Locked in the Attic of the Dollhouse

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You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything new today until now. I've had kind of an odd day. Saturday, we had some fun and libations at some friends' house, rendering me red-wine sleepy.  So, I hit the hay early for me, around 9:45, and you'll remember we gained an hour thanks to the end of Daylight Saving Time.  Since I'm usually something of a night-owl, this had me fully awake at 4:00 am!

So, I spent the wee hours watching a little TV Land, notably some very early Three's Company episodes (when it was silly, rather than stupid, and Chrissy was naive, rather than brain dead. Oh, and John Ritter was adorable). When my morning finally caught up to my usual routine, I watched a couple of the morning political chatfests--which have reverted to full-on Republican lineups--and then on to some errands.  Once I was done with that, I decided to spend my remaining Sunday catching up with Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.

I was a major cheerleader of the show during its two half-seasons on FOX, for all the good it did. As a big Whedon and Eliza Dushku fan, I really dug the show, whether or not anybody else did.  So that's where I've been all day.  While watching a season of TV on DVD can be a mind-suck, it's a very interesting way to watch a sci-fi show, particularly one like Dollhouse, which was forced into an accelerated storyline in order to wrap up before cancellation.  I find myself unable to stop, so I'll be away for a couple more hours. I'll be back before the end of the day (the wee hours for the east coast, most likely), with a Blast from the Past entry, and hopefully a thing or two more to get the week started properly here at the blog.  Until then, try to be your best.

Sunday Update

UPDATE: Well, after cannibalizing the oldest computer and my old Dell, I've got the new computer up and running. Now, I'm installing some software--which will probably end up costing me $20 here and there. And I have no sound. I don't know why. But I'm not a newby to this stuff, so I'll figure it out. Meantime, the blog will probably not see many--or any--new posts for a little while.

Original Post:

Well, since the beginning of the year, I have not had a slow weekend. Week one, I moved my home office and guest room furniture out, to swap the rooms. Last weekend, we painted, cleaned carpets, and put the rooms back together. And this weekend, I bought a new computer.

Every new computer is anti-climactic. You lust after a new one forever, but when you finally get it home, it's a lot of work! Right now, I am still trying to use "Windows Easy Transfer" and having no luck. It keeps getting stuck, but offers little help in getting started again. I'm just about to give up and do everything manually.

And then there are all the cutesy hand-holding "helpful" features built in to any new computer. I don't need them. I don't want them. I don't want sixteen extra toolbars in my Internet Explorer. So, I have to clear out all of that. Then, I have to reinstall all of the software I like to use, software updates, little things I forgot I had, rearrange toolbars and settings. Sigh. So quick from happy to sad!

And then, the really big news of the weekend, which is the tantalizing possibility of moving. We've been interested in moving back to the Midwest for various reasons, always setting the date three years in the future. But we now have the opportunity to buy a house in a neighborhood here in Las Vegas (Henderson, actually) where two sets of friends live. We weren't looking to move, but this house is across the street from one set of friends, down the road from another, and it is half-again the size of ours, while being about the same--or possibly even lower--price.

It's probably just a pie-in-the-sky dream. But we managed to sneak into the house, and take a look around. . .and now we're really intrigued. We'd lose a garage bay, but gain a living room. My home office would be smaller, but our master bedroom would be bigger. The master bath is nicer, the storage spaces are larger. The kitchen is laid out nicely, with lots of storage space and counter tops. . .but I'd probably lose all of my (recently acquired) kitchen appliances.

Grumble, grumble, sigh. Probably, much like the computer scenario, this will end with a combination of happiness and sadness. I won't be bummed if we stay in this house. I will be terrified if we get the new house and either a) we have trouble selling or renting this house, b) we have further job/paycheck issues, c) we spend all of our money on buying the house and moving, and can't afford some imminent catastrophe. Oy. Is it this angsty for everybody?

Busy Sunday

Blogging time has been slight today, as I put in yet another weekend cleaning, moving and rearranging things. My abandoned little old office has been slowly transitioning into a tiny new guest room. The Other Half painted it on Thursday, I steam-cleaned the carpet on Saturday (twice) and Sunday (once). And while I had the thing rented, I steam-cleaned the other two rooms in the house with carpet.

But it doesn't end there! After returning the steamer, I got it in my head to refurnish the room myself. And so I did. Not so hard, really, just tiring. And the room is on the smallish side--the better to discourage long-term visitors! It came together fairly well, though it still needs accents, and the window treatment is temporary. The Other Half will no doubt want to add things of his own (and will also probably scold me for moving stuff myself!).

And tonight, 24 returns, and is on at the same time as two of my other favorite shows, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. So, blogging may be lighter than usual. 'Cause I'm pooped! And I gots to watch my stories. . .