Invision Power Board Database Error Ooops, looks like the Television Without Pity forums are hosed – at least this one is. Try again later. “We apologise for any inconvenience” I wonder if it’s virus related? DSLreports was down earlier too, but is back up now. Wonder what happens tomorrow on MyDoomsday? Virus Sighting – had Novarg briefly. Don’t anymore. Thanks, DGH! Phone News: we’re keeping the phones for now. The really loud tones on startup seem not to be changeable or muteable, but the shutdown tones are now turned down to the minimum level. The camera seems to work all…

I ran across something that reminded me of an excellent book that went around and around my circle of online friends about 5 years ago. It was The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence, by Gavin De Becker It was originally recommended to me by someone who wrote for a television show that I liked. She felt that truly obsessed people could be dangerous, and she wanted the book and its message known far and wide in the online fan community. Online stalkers were a big fear and annoyance then, and the topic kept coming up…

Well, rats. We picked up the phones tonight – Audiovox 8900s, to be exact. It turns out that these phones have really loud, non-changeable, non-customizable musical tones for startup and shutdown. To me, they’re annoying but something I could maybe ignore, but to David, they’re a dealbreaker. Which is too bad, because otherwise they seem like nice phones aside from the non-changeable banner that gets in the way of Caller ID and the clock every 5 seconds whether you want it or not. And the really loud tones on startup and shutdown. Embarassingly, head-turningly “who the hell has such a…

GREAT APE PRESS – simian poets need apples and cats, not typewriters Steve sent this in retaliation for my sending him a link to the Sidetalkin’ site. rock. sit rock. want apple. janet give apple. give apple janet. want apple. rock. want apple. baltar apple. want apple. janet give apple baltar. Dammit, these monkeys are making a monkey out of me, their stuff is much more lyrical than my craptabulous Blogon stanzas. Dammit dammit dammit. They write better mysteries than I can, too: The Mystery of the Missing Cat, by Chimko chimko find tree. need cat. where cat. chimko find…

Steve called to tempt us: the nearby Verizon store had some new cell phones and our wireless contracts were up, or nearly up. So we made the rendezvous at the phone store, after stopping off at a huge new tile store and thinking evil thoughts about a future DIY tiled backsplash project. Evil! Evil! Projects are evil! But there were some very nice examples there, and a lot of selection. Even David was impressed, and he usually views the early warning signs of a new household project with scepticism.

Journalings Here’s an old friend from my Highlander fan days – I used to host chats that she attended as “catsnco.” We got re-connected recently and it’s good to know that she’s doing all right after her move. Her “catsnco” link tells her lives story (hint) better than I could – it’s a strange and confusing one, but real. And she’s moved to an area near Eugene, my old college home. I already told her she has to go to Eugene to get Monster Cookies. They’re generally sold in coffeehouses and deli cases. I went looking for a website for…

Hee! Google thinks we’re obsessed with TiVo and plumbing. Oh, wait. Darn. And (tm Kenny) Yayyyyyyyy! the pizza dude just dropped off dinner.

Like everyone else in the blogoverse, I find the statistics of my own page weirdly diverting and entertaining. Also, it’s free blogfodder, so there nyaaaah. And here is my first poem. ::clearing throat:: “Why Moon is Better than Mars” why moon is better than mars: cabinet war room dance. winning an argument for kids… elecia battle guilty verdict. Well, that probably didn’t cause anyone to drop dead, so here’s another one: “signs of frozen pipes toilet” Signs of frozen pipes toilet, frozen pipe to toilet. Frozen pipe stories, frozen pipes in garage picture. Frozen vinyl tube plumbing – what to…

Validate WWW Pages Hi!!! Welcome to (no suggestions) NASA Rash Rasp! At least, that’s what the fine folks at Codeflux’s webpage validator thinks this blog should be called. (we interrupt this blog entry for a message from Ronco) “Oh, no! what’s that on your face? a birthmark? Acne? The heartbreak of psoriasis? But dermabrasion is so expensive! What to do?” “Now with the power of no suggestions NASA Rash Rasp! you can safely and inexpensively remove blemishes at the subdermal level and beyond!” “This space-based technology, used by NASA to rid space stations of unwanted biological pests, uses the power…