Author Archives: perlgurl

Life is good

Posted on May 26, 2014 by perlgurl

Awesome Yoga class yesterday. Lovely float down the Chena today. Feeling better than I have in weeks as well.

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Walk and Wine – First 5k of the season

Posted on May 22, 2014 by perlgurl

I participated in the Alaska Girls Walk and Wine 5k today. I walked the whole thing, but I did it! I’m pretty pleased about this since I also left work midday since I was not feeling well due to some … Continue reading →

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shred!

Posted on May 19, 2014 by perlgurl

I read today that the process of xml parsing with SQL is called Shredding. I find that to be an appropriate term for what I’m doing. Today I worked out how to get at child elements, attributes and values when … Continue reading →

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and we’re back!

Posted on May 15, 2014 by perlgurl

Day six without my domain working. Called the registrar expecting to be very upset since I’ve made three other calls trying to get this resolved and the person I dealt with today was very, very helpful! As such, my personal … Continue reading →

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wine itis

Posted on May 13, 2014 by perlgurl

After lying awake for an hour last night, I finally got out of bed to drink a glass of wine and have some chocolate. Apparently this can help with insomnia! Granted it took another hour to get to sleep, but … Continue reading →

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urgent care, here I come?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by perlgurl

My email has been offline for three days now. As such I had a calm and quiet weekend at home and got lots done in the garden and yard yesterday with help from my wonderful family. If only the weird … Continue reading →

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domain down

Posted on May 9, 2014 by perlgurl

After my registrar tried to charge me auto-renew my site for three years instead of the one I always do, I fought it, got reimbursed then forgot to pay my bill for the one year renewal. Silly me! Today is … Continue reading →

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Pain is better than the meds

Posted on May 8, 2014 by perlgurl

When people go to the dentist these are usually the things that cause the most anxiety and stress. For me, I think my intolerance to meds (today it’s an antibiotic I’m reacting to) is worse than the drilling or any … Continue reading →

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Boo-hoo, no pain drugs for me

Posted on May 6, 2014 by perlgurl

I’m scheduled for a root canal tomorrow. I put it off until after the performance so that I could do the performance, knowing that I was hurting last week but figuring I could manage it. Yesterday I started having terrible … Continue reading →

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Kill all the fog machines!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by perlgurl

Day two of recovery from being exposed to the fog machine and the burning sensation in my chest has turned into wheezing and a deep barking cough. I hate fog machines. Anyone who adds them to shows is on my … Continue reading →

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