glitchy and/or dead

[fflo]

this is day two with my borrowed work computer. seems the systems guy is having a hard time bringing me the improvement needed because they harvested a part from my machine to run somebody else's better. oh, wait---while i was typing that, he came around to say he thinks he's got it good to go. gonna set me up for tomorrow.

the whole shebang of our database crashed on the main server the other day. they restored it from tape, and it sounds like they'd rather not do that again. i'm picturing crinkled ribbon from a crushed cassette in the street.

people have been speaking of the retrograde mercury goin' on. and this morning my cell phone died. motorola v360, you served me well.


  R.I.P.
2006--2009
i've been trying to concentrate on getting some work done, but i keep switching to tweaking the blog colors. decided it's time to let go of my old-lady-house-wallpaper wallpaper. but here's the square if any of ya'll want to grab it:



(no? you don't like the old wallpaper wallpaper?)

uh-oh. they're shutting down something again in a minute.

Comments

[bigfinedaddy.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like the new wallpaper. I really liked the geometric one from before the old wallpaper wallpaper, too. Are these special perks of a paid account?

[fflo.livejournal.com]

it's from customizing my layout. don't know how much of that's a perk, being able to tweak. does this link offer you options?

p.s.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

here's the element you were talking about, with its 1940s feel, if you want to use it for something sometime:

[shmizla.livejournal.com]

you have the touch of life (electric)! not bad. i think this is a sign you should look int o that fountain pen possibility.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

you must mean the study of fountain pen repair.

or i could just buy me a fancy one. how 'bout the one on the left of these two?



i'd be helping the economy.

[shmizla.livejournal.com]

most elegant! i'm usually not a fan of the 'marble' designs, but this one is very, very nice!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

here it is up closer:



$425.00. but that includes your choice of nib, and the nibs do have rhodium-plated accents.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

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[shmizla.livejournal.com]

i like to be able to choose the nib. i think i realized relatively late in the day that even the higher-end pelikans will let you pick a fairly fine one. i'm all about the fine one, if there's any choice in the matter.

i love all the other ones too :) i know you can't possibly write with more than one pen at a time, but it's kind of nice to be able to know such pretty things exist. :)

[sprig5.livejournal.com]

pen fetish!

[shmizla.livejournal.com]

the best one to have :)