Ellipse on Hold
The Grand Ellipse has been on hold for a few weeks…unavoidable really, with me changing jobs and all. Now that I am starting to settle in, I hope to remedy that soon.
Of course, that would mean I’d have to get one of the desktops at home working. Not as easy as it sounds. The computer that is hooked up to the scanner had some serious resource-conflict problems that Ed has finally managed to solve, after a week of effort. Both computers really need an enema; we’re even considering blowing out both hard drives and starting from scratch because there’s just so much to uninstall. However, we’ve been working on them and all the actual problems have been solved.
But wait…there’s more.
Ed just got a new desk, and in the process of getting the darn thing into his office had to disconnect both computers in order to move furniture around. The desk had to go into the corner opposite the door, which is bad enough without having to maneuver around the the corner of the closet that is only a couple of feet from the door. Also, the door only opens to 90 degrees, because there’s another wall in the way. Very poor design, that. If we didn’t need desks, it would be all inflatable furniture in there, I tell you.
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June 9th, 2003 at 6:07 pm
Sounds like the house needs to be reconfigured even more than the computers do! I’ve never seen an inflatable desk (though I *have* seen a small table with a rigid top; it looked like a purple mushroom), but I’ve seen foam. That might go around corners better.
As for the Ellipse, Margaret and Shirley are recovering from Eastern Siberia and admiring the aurora. You will find them refreshed and ready upon your return.
June 10th, 2003 at 10:53 am
Quite. (said in best Shirley-esque RP)
Seems a shame to have a delay just as the betting gets hot, though. I am scared to ask just how much money’s been lost on the Ellipse already — everybody who bet on Percy crapped out.