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katiefooleryI spent most of this morning without power. Gosh it was great. One minute, I was eagerly popping my fruit muffins in the toaster, the next I was powerless.
Well, apart from the lights. The lights were working fine.
Not so the toaster, the central heating (waaah!), Bindi’s hairdryer, the fridge and anything else you care to mention that involves a power-point in any way.
Thank goodness I’d just made a cup of tea or I would have gone insane.
I’d relate the following couple of hours of pointless phone calls and frustrated waiting but a) it’s really boring, and, b) would involve far too many mentions of how damned cold I was. I was freezing! The weather had been looking up at the start of week, but it had taken a turn for the worse and seemed to be mocking the whole situation.
So... cold...
Oh, did I mention that I couldn’t even turn on a computer? No warming glow of the monitor, no internet.
So... very... cold... I think some of the shivers might have been withdrawal symptoms from my beloved internet, too.
So, there I was, wrapped in too many clothes for comfort (including a scarf wound about six times around my neck), reading my new manga until my fingers were too cold to hold things up any more.
When the electrician finally arrived, he said such inspiring things as:
“Oh, I really hoped it wouldn’t be one of these types of fuse-boxes.”
And:
“Damn, I don’t have any of these fuses.”
And then we worked out that the toaster had caused all this trouble. The toaster. The stupid, piece-of-rubbish four-slice toaster that's too narrow to fit anything but the slimmest bread slices and that toasts things unevenly anyway. That pointless, frustrating, AGGRAVATING toaster caused all of this trouble. So now we have to dispose of it. At this point in time, I can’t decide if I’d rather burn it or smash it with something heavy. Both options are incredibly attractive.
In non-toaster related news, I’m enjoying the new range of styles that LJ has given us, courtesy of VOX. It turns out they’re going to start leaning towards CSS customisation now, so I might actually have a chance of customising it to suit my purposes!
*stabs S2*
Well, apart from the lights. The lights were working fine.
Not so the toaster, the central heating (waaah!), Bindi’s hairdryer, the fridge and anything else you care to mention that involves a power-point in any way.
Thank goodness I’d just made a cup of tea or I would have gone insane.
I’d relate the following couple of hours of pointless phone calls and frustrated waiting but a) it’s really boring, and, b) would involve far too many mentions of how damned cold I was. I was freezing! The weather had been looking up at the start of week, but it had taken a turn for the worse and seemed to be mocking the whole situation.
So... cold...
Oh, did I mention that I couldn’t even turn on a computer? No warming glow of the monitor, no internet.
So... very... cold... I think some of the shivers might have been withdrawal symptoms from my beloved internet, too.
So, there I was, wrapped in too many clothes for comfort (including a scarf wound about six times around my neck), reading my new manga until my fingers were too cold to hold things up any more.
When the electrician finally arrived, he said such inspiring things as:
“Oh, I really hoped it wouldn’t be one of these types of fuse-boxes.”
And:
“Damn, I don’t have any of these fuses.”
And then we worked out that the toaster had caused all this trouble. The toaster. The stupid, piece-of-rubbish four-slice toaster that's too narrow to fit anything but the slimmest bread slices and that toasts things unevenly anyway. That pointless, frustrating, AGGRAVATING toaster caused all of this trouble. So now we have to dispose of it. At this point in time, I can’t decide if I’d rather burn it or smash it with something heavy. Both options are incredibly attractive.
In non-toaster related news, I’m enjoying the new range of styles that LJ has given us, courtesy of VOX. It turns out they’re going to start leaning towards CSS customisation now, so I might actually have a chance of customising it to suit my purposes!
*stabs S2*
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on 2006-08-25 06:08 am (UTC)I've just spent two fifteen minute periods standing/walking about in the rain, on errands for the Grandmother.
I swear my ear wax froze solid!
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on 2006-08-25 07:07 am (UTC)*shakes fist*
Hope your ear wax melts soon. That sounds uncomfortable.
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on 2006-08-25 06:45 am (UTC)no subject
on 2006-08-25 07:08 am (UTC)The new layouts are lovely, aren't they? And the best thing is that I can use CSS to re-style it after my own whimsy. I'm so glad they came along just as I was making complicated plans to hunt down the S2 language and kill it. CSS is something I can understand
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on 2006-08-25 08:09 am (UTC)I found a flaw, though. If you go to the calendar view, the only year linked is the one you're on. So even though it lists all of the years I've been on LJ, it doesn't actually link to any of them. It's quite odd.
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on 2006-08-25 08:34 am (UTC)no subject
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on 2006-08-25 07:44 am (UTC)And yes - it's S2, so I have a proper tag view!
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on 2006-08-25 08:03 am (UTC)"Oh, I really hoped it wouldn't be one of these types of fuse-boxes."
And:
"Damn, I don't have any of these fuses."
Hehehehe.
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on 2006-08-25 08:06 am (UTC)no subject
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on 2006-08-25 01:12 pm (UTC)*looks sheepish*
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on 2006-08-25 01:28 pm (UTC)Want to borrow a 2x4 for the toaster?
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on 2006-08-25 01:35 pm (UTC)And yes. Yes, I do want to borrow a 2x4 for the toaster. That's just perfect.
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on 2006-08-25 01:36 pm (UTC)P.S Bunne, both you and I need to go to bed :p
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on 2006-08-25 06:00 pm (UTC)Preferably with a rubber mallet as it gives you a sort of cartoony feel in the end. =3
*pets* Is your heat back now? I hate losing heat. Though, I hate paying for it too which is why the heat stays off until I can't walk without shivering. XD
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on 2006-08-25 11:42 pm (UTC)You're right about the smashing. It would be so much more satisfying than just setting fire to it.
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on 2006-08-25 06:49 pm (UTC)I hope that your heater is better now, and that you are not so cold! *snugs you* Eeevil toaster. You and your kind shall pay!
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on 2006-08-25 11:43 pm (UTC)The heating's back on so I'm much happier. :D
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on 2006-08-25 11:00 pm (UTC)*hands you a cup of steaming tea* Do you have fingerless gloves, per chance?
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on 2006-08-26 11:02 pm (UTC)I shall email it to you, good Naelany.
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on 2006-08-27 11:13 pm (UTC)I'll put it on my LJ and f-lock it for you