another beautiful day
Sep. 19th, 2006 07:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaeclecticI am waiting for the painter, whom I have realized I genuinely hate dealing with -- for one thing, he has a heavy accent which makes him difficult to understand on the phone; e.g., I didn't manage to catch what *time* he is showing up today, although I assumed early and therefore got everything (including two disconsolate kitties) out of the way by 7:30 AM. I just can't wait for this part to be done, which should be soon -- a coat of primer today, a coat of paint tomorrow.
And hopefully the nasty musty mildewy smell underneath the bathroom sink will be killed by the paint. Now I am wishing I had ignored his advice and gotten anti-mildew primer after all, but he said it wasn't necessary and I just put it out of my mind (or it was crowded out by oh so many other things). Oh well, too late now.
Meanwhile, I am rather sleep-deprived today, since after spending too many hours fighting with the wireless, I sat in the armchair and drank a beer and read a few chapters of a new (to me, not brand new since it's out in paperback) Lois McMaster Bujold novel. Which was better than trying to go to sleep right away in my then mental state, but did keep me up way past my school-night bedtime.
I am wondering if I should pay someone to sort out the computer. I could call K&K's friend Howard, I was thinking of calling him anyway to ask about recovering data from my old hard disk.
All in all: I am trying not to focus on things that are grumpy-making, but it is a bit tricky.
Positives that I can focus on: I am working at home today, with any luck the painter will be here and gone in a couple of hours, I have another massage appointment tonight, and in between the day job I should be able to chip away at a little unpacking :)
Update, 8:30 AM: So apparently Pete-the-painter is not making this his first job of the day, which is of course his perogative, but: here I am, penned in the office with two unhappy cats, trying to focus on work but waiting to be interrupted.
On the other hand, I just noticed that when I edit an LJ entry using the web interface, the browser title is "Edit Captain's Log". This is giggle-making. Has it always been that way, and I just never noticed?
And hopefully the nasty musty mildewy smell underneath the bathroom sink will be killed by the paint. Now I am wishing I had ignored his advice and gotten anti-mildew primer after all, but he said it wasn't necessary and I just put it out of my mind (or it was crowded out by oh so many other things). Oh well, too late now.
Meanwhile, I am rather sleep-deprived today, since after spending too many hours fighting with the wireless, I sat in the armchair and drank a beer and read a few chapters of a new (to me, not brand new since it's out in paperback) Lois McMaster Bujold novel. Which was better than trying to go to sleep right away in my then mental state, but did keep me up way past my school-night bedtime.
I am wondering if I should pay someone to sort out the computer. I could call K&K's friend Howard, I was thinking of calling him anyway to ask about recovering data from my old hard disk.
All in all: I am trying not to focus on things that are grumpy-making, but it is a bit tricky.
Positives that I can focus on: I am working at home today, with any luck the painter will be here and gone in a couple of hours, I have another massage appointment tonight, and in between the day job I should be able to chip away at a little unpacking :)
Update, 8:30 AM: So apparently Pete-the-painter is not making this his first job of the day, which is of course his perogative, but: here I am, penned in the office with two unhappy cats, trying to focus on work but waiting to be interrupted.
On the other hand, I just noticed that when I edit an LJ entry using the web interface, the browser title is "Edit Captain's Log". This is giggle-making. Has it always been that way, and I just never noticed?