What significant things have I done today?

[Darlica]

(a little-known trick of Windoze XP is the "rotate the screen" function.  CONTROL-ALT-ARROW-KEY changes the screen's rotation to match whichever arrow-key you use.... a nice practical joke to play on coworkers at lunchtime...)

That's just cruel Bob! 

And I'm sooo going to use it as retaliation next time someone pulls a prank on me

[Opsa]

Yesterday Mr. Ops and I volunteered our time to help refurbish the town holiday decorations. That means we went up in a cold attic over the Hardware store and cut old Christmas lights off fifteen giant wreaths and re-strung them. Took us about four hours, which is not bad. I've been doing this for  years and this is the shortest it's ever taken to finish. Mr. Ops is very good at handliung gangly 300-light sets (and other things that most people would consider to be "unruly"- namely ME!  )

It's funny though, he's agnostic and I'm American pagan, but we do love our Christmas lighties!

[Griffin NoName]

Not today as such, but last night, failed to take any of my medication. On account of sleeping at an unusual time. For me. You have been warned. !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sibling Chatty]

Today, I spent the day in the emergency room. I had a CT scan and have 3 new medicines, but only for 10 days.

Bleagh.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Took a nap.

I'm sorry you had a time of it, Chatty. 

*sends good thoughts her way*

[Griffin NoName]

But they let you out !  Really, think, a whole day where you couldn't possibly do everyday chores.
Personally I cannot understand why no one has taken an axe to Pollyanna yet

I finished emptying a cupboard of emergency tinned food, chucked the outofdates, re-ordered a reduced amount. I reckon I could survive longer on less now as I am used to not being able to eat.

[beagle]

Painting round my house,plumbing round parents' house.

[Pachyderm]

Today I returned to Scotland to spend Christmas with my parents.  Home cooking! Dad buying the booze! Hooray!

[pieces o nine]

If my parents had *ever* offered me booze at a holiday, I would have known I was asleep and dreaming...   

[beagle]

My dad let me try whisky at about 7. It was a successful cunning plan. It tasted so awful I didn't touch it again for another decade.

Today I drain down the heating system before it drains itself down. Expect scenes reminiscent of Das Boot.

[beagle]

Checked system still drained down and not refilling itself via notoriously leaky header tank gate valve. helped clear out garage. Cooked parents' steak dinner; set off two smoke detectors. Got chased and half-heartedly bitten by their neighbours' Alsatian. Made mental note to save some steak for trip down drive next time. More painting. Overdosed on paint fumes and Torchwood box set.  And so to bed.

[Sibling Lambicus the Toluous]

Yesterday, I set up my wife's new computer running Vista... in French.  It was the first time I touched Vista at all, so I have no idea what half the controls do.

Me yesterday:

"Terminer?  Okay... I know that means 'to stop' or 'to end', but in this context does it mean 'cancel' or 'finish'?"

"Afficher?  To me that means 'affix', but it looks like it might mean 'show'?  Should I press it?  Is it something I'll be able to undo if I don't like what happens?

I'm quite proud of the fact that I managed to muddle through without making the shiny new computer emit smoke even once.

[beagle]

One place I worked we had to reproduce a problem in the Korean version of Windows. The IT person managed to install it just by recognising the icons and because she knew the sequence from the English version so well.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Yesterday, I set up my wife's new computer running Vista... in French.  It was the first time I touched Vista at all, so I have no idea what half the controls do.

Me yesterday:

"Terminer?  Okay... I know that means 'to stop' or 'to end', but in this context does it mean 'cancel' or 'finish'?"

"Afficher?  To me that means 'affix', but it looks like it might mean 'show'?  Should I press it?  Is it something I'll be able to undo if I don't like what happens?

I'm quite proud of the fact that I managed to muddle through without making the shiny new computer emit smoke even once.

That's amazing, really.  I take it your French does not include common colloquial phrases or words?   

You have me beat, hands-down, though.

My "foreign" language skills consist of various computer languages...

...plus English.   

Here in the USofA, we proudly consider our native language skills to be a seriously learned skillset..... We even have moderately difficult classes for our young'uns, to teach them the "rules" of their native tongue.  Sadly, many do not pass even these rudimentary classes.... 

[Sibling Lambicus the Toluous]

That's amazing, really.  I take it your French does not include common colloquial phrases or words?   

It does, but my French abilities are generally at the "I would like to buy some butter and some cheese" level.  I don't have a lot of practical experience speaking with actual Francophones, so I don't know the nuances of things like "finish" vs. "terminate" when it comes to how the words are used in everyday life.

You have me beat, hands-down, though.

My "foreign" language skills consist of various computer languages...

...plus English.  

Heh... I speak English, supposedly French, a very small amount of Spanish, and race marshal hand signals.