wasting away in mechanicsville….
I write this on a $1200+ laptop that has been reduced to little more than a $200 pc from Walmart. My mother-in-law, despite all my protestations over the years, has managed to fill her computer up with more spyware, adware, bloatware and general crap than it seems possible. Sadly, this laptop is only 6 months old. And did I mention it’s connecting to the web via dial-up over AOL? Well, on the bright side, as soon as she gets up the laptop will be off limits until I wake up earlier than her tomorrow morning and get some time on it again, as she will be online from the time she gets up until the time she goes to bed.
To my left, a table is overcrowding with figurines from a set called “Charming Tails.” I assume Charming is some code-word for mice dressed like people, as the figurines are nothing but just that. Here’s one dressed like Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, inside a disco shoe with a fish in the heel. Oh, look at this little cutie, a mouse in overalls riding a frog. Oh, and here’s a widdle mouse driving a teeny-tiny taxi cab…and it goes on and on. 25 of these figurines (yes, I counted) sit to my left. Around the room are another 20 or so scattered here and there. Oh shit. Sounds like my mother-in-law is waking up. Better get off her laptop before I get some nasty looks. Hope you’re having a nice holiday wherever you are……
12.21.07I’m dreaming of a brief Christmas…
Hey folks. Sorry for the lack of posting this week, but we’re heading out of town in about 30 minutes (two hours later than originally planned), and we had a lot of preparation to do before we left. Not to mention, I had a myriad of doctor’s visits and related medical stuff that ate up my week. Unfortunately, I will have little to no access to the web for the next seven days. My mother-in-law’s on dial-up, and she’s not the best about letting other people have time on her computer. So…I may be able to drop a quick line, but will likely not. The site was just cleaned up, and this is the second version of the theme. It’s practically identical, but with a lot of fixes and some things done to make it run smoother and be less clunky. Hope you like it. I meant to post articles in advance, as I have for previous vacations, but there’s no time. So, this is it for the next seven days. Hope you all have a happy holiday of whatever sort you practice. That is, unless you don’t have a holiday around this time. In that case, hope your week is happy nonetheless. Me? I’m participating in Christmas as usual. Take care and my best to you and your loved ones. —— P.S. Kelvin, you rock. I meant to give you your own post, but time will not allow it. Just know how thankful we were for your gift.
12.17.07time to squat and kill!
Fuck you Mass Effect! Why am I always running around in combat crouching? Maybe because I can’t change the fucking crouch settings! Every game lets me do this. Why, Mass Effect? If I crouch, don’t keep me crouched until I fucking click the stick again! You know how easy it is to accidentally click the crouch button? Then I’m trying to fight and I’m 3 feet shorter than everyone else! FUCK THIS. Yes, I still love you, Mass Effect. Sorry for venting.
12.15.07Literally an idiot
Some douche on an Entertainment show said that Britney Spears is “Literally on a roller-coaster to hell.” I guess this guy literally doesn’t know what literally means. Because he is literally an idiot.
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