Happy Weekend!

It's Friday, and that means the weekend is starting soon! Time off for almost everyone!

I've been knitting socks lately, with the yarn I got a couple of weekends ago, the Red Heart Heart & Sole sock yarn in Faded Denim.

I still need to take a picture of at least one of the finished socks to show, but they're really pretty, and I like them!

The knitting I should be doing is for my entry into the Lion Brand Imagination Contest. I still need to get a little bit of yarn, and I need to get right on that. I don't want to talk about it here, but after the contest is over, I should be able to put up photos.

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I would have missed it entirely, but John mentioned on Facebook that today is the anniversary of the moon launch! I think everybody remembers where they were and what they were doing when the moon landing happened, but today is the anniversary of the launch. The anniversary of the landing will be on the 20th (Tuesday).

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Well, it's the middle of July, and that means that in about a month I'll be having my birthday. Just in case anyone was thinking about getting something for me for that occasion, I've put together a wish list on Amazon. There are a few fairly expensive things that I don't expect to get, but put up there on the odd chance, but there are a couple of very inexpensive things (1 cent plus postage), and several things for under $10 including postage.

Just in case anyone was wondering.

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The Jensen Project will be on NBC tonight! I really like Kellie Martin in the Mystery Woman series, and now she's back in this science fiction thriller that I can't wait to see! Don't miss it!

There's also a new Eureka and Haven on SyFy!

Have a wonderful weekend!

TV Tonight

New Burn Notice on USA tonight!

On SyFy, we have two premiers, Mary Knows Best, and The Paranormal Files. If Mary Knows Best is really a reality show, I suspect it's going to be as boring as 99% of the other reality shows. It might not be, though, because I saw the actor who portrays Mary on another show, so it may not really be a reality show. As for The Paranormal Files, you wouldn't think that ghosts could possibly be boring, but SyFy made Ghost Hunters about as fun as watching paint dry. I have very low expectations for both of these. Ghost Hunters, in fact, went to a place that I've been and saw some exciting paranormal activity,  but they found nothing, so I have some serious doubts about them.

Other than that, there's not much going on here. I just mainly wanted to let you know about Burn Notice.

Have a great evening!

Just a Quick Note

There's a new Psych on USA tonight!

I've had a busy day today, and really can't sit here and write much, so this is just a quick note.

The repairman came early today and installed the card. Gee, It's SO hard, I have no idea why they couldn't just give it to me and let me install it myself. But if they did that, they couldn't try to get an additional $32 from me! I hate Comcast!

But it does work beautifully, and I can get all my channels now.

There was a new Doctor Who on Saturday, and I missed it, but it'll be on again on this coming Saturday along with a whole marathon of the Doctor! I can't wait!

I have to get going now.

Just Another Tuesday

There's not too much to talk about today. I've been busy trying to earn some money by finding neat stuff to sell in the website I'm putting together. I think I've found at least one super product that all you knitters are going to love!

Of course, there will be patterns in both printed and PDF format, and I'm working on those, too. But until I get some of the products I want to sell and test them, I'm going to be a boring person who's busy with other things.

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Tonight is the premier of Covert Affairs and White Collar on USA! I'm really excited about Covert Affairs! 

That's Christopher Gorham and Piper Perabo shown above. If I understand it correctly, it'll be spy fi, but with the usual USA twist.

I'm still waiting to get the card installed tomorrow by the Comcast repairman in a policy that's intended to rip off customers. I still hate Comcast! Until it's installed, I can see some TV, but not everything. They really seem to be trying to punish me for getting a TiVo (translation: a DVR that actually works as opposed to the piece of malfunctioning junk I got from them).

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I have lots to do at the moment, I just wanted to check in with you and let everyone know that I'm still alive and haven't forgotten you.

In the meantime, have fun, and I'll be back with another post in a couple of days!

Just Another Tuesday

There's not too much to talk about today. I've been busy trying to earn some money by finding neat stuff to sell in the website I'm putting together. I think I've found at least one super product that all you knitters are going to love!

Of course, there will be patterns in both printed and PDF format, and I'm working on those, too. But until I get some of the products I want to sell and test them, I'm going to be a boring person who's busy with other things.

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Tonight is the premier of Covert Affairs and White Collar on USA! I'm really excited about Covert Affairs! 

That's Christopher Gorham and Piper Perabo shown above. If I understand it correctly, it'll be spy fi, but with the usual USA twist.

I'm still waiting to get the card installed tomorrow by the Comcast repairman in a policy that's intended to rip off customers. I still hate Comcast! Until it's installed, I can see some TV, but not everything. They really seem to be trying to punish me for getting a TiVo (translation: a DVR that actually works as opposed to the piece of malfunctioning junk I got from them).

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I have lots to do at the moment, I just wanted to check in with you and let everyone know that I'm still alive and haven't forgotten you.

In the meantime, have fun, and I'll be back with another post in a couple of days!

Comcast Strikes Again!

The cords that weren't included with the TiVo arrived on Wednesday and I called Comcast to schedule a repairman to come out and take the old box and install the card(s) the TiVo needs. Prior to this, they had told me that they would have someone out here the day after I got the TiVo set up.

But when the time actually came, they insisted they couldn't get anyone out here before Thursday of next week. After a little discussion, they said I could bring the DVR back to the office, hand it in, and they would give me a card to install myself.

I should have known better. They've promised me things before (like TV that doesn't break up, freeze, go to black or lose the sound) and they haven't delivered all that in the last three and a half years.

After a 5-1/2+ hour trip, I'm home minus the DVR (they did accept that), and without a card or cards for the TiVo. The person I spoke to on the phone said that they would have a card waiting for me at my local office in Dale City, but they not only didn't, they said that they never give out cards, and that they have to be installed by a repairman. So, she gave me an appointment for between 2 and 5 pm on Wednesday. Then she said "That'll cost $32!" I explained to her very carefully that it would not cost me anything because of the agreement they have with my apartment complex.

Well, it's obvious to me that, although there may be some people who are reluctant to try something like that themselves, it's just a moneymaking scam to refuse to give out the cards and insist on installing them. I'm also thinking it's a scam to give bad service and then insist that customers pay to have the problems Comcast makes for them fixed! As I said, they can't charge me for service calls. But they've already told me on the phone that service calls are $70 each, and they send them out without even asking you if you want service.

Once again with feeling, "I HATE COMCAST!"

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I bought a bookmark through Etsy that arrived yesterday. That link will take you to another bookmark made by the person who made mine. Here's the one I got.

I've been using it all day while I was riding around on the bus, and it's so pretty! The photo doesn't do it justice. When I get outside in the sun, it shines and sparkles!

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ABC Family is having another Harry Potter weekend! The Closer will be new on Monday (I think), and Covert Affairs will be starting on Tuesday. I can't wait! There's a new Doctor Who on Saturday on BBC in America, but I won't be able to see it because I can't get some of the stations without a card in my TiVo!

Have a fabulous weekend!