Had mixed results on this afternoon's errand run. On one hand, I finished the banking and recycling, and I claimed my free Orange 'n Creme Swirl Frutista Freeze at Taco Bell. On the other hand, for reasons unknown, Lowe's didn't have any 12x12 gray patio blocks, which is weird because I remember getting those at that store before ( Read more... )

My router, a Linksys WRT54GC, is getting a little outdated and I was interested in getting a newer model that can run the DD-WRT firmware. It's something I'd wanted to do for a while and reading this Coding Horror blog entry reminded me about it. CompUSA has a special on the E2000 this week, so while I was out today to get a few things, I made a ( Read more... )

Sunny, 90-95°F. There were a bunch of new geocaches scattered around the local area so I did those today. A few were right in town. I also went to Newark, Elkton, Middletown, and Townsend. I don't think any of those were too tricky but I did spend a bit too long on a wrong idea of the cache hide at "Unfinished Business". Since I was in Middletown, ( Read more... )

The seed for today's shopping excursion was planted a few days ago when I wondered if there was a better tool for weeding. I figured there had to be long-arm weeders out there so one wouldn't have to bend over to pull weeds. It was a rainy day today so I couldn't actually do any yardwork outside, so I might as well look for this gadget ( Read more... )

Wednesday was the day Lowe's delivered the washing machine. It's a big front-loader. Perhaps a little cramped at the back of the house -- the washer door opens up a bit into the kitchen -- but that'll do. All the dirty laundry was at the house so we ran two loads right away and hung the laundry up on an indoor clothes line in the 3rd bedroom. ( ( Read more... )

Saturday night, I went to Newark Airport to pick up my parents. They're visiting for a while and helping me to pack up, clean up, and move. The airport was annoying as usual. I thought my parents were late but they actually got the wrong directions to passenger pickup so they were waiting on the wrong level for a while. Apparently, there is another ( Read more... )

I didn't have broadband installed at the house yet, so I haven't been posting anything, except on Twitter. After checking out of the motel, I started taking care of little things around the house.

• Got some tools from the nearby Lowe's and started weeding the front yard. Also pruned a broken branch from the bush.
  
• Got groceries at Pathmark (where ( Read more... )