Archive: June 2005

MIA

Posted by Katja on 30 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under aerospace, computers | 2 comments so far

It’s been a very busy couple of weeks.
My software project just finished FQT. It was scheduled to last 5 days. We’ve been doing dry runs of test procedures for the past 4 months. We had one last minute bug fix (literally last minute - 8:30 am Friday, with FQT beginning Monday).
We lost Day 1 re-releasing [...]

Good Stuff

Posted by Katja on 21 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under current events, disability | 3 comments so far

Agent Fang’s Life as a Token Crip
Fazia’s links to Duke University report on iPod distribution and the Fog Screen

Best Plugin Ever!

Posted by Katja on 18 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under wordpress | 1 comment

I just installed the x-Dashboard plugin, which totally dumps all those useless feeds and highlights recent blog activity (what a concept!).
Behold:

before

after

The Will to Decorate

Posted by Katja on 17 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under home design | 2 comments so far

I think I’ve lost it.
I’ve given in on wall colors and doors. Light fixtures can’t be far behind. A couple of years ago I bought the end of a bolt of this incredible fabric that I just adore at Hobby Lobby for, like $1/yard. It’s a gauzy off-white with various brown yarns woven through it. [...]

Random

Posted by Katja on 10 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under aerospace, personal | 1 comment

I’m reading in everybody’s blogs about how hot it is; it’s cold and rainy here. I had a breakfast meeting in Broomfield this morning, followed by a 9:30 am meeting in Boulder; when I started my car to come back to Boulder the oil light came on, so a coworker drove me in. Without my [...]

Color III

Posted by Katja on 8 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under home design | 3 comments so far

And the winner is …
white.
Excuse me while I go cry in my beer and re-visualize.

Disability Travel links

Posted by Katja on 4 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under travel | 3 comments so far

Scott Rains has built a fabulous list of links for travelers with disabilities at Suite 101: Travel & Disability.

Color II

Posted by Katja on 2 June 2005 | Permalink
Filed under home design | 8 comments so far

Aaahhh!!! Heaven on Earth is pastel baby blue. My living room looks like a baby boy nursery. I don’t know if I can cope.
Maybe once we add the many, many 7 foot bookcases, the large round cherry coffee table, the piano, the two black barrel chairs, the long red sofa and the giant African [...]