Ferret's journal.

HP Compaq nx6125 Power-on password = broked

2008-09-29T23:45:04Z

Right. I just managed to essentially brick a Compaq nx6125 laptop.

I went into the BIOS utility to remove the power-on password. In the power-on password section I input the current password and left the new password boxes blank. It said password unrecognised. I went to another part of the setup utility and checked that I was typing it correctly, the keys were working, and no modifiers keys were stuck.

I tried it a few times. It never once said 'password changed' and I never once put anything in the new password boxes. At all. But now, when I boot it it asks for a password and doesn't accept the old password, or blank, or any other random guesses.

Something similar to this happened to this exact same laptop before: it had a BIOS utility password instead of the power-on password, and there was an official HP utility that could reset it. It required the password in order to do this, but for some reason the password worked in that utility, but not at boot.

This time is worse. It's the power-on password. I can't boot to run that utility.

Here comes the worst bit. As you'd expect, the manual it of course has the usual section saying that to reset the password you can remove the CMOS battery, with detailed instructions on how to do that. It doesn't work.

In fact, by looking around on the internet, it seems all nx6125 owners agree: removing or discharging the battery doesn't reset the BIOS passwords, no matter how carefully and complicated a way you choose to do it.

So, uh, it's buggered.

I have found two similar and one identical report of this problem on this laptop, only one stated a successful resolution: http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=1010454

"Finally, i tryed different solutions, without success, and i decided to to connect motherboard "eprom" to my desktop pc, SUCCESS i unlocked bios password, provenance problem is a Hp bios, work unnormaly"
"the idea is to discharge through the back end of the adaptor any remaining voltage that is holding the CMOS memory."

If anyone understands what those lines mean, or has another idea, let me know. Also helpful would be suggestions of hardware-type forums to post to where they might know something I can do. I'm too upset and flustered about it to even bother doing much googling for other people with the same problem. I can't think of any good search terms.

explodingferret @ 2007-03-30T00:28:00

2007-03-29T23:30:32Z

This is probably quite heavily posted already, but anyhow:

Google maps advises you swim from Boston, MA, US to Le Havre, France..

ottars

2007-03-23T21:27:49Z

People have been asking me all day to give them otters, and I just watched a South Park episode where otters riding ostriches were plotting to destroy humanity in the name of science.

Yaay!

Media communication products

2007-02-07T18:02:45Z

Was buying broadband and phone line for my mum online today. It's all very confusing, but we think we've got it sorted.

While signing up for the broadband on http://www.ntl.com/ , there was a form asking when we wished it to be delivered. However, the drop-down boxes on that form only allowed you to choose delivery dates in 2006, and then upon sending the form the system complained about the date chosen not being at least 7 days in the future. Basically, it was impossible to continue. :'(

Step in... Web Developer Toolbar! Yay!

Changed the drop-down to a text-box and it was all sorted.

As soon as that's delivered we're ordering a DualPhone 3800 (found it somewhere for £92 including delivery, shiny gifts for anyone who can find it (or similar) cheaper), which will allow her to make and receive calls without having the PC on. There's a £23 a year charge for a perfectly normal local area number.

While signing up for the broadband we noticed an offer from Virgin Mobile, for a SIM-only pay monthly no-minimum-term-or-cancellation-fee contract:
- 300 minutes to any UK mobile/landline
- 300 texts ----"----
- £10 a month (usually £20)

The only proviso is that should the contract with NTL be terminated, the price doubles back to its normal amount.

Since my vodafone contract is coming up to its expiration, I think I may well take advantage of this. This means I'll need a phone (since my existing one is unbearable), so I'll be scouting around for a new phone, probably second-hand, in the £0-£50 range if not less.

Random long pointless journal entry, DNR lol

2007-01-29T19:02:28Z

OK. Last weekend but one there was a Swindon meet, to which about a dozen furs turned up (to my great surprise). I'm not going to post about that, so if you want to know then check that date on my friends page.

Last weekend just gone we had another meet. Went to meet up on Friday after work, and had a fairly nice night at the pub with about ten or so furs, although I got tired quite quickly. On the encouragement of others some of us stayed there until about 0200, and then split up to back to individual houses, with the remainder of us crashing at my friend Steve's house.

Saturday started around 1300 at the pub again, but at around 1830 I had to leave to go to work. While I was gone the others continued, among other things going to play Laserquest. I got back from work at about 0120, exactly as the furs were leaving the pub. Half a dozen of us went back to Ollie's place, where I'm sure we were a pain in the neck to his parents.

On the Sunday I left fairly early with Draco and Hot Dave; whereupon we saw the wonders of Swindon, and watched Layer Cake on DVD, and then off to Essex via Kent for the other two.

Went on IRC for a while, then went to sleep for about 15 hours. x.x

Now that the time line has been set out, a few really random things.

On Saturday night I had planned to go home with my dad, so he came to pick me up. However, when he got there, I begged him to take me into town instead, which turned out OK. He had brought my two brothers with him, so we had a pint or two while my shift was ending. My brother started talking about his current job as a proofreader -- I knew he had one, but not where or what -- and using a CAMRA leaflet to point out bad formatting errors. In the course of doing this he told us about some of the proofers' and editors' marks that are used -- most of which I already knew.

Anyhow, it just struck me that it may have been somewhat heartless of me to demonstrate that I already know what some of the marks are, and what 'stet' means, and such things. c.c

In other random news, I'm throwing away my large red backpack that has been with me through thick and thin ((game)). A pack of after-dinner mints I had in it had exploded, coating the bottom of the bag and all items located thusly. There was also some tearing down the side, and at the top (although no actual holes all the way through).

To make matters worse, I opened the front compartment where I put medication, headache/pain/sleeping/caffeine tablets, and miscellaneous small items such as pens and my USB bluetooth adaptor; only to find that the rain had got in and the packets asploded, coating said items (including the USB bluetooth adaptor) in some kind of pain-relieving anti-depressing headache-eliminating sleep-causing sleep-depriving goo.

Yay.

explodingferret @ 2007-01-28T19:08:00

2007-01-28T19:08:14Z

z.z

There need to be more...

2006-11-19T07:12:53Z

Synonyms for penis.

I've already decided to use 'richard' and 'william' as much as possible for this week.

For example: "Get your richards out! I want to see a line of williams chop chop."

Should the circumstances arise such that I can use that exact line, I shall probably be quite pleased.

((EDIT: Oh, I guess I should theoretically mention that I am currently visiting blondie in Canterbury. I keep forgetting what journals and such are supposed to contain. Mmm, soy sauce.))

Rar!

2006-09-11T12:45:47Z

Great weekend.

Meet was fairly good. It was a little weird as I went in, as I didn't recognise the first ten or so people I saw, but upon entering (game) the room further I saw all the usual folks. Sadly, I didn't really get to know most of the people I hadn't met before. I definitely remember meeting three of them, one of whom's name I have forgotten; the others being Draco (another one!) and Malamute. I hope I got the spellings right.

Misplaced mini-rant: My keyboard is sometimes inputting two spaces when I press it once. Also, the new headphones I ordered have arrived; I was getting a whining noise in the left bud with my old supra-aural headphones. However, with my new circumaural headphones, I get the same noise. It doesn't occur with the full-size speakers I have, and I'm not sure why. New sound card time, I guess.

There was quite a bit of gaming at the meet, which is good. One particularly simple game became protracted though, and I got bored and wandered off. After this I alternately wandered about and collapsed on the sofa at the back, cuddling up with various assorted.

Someone (TallOak or Sphelx seem to be likely candidates in my mind, but I don't really remember) noted that the pub was really quite noisy even though there weren't that many people there. Quite apart from the sporadic music and the louder games, I think they were right. Seems to me that there must be some architectural property of that room which reflects (or otherwise, through lack of furnishings, doesn't dull) noise.

After the meet, rather than the usual trip to Namco, quite a group of us formed to away to delph_bunny/leonerd's flat for food and gaming. Impressive cooking for dozen-or-so furs was very successful, with effectively four seperate meal options available; everyone seemingly satisfied, and even left-overs for later and next day (for those staying).

As I often do, I hung around until pretty much everyone else had buggered off (one of the only good things about not having a job), and a great weekend continued on to the classification of fantastic (approximately).

Wigglekittens!

mewl :x

2006-07-29T11:27:47Z

I'm ill. :/

Can't keep anything down, dry heaving about twenty times each time. Lions are looking after me though. n.n

Oscar Mike Golf

2006-07-26T01:13:24Z

I had forgotten quite how awesome skunks are.

Skunks rock. n.n

(I'm tired+happy to the point of a silly drunkenlike state right now.)

Hmm

2006-04-02T21:51:21Z

Fuck. It just occured to me that when you put a name in brackets at the beginning of a sentence in brackets, it can look like that whole line is a quote, rather than a correction or clarification of a previous line. I'm so used to quotes beginning with , like pretty much every IRC client does. This explains a lot of what just happens. Fuck fuck fuck. This is like finding out you've mistakenly transferred the contents of your £20 bank account to a random person, then an hour later discovering you actually had your entire life savings in there.

Fuck. I am definitely going back to using the * or the ^ characters to correct or clarify previous lines.

Holy cow.

2006-02-02T18:01:59Z

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I am weasel shaped...

2005-12-28T15:36:59Z

...and I wiggle.

explodingferret @ 2005-12-15T00:42:00

2005-12-15T00:44:24Z

Woops.

mew

2005-12-14T12:37:28Z

I wish I had more time, generally. Sometimes I wish I could be in three places at once.

oyes

2005-12-12T16:52:08Z

The whole "press ctrl-alt-del to begin" thing on winnt login screen is blatently there to discriminate against one-handed people. We should complain, better yet: riot.

Apologies

2005-12-12T10:40:43Z

Game loss.

Woot!

2005-12-11T15:57:00Z

I'm lying naked in bed on a laptop after soaking in the bath for a few hours. blondie is taking pictures of me. o.o

My leg feels better, going to re-bandage it. It still looks awful, but oh well. I forgot to mention a couple of things in my meet report.

Firstly, everyone will have heard me whinging about my leg pretty much all the time. Sorry. o.o;;

Lastly, On the train back a group of five or six kids at one end of the carriage starting singing Happy Birthday to someone called Sarah. The rest of the carriage joined in, and applauded at the end. This was pretty normal. Then one of the kids started singing Jingle Bells. The next 45 minutes or so were filled with the entire carraige singing every Xmas song I know, and more besides. They even did the entirety of Partridge in a Pear Tree.

I'm ambivalent about it. On the one hand, I mislike Xmas and everything associated with it. Also, it gave me a headache. However, it was really quite special and magical in a way. I'm used to drunken shouting and children screaming on trains.

Dook alert!

Meet!

2005-12-11T10:45:26Z

Yesterday's meet was pretty awesome. I did drink even though I said I wouldn't, but I think I behaved myself OK. o.o

Didn't do very much; arrived on the bus with Queue (whom I haven't seen in a while) at about 1300, and there was hardly anyone about! Picked up a lot later though when more people arrived, and I met all sorts of awesome furs like (to pick one at random who is imminently memorable) G G EuDraco. Also saw Leo (who missed the Cambridge meet to come to London, how lovely of him!) and Shaman (who missed the last one) and PK and DR and Andreus (both of whom are always lovely to see) and Emejn (whom I haven't seen in ages) and Sonic and Scorcher and Steve the bunny (all at their second meet, which was great. ^^). There were more people but their names escape me at the moemnt.

Usual pub then DDR thing went on. I played DDR against all sense, afterwards my leg hurt a LOT. Then we went to Namco and chilled. Was nice there. Scorcher was being adorable. ^^

Left about 2100 to get my train, accompanied by Kurt. Was very nice to talk to him as I haven't really done that before. He seems very nice. :)

Got back some time past 2300, got bandaged by a kitty, then went to sleep almost instantaneously.

Thank you all!

Woops.

2005-12-10T08:09:41Z

I accidentally poured tea all down my leg.

Yes, I said I wouldn't do this, but...

2005-12-07T04:34:00Z

Questionnaire. As I've said before, I don't usually do this sort of thing on my own LJ, but oh wells. Taken from ben_scratchwolf's lj. I've added questions so that it now actually has 100!
Apologies in advance for pedantic answers to stupid questions.

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
Destroying a wireless network card with a fork.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
A Ministry Of Silly Walks poster, an Orlando Bloom poster, wallpaper, odd marks, and two calendars (both still on October).

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
Like a normal mobile phone, but with a smashed screen.

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?
More or less pop chart crap.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Nope.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
Hugging. o.o

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
Lectures.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
I don't really do the whole 'possessions' thing, but I do like some of my shirts and my plushies. ^^

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL?
Chilli sauce or curries.

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Nope.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Nope.

12. WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS YOUR BIGGEST WASTE OF TIME?
Teh IntarWeb!

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Sweat. o.o

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
~~cat~~ ~~dog~~ ~~badger~~ Don't really care.

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
The only propositions I see right now are the two at the end of that question. Tut tut.

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee.

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Houmous.

18. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Food from my favourite Japanese restaurant, provided it doesn't contain dead animal. :3

19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Someone called Chris.

20. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?
If you like, I just don't guarantee it's one that anyone else in the world will speak.

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)?
Excluding my immediate family, this has never happened. I could be really soppy and talking about my mother giving me life, my teachers giving me knowledge, etc.

22. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE SAME SEX)?
>.>

23. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT YOU EVER GAVE SOMEONE?
I remember buying a cake for my mum when I was very little. It may well have been that.

24. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST ANNOYING THING SOMEONE CAN DO TO SOMEONE ELSE?
Not talk to them.

25. HAVE YOU EVER DONE IT?
Yes.

26. ARE YOU TIRED OF ALL THESE QUESTIONS YET?
Nope.

27. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU FALLEN IN LOVE, HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT OR RECONSIDERED LATER?
5, 4ish.

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Been there, done that.

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Well, that depends on if they mean anything to you or not. :) But assuming they do, then probably some combination of words and actions.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
Done. I hope I didn't wake Alex up.

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
As far as i'm aware they both exist, what about them?

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
blondie's landline.

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Dropping of things, with forgetting of words coming in it at a close second.

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF [your country]?
Many times. Tenerife twice, Corfu, Spain, Italy, France, Australia, Portugal, South Africa twice, Morocco.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Probably my laziness, among others.
*laughing at "The ability to see my strengths"*

36. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ANIMAL?
Skunks! :)

37. FIRST JOB?
Printing Engineer.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Nope.

39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY?
Copying and pasting it. Before that, reading Ben's LJ. Before that, playing Neopets.

40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
It would still be plastic surgery whether I got it or not. I wouldn't though.

41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
Nothing better to do. Why is it so long!?

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Being cute, which is an outrageous lie. I guess I just meet a lot of that kind of person. Second is probably 'being intelligent', which is also an outrageous lie.

43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
I already quit drinking. Celebrate, perhaps? Invest in Kenco Limited?

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Those whom I love.

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
As many as you can pack into that cell.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Middle name from my grandfather, christian name from my great grandfather.

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Nope.

48. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE FINGER?
~~Cadbury's~~ It doesn't seem fair to the others to have a favourite, but I like my forefingers. You can point at people with them, poke them, or play stepmania with them! They're awesome.

49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Two weekends ago, probably the worst of my life at that.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Nope.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I'm a vegan.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
being loud, lazy, socially inept, not showering frequently enough, being depressed, not answering phones, not phoning people, wittering on endlessly, wasting time, wasting money, etc.

53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
I have quite literally no music CDs at this time! Of the games I have, probably the copy of Myst which I bought for someone else but never gave to them.

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Huh? This is a logical trap. Is the you at the end the me now or the me as the other person? Either way... mongooses.

55. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH SALESMEN CALLING?
Slam the door/phone-down usually, unless I'm in a bad mood; in which case I might argue with them.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Not in and of itself, but some people can look bad as a result of other things which may be negative.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
I usually want to release anger by either breaking things or moping in bed, but what I actually normally do is drink lots of tea, play games, listen to music, or mope in bed. There are exceptions, see answer 1.

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
I guess it's blondie's, although I've never been there. Could also be Nall's, although I've never been there. Of places I've actually been; probably R & DR's.

59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Yes.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
A teal coloured model of a BMW with working doors, plastic 'white leather' look interior, and semi-functional axles (I believe).

61. IF YOU WOULD ADD A QUESTION TO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
This one. And I did.

62. AND WHAT WOULD THE ANSWER BE?
"This one. And I did."

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
No, of course not, don't be ridiculous.

64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
Nope.

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Rather not answer.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Ferret.

67. WHAT DO YOU MOST REGRET DOING OR NOT DOING?
Not doing: Winning the lottery.
Doing: Falling in love the first time.

68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Nope.

69. WHAT WOULD YOUR PERFECT HOLIDAY BE LIKE?
Anywhere with the ones I love, although, Japan looks good.

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Swedish Glacé raspberry ripple non-dairy stuff. ^^

71. WHICH WORLD RECORD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HOLD?
First person to achieve immortality? :P

72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
Black and white if I'm allowed two, otherwise purple (although, it's mood dependant).

73. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
Don't remember which ones they are.

74. WHO DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?
My friend Matthew who is happily still alive. :/

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
For a lot of people I know it would be a thorough waste of their time.

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Computer fan whine.

77. LAST THING YOU ATE?
A plain pitta bread.

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
A salesman for Golfing Monthly. No, really.

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
That they aren't the right sex? :P

80. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Some hospital in Nottingham.

81. SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?
When a friend nearly killed themself.

82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Most alcoholic things, although I'm supposed to be giving up... so I'll say Irn Bru.

83. FAVORITE JOKE?
Probably something by Mitch Hedberg or Bill Bailey.

84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Badminton for playing, 100m running for watching (on the basis that it only lasts about 10 seconds: I not a fan of watching sports, usually) (occasionally I get into rugby or cricket).

85. HAIR COLOR?
Next time anyone reading this is likely to see me: purple.

86. EYE COLOR?
Blue.

87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Unfortunately yes. Hate them!

88. SIBLINGS?
Older brother and sister (twins), 25, both moved out long ago. Younger brother at university.

89. FAVORITE MONTH?
Very difficult to choose.

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Yes, can't eat it though.

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
On TV? Yes Minister, then Red Dwarf VIII, then Blackadder Goes Forth.

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
January 1st can be quite fun.

93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Nope.

94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer days and winter nights (I seem to say this a lot recently).

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Hugs for preference. Both are good, though.

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Both have good and bad points. Relationships seem to have more of both.

97. WHO/WHAT DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE?
I don't *secretly* love anyone (well, not really, bit of a complicated one that). And I don't love things.

98. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU MACKED IT WITH IN THE PAST YEAR?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mack seems to indicate it means 'flirt or worse'. So in answer, far far FAR too many guys. They don't seem to object though. o.o

99. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
I'm re-reading The Song Of Ice and Fire series by George R R Martin. I haven't got the new one yet it's too expensive in paperback. If anyone has it and can lend, do let me know, otherwise I'll go library-trawling.

100. WHERE DO YOU WORK?
At the moment; the office of my dad's friends' courier company.

explodingferret @ 2005-12-01T21:31:00

2005-12-01T21:27:52Z

Ask me things.

Sorry...

2005-11-29T20:18:01Z

Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser
Failure! Failure!
Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser Loser
Failure! Failure!
Waste, it's a waste...

oooh

2005-11-23T22:48:13Z

I've experimentally started sleeping on the floor.

explodingferret @ 2005-11-23T03:07:00

2005-11-23T03:10:13Z

I meant at some point to update my journal. I had a few arguments with people about monogamy and relationships, and I think we really got somewhere, so I was going to post some thoughts on the issues.

Also, at some point, I need to splurgify (my word) on the whole relationship thing. I've been giving it a lot more thought.

In addition (great anchor phrase, that), I have been more obsessed with skunks than usual recently. On Sunday I very nearly purchased a skunk plush toy, but a bunny stopped me, reminding me that I wasn't allowed too. I will still get it, I've just decided that I must do something else first; the plushie being a reward, as it were.

My new icon thingy is nifty. ^^ Can't wait for August next year, either. Twice the pants as ever before!