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Back in March, I posted a list of house-related projects in two "cascades" plus some non-dependent projects. Let's see how far I've gotten: ( Read more... )
Today, I completed all my holiday shopping (except for food things, which can't be done this far in advance). To top it off, with the help of an extremely kind and polite counter person at the Apple store I identified the remaining issue behind my wireless problems. (Believe it or not, I was plugging the line from the DSL modem into the wrong hole -- whoda thunk you don't plug an ethernet cable into an ethernet hole? Now, I will swear that at some point when the problems were starting, there were issues with the DSL line itself, because it would work then not work without me touching or changing anything. But at some point in the troubleshooting process, I lost track of where the line from the DSL modem was supposed to plug in. So after the provider issues disappeared, I was left with this lingering peculiarity that I just didn't have the energy to pursue as long as I could still get online by direct connection.) And I just finished the airflow test of the woodstove (using a crumpled up paper back. Having verified that it draws properly and that the flue doesn't have any leaks, I now have an actual fire going. Very cozy.
Today, I completed all my holiday shopping (except for food things, which can't be done this far in advance). To top it off, with the help of an extremely kind and polite counter person at the Apple store I identified the remaining issue behind my wireless problems. (Believe it or not, I was plugging the line from the DSL modem into the wrong hole -- whoda thunk you don't plug an ethernet cable into an ethernet hole? Now, I will swear that at some point when the problems were starting, there were issues with the DSL line itself, because it would work then not work without me touching or changing anything. But at some point in the troubleshooting process, I lost track of where the line from the DSL modem was supposed to plug in. So after the provider issues disappeared, I was left with this lingering peculiarity that I just didn't have the energy to pursue as long as I could still get online by direct connection.) And I just finished the airflow test of the woodstove (using a crumpled up paper back. Having verified that it draws properly and that the flue doesn't have any leaks, I now have an actual fire going. Very cozy.
