So here’s a fun thing that I hate

On November 18, 2014November 18, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn idiocy4 Comments

When you open a file in Excel that someone has sent you through Outlook, hitting “save” doesn’t actually do anything unless you’ve first saved a copy locally using the Save As function. It doesn’t warn you that it’s not doing anything, either; it just assumes that button is there because it’s pretty and that you’re hitting it because you’re bored.

An hour of formatting and data collection, saved THREE TIMES during the process, lost, with no temp file to go back to. Fucking idiotic way to design software.

REBLOG: Creamy Tomato Soup With Tortellini

On November 17, 2014November 22, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn Cooking2 Comments

Other than discovering at the last second that we were out of garlic and doubling the recipe, I made this without modification. Delicious– especially with bread and butter.

TERRIBLE DECISIONS: In which that took a year

On November 17, 2014November 16, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn idiocy7 Comments

Okay, the habit my wife and I share of taking forever to get shit done because we like to make sure we know exactly what we’re doing before we get into stuff ~~and also we’re lazy and work six days a week~~ has caused this project to take so, so, so much longer than it should, but you can’t really argue with results, can ya? Sooner or later the grout will cure and then we can actually goddamn shower in there again!

And soon winter break will roll around and we can destroy the rest of the bathroom and start this all over again.

So psyched.

REBLOG: I Hated Snowpiercer: An Unpopular Opinion

On November 16, 2014November 17, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn movies, Reviews4 Comments

I hated this movie too, but this reviewer doesn’t say “fuck” nearly as often as I did. Still a good piece.

Prologue to a Blog

I finally watched Snowpiercer a few of weeks ago in the comfort of my living room after failing to gather a company into the movie theatres or live in another country where the film had already been released in 2013. I made popcorn. I piled up all blankets and pillows within arm’s reach to amplify my mind’s zone and also to make the couch extra cozy. I had watched the trailer several times, read excellent, spoiler-free reviews, and had been waiting for this moment all summer.

We began as four (my mother, my sister, my father, and I), then three, then two, then… one and a half? Only my dad and I survived through the end, and then with only part of our once-livid interest still intact.

We decided immediately that the film was a terrible, terrible letdown. I didn’t understand—this movie was supposed to be the film to watch…

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In which I put the Internet on notice

On November 16, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn idiocy3 Comments

If it doesn’t involve killin’ orcs or shopping or getting writing done, or maybe cleaning up my filthy-ass office, I don’t wanna hear about it today. We clear? That means no Kardashians, no matter what they do, and no goddamn politics.

Oh right almost forgot

On November 15, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn Blogwanking6 Comments

I just got an invitation to Ello. Which at the moment I have no real idea how to use. Apparently I get invites for other people, though? Or something? At any rate, I’m @luthersiler over there if there are any of you using it. Accepting friend invites from anyone and everyone at the moment until I decide if I like the service or not. I’ll post impressions after a bit if I think it’s worth talking about.

Once you see it…

On November 15, 2014 By Luther M. SilerIn Photography5 Comments

…which, hell, probably won’t even take that long, you won’t be able to unsee it.

Not much happened today, other than some work in the bathroom (yes, that’s still a thing) while my parents watched the boy. And then all the sudden we finish our pizza dinner and I look at my watch and holy crap how is it 7:00 already?

So, yeah. I’ve sorta been bereft of interesting things to say lately, sorry about that. But at least there’s this lovely picture to look at.