unfortune.
i've been saying "unfortunate" a lot, recently. and "oh dear". often nearby or in conjunction with one another.
re. the last post, i somehow feel like an apology, or at least an explanation, is in order (for the facebook kids who will inevitably never read this, i think i offended one or two of my friends with the scarf bashing). yes, i understand that such items are of much higher quality than similar, cheaper items, and i understand that some people just really value these things. fine. however, i still find it ridiculous that the cheapest ~6'x1' piece of cloth (okay, cashmere) we could find in any of those stores knocked us back $160. i'm just saying.
and i'm going to turn around and be hypocritical, because i just put ~$90 incl. shipping down for a new computer case for kathryn's and karyn's computer, because it won't turn off, because either 1) the power switch is borked, so it keeps tripping after you try to turn it off or 2) there's something stupid going on with the power supply, but i wouldn't know what or 3) maybe some wiring on the mobo itself is screwy. that's pure speculation. if it's 1 or 2, a new case will fix things. if it's 3, well, i'm screwed anyway. but it's a neat case, and it's the one i would've chosen for whatever computer i build in the future, so if no dice, i'll just save it. grah.
so that scratches "(attempt to) fix the desktop" off my to-do list. at least until the case comes. and that leaves? create the resource center site, finish the joomla template for pnwcki, clean out the garage, reformat my desktop, finish presents (late) for people. think that's it.
and in less than a week, we'll be back in school. good news: i think i finally settled on a schedule. bad news: i no longer have tuesdays free, and i'm not really sure whether i want to take 490 or not. ugh.
you know, there are some nights i really feel like writing, and it just doesn't come as well as i'd like. tonight, however, i'm kinda skipping on that feeling entirely. oh well.
re. the last post, i somehow feel like an apology, or at least an explanation, is in order (for the facebook kids who will inevitably never read this, i think i offended one or two of my friends with the scarf bashing). yes, i understand that such items are of much higher quality than similar, cheaper items, and i understand that some people just really value these things. fine. however, i still find it ridiculous that the cheapest ~6'x1' piece of cloth (okay, cashmere) we could find in any of those stores knocked us back $160. i'm just saying.
and i'm going to turn around and be hypocritical, because i just put ~$90 incl. shipping down for a new computer case for kathryn's and karyn's computer, because it won't turn off, because either 1) the power switch is borked, so it keeps tripping after you try to turn it off or 2) there's something stupid going on with the power supply, but i wouldn't know what or 3) maybe some wiring on the mobo itself is screwy. that's pure speculation. if it's 1 or 2, a new case will fix things. if it's 3, well, i'm screwed anyway. but it's a neat case, and it's the one i would've chosen for whatever computer i build in the future, so if no dice, i'll just save it. grah.
so that scratches "(attempt to) fix the desktop" off my to-do list. at least until the case comes. and that leaves? create the resource center site, finish the joomla template for pnwcki, clean out the garage, reformat my desktop, finish presents (late) for people. think that's it.
and in less than a week, we'll be back in school. good news: i think i finally settled on a schedule. bad news: i no longer have tuesdays free, and i'm not really sure whether i want to take 490 or not. ugh.
you know, there are some nights i really feel like writing, and it just doesn't come as well as i'd like. tonight, however, i'm kinda skipping on that feeling entirely. oh well.