January 2009
52 posts
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Theme
Messing with the theme on the blog. It’s a modified version of the ‘Block’ theme. It’s mostly how I want it but I want to clean up the CSS a bit. Absolute font sizes = bad. For a while it was stuck on an interim version of the theme and nothing I did caused it to change. Posting this post seems to have woken it up. Oh yeah, need to get the tags listing restored, but not...
Jan 30th
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“You can say anything you want on the radio. Once.”
– Ronn Owens, on the F-bomb
Jan 23rd
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Spelling fail
Apparently it’s called a carabiner, and not a carabinder as I originally thought.
Jan 23rd
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Unified Agenda, Friday
To Do Make an appointment to fix the truck Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone Call back doctor’s office about lab tests Make appointment with psychiatrist Shopping Hardware: 2 9x¾x14 pieces of wood Metal braces New kneepads Truck issues Fuel line leak Rear axle seal? (Big O claimed this when I got my brakes done) Accessory drive belt?? (Ditto) Wipers Air...
Jan 23rd
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Roommate, washer, stuff
So the new roommate came by to fill out the application and credit check paperwork. Assuming no surprises pop out, he’ll be moving in at the end of the month. Meanwhile, the washer repairman came out last night, and quoted more than the cost of a new washer to fix it. Obviously we said no. I’m not entirely convinced, but there’s not much else to do at this point. According to...
Jan 21st
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More Software
How could I have forgotten Vim on my Software I Can’t Live Without page? (Warning: Unix text editor, and strictly for the most hardcore users) Also added iTunes, Exact Audio Copy, 7-Zip, AVG, OpenOffice, and Perl. Even though some of these aren’t quite in the category “can’t live without,” sooner or later they get installed when I need them for something.
Jan 19th
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The Score
Nate 6, break room chairs 0.
Jan 19th
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“Nate! You’re here [checks] 20 minutes earlier than you usually are!”
– One of my classmates back in high school upon coming in and seeing me there 5 minutes early. I got an A in that class.
Jan 18th
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Unified Agenda Post, Saturday
Very little has gotten done this week, since without the caffeine my routine is basically, get up just in time to go to work, come home, take barely enough time to stuff some food in my mouth (if that much) and crash. To Do Make an appointment to fix the truck Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone Call back doctor’s office about lab tests Make appointment with...
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Weekly Agenda, Thursday
Make an appointment to fix the truck Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone Call back doctor’s office about lab tests Make appointment with psychiatrist
Jan 15th
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Weekly Agenda, Wednesday
Make an appointment to fix the truck Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone Call back doctor’s office about lab tests Call EAP about therapist coverage [DONE] Make appointment with psychiatrist
Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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Shopping List
Salt and pepper Rechargable AA’s I’m sure there was something else…
Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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Futon!
I stopped at Salvation Army after my appointment and got a futon and a coffee table for the living room for $150. Haven’t gotten it inside yet; a friend of mine is coming by tonight to help me move it.
Jan 14th
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Stuff to fix on the truck
Gas line leak Rear axle seal? (Big O claimed this when I got my brakes done) Accessory drive belt?? (Ditto) Wipers Air filter Plate lights
Jan 13th
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Agenda for Tuesday
Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork [DONE] Make an appointment to fix the truck Get PG&E in my name [DONE — Surprisingly painless, too!] Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone Therapist appointment, 1:30 [DONE] Clean the kitchen and laundry closet in preparation for prospective roommate [DONE] Call back doctor’s office about lab tests Edit and print out...
Jan 13th
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Yay!
Desktop machine working again. The power supply fan died. Transplanted an old one from a disused machine, and it <cliche>works like a charm</cliche>.
Jan 13th
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It just keeps getting better and better
I blew out the right front tire on the truck on a botched U-turn trying to get into the laundromat. I called AAA and had them come out and put the spare on (what the hell, I’m paying for the service anyway), but it cost $102 to get a new tire, since the spare for the truck is a donut, not a full-sized tire. The really stupid thing is, I didn’t even need to make a U-turn to get into...
Jan 13th
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What a clusterfuck
And it turns out that the washer repairperson isn’t coming out today, it’s next Monday. My dad is a (self-proclaimed) idiot and gave me the wrong date. And next Monday is when I scheduled the therapist appointment, so now I have to reschedule that. (Rescheduling the repair would probably incur yet another week’s delay) This thing just goes on and on and on.
Jan 13th
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Agenda for Monday
I have to be at home today to meet the washer repairperson, so this will be mainly stuff around the house. Replace toilet seat in front bathroom [DONE] Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Fix bathroom door [DONE] Make an appointment to fix the truck Get PG&E in my name Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone Fix my desktop machine [DONE] Take laundry to the...
Jan 12th
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Tardis Labs 3.0
If you’re reading this (and you’re paying attention) you might have noticed that this Tumblr blog is the new Tardis Labs website. The old site wasn’t doing much (really, the only reason I kept it around was to host my email), so I decided to put it to productive use. All the old content (at least, all the old content that was there since the last culling) is still there, at the...
Jan 12th
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“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Jan 12th
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“But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Jan 12th
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“People tell me I’m a bull in a china shop. But really, I’m the...”
– Me
Jan 12th
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Agenda, Sunday
Take that last bloody box upstairs [DONE] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Fix bathroom door Stuff that will have to wait until I have a day off: Make an appointment to fix the truck Get PG&E in my name Get phone in my name Get caller ID on the phone
Jan 11th
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Ongoing Agenda
Put away all the shit in the living room [Almost there — This one damn box has been waiting to get carted upstairs all week, but I’ve always got my hands full when I go upstairs] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Call Sears and see how much to fix the washer [DELEGATED] Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Make an appointment to fix the truck Repost Craigslist ad...
Jan 10th
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FAIL
Well, first I tried to find the appliance parts store. It appears to not exist anymore. I spent 15 minutes driving around the labyrinth that is the Meridian Park office park, and when I finally found the number, it was something else entirely. So I went to Ace Hardware and got some washers that looked like they were what I needed, but when I got home and put them in, I discovered that the...
Jan 10th
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Agenda for Friday
Put away all the shit in the living room [Almost there] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Call Sears and see how much to fix the washer Take agitator to parts store and find out what I need [FAIL — Couldn’t find the place!] Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Make an appointment to fix the truck Repost Craigslist ad
Jan 9th
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Washer repair
Well I finally figured out how to get the agitator out of the washer. That nut, that was attached to a bolt, that I couldn’t separate? I figured out why they wouldn’t separate. They were a single piece. Once I unscrewed the whole piece, the agitator just pops out. And there’s nothing underneath but a shaft; it looks for all the world like the bolt just screws to the shaft and...
Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
Agenda for Thursday
Make appointment with therapist [DONE] Put away all the shit in the living room [Almost there — Now there’s two boxes to take up, since I forgot to take the one up yesterday.] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Call Sears and see how much to fix the washer Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Make an appointment to fix the truck Get some pictures of the outside, and...
Jan 8th
Well, fuck.
My computer died. I walked off to put together the new dining set I got, and when I came back, the computer had shut itself off, and wouldn’t turn back on. I was wondering what the plastic-ey smell in the air was… and the fan was making funny noises earlier… so I guess the fan died and the thing overheated. I guess I’ll have to investigate when I have some time; for now...
Jan 8th
“How am I supposed to do my job when I’m having to constantly stop and do...”
– Me, on the endless series of crises that is my workday
Jan 8th
Agenda for this week
Make appointment with therapist [Partial — Sent an email with available times] Put away all the shit in the living room [Almost there — One last box to take up on the way out] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Call Sears and see how much to fix the washer Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Get new work boots [DONE] Make an appointment to fix the truck Fill out an...
Jan 7th
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Agenda for today
Make appointment with therapist [Partial — Called, left voicemail] Put away all the shit in the living room [Almost there — Just have to take the remaining shit up to the garage] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Continue the search for a new washer Figure out what to do with this AAA paperwork Get new work boots [FAIL — Neither Ace store had the right size/kind] Get...
Jan 6th
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“I know how to lose weight — stop eating. I just don’t know how to...”
– My dad
Jan 6th
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Software that I can't live without
Google Chrome (Web browser) Thunderbird (Email) Firefox (Web browser) Irfanview (Image viewer) Pidgin (Multi-protocol instant messaging) Winamp (MP3 player) iTunes (MP3 player/organizer) Exact Audio Copy (CD copier) Vim (Text editor, not for the faint of heart) Gimp (Image editor) Audacity (Audio editor) FoxIt (PDF viewer) 7-Zip (Archive manager; UI is flaky but handles damn near...
Jan 5th
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Jan 5th
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Shit to take care of today
Lab work [Done] Doctor appointment [Done] Get the Nolo Press landlord/tenant book [Done] Make appointment with therapist Put away all the shit in the living room [progress made] Replace toilet seat in front bathroom Get new work boots [Fail — Checked Home Despot but they only go up to size 12] Get an extension cord for my room light [Done] And if there’s some time left, go to...
Jan 5th
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“I got a lot of good ideas! Trouble is, most of ‘em suck.”
– George Carlin
Jan 5th
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Jan 4th
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Top 500 worst passwords - Boing Boing →
The list includes such entries as ‘password’, ‘qwerty’ and ‘123456’. Obviously they mean the worst ‘static’ passwords of all time, since the real worst passwords are different for each person; things like, your username, your real name, your birthday, and suchlike.
Jan 3rd
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That was exciting
Almost had a fire in the meat department. The big 220 electrical cable running to the meat grinder started smoking at the connector. My coworkers ran upstairs (or upladders actually) to turn off the breakers while I stood by it with a fire extinguisher on standby in case it suddenly burst into flame or something. It finally stopped, presumably after they found the right breaker, and our front end...
Jan 3rd
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“Rod Blagojevich has offered his resignation … on eBay”
– A caller to Ronn Owens Wednesday morning
Jan 3rd
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No respect
Ryssa: No one listens to me, and I'm a computer programmer!
* Alryssa stares at Alden. Bull. : P
Ryssa: See!
Jan 2nd
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“This is not war. This is pest control!”
– Dalek Sec, Doctor Who, “Doomsday”
Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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I paid a nickel and all I got was this lousy blog post! [ETA] This was a test of a phone post. Slow, tedious, and costs $.05 to send email from my phone.
Jan 2nd