You would think that I wouldn't have to tell a coworker in my office that I am not in Chicago, therefore I have no access to the server in Chicago, and that jumping all over my shit trying to get files from the server in Chicago only succeeds in making me very angry, so maybe she ought to call one of our people in Chicago to expedite the fucking process, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

Our long national nightmare is over.

We have a new remote.

On our way back we went by the cutest thing ever: a lemonade stand trying to raise money for Katrina assistance. I took a picture with my cell. [link] Wish I could have gotten a better shot of those kids' faces-- they were straight out of central casting! And there was this little homemade sign!

Bob got the name and extension of our Time Warner cust service lady last night b/c she was so helpful-- I should try to find a way for him to tell TW about her.

Is Martha demonstrating how to make shanks?

Man, I wish.

a lemonade stand trying to raise money for Katrina assistance. I took a picture with my cell

I just read about them on lj! Cute.

I only had two votes to cast. I voted for the one guy and the other guy. Even though Virginia Fields's ads are the best.

The SO tries to do that -- tell people when their service is good. We're apt to complain when it's bad, so we try to be equitable.

Our phone company is miserable. Uniformly, any person you call will be rude and off-putting and generally unhelpful. But then any actual person who comes out to the house will be polite and professional and apt. In fact, they once told me that I needn't ever buy the phone company's "We'll pay for repairs in your house" plan, because the old-style box I have means that the company is responsible for all the wiring anyway. The phone people always try to sell it to me, but I just decline. And it's been true.

Oh, the lemonade kids are teh cute!

SO cute.

(I forgot to mention that we did buy lemonade.)

tell people when their service is good. We're apt to complain when it's bad, so we try to be equitable.

that's true for me too. I'm always a little sad when I do it, because I find it's rarely that the person has gone above and beyond, they've just done their job well, which should be the minimum, not remarkable.

Of course you did. How could you not? Was the lemonade any good? The last time I bought kiddie lemonade it turned out to be Crystal light. I was a bit bemused.

they've just done their job well, which should be the minimum, not remarkable.

Yeah, that's true. But such is our world.

Priscilla Owen? Jesus Christ.