Thursday, July 25, 2013
No idea what to do!
Melody has been vomiting for past 3 days. Tonight I decide to feel her abdomen and she yelps when I get to a certain spot. I fear the worst that she's eaten something she shouldn't have and I don't have the f_ing money for a vet appt or surgery! no idea what's wrong but it doesn't look good.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Trees hate us
Tree fell down across road and took out cable & internet. Neighbor called fire dept who looked at it, put up yellow tape and left. Tree is still on road and RR still out. Probably until tree is removed. WHEN?
Nice update - later that day, someone from Time Warner did re-connect the cable, then a crew later came to remove the tree and replace the broken utility pole, and then Time Warner crews returned the next day to make a more permanent repair.
Friday, July 19, 2013
The reason why you should do good things for people you don't know
Some months ago, a fellow who frequents one of the Sailor Moon forums that I also get on from time to time asked me in email - out of the blue as it were - about a set of map points based on info from Genvid's Warriors of Legend book. Map points that show the real places in the Azabu Juuban area of Tokyo where most of Sailor Moon was based on. The reason was that he was planning a 2 week trip to Japan around the time of the Japan Anime Expo at the end of March 2013 and another event the next week to finish up his visit, along with a few days in Kyoto to see some things. There might have been a few other details that I've left out, but while he was going to be walking around Azabu Juuban, he was going to take photos and just soak in the area.
Because the 2 anime events were going to be happening (and at the time Sailor Moon fans were hoping for more info on the show only to find out later there's a delay for some reason), and he was going to be there, I asked him that if there were any free items they were handing out to see if it's possible to get one for me and he could thank me that way. Even if it was paper items with artwork promoting something, anything would be fine. I didn't really expect anything, but sent him my mailing address and left it at that, after sending him the Google Earth file he asked for. I have no problem offering that. But so far he's been the only person to ask for them.
Months go by and I note at the end of March what the fellow would be doing. I had encouraged him that if he doesn't have too many issues with local Japanese food and if he can afford it, to try whatever there is. I also tried to see if he would shoot some video - even though I saw some of his photography work (he sent me a link) and it was really good, I figure if the moment comes and a little video might work, he might get something really nice based on what I saw.
It was only a week or so ago that I remember "Whatever became of that fellow who asked me for the map points?" I figure Oh well, he had a good time (I hope someday soon I get to do the same thing for my trip to Japan), and if there wasn't anything, that's OK.
Yesterday I got a packet in the mail. It had a little noise coming from it, and I figure what did my older sister order this time - only the packet is addressed to me! The return address has the name of the fellow who contacted me! Oh wow!
I bring it inside and open it carefully to find a March 2013 issue of Newtype magazine, and a smaller dark blue plastic bag with a few things inside, and a note.
The blue bag had a beautifully designed sakura flower petal bell with a little string (for attaching to a cell phone for example) in a packet that when I looked up the kanji on it, it was the name of a shrine in Kyoto. There was a 2nd smaller blue plastic envelope type baggie inside as well and in that was a Hetalia phone strap and a Nanoha "A"s pin!
The note, to summarize, told me that: The map points were accurate and everything he was expecting and it made his trip that much better. It was something he had been planning for about 20 years. It could not have been more special. He apologized that he was somewhat late in sending the thank-you gifts, but hoped I would enjoy them none the less. He didn't see anything about the upcoming Sailor Moon anime, just a lot of Hello Kitty, Hetalia, and Rilakkuma.
So you see - this is why I do some of the things I do for people I don't know.
But dang it - when am I going to get my trip to Japan?!?!?
Because the 2 anime events were going to be happening (and at the time Sailor Moon fans were hoping for more info on the show only to find out later there's a delay for some reason), and he was going to be there, I asked him that if there were any free items they were handing out to see if it's possible to get one for me and he could thank me that way. Even if it was paper items with artwork promoting something, anything would be fine. I didn't really expect anything, but sent him my mailing address and left it at that, after sending him the Google Earth file he asked for. I have no problem offering that. But so far he's been the only person to ask for them.
Months go by and I note at the end of March what the fellow would be doing. I had encouraged him that if he doesn't have too many issues with local Japanese food and if he can afford it, to try whatever there is. I also tried to see if he would shoot some video - even though I saw some of his photography work (he sent me a link) and it was really good, I figure if the moment comes and a little video might work, he might get something really nice based on what I saw.
It was only a week or so ago that I remember "Whatever became of that fellow who asked me for the map points?" I figure Oh well, he had a good time (I hope someday soon I get to do the same thing for my trip to Japan), and if there wasn't anything, that's OK.
Yesterday I got a packet in the mail. It had a little noise coming from it, and I figure what did my older sister order this time - only the packet is addressed to me! The return address has the name of the fellow who contacted me! Oh wow!
I bring it inside and open it carefully to find a March 2013 issue of Newtype magazine, and a smaller dark blue plastic bag with a few things inside, and a note.
The blue bag had a beautifully designed sakura flower petal bell with a little string (for attaching to a cell phone for example) in a packet that when I looked up the kanji on it, it was the name of a shrine in Kyoto. There was a 2nd smaller blue plastic envelope type baggie inside as well and in that was a Hetalia phone strap and a Nanoha "A"s pin!
The note, to summarize, told me that: The map points were accurate and everything he was expecting and it made his trip that much better. It was something he had been planning for about 20 years. It could not have been more special. He apologized that he was somewhat late in sending the thank-you gifts, but hoped I would enjoy them none the less. He didn't see anything about the upcoming Sailor Moon anime, just a lot of Hello Kitty, Hetalia, and Rilakkuma.
So you see - this is why I do some of the things I do for people I don't know.
But dang it - when am I going to get my trip to Japan?!?!?
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Are you sh!tting me!?
So for some reason I've been getting these calls from some tech worker recruiting company or whatnot. The first guy I blew off and told him I wasn't interested. This past week while waiting for some other call, I got a lady calling about some similar thing - maybe from the same company as before - about some job about a client in Canfield? who needs 2 workstations "refreshed" and if I was interested to return their call - a long distance not toll free number.
I also got an EMAIL about the same thing. One of the requirements was in regard to equipment they expect you to have.
1. A Laptop - No, I don't have one. I work on this stuff here at home. So unless you're willing to bring the systems to me... you should have one working system I can get to the outside web and look up what I need to solve.
2. an iPAD. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? If I'm working on a computer, I DON'T NEED AN IPAD.
3. A Cellphone with a camera - Well, I guess my Tracfone fills that requirement.
I still can't get that iPad requirement out of my head. iPADS SUCK. Maybe they meant an Android tablet, but seriously forget you.
I have more brains than money and I know to work on a computer, I don't need an iPAD. If they are wiping hard drives for whatever reason, I have a Boot CD that has a utility that can do it.
I wonder why the hard drive needs wiped - are they doing a reinstall? Why is the reinstall necessary? I rarely need to do one. Are they getting rid of old equipment? Yes, wiping a hard drive is a good idea there, but why not just keep the old drives? Use them until they fail or something. Get your data off first!
I also got an EMAIL about the same thing. One of the requirements was in regard to equipment they expect you to have.
1. A Laptop - No, I don't have one. I work on this stuff here at home. So unless you're willing to bring the systems to me... you should have one working system I can get to the outside web and look up what I need to solve.
2. an iPAD. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? If I'm working on a computer, I DON'T NEED AN IPAD.
3. A Cellphone with a camera - Well, I guess my Tracfone fills that requirement.
I still can't get that iPad requirement out of my head. iPADS SUCK. Maybe they meant an Android tablet, but seriously forget you.
I have more brains than money and I know to work on a computer, I don't need an iPAD. If they are wiping hard drives for whatever reason, I have a Boot CD that has a utility that can do it.
I wonder why the hard drive needs wiped - are they doing a reinstall? Why is the reinstall necessary? I rarely need to do one. Are they getting rid of old equipment? Yes, wiping a hard drive is a good idea there, but why not just keep the old drives? Use them until they fail or something. Get your data off first!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Eternal Sailor Moon figure kit finished
Nobody on Foosebook seems to have seen these photos yet, or if they did they forgot to "like" them.
Finally finished Eternal Sailor Moon. This kit had a lot of things against it.
1. Broken pieces - either already broken when I got it, or by me after I got it. The bottom edge of her skirt in one place had to be repaired with filler putty!
2. Missing pieces - the red thingy that's I guess a red ribbon that hangs down was not included. So I cut a red plastic coffee stirrer in half lengthwise.
3. Both of her feet needed to be anchored to the stand, otherwise she would fall over.
4. The example image I have of this kit in the Replicant magazine I have from 2001 (Page 11 of Dec 2001 Vol.9 Replicant, in fact) has her standing straight up, while my kit sorta hunches over, as if the staff she's holding is a little heavy and she's about to take a step with it. Maybe that gives it some character.
5. The pin striping on her sailor top thingy is very teeny tiny. A detail I have a hard time doing.
6. And finally - the top of her staff had a ring piece that when I got this kit last year I had no idea where it went and only last week did I figure out what part it was!
Finally finished Eternal Sailor Moon. This kit had a lot of things against it.
1. Broken pieces - either already broken when I got it, or by me after I got it. The bottom edge of her skirt in one place had to be repaired with filler putty!
2. Missing pieces - the red thingy that's I guess a red ribbon that hangs down was not included. So I cut a red plastic coffee stirrer in half lengthwise.
3. Both of her feet needed to be anchored to the stand, otherwise she would fall over.
4. The example image I have of this kit in the Replicant magazine I have from 2001 (Page 11 of Dec 2001 Vol.9 Replicant, in fact) has her standing straight up, while my kit sorta hunches over, as if the staff she's holding is a little heavy and she's about to take a step with it. Maybe that gives it some character.
5. The pin striping on her sailor top thingy is very teeny tiny. A detail I have a hard time doing.
6. And finally - the top of her staff had a ring piece that when I got this kit last year I had no idea where it went and only last week did I figure out what part it was!
