Portland Spirit webcam
My dad found a webcam that aims at the dock of the Portland Spirit.
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Journal
Not again!
I can’t believe it. While at work today, I slipped on a wet spot on the floor. I flung out my arms to catch myself, and although I did not hit the ground, I did manage to further injure the shoulder that I wrenched yesterday. So it looks like I’ve moved from a sprain to
An impromptu slide
I worked on the Portland Spirit today, and needed to get a rag out of the engine room. For reasons that are unclear, the rags are kept on a shelf over the stairs, or ladder in proper nautical terms. I say “stairs” but ladder is probably closer. They are so steep that it is difficult
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Talking to Steve
My brother is in the USA! I actually spoke to him for a good five or ten minutes today. He sounds the same as always, no accidental British accent or anything. If he had started talking about cricket I would have worried.
Rob’s day off
I’ve got a lot to report, new bike, saw the new Wallace and Grommit film, made a Late Harvest Tomato soup that was great, but Rob is home, so I’m going to bed instead.
Network Migration
So, sometime on Friday evening my website will go down as they migrate the system to a new server. The process is supposed to take 24 to 48 hours, but I’m not sure how much of that will affect me. So please, no phone calls wondering if I’m dead when the site vanishes.
Covering Dani
Today I covered Dani’s head with fabric and put the hair on her. I say hair, but really I mean tulle, which is pretending to be hair. I’ll upload a photo tomorrow. I took some tonight, but it’s too dark to get a good shot.
Service Star
The Portland Spirit managers give out service stars to employees who have done good work. So, I was awarded one, along with two tickets to Regal Cinemas. Delightful thought, alas, I can not take Rob to Regal without making the poor boy suffer. The commercials, the radio, the screen aspect ratio… Oh the awful tyranny
Foam, glorious foam
We actually did the foam work last week, but that was while my computer was wonky, so you’re just getting to see the pictures now. Basically, I’ve constructed Keenan’s head out of two types of foam, using different densities depending on what I need them to do. After I do that, I install the lower
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Visiting hours
Rob came home last night, unexpectedly, which was delightful. I say it was unexpected, but he did give me an hour of notice so I had a chance to make sure there weren’t any dishes in the sink. Harvest is definitely in full swing, although the rains are giving them trouble. We’re hoping I’ll be
Why the prolonged silence
I’ve been having some trouble with my computer for the past week. Basically, I got hit with a host of spyware and trojans that took forever to get off my machine. It meant that going online was a slow process if I could get on at all. Sure, the computer was connected, but it was
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Pizza and a movie
Rob and I went to the Celsi’s last night for pizza and a movie. I had ordered Strings from Netflix as part of a trial membership so that was our selection. It is visually stunning. The world-building is unbelievable, but there are places where the sheer bombastic melodrama overwhelms the story. Even so, it is
Making puppets
I’ve picked up a gig building a new set of puppets for the Portland chapter of Kids on the Block, which wants to upgrade the kind of puppets they use. I’ve begun the construction process. We started with drawings and I’ve made clay sculptures of those. For the next step, I cover the clay sculptures
Fabulous Girl’s Boudoir: Speak Truth to Power
Fabulous Girl’s Boudoir: Speak Truth to Power Powerful words, I think.
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