Cancel relationship?!?

The above was cropped from my Facebook Edit Profile screenshot; Jeff (who recently joined the social networking community, much to my shock) pointed it out to me. Funny and scary at the same time, eh? :-)

My laptop woes continue, but Jeff has been investigating. Apparently my random shutdowns are caused by my hard drive overheating, which was precipitated by my SuperDuper backup malfunctioning.

We're going to fix my backup first, so I have a hope of staying sane if my laptop decides to stay shut down one day, and then look at the shutdown problem. I'm starting to check my Activity Monitor to see what programs and tasks use up the most CPU. I've had to cut down on my multitasking hugely (i.e. no more Corel Painter, Firefox multiple windows and MS Word going at the same time...).



Earlier this week, I had a Cartoon Caption Challenge. Here are some of the suggestions for a caption:

Phil Mills:

Sylvia's expectation of a large tip had been based on her exacting attention to detail.

and

He'd been warned that the Venusian Death Spider appetizer was served rare.

djbpeek:

"Sorry the veg took a while to grow."

Blade:

Sally just had to learn to cook faster - so many first dates ended badly when she entertained at home ...

Amanda:

Anna's latest blind date was a real dead head.

DoubtingThomas:

"I'm sorry for the delay, sir, but I had a great idea for chapter 27, and I just had to write it down."

Joshua Kronengold:

"Honey? I'm sorry I took so long, but the stasis fridge was acting a little weird..."

Christine Hintermeyer:

graveyard shift

Scott:

"I guess the buffet tables are too long here."

Chellie:

Could you do one with a male cook? That'd be swell.

Vivek:

Shashikala's cooking speed was often the bone of contention at dinnertime.

Zander:

"It is a very dry wine, yes, sir..."

Margaret:

"This will put some meat on your bones, sir. Sir?"

Vixy:

"But honey, you said you wanted me to try out some slow-cooker recipes..."\

Katharine Swan:

"See, honey, I told your mother I'd learn to cook someday... Honey?"

Christo:

John was starting to regret Allison's recent purchase of a slow cooker.

Christa:

"So, I was going to fix soup, but then I was afraid it would just go right through you."

Amanda (not sure if this is the same Amanda as the one earlier on):

Anna was disappointed that Mr. Jones yielded such a small serving.

Amy:

"Sorry... I'm on a diet."

Scott Schumacher:

"Well, I see that the Atkins Diet is really helping you these days!"

From the FilKONtario photo archives:




Above: Sibylle, Erin and Walter improvise choreography during an Urban Tapestry rehearsal. Sib's from Germany, Erin's from Buffalo and Walter's from Toronto. Speaking of filky stuff, Allison, Jodi and I got together for dinner last night. Allison wrote about it here. We talked a LOT about slow cookers, and now Jodi might be getting one! Looks like a quiet stretch for Urban Tapestry for a while. The next convention that all three of us will be attending will be next year's FilKONtario.

Thanks to Crystal for the Chocolate Tea, which has been helping me cut down on chocolate:



Have a great weekend, everyone!

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The squirrels are at it again (link courtesy Dave Weingart)




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