not that this will become routine...
received a new computer today from dell - the office is somewhat abuzz with the bells and whistles that accompany new hardware. i found myself ooing over the 'chrome' plated music controls gracing the keyboard (and the cute little volume knob - a knob of all things... crazy...).
of course with a new computer in this day and age i spent the first 20 minutes hunting down and deleting every reference to aol... which meant restarting the computer to update things, and then allowing program after program automatically update itself (more restarting involved) and then getting peeved and selecting the 'restart later' button which just gives you five to ten minutes of peace before it asks you again. i hate microsoft.
downloaded firefox though - a small victory, and i can just see the look on my boss's face when he finds out that microsoft office was not included in the deal and we're left with wordperfect (they still make it!). of course it has something bundled with it and so loading the program gives you a warning that you have 60 more days before you have to agree to its bells and whistles. annoying.
anyway things are fine. new apartment which is pleasantly cool amidst this brief heat spell we're experiencing and now, with new glasses and a kettle i'm almost self sufficient. cooking will be difficult (idol is in its last throes tonight and i'm dropping by the parental unit's pad for din-din).
i think melissa will win - have from the start - but think that rex actually out-sang her last night, interesting for a guy who really can't sing all that well and has yet to string together three consecutive intelligible words when talking.
of course with a new computer in this day and age i spent the first 20 minutes hunting down and deleting every reference to aol... which meant restarting the computer to update things, and then allowing program after program automatically update itself (more restarting involved) and then getting peeved and selecting the 'restart later' button which just gives you five to ten minutes of peace before it asks you again. i hate microsoft.
downloaded firefox though - a small victory, and i can just see the look on my boss's face when he finds out that microsoft office was not included in the deal and we're left with wordperfect (they still make it!). of course it has something bundled with it and so loading the program gives you a warning that you have 60 more days before you have to agree to its bells and whistles. annoying.
anyway things are fine. new apartment which is pleasantly cool amidst this brief heat spell we're experiencing and now, with new glasses and a kettle i'm almost self sufficient. cooking will be difficult (idol is in its last throes tonight and i'm dropping by the parental unit's pad for din-din).
i think melissa will win - have from the start - but think that rex actually out-sang her last night, interesting for a guy who really can't sing all that well and has yet to string together three consecutive intelligible words when talking.
posted by Ottawan Dave | 2:57 p.m.
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