It's a rainy Sunday afternoon

[vanillafluffy]

Last night, it was so lovely to come in to my office after work and turn on my "new" lamp. It cast a soft glow over my desk and was very soothing after a day under fluorescents. Yes, I know incandescents are less "green" than those "Dairy Queen" bulbs---which I have in all the major fixtures---but they're so nice for a warm, golden ambience.

This morning I vacillated about going to church. Went, and am filled with hope---the Happy family was there, and R_Happy works on computers. I ran home as soon as the service was over and grabbed my free laptop and brought it back for his inspection. He took it with him and is going to work on it. From the symptoms I described, he *thinks* it's a loose connection between the keyboard and the motherboard. We'll see!

Did WalMart instead of going directly home, so I am set for basic groceries for the next couple of weeks, although I'm probably going to have to pick up some bathroom tissue. Not critically low, so that can wait.

I MUST do laundry....

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[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

There's nothing like the soft warmth of incandescent light. The bedside lamps still have those instead of fluorescent bulbs in my house. (I splurged on a pink bulb for mine!) Maybe your friend will be able to get your laptop chugging along in no time.

I've been to the grocery store and post office today. Next week I have jury duty, so I'm trying to get as much stuff taken care of today as possible.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I've been summoned for jury duty twice and have yet to serve on an actual jury. My advice? Bring reading material, knitting (if you have plastic needles) or a blank notebook to write in and a pen or two or three. Hope the Padre survives without your assistance and doesn't manage to blow the place up in your absense!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

The justice system has called on my services three times. I've been on grand jury, in which there is no time for boredom because they ran a dozen potential cases through the room every day. And I was called and struck from a murder trial once, much to my relief, and excused the last time because I was sick enough to be in the hospital.

I'm going to pack a tote bag with a book, a note pad and pen, a can of soda, and a tennis ball for breaking any back spasms if I get a lousy chair. I may find some crossword puzzles and print them out tonight.

*edited to add: I did all I could last week to get The Padre ready. I will go into the office for about 45 minutes every morning to deal with the mail and write out a few checks to pay the bills, but he is basically on his own. It could get pretty scary!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

It sounds as if you're well-prepared on all fronts.

Btw, I was just reading through your Come As You're Not post, and it stunned me. Definitely a quality costume, my dear---I don't think I've ever seen you do anything so bleak. (I haven't even started the costume I touted; I think my brain is broke. Three weeks to go, gah!)

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

It was so bleak it was actually depressing to write, so even though it's not very long, it's taken a while to finish. I think I'm about ready to write some very fluffy crack after that. :)

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I can just imagine you sitting in the jury room, scribbling and giggling and making the officials nervous enouugh to dismiss you.

Fluffy crack prompt: Dean and Sam get to investigate one of the Verizon phone "dead zones"....

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Hehee! Considering how those guys depend on their cell phones, investigating that would be of burning importance. Can't you just see Bobby with his maps out, tracing the mystic connection between cell towers? :D

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

And Dean mistaking their spokesperson as Buddy Holly's ghost (Okay, it's the glasses....) and going, "Hey, cool---but I still have to salt and burn your ass!"...and thinking that crowd of people behind him was a zombie invasion....