2007 Corolla CE, silver
News ·Monday October 23, 2006 @ 16:44 EDT (link)
I was working on the previous version of this entry, and Firefox spun itself up to 99% CPU and ate it. Unfortunately I was viewing another tab at the time (nothing complex, either, Firefox just chose to up and die), but fortunately I only had a few bullet points which I hope I managed to reconstruct. Even open source software fails.
Also, this page was down due to some reconstruction work: I moved some older photos from my Sony DSC-F707 into the new format to begin an indexing project which will make indexes publicly viewable. Thanks to my father in law for noticing that the page was down. I'd deleted a symlink that I thought was unused; simple fix, update the generated link pattern.
I fixed a running toilet downstairs on the weekend; looked at a few articles online, determined it was the flapper; I'd shut off the water to it last week and finally got around to picking up a new flapper at the local hardware store; installation was simple. Looks like the old one wore a little around the edges (it also looked a little cheap; instead of a chain it had something reminiscent of a those slotted luggage tag ties) necessitating replacement. I was inordinately pleased with myself when that took care of it; no more running toilet.
We bought a new (2007) Corolla CE from Toyota of Kirkland on Sunday, trading in Honey's old lemony Volkswagen Golf TDI (the D is for diesel). We're glad to be rid of the Golf, and know the Corolla will last/hold its value for a long time. She's very happy.
I tried to scan a DVD cover to add to DVDSpot with my old HP ScanJet 4100C, but it overheated or something, and eventually refused to come on at all, so it's been consigned to the wastebasket and I'm in the market for a new scanner. Ooh... an editor got around to approving my addition, so I can now add Entrapment and put it back in the shelf.
Went to Costco for the first time today, got a phone with three remote units, should cover the place, and we can retire the dying phone in the bedroom (won't hold a charge, even with a new battery). We're basically only on call this week, so I'll stay home and wait for the word (the word on Word?) tomorrow.
