re-GIP

darththalia sent me Copperplate, and i love her!, and i redid the icon, with a better crop, and it is even better than it was before.  yays.

in the name of love

RIP coretta scott king.

score!

so okay, my totally contraband refrigerator electric cooler that i keep under my desk has up and quit cooling things.  i don't know why; there's a fan bit on the back that looks pretty dusty, and i thought vacuuming it a bit might help, but it didn't.  the manual is not at all helpful -- but it does say the thing is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of purchase against failure due to faulty materials or workmanship.  so, hey!  but:  i don't have the receipt anymore, like an idiot.  grr.  oh!  but!  i do have (a printout of) the visa bill that shows i spent an amount of money equal to the purchase price of this thing at the relevant store on the relevant date.  is that good enough to get it replaced?

i just called the store and they said yes.  w00t!  (£39.99, yo.  that's a lot of money for a thing that only worked for four and a half months.)

[eta: and, i just found a whole box of tissues i didn't remember buying!  things are starting to look up.]

the great flist tech support department

hi gang!  anyone have any idea why Outlook Express has started messing up the time stamps on one of my (five, three of which i've had e-mails in this afternoon) e-mail accounts?  the time stamps on the messages in the webmail for the relevant address are fine; but somewhere between the server and my inbox, an hour and three to five minutes is added.  the clock on my computer is correct, and as i say, this problem isn't happening with e-mail coming from other servers.  any suggestions?

there are times i'm delighted not to have a television.

from my good friend sowilo:

( The George W Bush 2006 State of the Union drinking game )

or, the sowilo version:
1. Get in bed.
2. Hide under covers, whimpering quietly.
3. Emerge in 2008.