One of the local colleges has a channel that's mostly classes and things for their courses, but they do fun things to. Every Friday they show very weird old sci-fi movies, and they justify it by having a five-minute "lecture" after each movie to explain why the science in the movie wouldn't work. I'm amazed they can do it with a straight face, but it's apparently enough to justify spending the budget. Though how much can it cost to show black-and-white Mexican vampire movies with cheesy dubbing. And Japanese monster movies from the 60s.

I don't really liked themed naming of pets or children.

Pfft. Ruthven, Vlad, and Erzabet are just fine with it. Tho' I may have had to promise not to suggest Lestat as a pet name.

What's up with Kai? Does it have a history? Or not have a history?

I am actually cooking. Crock pot chicken thighs something. I figured since my appetite is so lousy, being home with the smell of it will help.

I had so hoped I could skip the ER this week--the migraines honestly are better. But there is a lot of room for better that's not good, I'm afraid.

Sheeit. Had a panic today--developer went late to design review with the app we're going live with next weekend, and they told him he had at least two more days of development left to go. I managed to find the right people to agree that it was another team's responsibility--including that team. But that ate a huge chunk of the day.

Have I expressed how much of a pain in the ass selling a house can be? I know there are other buffistas sharing in/have shared/hope to share my pain. Latest installment:

apparently I have a radon problem. I tested the radon when I moved in and a few years after I moved in (maybe 2-3 years ago) and all measures were well below threshold. NOW it is above threshold and I have to pay for abatement.

Is it possible for radon to become a problem in 2-5 years?

This is an unfinished basement and no major construction has occurred.

Timelies all!

Argh, the vacuum cleaner died in the middle of my vacuuming. Since the vacuuming =has= to get done tonight(my parents arrive tomorrow) I had to go buy a new one.

I know nothing about radon. Our house is so drafty that 100% of the air turns over every 2 hours. That house cannot ever have a radon problem. (It is possibly the only problem the house cannot have.)

My cat is staring out a window, probably watching the rabbits gnawing on my garden. Serves me right for not letting him out in the evening to chase the rabbits, squirrels, deer, cars, semi trucks, etc.

I'm watching Law and Order: UK. Apollo will be serving up the baddies for Martha Jones to prosecute any minute now.

That's...wierd about the radon. If it were before you moved in/after you moved in I would assume that the before was a false negative due to someone opening doors or windows during the testing process. Did you improve the insulation since moving in? Anything that keeps gasses trapped inside will increase radon levels.

the house has been shut since we have been away and the furnace wasn't operational for ~2 weeks. But the basement has a door that almost always has been closed the whole time.

Dude, who knew I could like a conservative blogger?

America will survive another Obama term, just as it survived eight years of George W. Bush. Likewise, it could survive four or eight years of Romney if it came to that. This is not because any of these administrations have been or will be right in most of what they’re doing, but because America is not so fragile or pathetic that its survival can be seriously jeopardized by the mismanagement of its political class.

Daniel Larison at The American Conservative.