a new awesome SQL trick today
• I'm watching Terminator
• I'm willing to bet, most people read that with Anrie's accent
• I broke one of Grilltech's stone rings last night
• Of course I blamed it on him.

A 1000 Words

Last Friday Havoc was fixed. Afterward he was was looking pretty sad. Two days later, he was bouncing around wanting to play.


Saturday, we went to McCall. Really didn't get much in the way of pictures. (I did get some yarn....)


Forth of July was fun, we set off our own fireworks. Nothing like a bunch of pyro's playing with fire.