Multi-Purpose Posting

Just a quickie to document a day in the life... but for those of you not wanting to read the geekiness and treacle, I know why you're here, and I've injected some cartoony goodness, as well:



1.2MB WMV file; music: So obvious, I will not mention it!

(No cat was placed in needless discomfort in the making of this video clip. No, seriously! I set up the Canon GL-1, let him out, and he was outside for a total of about seven minutes, which is pretty typical for him when it's in the low 40F range.)

I'll be getting my car tags tomorrow, but I neglected to say why the rush. :) I'm driving to Clarksville tomorrow night to stay with the ladyfriend. Call it an early New Years celebration. Can't be driving 50 miles on a holiday weekend without valid tags, y'know! Not sure what Cheatham County charges for registration, but it's got to be less than Davidson, hm?

Why so quick? Well, I think I have the notebook's display problem figured out, but I've been known to be very occasionally wrong on tech issues. :) If all goes as I think it will go, I can hang out for a while. I think the Toshibook's display problem only occurs when it's operating in a cold environment; I suspect there's an expansion/contraction issue that's causing a connection (probably in the "sleep switch" that activates when the display/lid is shut) to go the wrong direction. So, no probs while in the condo or the laundrette -- quick problems when it's cold outside and I'm at the WGOWC. The one time it was cold and I used the notebook for a while at the WGOWC, I'd been using the notebook for several hours previously at the condo, so the internal temp was high enough to prevent the issue. If I had a can of "freeze spray" (probably Freon -- used to be able to get it at Radidio Shark, back in the day; not sure if it's still available), I could pinpoint and fix this, I bet.
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