tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543Tuesday Has No PhonesTuesday Has No PhonesTuesday Has No Phones2011-06-03T01:00:23Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:984142Signal boost: Help home a kitty?2011-06-03T01:00:23Z2011-06-03T01:00:23Zhopefulpublic0Anybody in the Michigan area who can provide a temporary home for a 12 year old kitty whose human mommy is dealing with illness? If so, or you have leads on places/people who could help, please <a href="http://anomilygrace.livejournal.com/530967.html">head on over here</a>. The kitty mommy in question is <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://anomilygrace.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://anomilygrace.dreamwidth.org/'><b>anomilygrace</b></a></span> who is a good friend of mine so this signal boost comes with a personal reference, not just a link-sharing. <br /><br />Much appreciated to anyone who can lend a hand.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=984142" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:982719Gardening help2011-04-12T03:03:00Z2011-04-12T03:03:00Zcrushedpublic2Today I came home to discover that the little patch of ground that I planted heritage bulbs in had been mulched.<br /><br />I also discovered some of my bulbs <i>pulled up out of the ground and placed on the grass, WTF</i>. <br /><br />Basically any bulb that had sprouted leaves but hadn't flowered yet got taken out of the dirt. The leaves and bulbs seem to be intact. What I want to know is - can I save them? And if so, how so? I want that patch to live long and prosper, as it were. Do I just put them back into the dirt? Do I give them little hugs and massages? Do I regret that I waited until now to ask y'all this while the bulbs are still out there on the grass?<br /><br />Help? Please?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=982719" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:981917Powerpoint question2011-03-07T02:17:58Z2011-03-07T02:17:58Zconfusedpublic2Question for those more versed in the ways of Powerpoint 2007 and/or 2010 than I:<br /><br />Is there are a reason why you would design a slide template with the background pictures falling off of the sides of the slide? Like if you had a picture of a tree, but half of the picture of the tree rested on the slide, and the other half of the tree was on the side?<br /><br />I ask because I've been given a template similar to this at work and my instinct is to simply crop the picture so I'm not constantly dealing with the overflow. But I think the template was designed in a later version of Powerpoint than we use (we're stuck in 2003... sigh). So I wanted to check to see if there was a reason for this before I did anything. <br /><br />Anybody know?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=981917" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:974245Help of an animal-related kind2010-07-23T19:26:55Z2010-07-24T20:22:42Zblankpublic0<s>Does anyone out there have veterinarian type skills? I need to understand something and need the assistance of someone more knowledgable than I.<br /><br />(This is not in place of the use of an actual vet, so no fear on that end. This is taking what a vet has told me and trying to understand it better.)<br /><br />If you don't mind lending a hand, please PM me or email via thebratq at gmail dot com. <br /><br />Comments closed to encourage the use of the email option.<br /><br />Thanks in advance.</s><br /><br />Got the help I needed, thanks to everyone who offered!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=974245" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:973837Let's hug it out2010-07-12T17:53:36Z2010-07-12T18:34:38Zhopefulpublic0Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a downloaded copy of the recent ep of Entourage? (the one that aired yesterday). Much obliged!<br /><br />ETA: Got it, much thanks!!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=973837" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:973599Computer help?2010-07-10T18:00:14Z2010-07-10T18:00:14Zoptimisticpublic0I'm having problems with a new toy I just bought and sadly the company's tech support is closed for the weekend. On the odd chance that this is a problem with my computer and not the new toy, I thought I might ask the collective flist. <br /><br />The device in question is effectively a printer. The error message when I try to send something to it is this:<br /><br />"The USB port is currently in use. Please wait ten seconds, and then try again. [code = 59]"<br /><br />Waiting 10 seconds doesn't change anything. Various permutations of unplugging/rebooting/uninstalling/reinstalling don't change anything. I've checked in the control panel and there is only one USB port being used and it's pointing at the machine. There are no items waiting in any print queues. Printing is not paused. The usb cable is plugged directly into my computer. I've tried using different USB ports on my computer with still no luck. Googling the error message has not helped. <br /><br />Wah!<br /><br />I'm using a Dell studio laptop with Windows Vista. I'm hoping that maybe someone out there with greater tech-fu than mine knows what to do? In my ideal universe one of you is sitting there and nodding and saying "Oh of <i>course</i> this error message. I've seen it a billion times. All you have to do is the following simple steps...."<br /><br />Also in my ideal universe I am currently getting a back massage. As long as I'm making a list. <br /><br />So... help? Anyone? Pretty please?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=973599" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:971462Name that bird2010-04-15T00:28:20Z2010-04-15T00:28:20Zcuriouspublic6The saga of the bomb-building birds continues. They're still working on their bomb, if the twigs and what have you that they carry up to the roof are any indication.<br /><br />However it would seem that things have reached a stage where the birds are ready to advertise. I assume for a mate, because if <i>Life</i> has taught us anything, it's that animals only do things for entirely human reasons which just so happen to support a Disneyesque narrative about their motivations. <br /><br />That brings us to the bird which is not a sparrow. I've been trying to identify him (I assume it's a him. I could be wrong.) and have not had much luck. So today I took some pictures in the hopes that perhaps one of you might know.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://thebratqueen.dreamwidth.org/971462.html#cutid1">Behind the cut, to spare the flist</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />So... anybody know what kind of bird this is? And yes, I have paid more attention to these birds than Mac and Luna have at this point. Go fig.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=971462" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:968233Need help from vid-savvy peeps!2010-03-12T00:03:34Z2010-03-12T00:03:34Zhopefulpublic0I need help! Anyone with video-fu and/or download-fu, can you find a way to download the interview <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1437920765&play=1">here</a> for me? I've tried my usual methods and none of them have worked. <br /><br />Please? Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeee? *looks hopeful*<br /><br />(As for why? What can I say? He may be a Republican, but for some reason I'm fascinated by the interview ;) )<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=968233" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:968017Where my Excel peeps at?2010-03-03T03:21:20Z2010-03-03T03:21:20Zconfusedpublic4Anybody out there in possession of l33t Excel skills? Specifically involving pivot tables? If so, I am in need of assistance, please!<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://thebratqueen.dreamwidth.org/968017.html#cutid1">Behind the cut, both for length and to prevent non-spreadsheet geeks from dying of boredom</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=968017" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:961220Book recs2009-07-20T14:39:12Z2009-07-20T14:39:12Zhopefulpublic1Older Brother has developed an interest in nature-based religions/spirituality. I told him that, thanks to my awesome friends, I could probably put together a recommended reading list of books that might interest him that would be high on actual information and low on the fluffy-bunny "I'm 1/100000000th Indian on my mother's side and thus can write authentically about Native American religions even though my only actual exposure is having once watched an episode of F Troop." type things.<br /><br />So - book recs please? He's thinking Native American religions but I told him he might also be interested in shamanism, druidry, and so forth. He says he's open to anything that would involve nature-based spirituality. Based on what I know of him I'd say things that are low on magick/spellwork and high on recogizing the seasons, circle of life, and so on. <br /><br />Thanks in advance, oh friendslist-fu! =)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=961220" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:960621Because I can only take the outdoors in limited doses2009-07-16T20:35:49Z2009-07-16T20:35:49Zcuriouspublic0Who out there has experience with camping via cabins and/or RVs? Perhaps more accurately, who has that experience <i>and</i> doesn't mind me bugging them with total n00b questions?<br /><br />*looks cute and hopeful*<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=960621" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:959156Music recs2009-06-21T00:50:16Z2009-06-21T00:50:16Zhopefulpublic6This week I shall be roadtripping on a three hour <s>tour</s> drive. That's three there, three back, and assuming no traffic.<br /><br />I need music! Rec me your favorite stuff to listen to at the moment. Preferably stuff I can download right away, like from iTunes <s>or where ever *cough*</s>. <br /><br />Danke =)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=959156" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58543:954185Recording online video2009-04-27T14:03:29Z2009-04-27T14:03:29Zhopefulpublic0Does anyone have any recs for recording video online? (eg off of Youtube, news sites). I actually have a legit reason for asking this, I swear!<br /><br />Recs are much appreciated, danke!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thebratqueen&ditemid=954185" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments