What a hot mother it's been the last two days. Our a/c unit crapped out the other day, and it just happens to be the hottest week of the year in Oklahoma. On top of that, because of the overwhelming heat, several of our guinea pigs died of heat exhaustion this morning, so we had to borrow money from family members to buy a cheap, almost worthless window unit for the bedroom. We're having to block off the bedroom area to keep the cool going; otherwise, it would dissipate throughout the rest of the house and we'd end up being in the same predicament.
My PC is not in the bedroom, unfortunately, so as I am typing this, great beads of sweat are rolling down my face and absorbing into my clothes. No fan, no windows that can open, nothing. So I'm going to have to run to the bedroom as soon as I type this, yank off my work clothes, and douse myself with a spray bottle to keep cool. What a bummer.
It's times like this that I wonder what in hell I'm working for, when none of it goes to the things that we need the most. Comfort, security, stability. Instead, we waste what little money I make on cheap thrills, weekend trips, and animals. While I love animals, I don't enjoy living miserably to support them. And so I will be working for a less populated home environment in the future, for sure.
Meanwhile, the weekend is here, and it should be getting a bit cooler tomorrow. I have a Dr. Who meeting, but I doubt I'll be at the entire thing because I'm just not up to socializing. Too grumpy, poor, unhappy - and I really shouldn't be around people when I'm in this state. I make solid enemies when I'm in this state, because what little control I have over my sharp, sardonic tongue is lost to the chaos of my mental instability ;-)
That said, I've really been struggling with Chronicle Lite, the blogger client. It doesn't work properly, so it's putting a hamper on my desire to switch to blogger. I honestly have not found a blogger client that isn't unstable, unfriendly. Plus I can't download my posts to my local machine like I can with LJ. The plus: Blogger is installed on my domain. But there really are no other plusses. But I will keep fiddling with it until I know for certain.
Cheers,
Bruce
posted by novachild @ Friday, August 27, 2004,
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This is a test. If all goes well, and this posts, I will have successfully set up a blogger client that will actually WORK. And if it works, I might go ahead and take the plunge of switching permanently to this journal.
We shall see....
posted by novachild @ Tuesday, August 24, 2004,
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LOGAN: A new friend is born
8/17/2004
Logan was born at 9:45am on Wednesday, August 11, 2004. Lisa & Deac seem quite happy, and the baby is doing well. He was a bit early out of the oven! He weighed a wopping 5lbs 10oz, and was 17 1/2"long.
Looks like I have myself a new friend :-) As well as an event truly worthy of a journal entry. And in all honesty, I have nothing else to say except that I'm terribly excited and am looking forward to meeting him!
posted by novachild @ Tuesday, August 17, 2004,
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Message to California's Supreme Court
8/12/2004
In reference to the insulting annullment to over 4,000 loving couples marriages today, I offer the Supreme Court of California a steaming pile of dog crap and a time machine to visit the era of Nazi Germany. You might feel more at home there.
Seriously, when are you people going to wake up? The pursuit of happiness seems to be a direct threat to the level of oppression, xenophobia and paranoia you sad lot are pushing down our throats, and I don't think people are going to take it much longer.
Sheesh.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5960064
posted by novachild @ Thursday, August 12, 2004,
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