Tuesday Has No Phones

Today I came home to discover that the little patch of ground that I planted heritage bulbs in had been mulched.

I also discovered some of my bulbs pulled up out of the ground and placed on the grass, WTF.

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?

Help? Please?

Does anyone out there have veterinarian type skills? I need to understand something and need the assistance of someone more knowledgable than I.

(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.)

If you don't mind lending a hand, please PM me or email via thebratq at gmail dot com.

Comments closed to encourage the use of the email option.

Thanks in advance.

Got the help I needed, thanks to everyone who offered!

I'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.

The device in question is effectively a printer. The error message when I try to send something to it is this:

"The USB port is currently in use. Please wait ten seconds, and then try again. [code = 59]"

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.

Wah!

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 course this error message. I've seen it a billion times. All you have to do is the following simple steps...."

Also in my ideal universe I am currently getting a back massage. As long as I'm making a list.

So... help? Anyone? Pretty please?

I need help! Anyone with video-fu and/or download-fu, can you find a way to download the interview here for me? I've tried my usual methods and none of them have worked.

Please? Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeee? *looks hopeful*

(As for why? What can I say? He may be a Republican, but for some reason I'm fascinated by the interview ;) )

Older 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.

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.

Thanks in advance, oh friendslist-fu! =)

This week I shall be roadtripping on a three hour tour drive. That's three there, three back, and assuming no traffic.

I need music! Rec me your favorite stuff to listen to at the moment. Preferably stuff I can download right away, like from iTunes or where ever *cough*.

Danke =)

Does anyone out there have the link to an essay/list about privilege? Or at least the one I'm thinking of? Not the original Invisible Knapsack or this sexuality related followup or the one about Gov Palin.

The one I'm thinking of was like the original flavor & sexuality ones, but it included more. Like it was an all-over privilege checklist where if X was true for you, then you had enjoyed privilege. I remember one of the examples was something like "It was never in doubt that I would be able to go to college" or words to that effect.

If anyone knows what I'm talking about and can hook me up with a link, that would be most awesome. Thanks!

*shakes up the internet magic 8 ball*

I'm looking for recommendations for free to low cost domain registration/webhosting. Doesn't have to offer huge amounts of storage space or bells and whistles. It just needs to be able to hold a few web pages' worth of information. Ideally no ads, but if there are ads then ideally some ability to control what those ads are. (eg. suitable for children to see, content of ads related to content of website in some fashion, etc.)

Anybody got any recs? :D

Looooooooong day of visiting my Grams in rehab (fractured rib kind, not Lindsey Lohan kind) and dealing with related family drama. Also if anyone knows how to get AVG free version 8.0.136 to stop bugging me to restart my computer even after I've just restarted the damn thing That would be fabulous.

Now then, on to the news. ( As always, tags are your friends )

Does anyone out there have the Battlestar Galactica soundtracks for s1 and s3? I ask b/c there's a couple of songs off of each that I'd like to have but unfortunately they only come in complete CD form.

Anyone out there able to hook a sister up?

*bats eyes*