Five fixes in less than a week.#1 Cable TV
My parents have been watching TV on their computer for a while now by hooking up the cable to a special video card. But Mike donated his unused TV to us last week, so we had to figure out a way to have the cable go to two different connections while still being able to use the Internet. So my dad had some dude come over who was able to figure out the cable but no Internet. So I decided to take a look and fooled around with the wires and connections for a few minutes. And voila, I got all three to work!
#2 Mechanical Pencils
My wealthy student that I mentioned in my previous entry was showing me all his lead pencils that were no longer working and was about to toss them in the trash. But when I saw that these were not cheap pencils, I stole them away from his hand and started to repair a few one by one. Since much of our time was going towards fixing his pencils instead of fixing his grammar, I told him that I'd take the remaining five pencils home and fix all of them as a Christmas present. I finished fixing the last one a few minutes ago and will now open up a mechanical pencil repair shop.
#3 Phone
I have been enjoying downloading and playing around with many apps now that my phone is significantly faster and smoother after the Froyo upgrade. One of my favorite apps is Launcher Pro, which gives you so much more freedom to customize your display screens and menu bars. But after a recent update on the app, I somehow lost my customized homescreen and ended up on the default one that I had when I first got the phone. Fortunately, after a helpful forum here and a new app there, I was able to restore everything just the way I had it. This saved me HOURS.
#4 Bike Bell
I bought a bike just after Simon left Korea and have been riding it back and forth to Mokdong almost every single day. Although it's kinda embarrassing to have a bike that's smaller than some of my students' bikes, I truly appreciate it to the fullest. But what I don't appreciate are the times that I slip or fall down in public places. I have two memorable falls where I literally thought I was going to fall on my face and eat so much ground. There was actually a third experience too, but I probably fell on my head so hard that I can't remember what exactly had happened. Anyway, I jacked up my bike bell's position after the most recent incident. Well, it snowed a lot today. And I was in that snow riding my bike. And the bell just made nasty clicks instead of pleasant rings. And I tried jamming the bell into its correct position and was surprised to see how easy that was. And voila again, I got it to work!
#5 Cracked Lip
I've had a crack on the side of my lips for a couple of weeks now. Angular cheilitis they call it. I always thought that chapstick would heal it instantly, but it turns out that its one of the worst things you could do to the cut. While I was eating dinner, my mom noticed the crack and said something along the lines of me trying to open my mouth too widely to eat more food. Although that wasn't much help, her antiviral agent cream seems to be a good replacement for my chapstick remedy. What's that one cold sore medicine stuff called again that starts with a V? The only two words I keep thinking of are Valcro and Viagra, but I have a hunch those aren't it. Help me out here..I'm forgetting America.
It's nice to be able to fix things for once.
Thought of the Day: Love Ark Church
Song of the Day: Standing Egg-내일은 잊을거야 with J.ae
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