While I was watching TV tonight (enjoying the new table, yet still unsure about the pillows) I happened to look out the window. Now I had never noticed this before, and maybe it was just the cleaner glass, but I could see pretty clearly into the upstairs window of someone on the next street back from us. Like behind the people across the street. Weird.

I wasn’t sure what I was seeing, so of course I kept looking out until I could verify that it was in fact a persons head. I think they were sitting at a desk facing the window. I wondered if they could see me too, but I wasn’t curious enough to wave or anything. Imagine. Waving. LOL. Eventually whoever (whomever?) it was shut out their light. Finally. At least I could focus on TV again. 

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There is no toilet running!

We have been living with a spontaneously running toilet in the downstairs bathroom for like the longest time. And it gets worse. The toilet upstairs would not stop running after you flush, so we’d have to wait around till the tank filled and reach in to shut the water off every time. Since forever! We put up with it for a few reasons… Plumbing and toilet parts are intimidating, and plumbers are sooo expensive. I even tried to fix it, but got scared at the last minute. Heh. With the water and the tank and the pipes and junk? It was too much. I can re-grout the shower, wash my own windows, things like that but no plumbing talent whatsoever. Richard is just as bad. So we lived with it. But today was the day we had had enough. A professional was called. It was, as expected, a bazillion dollars. (Sometimes I miss the apartment living with the in house maintenance guy...) And we found out that we have the super cheap-o toilets brand toilets.

Nice. With all the upgraded fixtures and materials the previous owners had put in, they sported the sub-par thrones at 89.99 a piece.

Oh, and today is the Super Tuesday as well as Mardi Gras? Crazy. I had no idea. Well I knew about the voting, but I voted absentee like a week ago, so I forgot.. 

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I don’t think this is new… but I just found it and I am hooked. Hooked!

Voyeur via Glubibulga’.

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There’s a new version of the Apple web browser Safari. It’s Safari 3 Public Beta. I downloaded it today. It has some nifty new features. I feel more productive already! The best part is that now it’s available for Windows too. Windows people rejoice! I am anxious to hear how it works compared to the Mac version.

So how about it Windows people? Do you think you’ll give Safari a try on your machine?

will you try safari 3?

total votes: 8

i already got it

 13% (1)

 

no way. i love ie...

 0% (0)

 

maybe after the bugs are worked out

 50% (4)

 

as soon as i get home!

 0% (0)

 

other (in comments)

 38% (3)

 

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Hey Windows people! I need your help. It seems there is a problem with how dp.com displays on certain browsers. A concerned dp.com member sent in a screen capture of what she sees on her IE browser. Take a look at this! Scary!! At first I thought it was an Internet Explorer thing, so I fired up my Mac version of IE, which is totally outdated BTW… Here’s what I saw. Nice! I also took a peek with Firefox, Camino, and my everyday Safari. All looked good.

Weird, right? Now I only have access to a Mac. I need another opinion! So tell me, what do YOU see? Is it like example number one *shudder*, or more like example number two? I am having an awful time trouble shooting things I cannot see, yanno?

UPDATE: Apparenly it’s something with with IE 6. I had some special CSS for IE 6 that I have now removed… any difference? Anyone?

UPDATE: Okay kids. Yoshi found the cause! (Thanks Yoshi!)

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