Jan 20 2008
Contest Delayed and Other Crappe
Argh. Y’know, how you KNOW it’s going to be one of those days? One of those days when you have grand plans that you know are destined to not work out?
Okay, that’s today.
First, the video card in my Dell (aka Shortman’s computer) apparently decided to die. We know the computer is booting up, because we can hear the dings and dongs and pretty little tunes that we hear when it boots up. But no monitor. We have a standby monitor. It doesn’t work either. We have a standby computer. The good monitor combined with the old computer. Success? But that means that I’ve spent a good portion of the afternoon swapping equipment. With my ass up in the air while I’m crawling under the desk.
Mr. Hot did give me a line to use today, though, after that little episode. “HotTechnical”. Snirk. He does come up with some good ones.
So, anyway, since Shortman is downloading his patches to WoW, my connection is butt-slow. And slow is sucky. Sorry, Veronica. I know you’re on a dial-up. That’s even suckier sucky.
————————————-
(for some reason, this template hates horizontal rules. I’m stuck with dashed lines.)
Mr. Hot is trying to find a replacement bracket for our front-load washing machine. Before we moved here, we had the washer/dryer stacked. Which entails taking the lid off of the washer, and screwing the dryer on top.When we moved here, we had to get rid of the gas dryer, because, y’know, no gas line. The sellers left us a relatively new electric dryer, so it all worked out. But somehow, in the move, we lost the bracket to attach the lid back on the washer. So, it’s been duct-taped to the washer.
He’s googling the part from Sears to order. He needs a bracket and the screws. The bracket (which is a piece of metal, with a little ledge on it, and three screw holes) is $9. Reasonable, I guess. I mean, it’s a machined part.
The screws? Are $2.91. EACH. Got that? EACH. Those screws better give me multiple orgasms for Sears to charge two-dollars-and-ninety-one-cents apiece.
I guess we’ll just stay with the duct tape.
———————————-
I did manage to get a workout in today. I’ve really slacked off the past few months. I go good for a couple of weeks, and then, I just get bored. So, I’ve re-committed to making sure I work out at least 5 days a week.
So, yay. Score one for me.
———————————-
I’m going to spend a bunch of time today going through the sites I got for the first Hotlight - Hot Crossed Crafts. I’ve been poking around on a couple of the sites - and you all are in for a treat. Guard the credit cards.
———————————-
And the contest? My cohorts in crime and I are working on ironing out some of the details. So pay attention to this space, as they say. We’re getting there.
———————————-
I also have to thank you all for the comments on yesterday’s post. If I had only known how much this community of bloggers would reach out with shared experiences and understanding - I would have joined you way earlier than last May.
Like maybe when Child Protective Services showed up at my door because 20 fell on a rug and split her lip? And the Ex-Mrs. Hot decided that we needed to be investigated because she was sure that 20 had been pushed rather than tripped.
(True story. Shortman was 3 months old and I was petrified they would take him away from me.) Oh, I could have used you all then.
So thank you. I have no idea what the next few months will bring, but I’m trying so hard to stay positive while preparing myself for the possibility that something will go wrong.
—- And now, I’m going to cheer for Cupcake’s boyfriend and look at craft sites for you all. Oh, and drink vodka. Because I have tomorrow off work. —-
![[del.icio.us]](http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif){kind=small}
There is some software you could put on your son’s PC, that will limit the download speed he can get. It’s called Netlimiter, and you can set up what each individual programme’s maximum download speed can be.
Does the PC have an onboard video card?
Solomon Broad’s last blog post..Sunday 20 January
I don’t even want to envision the fear CPS would bring about, glad you made it through that one. Don’t leave us hanging too long on the contest….
Vanessa’s last blog post..Dart no more?
I wish you lived here ….
Dawn’s last blog post..Weekly Winners
[...] Ree wrote an interesting post today on Contest Delayed and Other CrappeHere’s a quick excerptAnd now, I’m going to cheer for Cupcake’s boyfriend and look at craft sites for you all. Oh, and drink vodka. Because I have tomorrow off work. —-. [Slashdot] [Digg] [Reddit] [del.icio.us] [Facebook] [Technorati] [Google] [StumbleUpon] [...]
[...] jglassenberg wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIt doesn’t work either. We have a standby computer. The good monitor combined with the old computer. Success? But that means that I’ve spent a good portion of the afternoon swapping equipment. With my ass up in the air while I’m … [...]
Good luck with the Sears screws - - one thing I have learned (the hard way) is that screwing their customers (yes, pun intended!) is what Sears does best. Been there . . .
Liz J in Illinois’s last blog post..By The Way . . .
Ah yeah, slow is sucky. I had fast internet at the old house, before we moved out here *sob*. I miss it.
Veronica’s last blog post..Weekly Winners
I have quicker internet speed at the 9to5 than home - but I think someone is pilfering my wireless connection - and I don’t know how to create secured network and all that crap. *points to blonde hair* :::sigh:::
Already I don’t like Ex-Mrs.Hot. What a pain - but you’ll pull through nicely - of that I’m sure. Just enjoy the vodka.
Sears - sucks. Plain and simple. Duct tape, however, does not. Fixes a multitude of sins.
Yeay for days off of work. And as for those screws? CRAZY! I hope they DO give you orgasms for that price. heehee.
Hope things go better tomorrow!
motherofbun’s last blog post..Confronting the Unknown
Crap with an ‘e’? How ye olde England of you.
Have a vodka or three for me would ya? Had a crappy day….
Kelley’s last blog post..Google brings out the freakshows
Although I have the knowledge, I get Numbah two son to do all the hardware stuff. He has better eyesight. And a much better tolerance for up close and personal dust bunnies.
witchypoo’s last blog post..Tagged, but no price tag
Oh honey, if you were my neighbor I’d bring over some brownies and tell you you’re a good mother. And reassure you that duct tape can fix almost everything. And I’d make you feel okay about slacking off on the workouts, which is probably not very helpful. So you take the good with the bad.
Melissa’s last blog post..One Giant Segue for Green Girl, One Small Step for Humankind
Sorry, your cohorts in crime are slackers (well, this one is, anyway)!!! The GREATEST CONTEST EVER will soon be afoot.
Laurel’s last blog post..Maybe I Need a Therapeutic Lamp
Hm.. we’ve had child protective services at our door before…
Scariest fucking thing I can remember us going through as a family. The brother had been doing dumb shit @ school (I think involving knives) and my dad whooped him for it, leaving a naaasty bruise and voila.
Deutlich’s last blog post..My Love Affair
Oh! I always wondered how to spell that… I thought it was crap-pay, though. Live and learn. Live and learn. That’s me!
Madmad’s last blog post..How to host a cocktail party
Ohhh.. the ex story had me gritting my teeth. What a beeyatch!
I’m very intrigued about this contest, I will admit it.
And this computer is so basic, it barely has a graphics card. I’m trying to watch Lord of the Rings on it in bed (I AM SO COOL) and it’s very laggy. Makes for good face freezing moments.
alyndabear’s last blog post..Hats Off To You.
I am so digging the new site, Hot! And thanks for the shout-out. You know I’m trying to work the Vulcan mind meld and get you to hang with the teens too, right??