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« August 2007 | Main | October 2007 » September 27, 2007Fuck This Shit...Seriously... This has been the week from hell. And I'm not even talking about the cold from hell that has had me housebound (and my boss pissed at me). It all started because I wanted to play my Sims game (except for the getting sick. That was a coworker's fault). My power supply started failing so I went out to buy a new one. Then my game started to get choppy because of all the downloads so I went to buy more RAM... then a new video card. My video card fried my old motherboard and I went out with a fever to buy a new computer. Six trips to Best Buy later I was home with a new computer, new video card and an external hard drive to move all my shit over. So of course the new computer has Vista, which means some of my programs don't work. It's pretty... but pretty doesn't cut it when I can't use my Photoshop. At one point Jake came home and I started talking about hearing church bells chiming (there's not a church even close). He sent me to bed. Last night I decided to try my Sims2 game. It loaded just fine, but when I went to choose a Sims house it just held there. The computer says that it's running (instead of not responding), so I am at a loss. I created a new Sims character and was able to move them into a house. I went back out, then was able to choose that Sims' house. I tried one of my other Sims and still can not access them. I am so pissed right now. I'd gladly trade my new computer for my old one just to have all my stuff. *sigh* Oh, here's the new computer specs: AMD Athlon 64 x 2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.30GHz I'm hoping I can find someone that will help me save my Sims. *crosses fingers* Yeah, I'm obsessed... Oh, and by the way... It's easier to get two female Sims to have sex than when I created Mini Jake and Mini Me. I'm just saying...
[keywords: Health computer Sims2] September 24, 2007Oh Come ON!The good news is the power supply is officially switched. The bad news is now it checks my other hard drive every time I sign on. The worst news is that I am sick and have a fever. Fuck this...
[keywords: Health computer] September 20, 2007Car Lawsuit BluesJake received a letter in the mail saying the lawsuit is *almost* finished. The remaining issue is $1,087 which is over the amount of my coverage. They want to know if we're going to pay this. WTF!?! After the original request was slapped down by their lawyer I was not to happy to get a follow up letter regarding the matter. Especially since the amount keeps changing. Now I have to play phone tag with the lawyer to find out what's going on. If I had the money I would just throw it at her to go away. Right now I'm hoping for a small miracle that they'll manage to talk down her lawyers and just settle the damn thing. I just want to get on with my life already!
[keywords: boyfriend jake car lawsuit] September 18, 2007Bridging the GapsThis weekend Jake and I went to see a friend from High School. Eileen and I lost touch for some reason or another and found each other on MySpace of all places. She's a special Ed teacher for kids and has two Autistic children of her own. She's married and lives in a nice house close to her mom. It's funny how you expect people to be different after all these years, yet she was the same butthead I remember in high school. Funny, sarcastic and smiling. The ride there I talked a million miles an hour, trying to ready myself for anything. My nervousness wasn't about meeting her as much as it was about putting together gaps in my life. I've always felt incomplete, as if my past were bits and pieces of a whole. I've met so many people who had friendships since kindergarten that it made me feel like I was missing out. It's hard when talking about 'old times' refers to three or four years ago. Now I feel like I'm starting to find myself again. Memories I've suppressed are now just... memories. Good, bad... it's still a part of me. Of course, Eileen telling her mom about us hitch hiking was a memory I wished she could have forgotten. :p There's nothing worse then the wrath of a Jewish mom. heh. The barbeque went well. Jake neglected to tell me about his online class having homework due so we had to leave early. I wasn't thrilled about that, but what are you going to do... except kill him. Her kids were typical kids, but you could see they had Autism. Eileen helped to take care of special needs foster kids growing up (usually under the age of 2) so she's the perfect mom for them. We planned on getting together sans the kids soon so it will be nice. I think the best part is finally having more friends that we don't just talk to online. Besides my work buddies we haven't had anyone to just hang out with until Cat and Mark arrived. That was a dream come true. We finally have a couple that we can talk about everything and anything with... who have similar views and interests. Hopefully they won't get sick of us. :p
[keywords: Friends childhood weekends] September 17, 2007Sims2 Makes Me ANGRYOkay, so I fucked up the damn game... AGAIN. I'm one of those people that LOVES all the extras you can get to enhance the game. The clothing, the hair, the furniture, the walls/floors, etc... It makes what is a cute game something I am addicted to. The problem lies with how much I've downloaded. Over a thousand extras to date. Instead of trying one thing at a time I downloaded all sorts of goodies... then turned on the game. Instant heartache, man. After spending all fucking day going through the files without finding which item was causing it to go wonky I gave up. The game takes so long to load it's hard to do a test run each time without wasting five minutes per addition. My only other option is to start all over again... and that's going to be a pain in the ass. This time I'm going to have so many sub folders it's disgusting. It's better than the alternative... nuke the game and go back to playing in my forum's arcade. With another gig of RAM on the way to the house so I can play that's not an option... YET. So yeah... I won't be online for a while. Oy...
[keywords: Sims2 games] September 14, 2007Technological Advancements For DummiesTechnology is a great thing... if you have the basic understanding of the process and/or learning capabilities. We have a few people at work who view anything new as 'too hard' or 'too confusing' and manage to fuck up even the simplest of tasks. Take this one guy for instance. He shares our fax server and has managed to fuck it up no less than three times. A simple task such as sending a fax becomes a huge ordeal when he has to type in the fax number on a computer instead of pushing the buttons on a fax machine. He's also managed to use up all the server space uploading personal photos. Apparently he didn't think using it as his personal photo album was a big deal. Then there's this twitty girl who thinks the IT guy is her personal tech support. She's driving him crazy over a personal issue while I'm driving him crazy about a work one. There was a time that I thought tech support was a decent job to look into. Now I see the darker side. The darker, dumber side. I'd be fired within a week for slapping people upside the head.
[keywords: Work coworkers] MOAR RAMWith my Sims2 game in high gear I have decided to get more RAM for my computer. Right now the 1 gb isn't enough to play the game and have other applications open without the game dragging. I also have been a downloading fool when it comes to Sims2 clothing, hair, objects and furniture. Unfortunately that all takes up memory to have and I'd rather get more than turn everything else off. After trolling the usual stores I decided on New Egg since they're the cheapest. A special thanks to my friend Pos for dealing with my 'OMG WTF' questions about how I know what the limit on RAM is for my self built computer. Now I just have to wait....
[keywords: computer Sims2] September 13, 2007Vacation WHEN?My boss has a semi strict rule about vacations. Only one person off at a time. Her reasoning is that whenever someone takes off someone else is ALWAYS calling in sick and we suffer statistic wise. As much as I wan't to gripe about it, she's got a point. With eleven people to spread the time on (most of which are ALWAYS asking for time off) it can be a bitch to take off a day. Now that my friend is going on Medical Leave to have a total knee replacement it's going to be next to impossible to get a mental health day for the next couple of months. Right now I'm needing one so bad I'm almost calling it an inpatient mental health day. The worst part about the time off is that I am the one who gets stuck backing up the slow ones. That means even though my job description is completely different I am back up for everyone. Basically, I'm fucked. Right now I'm quietly looking through the dates to just ask for a three day weekend. One extra day won't do a lot... but it's better then suffering until Thanksgiving. / whinefest
[keywords: Work] September 12, 2007De-Clawing the CoworkersMy workplace has just gotten stupid. I don't know if it's because the staff is all female or we just got unlucky with the personality types. I vote for the female issue. Most women I've known are prone to gossiping. Add a bully (or two) into the mix and you've got a recipe for headaches galore. What's worse is that all the women in my office are in their 40s and 50s. You'd think they'd grow out of this playground behavior. Instead, they seem to have almost mastered it. "Coworker A (CA)" is a bit slow in her production. What she lacks in speed she makes up for in knowledge. "Coworker B (CB)" is fast and on the ball when it comes to her job. My boss made her lead because of that. Her problem? She can't just do her job. She's either on the phone with family members or they come by her desk to chat. This is all day long, every day. Then there's the problem employee, "Coworker C (CC)", that I bitch about from time to time. She is constantly over at the busy body's desk, gossiping. CB and CC get together and gang up on CA. The last few weeks has been beyond ridiculous... so I went to my boss. She half listened, and now has my friend trying to intervene. Meanwhile I have to sit there and listen to all the childishness while they take turns bickering about each other. I need a vacation... BIG TIME.
[keywords: Work coworkers] September 11, 2007Laziness = Feeling CrappyI emailed my doctor today about not feeling well. Lately I've been feeling like I could sleep for hours. His response? 'Have you been exercizing?' Of course not! It's been too hot for the past couple of weeks and last week I was just feeling blah. Now I now why. Oy... So now I have to put away the Sims2 and sign off the computer so I can force myself to at least do thirty minutes on the bike. It was so much easier (and nicer) when Jake was taking online courses. Now I have to fend for myself three nights a week and it's dragging me down. *sigh* In other words: It's Jake's fault.
[keywords: Health] September 10, 2007Here's Your Bill...Working in the medical field has it's perks. It also has it's annoying parts. People want free advice. They want to know it's going to work before they even try it... even if there's no guarantee that they will have the same outcome. Try explaining that to someone looking for a miracle. so yeah... this Friday I met with a friend's niece and talked about weight loss surgery. Here's the kicker: It was at a burger joint. Their choice, not mine. :jake: and I met up at Hamlet's and ended up sitting for a half hour before my friend got there. Then another thirty minutes til her niece arrived. She was nice, funny and I think would do good with the surgery. Then again, this is a non medical opinion based on one meal. The hardest part is giving her information without touching on my personal opinion of the doctors/personnel. Surgically the doctor is excellent. Personally... not so much. But that was with me. Again, same thing with the staff. How I have to deal with them is completely different, so it's not fair that I even bring that into the mix.I spoke about it with my friend beforehand and she agreed that it wasn't something to discuss. Stick to the medical questions, leave the personality part out of it. Saturday was decent, although I checked my PMS time-frame several times after having it out with Jake. Nope, not due. He was just being an ass. He wanted to go to Cat and Mark's house to play games. He also discussed with them about getting me to join. Bad idea. See... I don't play video games. I grew up before they were everyone's passion and personally get too stressed when watching. Plus, most of the games Jake plays makes me dizzy just to follow. I feel like I'm sea sick after a few minutes. Give me something silly like the Sims 2 and I'm happy. Anyway, he told me and I suggested they come to our place so I could fuck around on my computer while they played. He started the make me feel guilty and I got pissed. REALLY pissed. It's not fair that I should have to play something just because he wants me to. If I'm not interested... then I'm not interested. It took me half the night to get over it. In the end they had fun with their games, I downloaded a ton of shit for the Sims 2 game and all was good. In between we had a good meal, interesting conversation and the night ended on a positive note around 2 a.m. Is the weekend really over? *sigh*
[keywords: Friends boyfriend coworkers weekends] September 05, 2007Creepy and SneakyLast Thursday I sent our monthly report to the Creepy IT Chick so that she could upload it to her database. I hear her whine 'Thanks a lot, Odessa. Unfortunately I can't get to our database'. I respond with my usual 'No problem', because it isn't... it's hers. Tuesday I shot off an email to her (and CC'd my boss) asking the database was back up so she could give us the quarterly report. She shouts over the cubicle, 'What do you mean? The database hasn't been down.' Oh yeah, it's on now bitch! I stomp over there and remind her of the conversation we had last week (verbally, of course) and she says she didn't mean our database. Riiight. So I asked why she would even mention it in the same sentence as doing my work if it had nothing to do with us. Then she starts twisting things around before trying to blame it on the other guys, saying she couldn't get to the program. So she *couldn't* run the report, but could get to the database. Specifics I could care less about if the bottom line was she couldn't run our reports. Seriously, I could give a rats ass about what exactly the issue was... My boss has been chomping at the bit to break away from their section and this is just one more bite.
[keywords: Work Creepy_IT_Chick] September 04, 2007Bills, Bills and Plans to MakeEver since I paid off my credit cards I have been leery about owing any money. I prefer to save up and then buy. Lately I've been buying things and whipping out the plastic like there's no tomorrow. Two A/Cs, a new floor among other items. That's not including the higher bills we're going to be paying for said air conditioners. Take last night for instance. Hell would have had more of a breeze than in our apartment. We clicked on the A/C and didn't turn it off until morning. It's all fine and good except I don't know the cost of that. I think that's the worst. If I knew how much running it was I would feel better about when we use it... and when we shouldn't. Meanwhile we have yet to buy our plane tickets to see :jake:'s family this Thanksgiving. Yeah, cuz that's how I want to blow $400.
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