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mdlbear ([personal profile] mdlbear) wrote2007-04-13 11:00 am
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Friday the thirteenth, part 1

I seem to be depressed these days -- it's not helping me get stuff done. The blasted rat traps have completely defeated me, and the [livejournal.com profile] flower_cat finds me hard to be around. Which feeds back, of course.

On the other hand, I put down guitar tracks for "Wannabe" and "TEOTW", so that's good. Maybe they'll even be useable -- I probably need to get in one more round, but instead I'm heading off to work. We'll see.

[identity profile] catsittingstill.livejournal.com 2007-04-13 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry you're feeling down. Maybe getting out in the sunshine (if there's any handy) would help? I know you already exercise, which is my usual fallback when I feel depressed.

About the rat traps--being female, and therefore not as strong as the world seems to think should be the default, I end up using tools a lot to get a mechanical advantage. I often get good results by securing things in a vise (I'm fortunate enough to have access to a rusty, but functional, benchtop model) and gripping them with pliers.

[identity profile] catsittingstill.livejournal.com 2007-04-13 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Problem with the rat-traps is that they seem to trigger under their own weight.

Hmm. Bad. Flaky batch or not, I think that sounds like a product that it would be reasonable to return.

I hope your finger is okay.