Current Mood : Very lazy.
Current Image Notes : Here are some lovely daffodils Dearest son picked for me from the front yard this morning. I really need to invest in a few bud vases...
Another glorious day. I could appreciate it better if I'd had a good night's sleep ! Some speeder blasting through the stoplight jumped the curb at the 7-11 across the street at 2:30am - it sounded like a three-car pile-up ! Evidently he/she either flattened tires during that little escapade, or, as Beloved Hubby believes from looking at the skid marks, curb scrapes, and torn up landscaping, they bent the truck/small SUV's frame, because a wrecker was called, adding to the noise. It drove Friday crazy.
We also had a close call with the microwave this weekend. I had the main dinner course in there, but was using the countdown timer to keep track of how long I'd whisked the dessert pudding...when it suddenly died. No lights, no sound, pfft. We pulled it away from the corner - so that's where all the potholders had vanished ! They'd evidently fallen behind the 'wave and blocked the vents, causing it to overheat.
Well, darn. At least dinner was done, but I mourned not treating my pretty microwave better. We moved it and tried a different outlet, still nothin'. (sigh) I was collecting dinner plates and finishing up dessert when I heard a familiar >beep !<. Evidently, it just needed time to cool down, 'cause now the 'wave works perfectly. What a relief ! We moved it to a better ventilated spot in the kitchen - no corners ! - and shuffled canisters and appliances around a bit. I like the new arrangement much better !
I also got my old TV back. I'd had it overseas when I was in the Army, and it was in Dearest's room at his grandparents'. Wasn't sure what to do with it, but it was a blast to see it again. I was idly thinking of arranging some place for it in the Lab somehow... but as it turns out, it doesn't work. Oh, well. At least I get to give it a proper send-off m'self, as it should be. I've always wondered what AirSoft pellets would do to a TV tube...
I've also been hoarding online tutorials to my computer. If they're not available as a PDF file, I'll simply mouse over the parts I want, hit 'control + c' to copy it, then open a blank file in Word and use 'control + v' to paste it. Instant directions and photos, saved to my hard drive. Any ads, comments, or such I don't want to save are easily edited out, but I always keep who did it and the website I got it from, so I can give credit if I can work it. I didn't do this a while ago, figuring the directions/tutorials/patterns would always be there, but websites have a way of vanishing overnight, and I lost *all* my bookmarks during last month's crash. Plus, it's a lot easier to print instructions, photos and all, than to keep runnin' back and forth between computer and Lab. Beloved ditched a magazine holder from his Studio, and I snapped it up, so I now have a place for directions sheets, small catalogs, and such in the Lab. They had a place before, but if I moved one thing, they'd slide or fall. Not anymore !
In essence, we all goofed off all day, and had Chinese takeout for dinner. Tomorrow I get to finish up laundry (I only have to put it away now) and restart the housework and yard sale clearing and pricing. Thursday's gonna arrive quickly, I just know it !
