In which I love my new job because they give me benefits!
I started here at the ol’ ISP/CLEC three months ago last week, which made me eligible for not only the first health insurance I’ve had in a decade but also free DSL! Free!
My dry loop was delivered by Qwest today. Oh yes it was.
I [...]
In which there’s software and hardware and stuff.
Today I updated three WordPress installations on my web server. And then I updated a bunch of WP plug-ins. And then I updated Mint, my stats app. And then I installed some Peppers.
And then I ate Mexican food, because I didn’t get up early enough this morning to [...]
In which I get the first of many packages.
When I got to work this morning my new phone, an LG Lotus LX600, was on my desk.
I unpacked it, which required opening about six plastic bags and removing five plastic clingies from various of the phone’s shiny surfaces, and plugged it in. Then I checked the [...]
In which there’s a new device within range.
Continue reading about The Neighborhood, Represented Wirelessly
In which the Internet seeks to educate me.
My employer’s web site offers live chat support, so literally anyone can come along and open an IM session that pops up on my desktop.
This is the best one EVAR:
In which there are both aliens and my ass in the same entry, but I totally wasn’t abducted or anything.
SETI@home sent me a lovely email today reminding me that I’ve been a member since 1999 (!!!)… and that I haven’t returned a work unit in 153 days. The last unit I returned was from my [...]
Continue reading about ET phone home! And buy me some clothes!
In which I tell you about my plans for my weekend, but you find it boring. Because it is. Boring, I mean.
I’m working until six. After that, I’m going to type up some lyrics for my band book and organize some MP3s for band practice tomorrow afternoon. After that, I’ll probably stop for a quick [...]
In which I’m foiled.
I was just about to install my new 120Gb hard drive into the laptop when the whole project was derailed before it could even get going.
I lack a 2.5mm Allen wrench, first of all. And my Windows XP installation disc is missing.
I could probably get the thing open anyway, but even if [...]
In which I love these Mac-and-PC commercials.
I’m a Windows user, but that’s only because I’ve been really poor for a long time. When I get cash flow again, though, I’m buyin’ me a Mac.
Widgets, gadgets, completely different things. LOL! Yeah, Vista’s nothing like OSX. NOTHING. LIKE. IT.
Continue reading about PC sez: Take the rest of the year off
In which you all rise up from the dead… just like Jesus!
My mom and step dad sent me this sweatshirt recently:
Silly folk. Silly sweatshirt. Yay!
In which there’s a geek fest.
I got an email today from Dr. Derrick over at ISU. (I don’t think we know each other, but he called me Mush.) Anyway, the point is the geeks will be partying at an event called IgniteIT and he invited me and asked me to let other geeks know.
Geeks! Partying! [...]
In which I’m EMPLOYED!
This morning I drove over here and met with M.S. for an hour. We had a great meeting. They need an all-around office chick, to do their data entry and bookkeeping and billing and various other officey stuff.
I start tomorrow!
I would have offered to start immediately but they need time to [...]
