Went to Portland's first Techno Contra Dance last night. It was really something. The flier said it was an event that would not be suitable for beginners and that there would be no walk throughs. What it didn't say was that the music would never stop. While I enjoy skipping the walk throughs when the dances are simple and the dancers good, I do ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday I went with my mom to the Used Gear sale at the Portland REI where they sell off for cheap all the stuff people bring back under their satisfaction guarantee policy. This ranges from shows that were worn outside for 10 minutes before the person decided the fit wasn't very good, to "tent worked great for 20 years, now there are no ( Read more... )

Had a fun day out shopping with my mom. We went to a bunch of fabric store looking for fabric for curtains. We both have curtain projects going because the Round recently had all the windows redone (as originally built there were some serious leak problems), and as a result of the remodeling, the curtains that came with all the condos no longer ( Read more... )

I know at least a couple people on my friends page have the Roomba. Are you pleased with it? I'm thinking about getting one (or it's cousin, the Scooba).

You are going to be so proud of me. I have a new laptop and it runs Linux. In fact, it *only* runs Linux. I'm on the other side of the world with no Windows boot option. Amazingly, I don't really need any help with it, as Ubuntu is mostly just working out of the box, and for everything else there is Google. It seems Linux has come a long way ( Read more... )

Josh got me china for my birthday! Pretty china that we found at a second hand store this evening. It's 10 place settings (dinner plate, salad plate, dessert plate, soup bowl, fruit bowl, cup, and sauser), plus a few serving dishes. Seems to be in excellent shape, aside from one of the small plates has a little chip.


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I am now the proud owner of a Nokia 770. Her name is Forget-me-not, and she is a 3-year-old internet tablet divice, new to me today. 8 oz, 5.5 x 3.3 x 0.7 inches, 800 x 480 pixels. Not as nifty as the N810 model I was looking at, but I will be trying to hack the OS tomorrow to make it think it is. Then perhaps I will be able to make Skype, ( Read more... )

I want to buy some sort of small PC/iPhone/blackberry/some such. I'm going to say what I want it to do, and you guys are going to let me know if you are aware of such a product currently on the market ( Read more... )

Today was Verona's community wide garage sale weekend. We went out and purchased a lot of stuff we don't need for dirt cheap. It was fun though ( Read more... )

I love Craigs List.  Last night Josh listed our old dining room chairs (I did mention the new dining room table and chairs we got from Josh's aunt and uncle, right?) on Craigs List.  This morning a nice lady came by and paid us to haul them away.  She was super excited too... says she's been looking for 2 months for a set of chairs to match her ( Read more... )