Back up and running!
Well that sure was a pain in the ass...
We got the check today, but the computer nightmare is over...!
After returning home from our trip to chicago, Katie and I were greeted with the popping and fizzing of our computer's internal components... No fun, no fun indeed.
The computer technicians were pretty much on par with the fact that the logic board was toast, and would certainly need replacing. Too bad the insurance company didn't see it that easily. To make a long story short, the only way the insurance company would replace the computer was if the word "replacement" was in the physical record from the computer technicians. So, after a few weeks of debating and run around, we just got our insurance reimbursement check this morning!!
The replacement computer was already bought, so this was just money in the bank! I think a fancy dinner is in store as a celebration!
It took probably a week or so to get everything set back up. All the programs, and extensions, and preferences, and bookmarks, and external hardware! It wasn't fun, but it was a good feeling to just CLEAR out the old hard drives, dust off the old equipment and get started fresh with a new system.
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Katie has been a little under the weather... We were under the impression that her pneumonia had come back early this year, but thankfully it was just some bronchitis. A little inhaler and some antibiotics and she's now able to get a good nights rest.. well, for the most part. I still hear her hacking most of the night.
At least her new job is panning out well. Katie has been thoroughly enjoying her new day practice and all of her coworkers seem to be getting along quite well. The hours are better, the pay scale is finally appropriate for her talents, and there is no one mother-hen'ing her every move. Needless to say its leaps and bounds beyond her last disaster of a job!
As for me, work as usual. Late nights, over worked, under slept. The clinic still has not yet found a replacement veterinarian. Well.. they HAVE, but before she can start working she has to sell her house in Illinois. So, good luck with that. She's a very nice lady, but her hands are tied regarding the move. DANG!
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Now that everything is all taken care of with the computer and we're out of the busy season at work, it's about time to get started on RioloRAMA.com!
I'm not exactly sure what the focus of the site will be, but I guess we'll just have to figure it out. Hopefully I can set up photo posting and things of that nature. I might just get everyone set up with an account through PhotoBucket, and just have direct links or something... Who knows.
It's been years since I've really written any HTML code, and now there are so many different aspects. But it really just boils down to having to learn something new. But who's got the time, especially with the holidays coming up? Well... I'll find the time sooner than later.
Maybe sprout will get his own website too? sprouticusprime.com sounds pretty hilarious to me! Speaking of which... a lady at work told me about PeoplePets.com or something like that... apparently its a FaceBook for pets... what the hell is the matter with people?! Well.. in all honesty, sprout will probably have a page of his own by the end of the week.. haha
I actually just got done with my personal website, hotwirefoamcutterinfo.com. To make table top hobby terrain (hills, houses, castles, monuments, boulders, mountains, forests, etc), extruded polystyrene insulation is commonly used. So one day, i got it into my head that i wanted to make this terrain as a hobby.
What i found was that everyone wanted to and sought after Hot Wire Foam Cutters, but they are like 90-200 bucks each! What the hell! They are only a thin metal wire that is heated up as an electrical current is passed through it - like a toaster for got'sakes!
After about 4-5 months of research, I was able to figure out calculations for power supply requirements, metallic composition of the heating wire, schematics for table top designs and hand held cutters, and purchasing information for all the items. I explained this all to katie one night, over a candle lit dinner, and she said "you know youre F*cking insane, right?" the answer, simply put, yes.
After I figured out all this information, then became the fun part. I had compiled all of this information and decided to create a website to hold all of the information. As such, a month later - hotwirefoamcutterinfo.com
To enter into a video contest, I then created a series of 9 videos, broken into 5 parts on tutorials to show people how to create these devices. But, after i read the contest rules, I didnt comply.. damnit... well... at least the videos are made, and at least that is all over with.
Now the website is done, im offering the information to people for free and hopefully some day ill make some money off of it. But as katie and i put it, "its hobby money, to go towards other hobbies" just fun money i guess, right?
Unless.. i make enough to stop working... then its money money!
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Well, i guess that is a good place to stop. Not a-whole-lot else goin on. Hope all is well in y'alls neck of the woods!!
