Subverting Myself

...so one of the *other* things I need to actually do any real programming or website content creation is version control. The only version control system I've used in the past is CVS, but all my friends use Subversion now instead, so I decided to install it. Naturally, it being a basic UNIX utility, it was a pain in the ass, but, for the most part, it sort-of appears to be working. Right now I'm only using it to manage a single file, but once I get more comfortable with it I'll also be using it for my website files, so I can change things as fast as I want to without being concerned about accidentally, tragically, permanently breaking shit.

In other news, Mom's birthday has been a smashing success with the exception of one Projectile Vomiting Puggle. After cleaning up at least 7 in-door vomiting incidents (one of which was only deflected from hitting me directly in the face by last-minute Puggle-shoving) indoors, I finally got Louie to eat some burned toast (charcoal is supposed to help with digestive problems) and he hasn't thrown up now for several hours.

Loki, locked in a small box with him, hopes this trend will continue until morning.

The Gift of Being Well-Hung

For my Mom's birthday, long with a 99.4% humility-free 2-ft square picture of Myself Rampant and multiple plugs for my Mom's 6-ft long silver humming monstrosity, I was asked to replace a door in what *used* to be my bedroom. Behind the "Dreams" poster were two large holes, much too big to repair, and she had purchased a new door with a pre-drilled handle-hole. I'd never hung a door before, but, about three hours later, I had cut the mortises for all the hinges, re-built the frame on one side, hung the new door, re-installed the handle, and adjusted everything back to flush, using only my leatherman, a hammer, a drill, and a few cheap chisels. All it needs is a new coat of paint, which was planned from the beginning. I'm very happy with my increased handiness.