Thursday, March 27, 2008
Diary of a PC
Feb. 15
Today I got ordered! Finally. After getting refurbished, I’ll have a new home—and what a wonderful home it will be!
Feb. 19
I’ve arrived! There’s a scary cat and it’s a little cramped, but I think I’ll fit in quite nicely here.
Feb. 20
I don’t work. My owner is not happy. She took me apart and tried to fix me but only made things worse. Sounds like I’m headed back to the mother ship for repairs.
Feb. 29
Sorry it’s been a few days. My super nice and patient owner had to wait for special packaging before she could send me back. But now I’m fixed and on my way back to NY.
March 2
My owner wasn’t home so the FedEx man left a note on the door. Gee, I wonder where she could be? Could it be that they should’ve shipped me to the same place they shipped me the first time?
March 3
Hmmm...she’s still not home. I’m really starting to think this isn’t where I’m supposed to be delivered. Maybe she tried calling FedEx but they wouldn’t let her re-route me. I hope she’s able to call HP in time.
March 4
Still not home. Poor lady. I’m sure she tried to reroute me but things are so complicated...it takes awhile for HP to tell FedEx to reroute me.
March 5
Oh no! They’re sending me back to Texas! And it sounds like there’s no way to stop me.
March 25
I have no idea where I’ve been for the last few weeks, but I’m finally back with my new owner. Boy, that was a long journey.
March 26
Bad, bad day. I don’t work again. It’s something different this time but my owner doesn’t care...she’s done with me. I’m sad.
March 27
Well, it looks like I’m headed back to Texas again. All this traveling is really wearing me out. I hope my owner..er, ex-owner, has better luck with my replacement. She really doesn’t need this stress in her life. She has enough to worry about what with the cat pissing on the bath mat while she’s on the phone with HP, the cat mauling her neck while trying to take her to the vet, a new position at work that is more demanding and challenging, a bee hive being romoved from her front door, a flood in the basement that’s affecting the furnace and blocking the washing machine, a landlord that doesn’t understand the urgency of the situation, oh, and she’s trying to buy a house. It’s a wonder she hasn’t cracked!!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Insomniac
What in the World? • It's All About Me •
Why bother going to bed when you just know you’re not going to really sleep anyway, right? So here I am...tooling around the web, watching Colbert, doing everything but going to bed.
Needless to say, my brain has been a little hyperactive this week. I started my new position on Monday and I’ve had something to do after work every night this week. There is nothing bad going on; it’s all actually rather good. But it has left me unable to sleep through the night and caused some rather, uh, disturbing dreams.
Last night I dreamt I was walking over ice. Just underneath the surface of the ice were bears. Lots and lots of bears. Awake bears. They’d apparently gotten stuck like that, but their eyes were wiiiiiiide open. Although they looked rather teddy-bearish, I was not convinced this was safe. The ice was clearly starting to melt as you could see some fur poking through the surface. One bear in particular had me concerned. He was dangerously close to breaking through. I expressed my concern to whatever wackos were leading me down this path but no one seemed concerned. We got through to safety...all that is but my grandmother. When I went to make sure she was ok, I heard her scream and caught a glimpse of her...being mauled by the bear. Pleasant, I know.
Maybe I’m just tired but I think I just figured it out. This must be the final stage of chocolate withdrawal. Yes. That’s it! I gave up chocolate for lent and have been watching Celebrity Rehab to keep me from falling off the wagon.
Easter Sunday can’t come soon enough.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Apocalypse Now
It was 71 degrees in Poughkeepsie this morning.
Poughkeepsie.
71.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
I Should've Bought a Mac
I think this is what they call buyer’s remorse. I still have not gotten my PC back. Did I mention it arrived with the hard drive disconnected from the power supply? Did I also tell you that the little snappy thingy snapped off in my attempts to reconnect it? Yeah. So I shipped it back, after waiting three days to get the packaging materials delivered. Nowhere was I able to instruct them where to deliver it the next time. Today FedEx attempted a delivery...at home, where I of course was not. FedEx cannot reroute it, which I get. Fine. I call the PC company and they take care of it, but they can’t guarantee it before March 10th.
Now I’m getting upset.
So I decide to mention that I haven’t received a response yet to my inquiry on two other items. First, I’d like my shipping charges reimbursed since I paid extra for 2-day shipping for nothing. Second, the computers’ specs said there would be 2 USB ports in the front and 4 in back. They were ALL in back. For anyone who uses a camera, an iPOD and an external drive as often as I do, having USB ports in the front is no small matter. The rep told me to call back when I have the computer. I’m not quite sure how that’s going to help.
It doesn’t help that I’ve worked really long hours this week, and it’s only Tuesday, and I’m hungry. Needless to say, there have been some tears of frustration.
I think some mac and cheese is in order.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Eskimo Girl
How is it that it’s 16 degrees outside (feels like 7) yet I am boiling in here today? I’m walking around outside without gloves and with my jacket open. It’s like I’m a teenager again, refusing to ever close my coat, but I swear it’s because I’m truly hot. Oh God...do you think eating large amounts of comfort food and never working out can lead to the early onset of menopause?
Monday, February 25, 2008
Baby You Can Drive My Zamboni
What in the World? • It's All About Me •
Last night I dreamt I was at a U2 concert with my girls, I’m guessing at Madison Square Garden because it was a hockey rink. Through some connection, I knew the Zamboni guy and his wife and I desperately tried to get him to let me drive the Zamboni to no avail. The seating at the stadium was a bit odd—there were lots of smaller sections, tables even. For some reason a lot of people had balloons. After talking to Zamboni guy down by the ice, I had trouble getting back to my friends because the damn balloons were in my way. At some point after the show the heel on my shoe—the ones I’m wearing today—broke and I had to walk home like that. I have no idea what any of this means, but I really hope my shoe doesn’t break.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Whyyyyyyyyy
Grrrr...Argh • What in the World? •
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Upgrades
- I have a new HP computer at home waiting to be unwrapped and plugged in. I’m shooting to get that done tonight otherwise why the hell did I pay extra for 2-day shipping. I’m most excited about having LightScribe.
- I managed to run 2 miles straight yesterday. This is no small feat considering the major slacking I have been doing the last few months.
- I got a promotion. Yikes!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
She's Back
Grrrr...Argh • It's All About Me •
This has been a somewhat technology-challenged week. If you noticed this blog was down for a bit, it’s because of some server moving, but that’s all done now. But if you try to email me, that’s just not happening yet. You see, my computer bit the dust...again. And this time I’m not dropping several hundred dollars to fix it. I supposedly have a full backup from January so I just went and bought and new desktop, thanks to Adelle doing the work for me! I blog to you today from a laptop my boss lent me. I could kinda get used to this...laying in bed, reading the NY Times and Organic Style online, but you no you’ll nks because I’m too lazy to deal with that on a laptop. Anyway, my email moving around is more work than I will likely get done until I have a functioning desktop again. But I think most of you know at least one of my 10,000 other email addresses so I’m not that worried. Of course, there are all those bills…
Update: Oops. Email works. I’m just on an old computer that requires the silly http://.
Now on to new problems...my latest check from a client was written out to my lovely, but not at all legally recognized, business name. Do I pretend I didn’t notice and try depositing it through the ATM or go the honest route and bring all my paperwork to the bank and try to get a dba added to my account? I kinda need the money since it’s in large part paying for that new computer! Why is nothing ever simple???
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Real Dirt
While I was in Texas—yes, I was in Texas where it was warm and sunny and beautiful and what it is most definitely not here—I saw a documentary that I feel compelled to urge you all to go out and rent immediately. When you first pop in The Real Dirt on Farmer John and see our protagonist skipping down the road and riding his tractor wearing a feather boa you will certainly not know what the heck to expect. But what you will find is a laugh-out-loud funny, sad, moving film on the state of farming in this country. I promise you do not have to be a tree hugger, vegetarian or organic food-buying maniac to fall in love with this film or with Farmer John. I’m determined to visit Angelic Organics farm someday. I’m sure you’ll understand why once you’ve seen the film too.
