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rusty_armourWell, I did it again. For the second day in a row, I managed to blow out a fuse. In fact, I blew out nearly all the fuses. As I could hear thunder rumbling at the time, I briefly hoped that the power had gone out. Then I went up to the fuse box, replaced the fuse that I suspected was the problem and -- voila -- let there be light...and life from other appliances. I suspect that I may have put in the wrong kind of fuse yesterday when I, uh, blew a fuse the first time after changing the light bulb in the kitchen.
I don't know if I somehow screwed up the simple procedure of screwing in a light bulb, but, when I flicked on the switch to test it, the lightbulb went out -- as well as a number of other things around my apartment. As I vaguely remembered my dad coaxing me through a blown fuse a number of years ago when my stove lost power, I knew I needed to do something with the fuse box. Unfortunately, all I could recall was screwing and unscrewing fuses. Ergo, I wasn't able to come up with a solution on the first attempt.
I called my parents in the hope of reaching my dad. Of course, my parents were fielding their calls and let the answering machine pick up. I left this long babbling message and, then, after calming down a bit, I climbed back up to the fuse box and examined the problem fuse. That's when dummy noticed that it was completely burnt out. Thankfully, my dad made sure I had some extra fuses, so I was able to replace it, and power was restored to vital systems, such as my air conditioner, TV, etc. Then I called my parents again and started recording a second babbling message in which I explained that they could ignore my first babbling message as the crisis was over. Of course, that's when my mom picked up. Apparently, she'd had the answering machine turned down low, so she didn't even hear my first message. She was sympathetic about my light bulb plight, though I'm sure she must have been rolling her eyes when she asked me if the replacement fuse had the right number on it and I said, "I have no idea." As I lost almost all the power in my apartment a couple of minutes after turning on the kitchen light tonight, I'm guessing it wasn't the right fuse. I'm pretty sure I have the right one now, though I think I'll avoid using the kitchen light for the time being as I'm getting really sick of resetting the clock on my VCR and recording new messages on my answering machine. And the lights on my chandelier work just as well and are a lot easier to change.
The really sad thing is that I'm an electrician's daughter. You'd think I'd be able to change a light bulb, but apparently I didn't inherit that gene. Just as I didn't inherit the math and science genes from my mom, who used to be a nurse. If I wasn't so much like my parents in other ways, I'd have to wonder if I was adopted.
Well, on the plus side, I finally got the thunderstorm I'd been waiting for all day -- and it was fan-freaking-tastic! It has kind of died down now, though there's still rain falling and I can hear thunder rumbling in the distance. Oh, and I'm going to eat supper soon, which would be a good idea because I'm hungry. And while I'm eating, I'm going to finish reading this cool Holmes/Watson story (Katie's An April's Journey).
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jackycomelately was kind enough to introduce me to The Seventeenth Step, though I suspect it might have been in an effort to convince me to see Guy Ritchie's TRAVESTY (e.g. his so-called Sherlock Holmes film) as it's supposed to contain gay sex. *g*
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Date: 2009-08-21 02:02 am (UTC)Thanks for the fic rec! I just finished "An April's Journey" and enjoyed it very much. :)
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Date: 2009-08-21 03:24 pm (UTC)I'm glad to know that I'm not the only daughter of a mechanically-inclined dad who can't handle mechanical things! :-)
Thanks for the fic rec! I just finished "An April's Journey" and enjoyed it very much. :)
Oh, good! I'm happy to hear it! :-) I really enjoyed "An April's Journey" too and look forward to reading the other stories on Katie's site. So far I've only had time to read one other story, "Undiscovered Country," which is a really interesting re-telling of "The Dying Detective".
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Date: 2009-08-21 07:08 am (UTC)I heard a rumour that the latest Homes/Watson movie had been panned by its own sponsors, who have demanded "more Moriarty"; so its release date is now on hold whilst they inveigle Brad Pitt in to play him for "some pickup scenes" - uncredited. Oooh! The scandal!
Jeremy Brett forever! (and plz to be leaving the slash to the slashers!)
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Date: 2009-08-21 03:30 pm (UTC)So it's not just me? Oh, I'm so happy to hear that,
I heard a rumour that the latest Homes/Watson movie had been panned by its own sponsors, who have demanded "more Moriarty"; so its release date is now on hold whilst they inveigle Brad Pitt in to play him for "some pickup scenes" - uncredited. Oooh! The scandal!
Oh God. They're planning to massacre Moriarty's character as well? Well, I'm delighted that the release date is on hold, though it will probably mean the trailers will run longer. You're not serious about Brad Pitt playing Moriarty in "some pickup scenes," are you? That's frickin' hysterical!
Jeremy Brett forever! (and plz to be leaving the slash to the slashers!)
Oh, I agree 100% on both counts! No one will ever surpass Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and slash should be left to the slashers! :-)
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Date: 2009-08-21 04:09 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-08-24 04:01 pm (UTC)Actually I think we suffer from having handy dads. Things just magically get fixed and we don't learn anything! If we had bumbling Dads we could watch them painfully figure things out!
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Date: 2009-08-24 05:01 pm (UTC)Well, I definitely appreciate it! I've now read Undiscovered Country (http://liquidfic.net/undiscovered.html), An April's Journey (http://liquidfic.net/apriljourney.html), and The Conductor of Light (http://liquidfic.net/conductor.html). I started reading The Morning After (http://liquidfic.net/morningafter.html) early this morning when I was battling against another bout of Sunday insomnia. In any case, I've absolutely adored everything I've read so far and will eventually get around to emailing Katie or providing some kind of feedback on her LJ. It's funny but all this Holmes slash has also got me on another Holmes kick, which is something that happens pretty easily. I mean, I often just have to watch a Jeremy Brett episode or a Holmes movie for that to happen. In any case, I've started reading one of pastiches I had sitting on my bookshelf. As its the fourth book in a series I really like (Michael Kurland's Professor Moriarty (http://www.michaelkurland.com/mybooks.htm) series), I'm not sure why it took me so long.
I think actual gay sex would be too much to hope for in the movie, but I understand their relationship is a major focus of the movie; therefore, Slashy! I'll be bummed if it's delayed. I was looking forward to it brightening my Christmas day (my mother already agreed to see it with me).
Well, slashy is still good. For your sake, I'm sorry the movie has been delayed, especially as you were planning to see it with your mom. Maybe what
Actually I think we suffer from having handy dads. Things just magically get fixed and we don't learn anything! If we had bumbling Dads we could watch them painfully figure things out!
There's definitely a lot of truth to that, though, in my case, it was more a matter of my dad panicking whenever I got anywhere near his tools. Considering my stellar track record, I can't think why. *g*