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Haven't we all spent ten hours in (not) Photoshop (gnu image editor, the free sub) making better covers for the ebooks that come with ugly ones so we won't have to look at them anymore in the ebook app?
There was a plumber here today! He seems to have connected the water in and out for the sink and toilet and there's a drain trap and a washing machine outlet - maybe everything, although the washing machine supply isn't hooked up and as far as we know, the water isn't on yet. Anyway I'm so relieved I could cry, even though the electrician said 'early next week' and it's now Wednesday afternoon (he seems to be a very earnest young man and probably has had something else come up, but I guess Wax may have to call tomorrow).
Unfortunately I guess I need to call and try to get a veterinarian checkup for Snookums too, but I guess it's time to switch to a vet that's a lot closer to us here anyway. I'm really not feeling mentally prepared for a whole new interaction on the phone in Finnish today, and it's pouring rain and we were planning to run errands in the late afternoon after Wax gets off work. Yesterday I ended up taking a benzo because of limited-symptom anxiety attacks due to government websites fucking with me when I was trying to log in to send a message to The Government and I put off the other phone call I was supposed to make until today, but I'm definitely not feeling two phonecalls today.
Still though, that much plumbing is a big deal and probably makes up for the rest... except...
We still don't know when it will be done, if it's done, what remains to be done, and if/when he plans to come back and we still don't have the means to contact him!
We both tried to say hi; he answered Wax and apparently didn't hear me (and then I retired in confusion, I know, but I'm just not feeling Up To It today!!!), but we didn't go as far as directly asking him to tell us when he was done and what he did and what his future plans were, so he just disappeared a bit ago before I could catch him, and without saying anything to anyone, taking all his tools and driving away in his van without talking at all, so we didn't manage to ask him about our radiators, for an update, or for contact info. Also the last time Wax had to call the contractor to say we couldn't contact the plumber and could he check for us, since we didn't even know his name let alone his number, the contractor was like, "Geez, can't either one of you even talk to each other?!" so having to come back with the same problem is probably going to make him tear his hair out. Perhaps deservedly. And, like... I relate to the plumber if he's shy, but we need to know what is happening with our house!
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Unfortunately I guess I need to call and try to get a veterinarian checkup for Snookums too, but I guess it's time to switch to a vet that's a lot closer to us here anyway. I'm really not feeling mentally prepared for a whole new interaction on the phone in Finnish today, and it's pouring rain and we were planning to run errands in the late afternoon after Wax gets off work. Yesterday I ended up taking a benzo because of limited-symptom anxiety attacks due to government websites fucking with me when I was trying to log in to send a message to The Government and I put off the other phone call I was supposed to make until today, but I'm definitely not feeling two phonecalls today.
Still though, that much plumbing is a big deal and probably makes up for the rest... except...
We still don't know when it will be done, if it's done, what remains to be done, and if/when he plans to come back and we still don't have the means to contact him!
We both tried to say hi; he answered Wax and apparently didn't hear me (and then I retired in confusion, I know, but I'm just not feeling Up To It today!!!), but we didn't go as far as directly asking him to tell us when he was done and what he did and what his future plans were, so he just disappeared a bit ago before I could catch him, and without saying anything to anyone, taking all his tools and driving away in his van without talking at all, so we didn't manage to ask him about our radiators, for an update, or for contact info. Also the last time Wax had to call the contractor to say we couldn't contact the plumber and could he check for us, since we didn't even know his name let alone his number, the contractor was like, "Geez, can't either one of you even talk to each other?!" so having to come back with the same problem is probably going to make him tear his hair out. Perhaps deservedly. And, like... I relate to the plumber if he's shy, but we need to know what is happening with our house!
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bluetooth earbuds not 100% cordless
13 Apr 2019 05:26 pmI am a music-listening commuter and have rarely gone out alone without earbuds in my adult life, but I'm also one of those people whose earbuds always break. Regardless of the price point of the earbuds, I have always gone through them at a fantastic rate compared to that of my wife, and regardless of trying to treat the cables better and going through a number of storage methods - the wire inside always broke.
So I've been looking forward to the advent of wireless headphones and the descent of their prices into the affordable range, but I didn't want the giant kind that sit on your head - I still wanted in-ear ones, and they have to be the kind with the little silicone pads, not the molded hard plastic ones like Apple's, which never stay in my ears. I wasn't going to buy the kind that are just two tiny objects with nothing connecting them, because basically, as many people said, just looking at them I'd lost them already. A couple of years ago the sports kind that look like those straps for holding sunglasses on started to appear, but I wasn't too keen on them either; so it was a relief when this kind emerged that's a string with one earbud on each end of it. They drape around the back of the neck and hang on the chest, and I've worn them that way several times already with no problems, but I did think they needed some sort of easy fastener to hold the ends together so they wouldn't fall off when rearranging scarves and collars etc.
Actually the safety necklace fasteners you can get at jewelry-making suppliers would probably be ideal; I've seen 'earbud necklaces' (made from ones that didn't have their own cord) fastened with magnetic beads an inch below the earbud portion, but I'm not quite confident in the magnets' staying power or sure that the magnets wouldn't affect the function. I also thought of the little leather strips with a button or tab in the middle that are designed for holding usb cables coiled, but rather than making one of those I just made a loop and sewed a button to it. It's not exactly difficult to handle, but it is a bit fiddly because I used a small button.
I'm pleased with the result. But I manage to forget every time I do this macrame cord thing exactly how time-consuming it is. This one's really short and it still took two days.
Plus, I'm dubious about the wisdom of having this controller on the cord. It's functional, sure - you don't have to wake your phone up to access the music controls - but I suspect it means they've put a wire back into the cable, which is a recipe for disaster for me. Also it's pretty unwieldy in this position on the cord.
So I've been looking forward to the advent of wireless headphones and the descent of their prices into the affordable range, but I didn't want the giant kind that sit on your head - I still wanted in-ear ones, and they have to be the kind with the little silicone pads, not the molded hard plastic ones like Apple's, which never stay in my ears. I wasn't going to buy the kind that are just two tiny objects with nothing connecting them, because basically, as many people said, just looking at them I'd lost them already. A couple of years ago the sports kind that look like those straps for holding sunglasses on started to appear, but I wasn't too keen on them either; so it was a relief when this kind emerged that's a string with one earbud on each end of it. They drape around the back of the neck and hang on the chest, and I've worn them that way several times already with no problems, but I did think they needed some sort of easy fastener to hold the ends together so they wouldn't fall off when rearranging scarves and collars etc.
Actually the safety necklace fasteners you can get at jewelry-making suppliers would probably be ideal; I've seen 'earbud necklaces' (made from ones that didn't have their own cord) fastened with magnetic beads an inch below the earbud portion, but I'm not quite confident in the magnets' staying power or sure that the magnets wouldn't affect the function. I also thought of the little leather strips with a button or tab in the middle that are designed for holding usb cables coiled, but rather than making one of those I just made a loop and sewed a button to it. It's not exactly difficult to handle, but it is a bit fiddly because I used a small button.
I'm pleased with the result. But I manage to forget every time I do this macrame cord thing exactly how time-consuming it is. This one's really short and it still took two days.
Plus, I'm dubious about the wisdom of having this controller on the cord. It's functional, sure - you don't have to wake your phone up to access the music controls - but I suspect it means they've put a wire back into the cable, which is a recipe for disaster for me. Also it's pretty unwieldy in this position on the cord.
