randomly snarky

Move almighty

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:04:14 -0500

The house closing came and went without a hitch. Not bad considering the financial woes all around us. The 1,650 mile drive across the country was blissfully uneventful and the weather was good. i-70 through Kansas was fucking endless.

The movers came today - a couple of hours late - and the furniture looks great in the house. Power, gas, and phone are all set.

The only real flub in my careful orchestration was by the cable company - the installer showed but some of his equipment wasn't working. Cable boxes, that is. So we get another visit tomorrow between 1-5pm. I managed not to implode when things didn't go exactly as planned.

By this time tomorrow we'll be fully moved in and out of the latest hotel. Amen!

Tomorrow's the day!

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:36:07 -0500

The closing is set for 4pm MT and everything appears to be in order. So, unless the sky falls down or my bathtub mat locks me in the hotel, I'll be an official Colorado resident tomorrow night. Almost.

Mystery solved

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:47:35 -0500

Yawn. Passing the maid's cart in the hall this morning, I noticed she was transporting a new rubber mat. Apparently the Great Disappearing Mat Adventure is nothing more than a rubber mat shortage. Boo.

Only 3 more days! Then it's more hotels as we drive across the country. But I'm okay with that. Actually, I'm GREAT with that. Can't wait!

Random Supernatural notes

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:48:35 -0500

- My name is Suzie and I love Supernatural on the CW. (Hi Suzie.)

- The fourth season premiere was the best episode to date

- Love that they've introduced the "other side" of the equation

- Thank you iTunes - my hotel doesn't carry the CW and I'm DVR-less

- Saw the opening at Comic-Con but don't remember the trees at the grave site

- Castiel. Yum.

- The title of the episode, Lazarus Rising, made the plot kinda obvious, but I forgive

- Has a character said mofo on a network channel before?

- And for a non-Supernatural supernatural note, I'm currently watching The Gift on TNT, so now I'm running behind. Bah. But it's really good - how did I miss this movie?

Now I know my ACBs

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:05:05 -0500

One typo? $0.
Spelling the name of your own network wrong twice in one newsletter? Priceless.

Overstaying my welcome?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:40:48 -0500

I received mail at the hotel today - a postcard from Florida. Very cute.

My note to the maid this morning scared my mat straight - it's back home tonight.

Hide & Seek

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:45:02 -0500

The bathtub mat is gone again. Also, the daily tip I leave for the maid was left behind. Is it a bribe?

This is fun. But weird.

Television time? Not so much

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:29:07 -0500

I love checking out the new shows of Fall TV, even if most don’t make it to a third viewing from me. This year’s most promising include Fringe, My Own Worst Enemy, The Mentalist, True Blood and Eleventh Hour. After two eps I’m fading away from Blood, but Fringe remains interesting after its 2-hour premiere.

But please know this: Living in Denver makes scheduled TV viewing a nightmare. Network shows broadcast in Central Time (read: they start at 7pm); pay channels, including HBO, broadcast the West versions; and the national channels like TNT, TBS and USA, broadcast in Eastern Time.

The DVR was clearly invented by someone living in the unholy wasteland of Mountain Time.

I banish you, too.

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:30:35 -0500

Unless you're new to my blog (welcome!), you know I geek-out over the Mac vs PC ads. Apple is even getting more creative now with its feature comparisons, like the royal treatment of Mac Genius.

The Mac ads emphasize the total miss of the new Windows ads featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. Love the guys, but not seeing how Microsoft recovers from openly recognizing itself as too far away from the "real people."

It's the same angle as "PC" coming out of a pizza box to attract college students - but much funnier when produced by the competition.

I'm rubber, you're glue

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:37:51 -0500

I’ve been here at the hotel for nearly two weeks. Already on two separate days, the little rubber tub mat has disappeared while I'm at work, and then resurfaced the next day. The mat normally sits on the side of the tub rolled-up and standing tall.

Where does the mat go when it leaves? Does it have its own agenda that doesn't always include me? Do I share my mat with occasional guests whose feet are deemed more important than mine? Does the maid take it to an overnight rubber cleaner?

Many questions. And while this is not one of the world’s most intriguing mysteries, it's certainly a curiosity.

The mat is there this evening. I’ll keep you posted.

Shocking!

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:20:54 -0500

May this serve as good warning that no cat should be trusted.

My particles feel funny.

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:41:51 -0500

Are your innards feeling a little fiery today? No worries, it's just Cern flipping the switch to recreate the aftermath of the Big Bang.

Nothing major.

Temporary housing

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:45:51 -0500

I've been whining to whoever will listen about the suckfest known as living out of a hotel. Luxury hotels with full amenities? Pshaw.

I'm not really all that selfish or spoiled. But it took me days to realize I'm homesick. I miss Conan and I miss my stuff. Not to mention the people I left behind. My life currently lacks the comfort of familiarity.

As I said, it's all about me lately.

Chronic change

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:22:19 -0500

Ever since I started these "moving to Denver" shenanigans, I’ve been a lousy blogger. It’s not that I don’t think about it, I just keep missing the moment.

Basically, the world took a backseat this summer to my life changes; I mostly missed the Olympics, the political conventions, and even vacation. I didn’t make it to Bar Harbor this year.

I left my job after more than a decade. I’m with a new company. I am selling my home, and moving across the country. I’m buying a new house. I’m leaving friends and family behind.

It’s been a lot of ME lately, and quite frankly, I’m pretty sick of me. I’m glad to be in the new job – and having a great time – but I’m ready to be settled into the new house NOW. I want to get back to the semblance of a normal life. And I hate waiting.

(And for the record, I hate making others wait too.)

Mmm... office supplies.

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:25:30 -0500

Do you know someone who doesn't have an office supply fetish? Get them help.

The folks at io9 put together a list of supplies of the future, which got me to thinking of my own list, of course.

First and foremost, I need a notebook that changes appearance every day. New covers, with different colors and weights of the paper, and variations of line spacing.

That may address my regular purchase of new notebooks - and my collection of barely-used castaways.

I also need a pen implanted in my finger. I've been known to lose a pen while writing. Bet you didn't know they could fly.

The pen needs a perfectly smooth flow, in never-ending bright blue ink.

I need file folders that organize and catalog the contents, without ever getting bulky. I like flat file folders. In pretty colors.

These would make me a happy fetishist.What's on your list?