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Hobkin came thiiiis close to being turned into a stew this morning. Been staying up late both because I'm doing the frantic-circus-juggler-with-too-many-ham Y'know, it's well-nigh impossible to sleep through being walked on by a skunk. And if a person can somehow manage that feat, a snuffling nose in the ear is really the final nail in the "just five more minutes" coffin. So yeah, four hours of sleep and I get up to launch into my day o' work. Ugh. Thank God for Adderall. In other, less sleep-deprived news,  britzkrieg swung by yesterday so we could exchange refrigerator magnets for purposes related to The Town Drunk (I think klingonguy will be pleased). We go live in six days on the 20th with our first "issue." Woot!And Patrick and Christie have been popping over to help fosteronfilm with Dragon*Con film festival screenings these last two nights, which means I've been watching film slush, an activity I've been actively striving to avoid this year. At least it's 2nd tier film slush. But the fabu company makes it worth it.Writing Stuff Spent some time hunting around online for an Internet fax program. There's now been a couple freelance clients that have wanted me to fax contracts/confidentiality documents to them (although I think the fax machine is a relic of antiquated business practices, much like the ticker tape machine, and should in all properness be laid to rest) and I wanted to see what my "I'm not buying a fax machine, dammit" options were. There's a bunch of online pay services where I could email them a document, they fax it over for me, and then they scan in and email me any incoming faxes, but I wanting software that would allow me to send faxes directly from my own computer over my modem since I don't foresee having enough fax needs to want to keep paying a regular fee. Plus the confidentiality and privacy issues made me a bit leery. I was contemplating a trial version of Fax Wizard, and then it occurred to me that since I'm on broadband using a Wi-Fi hookup, I don't have any way to access a standard fax protocol like a dial-up modem could. While I might be able to theoretically convert documents and send them as faxes from my cable Internet connection, I sure as heck wouldn't be able to receive them. So I gave up and emailed the client asking if they'd rather I snail-mailed the signed document to them or scanned it into a secured PDF and emailed it. Faxes. Feh, I sez. Also sent out a Daily Dragon "please confirm, yo!" staff email yesterday, and good thing too. I lost one of my reporters (*grumble* he had to wait until I contacted him before telling me he couldn't make it?), but I'm hopeful that yukinooruoni will be able to help me out in finding a replacement.
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(Deleted comment) (Deleted comment) Actually, because of our disparate sleeping schedules, I usually end up crashing on the couch while fosteronfilm works into the wee hours, and most nights, Hobkin sleeps cuddled up on the couch with me. We actually got him a little step stool so he could clamber on and off the couch with ease. He's capable of climbing up and flumping down it unassisted, but he realized that if he put his front paws up and looked plaintively at me when he wanted up, I'd give him a boost. I was beginning to have back pains from constantly hauling him up. Plus I was worried that the frequent plummets off the couch would end up hurting him. So we got him his own personal ladder.Yes, Hobkin is spoiled. |
Hmm. I think there's still an "is" and an "absorbed" adhered to our 'fridge, but britzkrieg has most of the metal-sticky magwords at her place now We should start giving out Town Drunk refrigerator magnets as soon as we finalize the logo. ;-P I wonder if Cafe Press does magnets... I really hope CheddarCat will cooperate with the photo shoot. He's most likely, I think, to 1) sniff the camera or 2) run away from the flash, unfortunately. We'll see. Ooo, I like the idea of The Town Drunk refrigerator magnets. "I really hope CheddarCat will cooperate with the photo shoot." Hee! Matthew raised an eyebrow, having difficulties envisioning a cat posing for the camera, when I told him what your intention was with our 'fridge magnets. I, however, am confident that your photography skills paired with CheddarCat's photogenic nature will result in A-1 results. That reminds me, I've been meaning to mention that Patrick is a skilled and experienced photographer, and if you feel the need to conscript a professional-type shutterbug, I'm thinking his know-how could be wheedled into service. VistaPrint has really cheap refrigerator magnets on sale half price right now. I bought some for my company, and I think they cost $9.99 for 50. You can upload your own pictures and designs for them, too. |
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