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Jan. 8th, 2005 10:36 pmToday was pretty much a wasted day.
I picked up the mail, which had nothing interesting for me. I also chewed the postal worker out about the fact that Priority Mail from here to Wisconsin didn't get there in four fucking days (I did not say the word "fucking" to the postal worker) even though she said it would get there in two or three days. I asked what, exactly, my four-bucks-plus was paying for, if not for "priority" delivery in two to three days. The postal worker didn't have an answer for that. Ah, well. I will know better next time. Priority mail, which says two or three days? It isn't. Note to self: If stuff has to get somewhere in a timely fashion, send it overnight, get a tracking number, and don't use the damn post office's sorry-ass priority mail.
After that, I went to visit La. We chatted a bit, and then she mentioned her grandma's computer was fucked up and allowed as how I might go take a look at it. Now, those of you who don't know me in real life have probably spotted the nerd score, two entries back. I didn't cheat and edit the html to make myself look nerdier than I actually am, though doing that would be an indication that perhaps I was more nerdy than I tested... and admitting that I know *how* to do that and briefly considered it should pretty much cement my claim to the score I actually posted. (Note: Do not pick a random number if you edit your nerd code to look smarter. Also, based on data points I have [9702 -- 67%, 8567 -- 22%, 5771 -- 90%, 5573 -- 24%, and 1786 -- 95%], it isn't immediately obvious how the numbers are generated. Any people nerdier than I am are welcome to pipe up, here. Anyway, it will work if you just copy someone else who scored "well" in your book. A minimal selection (I'm too lazy to go look for more) is presented above. Enjoy) Anyway, that score is actually a pretty decent assessment of my general nerdiness. I have excellent computer-and-internet-related nerd skills. I also usually have a CD or three of nifty doze-specific fix0ring utilities in my car for just this sort of bullshit occasion because it's a LOT easier to fix crap when I have my utilities on CD. La knows both of these things and has known me for more than twenty years. It is not out of line for her to ask me to look at her grandma's computer, and I did.
( Want the gory details? Your call, but note that there's a lot of ranting involved. )
That took the better part of my afternoon. Yippee.
Tomorrow, I'm driving Dad and his wife to the airport with intermediate stoppage at brother Joe's house. With any luck, I can remember to pick up the free rice wine vinegar (Joe uses the premixed stuff for his sushi, I like to mix my own, and he has this bottle leftover from before he discovered the premixed stuff.) I've forgotten the last two visits. *sigh* I'm about out and I can't buy the stuff locally, so this is a nontrivial thing. I've made a note.
I picked up the mail, which had nothing interesting for me. I also chewed the postal worker out about the fact that Priority Mail from here to Wisconsin didn't get there in four fucking days (I did not say the word "fucking" to the postal worker) even though she said it would get there in two or three days. I asked what, exactly, my four-bucks-plus was paying for, if not for "priority" delivery in two to three days. The postal worker didn't have an answer for that. Ah, well. I will know better next time. Priority mail, which says two or three days? It isn't. Note to self: If stuff has to get somewhere in a timely fashion, send it overnight, get a tracking number, and don't use the damn post office's sorry-ass priority mail.
After that, I went to visit La. We chatted a bit, and then she mentioned her grandma's computer was fucked up and allowed as how I might go take a look at it. Now, those of you who don't know me in real life have probably spotted the nerd score, two entries back. I didn't cheat and edit the html to make myself look nerdier than I actually am, though doing that would be an indication that perhaps I was more nerdy than I tested... and admitting that I know *how* to do that and briefly considered it should pretty much cement my claim to the score I actually posted. (Note: Do not pick a random number if you edit your nerd code to look smarter. Also, based on data points I have [9702 -- 67%, 8567 -- 22%, 5771 -- 90%, 5573 -- 24%, and 1786 -- 95%], it isn't immediately obvious how the numbers are generated. Any people nerdier than I am are welcome to pipe up, here. Anyway, it will work if you just copy someone else who scored "well" in your book. A minimal selection (I'm too lazy to go look for more) is presented above. Enjoy) Anyway, that score is actually a pretty decent assessment of my general nerdiness. I have excellent computer-and-internet-related nerd skills. I also usually have a CD or three of nifty doze-specific fix0ring utilities in my car for just this sort of bullshit occasion because it's a LOT easier to fix crap when I have my utilities on CD. La knows both of these things and has known me for more than twenty years. It is not out of line for her to ask me to look at her grandma's computer, and I did.
( Want the gory details? Your call, but note that there's a lot of ranting involved. )
That took the better part of my afternoon. Yippee.
Tomorrow, I'm driving Dad and his wife to the airport with intermediate stoppage at brother Joe's house. With any luck, I can remember to pick up the free rice wine vinegar (Joe uses the premixed stuff for his sushi, I like to mix my own, and he has this bottle leftover from before he discovered the premixed stuff.) I've forgotten the last two visits. *sigh* I'm about out and I can't buy the stuff locally, so this is a nontrivial thing. I've made a note.
