Whining

I just typed out a fairly long and detailed entry about all the things that are standing in between me and content. The purpose of the entry was to 'talk it out' with myself and see if I could see a fix. I think I did. So I ate the entry.

It pretty much boils down to 'get over it.' One of the down sides of being a loner is that you spend way too much time with nobody but you. Doh. You have nobody to worry about but you. You start to focus on things that truly need to be just left alone and ignored. Distractions are self-created. So if you don't create them, you aren't distracted and you really get to zero in on that one life wart that otherwise would never even get a notice and shouldn't ever get one anyway.

I need a new distraction of some kind. I'm not sure what it is or what it will be. But, until I get it, any stupid obsessing about my job, my decorating project, how I feel physically, or really any other irritant - none of that is going to count. If I can't will it away, I can control how it affects interactions with other people and the kind of job I do. I can and I will. So there.

EndOfWhining.

Gmail is down. This happened one day last week, too. It makes me realize how dependent I have become on it for communication and information storage. And, there is really no backup. I need to conjur on this a bit. Maybe consider a backup of some kind - contacts or key bits of info, etc.

I read in the paper this morning that my bus is going to get WiFi 'in the Fall'! I honestly don't have a need for it but it would be very cool.

The Mariners have won two games in a row. It's a winning streak! Over the past 13 years that I have been a Mariner fan there have certainly been way more Seasons That Suck than Those That Don't. But those few Those That Don't have really kind of ruined it for the others. However, I must admit, the wins now - those where you know the opposing teams are looking for a few quick wins now that The Sucky Team is in town - are sweet.

Whining

I just typed out a fairly long and detailed entry about all the things that are standing in between me and content. The purpose of the entry was to 'talk it out' with myself and see if I could see a fix. I think I did. So I ate the entry.

It pretty much boils down to 'get over it.' One of the down sides of being a loner is that you spend way too much time with nobody but you. Doh. You have nobody to worry about but you. You start to focus on things that truly need to be just left alone and ignored. Distractions are self-created. So if you don't create them, you aren't distracted and you really get to zero in on that one life wart that otherwise would never even get a notice and shouldn't ever get one anyway.

I need a new distraction of some kind. I'm not sure what it is or what it will be. But, until I get it, any stupid obsessing about my job, my decorating project, how I feel physically, or really any other irritant - none of that is going to count. If I can't will it away, I can control how it affects interactions with other people and the kind of job I do. I can and I will. So there.

EndOfWhining.

Gmail is down. This happened one day last week, too. It makes me realize how dependent I have become on it for communication and information storage. And, there is really no backup. I need to conjur on this a bit. Maybe consider a backup of some kind - contacts or key bits of info, etc.

I read in the paper this morning that my bus is going to get WiFi 'in the Fall'! I honestly don't have a need for it but it would be very cool.

The Mariners have won two games in a row. It's a winning streak! Over the past 13 years that I have been a Mariner fan there have certainly been way more Seasons That Suck than Those That Don't. But those few Those That Don't have really kind of ruined it for the others. However, I must admit, the wins now - those where you know the opposing teams are looking for a few quick wins now that The Sucky Team is in town - are sweet.

Whew

My Gmail is back. That was a sucky 6+ hours. How can someone with 14 bazillion email addresses and accounts get so locked into one of them in such a short amount of time? I've only had the account for 15 months. And my life is in there.

When it's up it's perfect. It's quick and uncluttered and has all the filing and forwarding features I want. The spam filter they use really works. And I can get to it from anywhere - fast and pain-free.

But, when it's not up, my life gets real complicated really fast. This is not good.

And not at all connected, my cellphone just got a call from 757 area code. Who the hell is calling me from Virginia. I did a reverse look up and it's Geeks On Call in Norfolk. Probably I'm their wrong number du jour.

Whew

My Gmail is back. That was a sucky 6+ hours. How can someone with 14 bazillion email addresses and accounts get so locked into one of them in such a short amount of time? I've only had the account for 15 months. And my life is in there.

When it's up it's perfect. It's quick and uncluttered and has all the filing and forwarding features I want. The spam filter they use really works. And I can get to it from anywhere - fast and pain-free.

But, when it's not up, my life gets real complicated really fast. This is not good.

And not at all connected, my cellphone just got a call from 757 area code. Who the hell is calling me from Virginia. I did a reverse look up and it's Geeks On Call in Norfolk. Probably I'm their wrong number du jour.

Northern Ireland - now I get it.

One of my LJ friends in England - in a locked entry (so I stripped the facts) - reported her son's report on his school day:


From son (age 12) after History today ...

' I know why there is fighting in Northern Ireland'

Husband : 'Why?'

Son: ' Well, there are Catholics and there are ...um ...it sounds like prostitutes'



And I bet he did it in one of those really cool British accents, too. I hope his class gets to the Middle East and soon - I need some clarification there, too.

Northern Ireland - now I get it.

One of my LJ friends in England - in a locked entry (so I stripped the facts) - reported her son's report on his school day:


From son (age 12) after History today ...

' I know why there is fighting in Northern Ireland'

Husband : 'Why?'

Son: ' Well, there are Catholics and there are ...um ...it sounds like prostitutes'



And I bet he did it in one of those really cool British accents, too. I hope his class gets to the Middle East and soon - I need some clarification there, too.

Are we done?

The shelf guy's compressor and tools are gone. The shelves look pretty darned finished. There are some spots that probably could use a little more paint but there is a bucket of left over paint. There is no note from anyone and no email from Sheri. Last I heard he wasn't even going to be here today.

Is it possible this could all be actually over?? That I get my house back? The cats will be so thrilled. Someone shit on the terrace today. I can't tell who but since neither of them has ever even come close to not using the litter box for that little activity, I have to believe that something the shelf guy was doing prevented them from getting to the litter box.

I'll be sooooooooo glad to get my keys back.

There is a big Doh! in Roomba news. Particularly in the living room it bangs into everything. Bang, bang, bang. It makes a fair amount of noise and it has knocked stuff off the mantle. I was looking through some files in the Roomba user group at Yahoo and found a picture where someone had made a foam bumper.

C'est ca

It's really nothing more than a strip of foam glued on. Remember my organization this weekend? Went right to the drawer of tape and odd bits and found a roll of sticky backed foam. Not a single clue why I have it but I am so glad I kept it! I dressed up Roomba and we are doing the vacuuming in the living room very quietly. It's lovely!

Are we done?

The shelf guy's compressor and tools are gone. The shelves look pretty darned finished. There are some spots that probably could use a little more paint but there is a bucket of left over paint. There is no note from anyone and no email from Sheri. Last I heard he wasn't even going to be here today.

Is it possible this could all be actually over?? That I get my house back? The cats will be so thrilled. Someone shit on the terrace today. I can't tell who but since neither of them has ever even come close to not using the litter box for that little activity, I have to believe that something the shelf guy was doing prevented them from getting to the litter box.

I'll be sooooooooo glad to get my keys back.

There is a big Doh! in Roomba news. Particularly in the living room it bangs into everything. Bang, bang, bang. It makes a fair amount of noise and it has knocked stuff off the mantle. I was looking through some files in the Roomba user group at Yahoo and found a picture where someone had made a foam bumper.

C'est ca

It's really nothing more than a strip of foam glued on. Remember my organization this weekend? Went right to the drawer of tape and odd bits and found a roll of sticky backed foam. Not a single clue why I have it but I am so glad I kept it! I dressed up Roomba and we are doing the vacuuming in the living room very quietly. It's lovely!