MCQP is here tomorrow

My costume rentals have been going crazy the last couple of days and weeks, due to Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) happening tomorrow. If I get some quiet time tomorrow during the day, then I will get a ticket myself to go there for the first time. If I go there, some of my clients will know how I look like, most will not know. It was difficult to actually still have a costume available for myself, so now I am going with a choice which I wasn't actually expecting and which nobody else wanted unless they were desperate.

Computer virus infestations

A few weeks ago, my PC was infested by two different computer viruses about one week apart. I am not sure if both were present at the same time. One virus blocked all outgoing network traffic to prevent the downloading of virus scanners (I got around that by sending a scanner to it), the other one corrupted every windows executable file on my all of drives. The only thing that wasn't affected was the game Guild Wars, because the auto-update system overwrote its own executable with a new version. That virus was W32/Tenga.A

Spam filters

A recent problem that has been showing up on my costume renting website is some automated spam on the enquiry form. This is happening to a lot of my clients as well. The result is a generic spam filter that checks for specific things to at least block the main bulk of the automated junk.

Geyser nearly burst

Yesterday when I got home from work, I had the fun that the geyser nearly blew apart, it was already leaking at various seams due to hot water and air pressure. Parts of it were shaking. I just love these unforseen expenses.

Charity event in Kraaifontein

This Saturday, I will be assisting at a charity event sponsored by the N1 City hospital. The event will take place on Saturday. I am scheduled to be there at 14:00 in my Spider-Man costume to help hand out party packs to children.