Yesterday I enjoyed a snow day from work, which brought back memories of Star Blazers, Legos and grilled cheese sandwiches in second grade. Instead of regressing to age eight (I don’t own feety pajamas anymore) I packed Jen off to work, answered some email, and then looked over the linen closet in the hall with a fresh cup of coffee. Over the years it’s been hacked apart for access to the tub plumbing, new shelves have been jury-rigged, and the floorboards were cut open. I’ve been wanting to get inside and start rehabbing it for a while now, and because I’ve got the shared wall opened up in the blue room, the time was right.

I started by pulling the shelves down and the trimwork out, then began to scrape the ancient wallpaper the old-fashioned way—hot water and elbow grease. Once the walls were clear, I started a wire run from one side to the other (the door opens from left to right, and we decided to have a light switch on the left inside wall). By dinnertime, I had wire installed from the inside of the Blue room (the linen closet will share the same circuit) up the wall, over the doorframe, and down the left wall to the switchbox. There’s a ton of stuff to be accomplished before it’s done, but having a light in there will be a great start.

Your Mailbox is Full. Based on the amount of bullshit email I got this morning, this stupid new worm is making the rounds. If you emailed me in the last 24 hours and haven’t heard anything from me, assume I mistakenly deleted your email with all the emails titled “Mail Delivery System” and “Test”. Apparently the purpose of the worm is to DDoS the SCO corporation, which is kind of funny, but still annoying. I’m glad I run OSX.

Random Fun Links. Excellent reading from Edmunds.com about Car Salesmen. Given the dilapidated condition of the Taurus, I’m sure this will come in handy.