We have met the enemy, and he is EARWIGS ( Read more... )

Background: the Lynxcub had been having a meltdown over me not being willing to make a see-through visor for the cardboard fireman's helmet I'd been making for him until tomorrow, despite that it was way past time for him to be settled down in bed being read to. After much jumping up and down and screaming that he wanted the visor NOW NOW NOW, he ( Read more... )

Posted this last night on FB, but forgot to post it here ( Read more... )

So, I've been having trouble with my DSL for the past week or two - it seems to go up and down randomly, and sometimes even when it is working it's really slow. Also, the phone line is a little crackly, which I figured might be related... I called Bell last week, and they were supposed to send a technician, who never showed up. Called again this ( Read more... )

Note to Dog:

I hear the people in the hall. Really. Including the maintenance guy doing fire door improvements. It is not necessary to bark and/or growl to alert me every time you hear a sound out there. Especially when that sound is a power drill, I can hear it perfectly fine.

Note to Cats:I understand that you two do not always get along well. ( Read more... )

So;

1. The e-mail problems that had been happening for the past two days ( can't recall now if I posted about that here or on FB or both) are apparently NOT entirely sorted out, or at least not for all clients. Two client have not been able to receive mail all day today, and even my own mail is coming in sort of random bunches here and there ( Read more... )

With all due apologies to those who hate the whole idea of Valentine's Day, I had a pretty good one. This was mostly due to the fact that lgbtech came up for the weekend, which is always a good thing. :-)

1. Saturday we were intending to go to a 40s-themed party, so we spent the afternoon acquiring appropriate clothing at Kensington Market vintage shops.
   
   ( Clothing squee )

So, for some while now there has periodically been a bit of water leaking through my bathroom ceiling, usually when the upstairs neighbours are taking a bath or shower. It was one of those things I kept meaning to tell the landlord about, but not quite getting around to, between work, out of town guests, getting sick, etc. But recently I noticed ( Read more... )

Animal updates cut for scatological content, in hopes of not squicking out my flist.

1. ( Kiska update )

Overdue for an update, so I'll try and keep this -- well, maybe not brief as such, but at least a list of things each one of which is brief. Or something like that.

1. My trip up north was surprisingly un-traumatic. Aidan slept through almost the entire car ride -- clearly, the night-driving approach was a good one. And kettunainen and I got along pretty well for ( Read more... )