Sunday, August 10, 2008; 10:59 pm by Not Suzi.

Nothing interesting going on here.  Got my sofa delivered and it is HUGE (100”W x 44”D x 30”H), but beautiful and I’ve added two orange and gold throw pillows to it (see pictures below).  I have my old sofa up for sale on CL but no takers yet.  I still have to find the bag of screws/nuts/bolts, etc. for the dining room table and bedroom set.  I’m slowly unpacking but am having a hard time getting things in their place.  I don’t know if it is a storage issue or just a very different layout than what I’m used to but I can’t quite seem to get things organized.  Not to mention I’m missing some things that have yet to be found and unpacked (silverware, glasses, etc.).  And I need bookshelves (have a lot of books).  I got rid of mine when I moved from Chicago to AL because our house there had an entire wall of bookcases.  Now I have none so I’m going to see what I can find that will fit up in my loft with a small desk and maybe a comfy chair.

There are a hundred little things that need to be done.  I’m getting some responses to the post I did on CL for a handyman and hope to have someone in here in the next week or so.  I’d like to find the furniture screws first so he can put the dining table together.

Gave Dempsey a much needed bath today and scooped the poop in the yard.  Finally did some grocery shopping after over a month in my new house.  Found the DVD player and got the TV set up so movies can be watched.  Also found the DVR DirectTV receiver.  I was worried I left it in AL and was going to have to pay them for it.  Now I can return it to that shit-ass company.  Still researching other options for TV viewing; I like satellite but don’t want to go with DirectTV again but am not sure about DishNetwork.  Cable is last on the list.  But to be honest, I don’t watch that much TV and don’t miss it.  It has literally been months since I’ve watch any shows consistently.

I found a place to upholster my chair and need to go pick out fabric.  I’m also looking at paint colors for a couple of the walls and will get the wood floor installed in the next couple months.  So, like I said there is not much happening at mi casa.

Here are the sofa and pillows I got.  I know it’s white and I should be crazy but I love it.  I can order slipcovers to change out the white (which I will be doing) to give it a different feel.  I love the pillows and the gold koi embroidered on the orange.  It will go very well with the hardwood and burnt orange wall I have planned.   Click the pictures to enlarge.

Posted in Blog, Life, Home | No Comments »

Tuesday, August 5, 2008; 12:20 am by Not Suzi.

I’ve been pretty bored with my music selection lately and have felt in a rut in regards to what I have been listening to. I OD’d on modern Christian when I lived in AL and got tired of listening to the satellite radio in my car. I’ve just been floating around channel surfing trying to find a decent station (like XRT in Chicago) and can’t seem to find anything close.

So I started downloading lots of songs based upon groups I like and am discovering. I’m finding that my tastes are swinging a little bit more harsh lately but with a mellow undercurrent (Linkin Park, Staind, etc.) I already have about 35 gigs of music (over 7200 songs) on my laptop and a huge rubbermaid tub full of CD’s I still have to load in to it…probably another 35 gigs. However, I’ve been holding off on that until I can get my Mac backed up to an external drive or server.

If you want a decent place to download music legally and very inexpensively, follow the link below (I get a kickback for referring people…but I honestly wouldn’t do it if I didn’t use it myself and love it). I’ve found that they have nearly everything I’ve looked for at about 20 cents per song or $2 per CD. Just make sure to follow the instructions for downloading (right clicking and saving the song). Send me an email letting me know when you join and include your account name so I can submit them and track my referrals. My email is: notsuzi AT pseudosuzi DOT com

mp3fiesta

Enjoy!

Posted in Fun, General | No Comments »