the everyday adventures of sabrina

• No pings yet for my Louet. Though have yet to resort to posting to Craigslist – that might work, if no #Ravelry folk are interested. #
• So pleased – have gotten several pings on #Ravelry for-trade yarns lately. This + #YarnCon destash table, may shift some stuff out! #
• #Glee was awesome tonight. @Ipstenu, cannot believe you quit it after only the pilot! Kristen Chenowith FTW! #
• @sanityknit Whoa! Really? in reply to sanityknit #
• I’ve had enough of new shitty Chucks they’re producing these days; just ordered a pair of PF Flyers black hi-tops. Want my old Chucks back. #
• This is the second recently purchased pair of chucks I’ve had rip an entire side away (and become unwearable) in short order. Grrrrrrr. #
• Just made a post to Ravelry about selling my Louet. I feel like I’ve made progress in learning to give things up… grown as a person. #
• The Supreme Court is going to hear the case about the Chicago handgun ban. This could be interesting. #
• @Ipstenu Now that’s…low hanging fruit. *slides shades on* in reply to Ipstenu #
• @Kbcraigs What did you do?? in reply to Kbcraigs #
• @beth825 Compromise, knit a shawl in worsted weight. I have a Candle Flame shawl out of Paton’s Classic Wool that I love.. & no seams!! :) in reply to beth825 #
• @Ipstenu But it’s nice to dream for six months out of the year! in reply to Ipstenu #
• Ok, that was novel–just got passed by a guy riding his unicycle to school. #
• @Ipstenu Ha, yeah. Now we’re both eliminated maybe one team or the other will show up to actually play baseball ;) in reply to Ipstenu #
• @cloudlover At least it wasn’t perched on top of a toilet paper roll cover! in reply to cloudlover #

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• @mizmoose Pfeh. I’m telling you, it was the rain’s fault. It was out to get me any way it could! in reply to mizmoose #
• @Kbcraigs @sanityknit Take it from an expert. All software sucks. You just have to find the one that sucks in ways you don’t notice. in reply to Kbcraigs #
• Ugh. I have homework, but I’m just so tired I really just want to take a nap. Right about now I am sorry my original plan didn’t work out. #
• My theory is because I RainXed the car and was ready for rain, it thwarted me elsehow. Also, it did not rain so much as 1 LOUSY DROP today. #
• @mizmoose Well, y’know how I tried to leave abt 4:30 yesterday? I went 20 miles, and car said, “Ok, we’re done here, time to see mechanic.” in reply to mizmoose #
• HOME! Appx 26.5 hours after I first tried to leave, and only about $375 poorer. Oh well, at least it was a cheap, fast, and easy repair! <3 #
• Home home home! Well, nearly. #
• A bout an hour east of Indy! Vroom vroom. #
• $240 later, and on the road again! Woohoo! #
• I mean, great mechanic, near road out of town, w/JoAnn w/sock yarn sale nearby… This is basically best case scenario for me here. #
• If it weren’t the case that the last thing I need is more sock yarn, I’d totally go buy more of this yummy Deborah Norville Serenity Sock. #
• Woohoo! Just a bad coil pack! Part on order, might be back on the road in under two hours! Might make it in time to pick up tiger after all! #
• Which is good, ‘cos I kinda expect to be here a while. Sitting on the comfy couch. #
• Performance Automotive of Columbus has the abs best mechanic waiting room ever. Quiet, comfy couch, loads of magazines, even a fireplace! #
• @bmoyles oh, I think username is niqui, or just sldownard … Very creative, me! in reply to bmoyles #
• @bmoyles don’t forget #lopsa! Funny name, serious sysadmin :) in reply to bmoyles #
• @christensen the idiot light was all ablink, & the interwebs said blinky=bad, so I am here at Performance Auto for a look-see. Happy Monday! in reply to christensen #
• I Have A Plan. Off to mechanic’s! #
• Y’all, it is just a tad bit windy out here today in sunny Columbus. #
• Considering the tornado in SE Cook county last night at about the time I might’ve been there, maybe this delay is not so bad after all. #

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• Also. What on earth did I do for panicked flailing before Twitter?!?! #
• Oddly, while I am certainly not happy with this turn of events, I am also not stressing too hard. Just wish had not forgotten stupid laptop! #
• TNT has ID4 on. While I like cornball action, would it kill them to show X-Files reruns or a nice campy Bruce Campbell flick? Comfort tv! #
• Safely checked back into hotel. Sadly, only on 10th floor this time. Wonder if cable situation has improved in my absence? #
• Back in Columbus. Parked very nearly in same spot I left 3 hours ago. Back to hotel. Whee. #
• Tow truck here! Commence the racking up of teh munnies. #
• Hey #Columbus #Ohio tweeps, anyone got a good #Volkswagen mechanic they can recommend to an out of towner w/ a woeful B5 passat? #
• I am juuuust in range of AM670, can at least listen to highly staticky #whitesox postgame show. What else have I got to do? #
• @guardianrobot #ineedahug! Waiting for a tow in rural east Ohio… Bleagh. #
• @Ipstenu has never happened to me before! Scary. My poor baby car :( in reply to Ipstenu #
• Also, now I REALLY wish I had brought my spinning wheel or laptop with Burn Notice DVDs!!! This David Sedaris book ain’t gonna last me long. #
• Well, called @BetterWorldClub and a tow is allegedly on the way. At least it’s not raining… #
• Like, *inside* Columbus, near a hotel and a VW mechanic, would have been nice. Not that country isn’t scenic and all. I’m just saying. #
• Really, I can think of better places for my car to suffer a critical engine problem than an unincorporated area 20 miles west of Columbus. #
• Well, that was fun while it lasted. #
• Just climbed in the car, heading for I-670 to start my trip back to CDT and TiVo! #
• Knitting progress report: one Fetching done except for thumb, one Sunday Swing done except for Kitchener toe. Woot! #
• What a strange hotel. Bar’s closed at Sunday brunch bloody mary o’clock. #
• In honor of crummy weather, long drive ahead, and dry parking garage, rainxed car. Woo. #
• In other news, have gotten one Sunday Swing sock done past heel, may get all the way to toe by end of today’s session. Sock knitting FTW! #
• I have no earthly idea why my idiot stlf kept alarm set for 7A today, when #dios at #ohiolinuxfest doesn’t start until 11A. Too early! #
• @robotviki wow. That is a great question! I think it is singular tho, the ’s’ just tricks us naive English speakers. If you find ans, post! in reply to robotviki #
• @cloudlover ha. Friend asked me other day how long, as I talked abt curnt lacewt wip. Seemed shocked when said 12 hrs+! Yarn is not magic :) in reply to cloudlover #

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• I really, really wish I’d brought a hoodie or sweater or something. The entire convention center is frigging refrigerated. #
• Oh good! I see #Chicago has a crappy weather warning up for tomorrow night to make the drive home …lively. #
• @mitechie it was a good bof even if no one knew what shell globbing is :) #
• At a bof for zsh. May actually be nerdiest thing I’ve ever done. Sadly, seems to be for noobs. #
• @christensen burnham scav hunt? in reply to christensen #
• @talkchibaseball heh, my bad — I don’t really pay much attn to the northsiders unless my grandma wants to watch a game :) in reply to talkchibaseball #
• Really starting to wish I’d brought laptop w/DVDs of burn notice after all. Stupid ‘travelling light’ :P #
• @talkchibaseball well then, at least one Cub would have a WS ring. in reply to talkchibaseball #
• In other news, it turns out that if I actually pay attention to my hotel rm, it’s like a foreign country. A really crappy foreign country. #
• Really? Movies in the in-room pay per view are $15? People *pay* that? Willingly? #
• @EricSeale indeed! in reply to EricSeale #
• @comay oh, well, clearly! Could have been a bit more obfuscated, try harder next time! :) in reply to comay #
• @YarnHarlot bit late, but try aberlour a’bunadh (pron. ‘avanahr’) if you get the chance. in reply to YarnHarlot #
• The hotel-provided tazo green tea has a pleasant hint of apple, which almost makes up for the sad shortcoming of decaffeination. #

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• So apparently there’s some sort of college football shindig here tomorrow. Go Fighting #Illini! #
• Also, needless to say no #whitesox game broadcast in this market. CSI NY rerun for me, I guess. #
• Feh. With no Syfy or bbca, and like 800 news chans of which cnbc is best option, hotel cable is pointless. #
• If I had bought that Hitchhiker, I could be spinning right now. Alas. #
• Cable TV, but without a TiVo, no idea what’s to watch. What airs on Fridays at 8 eastern? A mystery! #
• @sanityknit indeed. Buy rice noodles, make from scratch–is teh yum. in reply to sanityknit #
• When the COTS#5 bus is changing its scroll from GO BUCKS to FIFTH ST, there is a brief moment or juvenile amusement to be had. #
• @writchrd too much. in reply to writchrd #
• At hotel. Lobby smells like musty basement. Bleah. #
• @smokes70 dunno yet, I ditched it for the Longest Roadtrip Ever to go to Ohio. in reply to smokes70 #
• @EyeTVEvangelist it’s already on order! I hate crappy slow USB :) in reply to EyeTVEvangelist #
• Why is the road to #ohiolinuxfest always fraught with road construction delays? I am still an hour out of frigging Ohio! #
• Hitting to road for #ohiolinuxfest! See y’all there! #
• Also, the Glenn Beck clip calls for a full-on crazy fight between him and PETA. With fingernails and hair-pulling! #
• Watched Glenn Beck frog clip. Either he’s bad faker or has no clue of physics of tiny frog in vry big pot of water. Either way, it was mean. #

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• Hahaha! @richwolf – http://www.laphil.com/gustavo/bravo.html – It’s Guitar Hero for Gustavo Dudamel. Sadly, with no flailing. #
• iTunes 9.0.1 gave me my mini player clicky back!!!!! YAAAAAAYYYYYYYY. (I am easily satisfied, as it turns out.) #
• Bummer: Thought my iMac had FW800, only has 400. Slow creaky usb drobo for now. Alas. #
• Okay, for real. How much acid *do* you have to drop in order to come up with this? Did you buy it in bulk from CostCo? #
• I mean, from its name, can’t even imagine what a Manifest Operation is, or why I care if package installer speaks it or not. Manifest fail. #
• Congratulations to OpenSolaris, who, with “doesn’t speak a known version of manifest operation,” have moved to #1 Worthless Error of the Day #
• Tonight I must decide which projects make the cut and get taken to #ohiolinuxfest with me tomorrow. Wish I could take a wheel! #
• @shadow It’s pretty bad. Absence may have made my heart grow fonder, but this mess is making it way more cranky. in reply to shadow #
• @Ipstenu Even more objectionably, they advocate actually FINISHING the job when you start going after the evil bad guy… in reply to Ipstenu #
• Okay, whose idea was it to name that table column “key” so now I gotta quote it? (You can alwys tell who never actually types out the cmds.) #
• Oh. I configure static IPs in /etc/nwam/llp now. Well, *obviously*. — This is just a whole operating system full of fail, now, isn’t it. #
• @Ipstenu Some people might call you obsessed. I prefer ‘focused.’ #CSI (There, have done my part :-) in reply to Ipstenu #
• Getting my first real taste of SMF today. Oh Solaris, how far you have fallen, old friend. #
• Useful to fellow Illinoisans: Sec’y of St now compiling emergency contacts w/DL records. http://is.gd/3Dpkm #
• @hubbit English to Hubbit: “I dunno, go ask some people ca. 1400-1700.” in reply to hubbit #
• I think I shall choose to interpret the resumption of being stalked by recruiters as a sign the economy is, in fact, improving. #
• My new drobo has arrived at home! Sadly, I am at work. Can’t play with new toy yet. Booooooooo. #
• @ravelry The art of estimating downtime is more like practicing psychic skills than it is to statistics. Triple yr 1st guess, then add more! in reply to ravelry #
• @smokes70 The one from the same people that did the Jacks or Better app. $2 but pretty fun, and good practice. in reply to smokes70 #

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• The Pai Gow Poker iPhone app I downloaded today has a bug in how it pays out envy bonuses. Still, it gave me a royal flush so I’m happy. #
• @Kbcraigs You and me both, pal. You and me both. in reply to Kbcraigs #
• Huh. Turns out, fresh ginger + rice wine vinegar + stevia = a delicious dressing that means I actually liked a spinach salad. #
• home now from post-work shopping. Now have two disks for drobo (to arrive tomorrow), and strawberries and cabbage. Not for all at once. #
• I wish I had brought my knitting to work today. Something to do other than tweet, ‘I’m booooored.’ #
• @writchrd got reorged. Moving to @christensen’s old cube! in reply to writchrd #
• I am so bored I think I might resort to looking at Facebook. #
• Having people pack up and move your cube for you while you sit around doing nothing is very, very boring. #
• yeah! glee > stupid linux problems. RT @Gleeks All we have to do is get through the day AND THEN #Glee will be on! #
• I WILL KILL YOU, UDEV, IF YOU DON’T STOP MESSING WITH MY HEAD. #
• @smokes70 WOOTOFF! #

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• Did you see gawker’s post about giving up on heroes? #
• Yeesh. Ten min wait for the elevator to get to class. Too many people! #
• Jesus. Remind me never to complain about ugly hostnames…someone will find a way to make it even uglier. Gak. #
• Oh sure. Half Acre opens a retail store and starts selling growlers right after I’ve sworn off boozahol for a couple months. Meanies! #
• @hubbit openSUSE 11.1. Just an upgrade. Still, any time I get rid of a 10.2 host, unicorns soar over rainbows as bunnies and kittens cavort. in reply to hubbit #
• It’s a bit sad to think about taking down a machine that’s go a 396 day uptime. Not so sad I won’t do it though. Die, openSUSE 10.2, die! #
• @lizg640 The enclosure’s only like $305 on Amazon after rebate… disks are like $120 each from microcenter! in reply to lizg640 #
• @Ipstenu Or you could be me, who finds it hard to care about Martha much at all, in any circumstance. =) in reply to Ipstenu #
• Ordered a drobo and two 1.5TB disks; waving bye to Lendrum Complete fund. #
• Cold in the office today. Rockin’ the scarlet Swallowtail shawl. #
• @beth825 yum! in reply to beth825 #
• @Kbcraigs You are an insane crazy person. in reply to Kbcraigs #
• @StevenGlassman Well, I guess I’m probably 75% going to get one. Just have to not be sad over spending spinning wheel money on disk. :) in reply to StevenGlassman #
• @hubbit d’awwww, thanks! :) And yeah, hey @gerdesas, where are you? Coming to #ohiolinuxfest this weekend? in reply to hubbit #
• @Ipstenu Neither. I’m half Administrative Fascist, half Technical Thug. in reply to Ipstenu #
• “Sabrina, you’re starting to sound like a sysadmin” – best intended insult = compliment I’ve gotten in ages. (“Starting”??) #
• Ah, so. THAT’s how today is going to go? #

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• Eyeing maybe getting a Drobo for home to replace the external disks… Anyone have any feedback? (Besides you, @smokes70 :-) #
• @sanityknit Hey now. *I* haven’t read LOTR all the way through. Great story maybe, but Tom Bombadil is effing *boring*, dude. in reply to sanityknit #
• So close to halfway done spinning up this red merino Cheryl gave me! Man, it takes forever to spin singles for laceweight. #
• @hubbit http://bit.ly/dGQc1 #
• My left thumb is actually sore from spinning fine merino over the weekend, yet I want to spin some more this evening. Hm. #
• @richardroeper Dork. in reply to richardroeper #
• @lizg640 Excellent! in reply to lizg640 #
• Organizing group tix for @EddieIzzard, in town on my totally-gonna-RULE,-now! birthday #
• @Kbcraigs Best practice your ‘how to ignore idiots’ skills… it won’t go away, this is the entitlement generation you’re dealing with. in reply to Kbcraigs #
• way too much email. Sorting coarsely, if I missed anything, please resend, or, like, imagine what my response might be & act accordingly. #
• @InsideTheSox Did you mean to tweet your email address to everyone or was that a mistyped DM? in reply to InsideTheSox #
• eyeing new Virgin Atlantic sale prices… train to NYC + flight to LHR … must resist spending money! #
• I just explained bunch of Jewish stuff to some fellow non-Jews. I really thought everybody knew about the “no meat and dairy tgether” thing. #
• @Ipstenu Same here. The only winner that I watch is Daily Show. Ah well, I embrace my out-of-touchness. in reply to Ipstenu #

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• Golly, I’m just so shocked to hear the #cubs are not that pleased with Milton Bradley lately. #
• @sanityknit Oh no, sorry to hear that! *hugs* in reply to sanityknit #
• @richwolf Yeah, but you’d think it would return an error. It just hung, I had to force quit to get out of it. in reply to richwolf #
• @anamariecox Never, ever again put the words “Fox News” and “fan fiction” together. Not enough brain bleach in the *world*. in reply to anamariecox #
• @GayChicago How come God never chooses anyone to preach being kind to each other? in reply to GayChicago #
• @ExampleYouTwit I tried, but UK iTunes Music Store will only let me look, not actually touch. Give you 79p next time I’m in town :P in reply to ExampleYouTwit #
• So apparently no, I can’t actually use the UK IMS. I can look, but my filthy yankee signon attempts fail. Or my network’s broken. Who knows? #
• I was more excited about using UK iTunes MS before I tried signing in 13 mins ago which still has yet to return success or fail. Booo. #
• @writchrd I do like the idea that my presence inspires the #whitesox to inflict drubbings. Sadly, last nite was my last ticket fr the ssn :( in reply to writchrd #
• …I can change to the iTunes UK store? EXCELLENT. Now I will spend so much more money on dance music. Wait. Crap. Undo! Undo! Undo! #

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• And suddenly, my hope faded, as Scott Linebrink ran out… #
• So, uh, this KC 3rd baseman: hates his job, sucks at it, really misses AAA, or just lazy? (not that I’m not grateful!) #whitesox #
• @Kbcraigs are they from India, or Oz? in reply to Kbcraigs #
• @sanityknit are you serious? Someone actually said that? Aloud? in reply to sanityknit #
• @sanityknit hooray! Now no more turnpike ATM fees ‘cos I forgot to get cash before heading to your place! in reply to sanityknit #
• As it turns out, walking down Mich Ave w/ a spinning wheel in the middle of the day on Saturday gets you lots of curious stares. #
• I be off to spin some yarrrrrnses. #wwsip #itlapd #
• I love that both “Avast” and “Ahoy” are trending topics. #
• @sanityknit It is very, very fuzzy indeed. I misunderestimated the fuzz factor on Suri Dream. :-) Just wanna snuggle it…. in reply to sanityknit #
• Sign #1 your fuzzy scarf project is fuzzy indeed: When it’s in shadow, you momentarily mistake it for your cat. #
• @christensen Yarrr, them be fightin’ words ye be tweetin’. :-) in reply to christensen #

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• @mizmoose I know! If someone gave that to me when I was little, I would have gotten stuck and cried for weeks. in reply to mizmoose #
• See, now, this is just *evil*: http://is.gd/3qoGo #
• @hubbit @Ipstenu Piffle. Who needs books when you have a $12,000 coffee machine? in reply to hubbit #
• Tomorrow is TLAP and Spin in Public Day! Will be out at the Lincoln Park Conservatory at 11ish, spinning like a pirate. #wwsip #
• @Ipstenu @smokes70 L’shanah tova! :-) in reply to Ipstenu #
• Hey @Since1908 – seen this? http://bit.ly/3WRZPr #
• via @smokes70 – LOL at #Fringe last night at 2m02s! <3 xf shoutouts! #
• I have had like three cups of coffee so far this morning and am WIRED. Guess cutting back /has/ had an effect! #
• @christensen What, you are emulating Lorenzo on the jokes front now? I never thought I’d see the day… Alas, alack! in reply to christensen #
• @edibow Am enjoying this mad mix currently on now. Ooooh, Ghostbusters! I am suddenly 8 years old again and dancing! in reply to edibow #

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• @bmoyles Awww! Don’t be mean to RPM! Are spec files sassing you? in reply to bmoyles #
• @cloudlover Ugh! “I’ve never had to worry about anyone else” — that is the helicopter generation in one tidy quote right there. in reply to cloudlover #
• Register for Ohio Linux Fest! Keep me company! RT @mizmoose #ohiolinux is tasty and stays crunchy in milk. http://www.ohiolinux.org #
• Ha, ha! Took advantage of coming home when still light out to wipe spiderwebs down off balcony. Take that, Spidey! #
• @Kbcraigs If you’re in a stat(istic)s class, and have a good book for it, lmk, ‘cos I need to brush up some. :) in reply to Kbcraigs #
• @christensen It wasn’t propoganda, it was an attempt to inspire you to new great cooking heights! I feel so unappreciated. in reply to christensen #
• @Kbcraigs Hey, are you doing any stats? I need to learn some but won’t have time in sched for a class til nxt yr smtm – could use book recs. in reply to Kbcraigs #
• I could totally go for some lovely goatsmilk chèvre right now. #

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• Finished Nelly scarf tonight! Yay! That means I got to cast on for a new one. Picked Zetor scarf in Suri Dream. We’ll see how it works. #
• AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHH fighting insistent urge to cast on yet another new project! but it’s haaaaaard!! #knitting #
• @tinapurl Lace. ;) in reply to tinapurl #
• @Ipstenu It might’ve about 5 years ago. :) in reply to Ipstenu #
• @smokes70 Because I don’t do electronic to-do lists. Tried repeatedly and it does not work for me, I need to scribble on paper. in reply to smokes70 #
• @Gallo28 Yeah, but would we do it before or after asking for an autograph? in reply to Gallo28 #
• Dammit! Third day running, I left my dayplanner at home, despite reminding self to grab it. Personal organization fail. :( #
• @Ipstenu Well… I didn’t say I was pulling down my wall calendar! in reply to Ipstenu #
• Google Calendar’s new sports feature is possibly the coolest thing ever. Now I can un-tape my #whitesox pocket calendar from my monitor… #
• @Gallo28 Happy thoughts every day!! in reply to Gallo28 #

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