So Long and Thanks for the Cold

I'm trying to get back up to speed with the blog, so I should probably mention the most major event of the past week or so. Our friends Les and Jon have taken off on their big move out to the west coast. Needless to say, my feelings on the matter are mixed. I do think the move is a good idea for various reasons, so I'm happy for them on one level. But it is pretty tough to have friends go from being people you see at least once a week to people you only see when you have time to make the trek across the country. I've never been all that adept socially and though I have improved over the years, it's still not easy for me to meet new people. So having friends leave tends to be a pretty big deal. On the plus side, they're going to be living pretty close to where my sister lives now, so I can get a lot of visiting out of one trip. Still I imagine these next couple of weeks will be an adjustment period.

One lingering reminder of the guys is the cold which they passed along to me while we helped them pack up the moving van. It's a pretty nasty affair with a lot of congestion and soreness and coughing. I've spent the past few days on Nyquil, Dayquil, generic Robutussin, throat drops, orange juice containing massive amounts of vitamin C, and ice cream. The latter two were inherited from Jon's fridge and have been rather helpful. Les and Jon are apparently still suffering the effects of the cold, which I hope is due to them being on the road and not to the normal duration of this particular illness.

If you're curious, Jon is documenting the roadtrip on his blog, which you can get to through my link over on the right.

And Now, The Kittens

Don't worry. I haven't expanded my fuzzy family, or at least, not the immediate one. But remember how I said there was some big news a while back? Well this is it. I just wanted to wait until I had pictures.

A month or so ago, my sister and her boyfriend adopted two little kittens from a rescue organization. They're now about three months old and pretty well adjusted to their new home and people, from what I hear.


That's Phoebe




That's Owen




Since I haven't actually met them yet, there not too much more to say. I am working on a report on my trip to ComicCon, but it's kind of slow going. Once I work my way through that, I'll have more new stuff to discuss. For now, enjoy the cute kitties.

Questions

I answered this for Jon and now I'm putting it up here. For the sake of honesty, I'm copying the questions verbatim and not removing any. But "No Comment" and "I don't know" are perfectly acceptable answers. Just post your answers in a comment reply to this entry.

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Do you have a crush on me?
5. Would you kiss me?
6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
7. Describe me in one word.
8. What was your first impression?
9. Do you still think that way about me now?
10. What reminds you of me?
11. If you could give me anything what would it be?
12. How well do you know me?
13. When's the last time you saw me?
14. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
15. Are you going to put this on your blog and see what I say about you?

Congratulations, It's A Bathroom

The big news for today is that our basement bathroom is finally finished. This is the second bathroom in our house and the first is in need of a major overhaul, which is part of why we had the new one put in. (Not having a bathroom for unknown number of weeks ain't my idea of fun.) The tile is all in and everything works. It's not the most conveniently located bathroom in the world, but it seemed like the best option given the space we have and it works.

After getting pretty fed up with the one I had, I went out and bought a Mac keyboard for the Mini. It's a great improvement. My shortcut keys all work again and the extra USB ports allow me space to plug in my iPod. I started to install Creative Suite yesterday, but then I realized that I needed to install Photoshop first. It's not a huge deal, but I kind of lost enthusiasm for doing it that day. Maybe tomorrow.

I've also got some other pretty exciting news, but I think I'll save that until I have some pictures to go with it. Stay tuned.

Independence Update

Whoops, sort of slacked off on updating this thing for a while there. Chalk it up to momentary peaks of busy interspersed between the usual valleys of lazy.

I guess the big news of late is my new computer. For a variety of reasons (not least of which was wanting to play World of Warcraft with my sister), I decided I needed my own computer. So I got a little Mac Mini, the desktop computer that's slightly larger than a CD case in length and width and just two inches high. It's about as powerful as the older computer (now completely Andrew's) with a few new bells and whistles. I bought it a few accessories and it's been running pretty well despite a brief hiccup due to the mouse's software and a keyboard that will likely need replacing. Of course, my sister's computer is currently out of commission, but at least I can get my new World of Warcraft character caught up to hers.

As it's the Fourth, I should wish a happy birthday to my dad. I called him with my well wishes earlier today and the present I want to give him should be arriving sometime this week.

We're getting into the final countdown for the San Diego Comic Con. It's our first year going, so we're excited and a tad overwhelmed. The full schedule just went up and there's tons of stuff I want to see, some of which overlaps. It's going to be really hard choosing between the Teen Titans Q&A and voice actor script reading and the Slave Labor Panel with Greg Weisman discussing the new Gargoyles comic. And that's not even factoring in all the other stuff I want to see and shop for.

I'll try to get back to more frequent blogging soon, but I make no guarantees until after my vacation.