July 17th 2014

If you ever want to get funny looks in an electronics shop, break out a measuring tape and start measuring microwaves. I got an incredulous "They're all standard sizes" today in Power City, while standing in front of a load of microwaves that were clearly Very Different Sizes. Our old …
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July 16th 2014

I own a sealed copy of Katamari Damacy for the PS2. You find these things out when you're moving and doing a cull of crap. Why do I own this? I don't even own a PS2 any more.
This was probably most of the day. That, and being asleep. I've …
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July 15th 2014

Today turned out a good bit more productive than expected. Headed up to Newry for some shopping (Well, for a particular item), then got back and did some painting -- Blinds are arriving on Friday hopefully, so the reveals around the windows needed to be painted before then. Good old Magnolia …
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July 14th 2014

Eating an actual meal in what was essentially a building site a week or so ago is a strange experience.
In any case, today was waaaaay less productive than I thought it would be -- the last vestiges of Builder disapeared (the skip full of old stuff), and I got a …
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July 13th 2014

As old-house starts looking less like a house, new-house starts looking like a way better house than old-house.
Today I bought new glasses, discovered that my prescription hasn't changed in 3 years (which I think is good), and then unpacked some nice chairs and a table we ordered a while …
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