In onerous task news, I spent 2+ hours on tech support trying to get my new wireless router to connect to the Internet. Th tech support guy kept having me connect directly to the cable modem to see if it was a problem with that. Nope. We'd try 15 minutes of other things and then he'd have me check the modem again. Nope, it's still fine. Over and over. Finally he admitted defeat and said I'd have to turn it in for a replacement. I plugged my old, cranky router that balked at YouTube videos in and zoom--it's sending vids to the Chromecast and everything. So I'm sending the new router back for a refund instead. It's like two hours of irritation netted me ~$160. I've decided to call it a win.
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
River ,'Trash'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Feb 18, 2014 4:06:43 pm PST #20382 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
-t - Feb 18, 2014 4:09:24 pm PST #20383 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Way to go, Suzi! And Calli! $80/hr for Being Irritated is not a bad rate.
You know, I am hardly ever in elevators anymore. I probably could make sure I always have my kindle with me when I am with a little bit of forethought.
Calli - Feb 18, 2014 4:19:54 pm PST #20384 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Congrats SuziQ on getting recognition from higher ups!
And yes, -t, thanks. I wish I could charge all irritants that much.
amych - Feb 18, 2014 4:26:59 pm PST #20385 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
You guys! I just got the invite to my dad's law school graduation! I HAVE SO MANY ALLERGIES!!
(Recap: Dad decided at 70 that he didn't see any reason to go to his job any more but retiring would be boring, so he decided to live his Kennedy-era dream of becoming a civil rights lawyer instead. He's disturbingly knowledgable in recent North Carolina politics for a Manhattanite...)
SO MANY ALLERGIES
Amy - Feb 18, 2014 4:32:19 pm PST #20386 of 30000
Because books.
Aw, amych, that's awesome! Congratulations to him!
Suzi, do you have the recipe for that chicken? It sounds delicious.
-t - Feb 18, 2014 4:32:52 pm PST #20387 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, amych!
SuziQ - Feb 18, 2014 4:35:27 pm PST #20388 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Go dad of Amych!!!!
Amy - it was one of the freezer meals we did. If I remember right - 3 chicken breasts, juice of 3 limes, a bunch of torn up cilantro, a can of corn, and a can of black beans (rinsed). All into the crock pot for 7 hours on low. About an hour before it was done I added a touch of salt and fresh lime just to punch it up a bit.
sarameg - Feb 18, 2014 4:41:13 pm PST #20389 of 30000
amych, that's lovely and inspiring and GO AMYCH'S DAD! Kick some ass for civil rights!
JZ - Feb 18, 2014 4:53:55 pm PST #20390 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
amych, that is completely awesome and fantastic of your dad! Billions of congratulations to him!
Zenkitty - Feb 18, 2014 4:56:03 pm PST #20391 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Congratulations, amych's dad!
In the same vein, now that it's real I can talk about it, my younger niece got accepted to Brown for her Master's degree. She is over the moon.