Monday, September 23, 2002
Sigh
Well, it was just such a busy week that Sigh just about covers it. Last weekend, the servers at Barrysworld kicked us to the curb. We had no warning, as I was having email sent to the wrong address, and lo and behold, our Blogs were gone. Facing the prospect of finding another free service or relying on Kristin's dad to host the blog, we elected to bite the bullet and buy own own domain. So, even as we speak, SepiaMoons.com is being born. It's a slow process, made ven slower by the fact that only today have I discovered that I neglected to purchase the name registration at the time he bought web hosting. So it might be another two weeks before we actually have a .com name. But in doing so I've learned a lot of info that should help me with future clients, and I've discovered subdomains, which I will be sure to make rampant use of in the weeks to come.
Parker has just gotten over a snotty cold of epic proportions. Last week he got to walk outside for the first time, in sandals no less. At first he seemed very reticent, but when I brought him back inside, he quickly shooed the cats from the rear French doors and began to beat furiously against the glass until I took him back out. Now he loves it.
Parker also discovered that his diaper pail makes a convenient pint sized basketball hoop and has proceeded to slam dunk his toys down its chute. S far we've been lucky - as he does it when the pail is empty.
Last week also marked a move to redesign our office area. Lockheed has made it a priority to use of backup sofa as an itinerant litter box. Over the last two weeks, pillows, throw pillows, and noe seat cushions have fallen prey to feline pee, and relegated to the clothes bn outside. Undaunted, we perservered until this weekend when we decided the sofa was a loss.
I don't know how we managed to get the sofa in that room, but getting it back out again was a BEAR!! Eventually, Kristin resorted to whacking the legs off with a hammer, and the interior wall corners were rubbed raw to show a steel frame underneath (who knew our walls were made of steel? or that one could actually bend steel walls?") Finally, after two hours of contorting and pushing, the sofa suddenly and without warning neatly slid through the door jam. If you moved it back in the room, I doubt we'd get it out again any faster.
So, the room is now rather bare, and plans were made to rearrange. And possibly paint. Now though, that plan is put on hold as I am now heading to Atlanta to interview for a teaching position. This would be a big change and a rather good pay raise to boot, not to mention being closer to family. Still, the cost of living would increase exponentially up there, but it would still be a good thing. The rest of this week, if I can catch up on s;eep, will be about training for the interview. Wish me luck!!
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