I need a Cigar and a Triple-Shot of Glenmorangie!!
In fact....that just sounds too good right now! I'll be out on the front porch, with them, and enjoying the morning, before I go to bed!
Later.
In fact....that just sounds too good right now! I'll be out on the front porch, with them, and enjoying the morning, before I go to bed!
Later.
Ok. I am ROYALLY FUCKED!!! 
...but let me tell you why...
I came home Tuesday morning from work and decided to do a little cleaning, rather that sit down for awhile and relax like I usually do. Afterward, I go to turn my laptop on. I remove some of the papers I had been reaarranging off of the top of it, when, lo-and-behold, what do I find?? My $1800 Compaq Pressario is sitting in a pool of liquid, and it won't turn on!!!!!! It would'nt even indicate that it was getting power. No battery! No Outlet power!!
Needless to say, I fuckling flipped out. I had a mother-fucking-coniption-fit!!
Something troublesome about it is...I don't know who to blame, my brother, who has a habit of using my laptop as a fucking coaster, or me. You see, the liquid was brown. It looked and smelled like watered down cola, and my brother does'nt drink soda of any kind....but I do, and that morning I was cleaning up some half-empty paper cups of soda. So it was probably my liquid, but I honestly don't remember putting anything other than some bills next to it. Really, in the end, it's my fault for leaving it where I did. So I have'nt, and won't go off on my brother for this, especially since he's letting me use his desktop unit.
That's a habit I really need to break anyway....assigning blame!
I'm still really upset about this. I was really attached to that laptop. I took it to a local computer shop that does repairs. The guy inside said that it was probably a power connection issue on the motherboard, and that it would probably have to be shipped to the factory to get it fixed. He was going to check the power cable, to see if the battery and power cord had been the only things that shorted out, but he could'nt find his equipment to check it with. I'll probably go back later on, when he's found it, just to make sure, but I'm pretty certain that I'll have to ship it off to be repaired!!
In a way, this is kind of mixed curse/blessing in disguise (I'm really reaching for a brightside here). My comp only had a Radeon 7800 Mobility video card, and that isn't nearly enough for some of the games I've been wanting to play, and My DVD/CD-RW drive has been dead for awhile now, so this gives me an excuse to get those replaced, and have other stuff on my laptop upgraded as well, whilst it's off being repaired. The downside is, as always, COST. I have no idea how much all of this is going to run. My finances are already in kind of a bind, especially after Christmas (I'm not in trouble or anything, I've just got to be really careful how I spend. I have trouble with spending before I see if I can really afford something). If it's going to cost more than I'm willing to spend, SCREW IT, I'll just go ahead and get a new one....perhaps an Alienware Laptop this time. I've heard they're one of the best out there. But the problem will be getting the information I have on the old harddrive onto a new one.
This whole damn situation is giving me stress that I really don't need right now. I usually get to relax a little after the holidays. Not now!
I'll get through this. I'm not jumping-up-and-down-screaming-and-hollering-mad (not anymore anyway), but I am thoroughly depressed about this. The only silver lining (other than the chance to upgrade) has been my brother letting me use his computer. It has a 256MB Video card, and a slew of other stuff mine did'nt have, so that I can at last play "City of Heroes". I originally beta-tested for it with my old comp, even though the video card did'nt meet specs, I was still able to play with reduced graphics. After launch, I could'nt play. But now, I can!
Well, in other news, it's going to be a little while longer before I can get some pics of myself up. The ones I had on CD are too big, and I know nothing about photo-editing. But, now that my brother is letting me use his computer, I can finally d/l the software for my little digital camera that I have...we'll see.
"Thank you little-brother, for your help in my time of crisis!"
Just thought of it. Another bad part about this whole thing, is that it puts my plans of a motorcycle off for even longer. SHIT!! SHIT!! SHIT!!
But all of this has only made me realize more, that I need to handle adversity with more....shit, I dunno. What the hell is the word I'm looking for? Well, to boil it down, I just need to be more grown-up about things, and handle them better....I guess that's it. :shrug:
I won't be on here as much, as now I have to share a computer with someone. I'll still be here, just not as often. Belive me, I'll be here plenty enough to annoy the living shit out of everybody!!
LOL!!!
Later.
...but let me tell you why...
I came home Tuesday morning from work and decided to do a little cleaning, rather that sit down for awhile and relax like I usually do. Afterward, I go to turn my laptop on. I remove some of the papers I had been reaarranging off of the top of it, when, lo-and-behold, what do I find?? My $1800 Compaq Pressario is sitting in a pool of liquid, and it won't turn on!!!!!! It would'nt even indicate that it was getting power. No battery! No Outlet power!!
Needless to say, I fuckling flipped out. I had a mother-fucking-coniption-fit!!
Something troublesome about it is...I don't know who to blame, my brother, who has a habit of using my laptop as a fucking coaster, or me. You see, the liquid was brown. It looked and smelled like watered down cola, and my brother does'nt drink soda of any kind....but I do, and that morning I was cleaning up some half-empty paper cups of soda. So it was probably my liquid, but I honestly don't remember putting anything other than some bills next to it. Really, in the end, it's my fault for leaving it where I did. So I have'nt, and won't go off on my brother for this, especially since he's letting me use his desktop unit.
That's a habit I really need to break anyway....assigning blame!
I'm still really upset about this. I was really attached to that laptop. I took it to a local computer shop that does repairs. The guy inside said that it was probably a power connection issue on the motherboard, and that it would probably have to be shipped to the factory to get it fixed. He was going to check the power cable, to see if the battery and power cord had been the only things that shorted out, but he could'nt find his equipment to check it with. I'll probably go back later on, when he's found it, just to make sure, but I'm pretty certain that I'll have to ship it off to be repaired!!
In a way, this is kind of mixed curse/blessing in disguise (I'm really reaching for a brightside here). My comp only had a Radeon 7800 Mobility video card, and that isn't nearly enough for some of the games I've been wanting to play, and My DVD/CD-RW drive has been dead for awhile now, so this gives me an excuse to get those replaced, and have other stuff on my laptop upgraded as well, whilst it's off being repaired. The downside is, as always, COST. I have no idea how much all of this is going to run. My finances are already in kind of a bind, especially after Christmas (I'm not in trouble or anything, I've just got to be really careful how I spend. I have trouble with spending before I see if I can really afford something). If it's going to cost more than I'm willing to spend, SCREW IT, I'll just go ahead and get a new one....perhaps an Alienware Laptop this time. I've heard they're one of the best out there. But the problem will be getting the information I have on the old harddrive onto a new one.
This whole damn situation is giving me stress that I really don't need right now. I usually get to relax a little after the holidays. Not now!
I'll get through this. I'm not jumping-up-and-down-screaming-and-hollering-mad (not anymore anyway), but I am thoroughly depressed about this. The only silver lining (other than the chance to upgrade) has been my brother letting me use his computer. It has a 256MB Video card, and a slew of other stuff mine did'nt have, so that I can at last play "City of Heroes". I originally beta-tested for it with my old comp, even though the video card did'nt meet specs, I was still able to play with reduced graphics. After launch, I could'nt play. But now, I can!
Well, in other news, it's going to be a little while longer before I can get some pics of myself up. The ones I had on CD are too big, and I know nothing about photo-editing. But, now that my brother is letting me use his computer, I can finally d/l the software for my little digital camera that I have...we'll see.
"Thank you little-brother, for your help in my time of crisis!"
Just thought of it. Another bad part about this whole thing, is that it puts my plans of a motorcycle off for even longer. SHIT!! SHIT!! SHIT!!
But all of this has only made me realize more, that I need to handle adversity with more....shit, I dunno. What the hell is the word I'm looking for? Well, to boil it down, I just need to be more grown-up about things, and handle them better....I guess that's it. :shrug:
I won't be on here as much, as now I have to share a computer with someone. I'll still be here, just not as often. Belive me, I'll be here plenty enough to annoy the living shit out of everybody!!
LOL!!!Later.
I've just read Kay's journal, and she's reminded me of the real Spirit of Christmas. I think everyone of you who read my journal, should read hers. (Ok. So that's only two or three, but all both of you should!)
At this time of year, we all get so caught up in our own little troubles, that we forget others who have it a HELL of alot worse off than us. Even if you're broke, and between homes, and out of a job, or whatever....remember those:
who don't have a home at all,
who don't have a job and can't get one,
who don't have a family or freinds to care for them,
who don't have and have'nt had a decent meal in a long time,
who don't even have their health,
...just remember that, no matter how bad off you think you have it right now, someone out there would give almost anything to be in your position! No matter how little you think you have, there's someone out there with so much less!
Kay reminded me of that today. She made me feel ashamed of myself.....and I damn well thank her for it! I already know I've been acting like an asshole, but I've looked back at the way I've been behaving here lately, and realized how selfish I've been as well. Maybe we all need to be reminded of that, and remember the real spirit of Christmas!
Merry Christmas, And The Spirit Of Human Kindness To You All!!
Later
At this time of year, we all get so caught up in our own little troubles, that we forget others who have it a HELL of alot worse off than us. Even if you're broke, and between homes, and out of a job, or whatever....remember those:
who don't have a home at all,
who don't have a job and can't get one,
who don't have a family or freinds to care for them,
who don't have and have'nt had a decent meal in a long time,
who don't even have their health,
...just remember that, no matter how bad off you think you have it right now, someone out there would give almost anything to be in your position! No matter how little you think you have, there's someone out there with so much less!
Kay reminded me of that today. She made me feel ashamed of myself.....and I damn well thank her for it! I already know I've been acting like an asshole, but I've looked back at the way I've been behaving here lately, and realized how selfish I've been as well. Maybe we all need to be reminded of that, and remember the real spirit of Christmas!
Merry Christmas, And The Spirit Of Human Kindness To You All!!
Later
I wonder why it is that I anxietoulsy wait for the day that I'll log on here, and find umpteen dozen comments waiting for me in my journal telling me to shut up and mind my own buisness. 
There was me.
That is, Alex, and my three droogs.
That is, Pete, Georgie, and Dim.
And we sat in the Korova Milk Bar,
trying to make up our rassodocks...
...what to do with the evening.
I recently fulfilled my Columbia House membership. Got about eight movies, four of which were free.
Have been sitting down to watch them each day here recently. Got some really good ones too.
Like "Akira Kurosawa's: Dreams", "Rock & Rule", and "The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut". And, the above quoted movie.....if you can name that one, I'll score you for 1,000. It's an easy one. I'm watching it right now.
Oh, Bliss.
Oh, Bliss and Heaven.
It was gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh.
It was like a bird of rarest spun heaven metal.
Or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship...
...gravity all nonsense now.
Later.
That is, Alex, and my three droogs.
That is, Pete, Georgie, and Dim.
And we sat in the Korova Milk Bar,
trying to make up our rassodocks...
...what to do with the evening.
I recently fulfilled my Columbia House membership. Got about eight movies, four of which were free.
Have been sitting down to watch them each day here recently. Got some really good ones too.
Like "Akira Kurosawa's: Dreams", "Rock & Rule", and "The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut". And, the above quoted movie.....if you can name that one, I'll score you for 1,000. It's an easy one. I'm watching it right now.
Oh, Bliss.
Oh, Bliss and Heaven.
It was gorgeousness and gorgeosity made flesh.
It was like a bird of rarest spun heaven metal.
Or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship...
...gravity all nonsense now.
Later.
IT'S SNOWING!!! YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!
We get snow so rarely here in Arkansas....
...at least here in my town it's rare. You get it overnight, and then, by mid-afternoon, it's gone! Always disappointing!
Later
We get snow so rarely here in Arkansas....
...at least here in my town it's rare. You get it overnight, and then, by mid-afternoon, it's gone! Always disappointing!
Later
I FINALLY GOT CONFIRMATION FOR MY FREE PSP!!!!
Let's not waste too much time. Lemme bring you up to speed.
For as long as I have been on the internet, I've seen those advertisements for free shit! Free Vacations! Free Refrigerators!! Free Computers!! Free Video Game Consoles!!!
Let me say this right now Though most of you probably already know this, this is mostly for those as NAIVE as myself at that time.
THERE IS NOTHING FOR FREE!!! YOU PAY FOR IT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!!!
I used to ignore these offers, but back in March of this year, I decided to risk it, and see what these offers were really all about!
I decided to sign up for a Free Playstation Portable! I now would have rather peeled the skin off of my own flesh with a pair of pliers, then dipped myself in alcohol, and set myself on fire!!! It would have been alot less trouble, less painful, and not a damaging.
You don't get those for free! You have to fill out 5 or 6 offers from different companies, and have them confirm that you did in order to get the product.
Ok. So. I accepted that. I understood you could'nt really get this shit for free. I'll just fill out a few offers for stuff I'd actually want, and get a Free PSP to boot, right!?!?! HOHOHOHOHO!! Was I in for a surprise!
I signed up for a credit card, doubleday book club, colombia house, some damn diet program, a newspaper subscription, etc.
Did I forget to mention you also get signed up for a SHITLOAD of spam e-mail, and because you signed up for it and gave them your e-mail, your spam filter does'nt filter it! Not just e-mail either! You get put on a BUNCH of lists, so that you get junk mail too!
Colombia House was'nt so bad. Nor was the new credit card. Nor was the Newspaper. But the other shit!!
They put me through HELL!!!
The Diet program sent you product via subscription. Meaning, you get it, and the bill for it, whether you ask for it or not. And they make it VERY difficult to cancel.
Doubleday was the worst!! They have what they call a "Monthly Selection". You originally order 5 or 6 books from them for like $1 apiece, then every month they pick 2 books, based on your selections, and send them and the bill for them, at full price, which is more than the store's, unless you cancel. Which they declined to tell me I could cancel them. So I start getting books, and have to argue with Doubleday to take them back. Even after I found out, and started cancelling them, THEY WERE STILL SENDING ME FUCKING BOOKS, AND CHARGING ME FOR THEM, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY CANCELLED THEM!!!!!!
I had to complain, bitch, moan, gripe, and even had to threaten leagal action to make them stop. They finally stopped....in September! I am fulfilling my obligation to them, and cancelling. I only have to order two more! And any of you who might be thinking of trying them....DON'T!!
So, back to the offer. What happens is you fulfill these obligations. The original company making the offers checks with the offering companies to see if you fulfilled them. If you have, you login to their site and check. If it is approved, you click on the link, that has magically appeared, and you get a confimation e-mail. In the e-mail is another link. Click on it to go to a confirmation webpage that you have to print and send back to them with the address provided on the printout.
You have to do this five times, in order to get your PSP.
I had four offers approved. The fifth one would'nt come up approved. This was for the credit card I had had for SEVEN FUCKING MONTHS!!! You're supposed to make a charge to it for it to be confirmed. I was already hundreds in debt to it!
So I talk to the company, and they tell me that the company said I was'nt with them.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
They tell me to send them some sorta proof. So I send them a copy of the webpage that has my monthly statement. They say it's not enough, they need my starting date with the credit card company! I e-mail the credit card company. They send me some shit saying that they are'nt responsible for any offer that the other company has made. WTF!! I send them one back saying "I understand that. I just want my starting date." Notice I stayed nice to them. So they send me the date. I forward it to the PSP offering company. They automatically approve the offer, so that I don't have to mail anything. *whew*
It's at Eight months now since I started the offer at this point. Now I wait for an "Offer Status Approval" to pop up...which takes another SIX WEEKS!
The approval link pops up!!
YYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!
I just have to click on it, get a confirmation email, click the link in it, and finally get a coupon to send off to get the PSP.
I click on it and wait. And wait. And wait. Nothing. I click on it again. And wait. Nothing still. I go back and click on it a dozen times in a row. Nothing.
Finally I e-mail the company about the problem, and wait.
At last...today, December 6th 2005, Nine months after I had started this shit, they send me an e-mail saying they're having trouble lately with their links, and send me an approval link.
Now I just have to print out the coupon, (don't worry, I was smart enough to save it for printing) and send it off for a free PSP!!!
I got such a feeling of relief getting that!! Some part of me just let loose. I even hugged my brother!
This has been a long, tiresome, and aggravating process. And now it's almost over. If you have read this in it's entirety, Thank you for listening, and I send ya proper love!
WHEW!!
That's enough from me!
Later.
Let's not waste too much time. Lemme bring you up to speed.
For as long as I have been on the internet, I've seen those advertisements for free shit! Free Vacations! Free Refrigerators!! Free Computers!! Free Video Game Consoles!!!
Let me say this right now Though most of you probably already know this, this is mostly for those as NAIVE as myself at that time.
THERE IS NOTHING FOR FREE!!! YOU PAY FOR IT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!!!
I used to ignore these offers, but back in March of this year, I decided to risk it, and see what these offers were really all about!
I decided to sign up for a Free Playstation Portable! I now would have rather peeled the skin off of my own flesh with a pair of pliers, then dipped myself in alcohol, and set myself on fire!!! It would have been alot less trouble, less painful, and not a damaging.
You don't get those for free! You have to fill out 5 or 6 offers from different companies, and have them confirm that you did in order to get the product.
Ok. So. I accepted that. I understood you could'nt really get this shit for free. I'll just fill out a few offers for stuff I'd actually want, and get a Free PSP to boot, right!?!?! HOHOHOHOHO!! Was I in for a surprise!
I signed up for a credit card, doubleday book club, colombia house, some damn diet program, a newspaper subscription, etc.
Did I forget to mention you also get signed up for a SHITLOAD of spam e-mail, and because you signed up for it and gave them your e-mail, your spam filter does'nt filter it! Not just e-mail either! You get put on a BUNCH of lists, so that you get junk mail too!
Colombia House was'nt so bad. Nor was the new credit card. Nor was the Newspaper. But the other shit!!
They put me through HELL!!!
The Diet program sent you product via subscription. Meaning, you get it, and the bill for it, whether you ask for it or not. And they make it VERY difficult to cancel.
Doubleday was the worst!! They have what they call a "Monthly Selection". You originally order 5 or 6 books from them for like $1 apiece, then every month they pick 2 books, based on your selections, and send them and the bill for them, at full price, which is more than the store's, unless you cancel. Which they declined to tell me I could cancel them. So I start getting books, and have to argue with Doubleday to take them back. Even after I found out, and started cancelling them, THEY WERE STILL SENDING ME FUCKING BOOKS, AND CHARGING ME FOR THEM, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY CANCELLED THEM!!!!!!
I had to complain, bitch, moan, gripe, and even had to threaten leagal action to make them stop. They finally stopped....in September! I am fulfilling my obligation to them, and cancelling. I only have to order two more! And any of you who might be thinking of trying them....DON'T!!
So, back to the offer. What happens is you fulfill these obligations. The original company making the offers checks with the offering companies to see if you fulfilled them. If you have, you login to their site and check. If it is approved, you click on the link, that has magically appeared, and you get a confimation e-mail. In the e-mail is another link. Click on it to go to a confirmation webpage that you have to print and send back to them with the address provided on the printout.
You have to do this five times, in order to get your PSP.
I had four offers approved. The fifth one would'nt come up approved. This was for the credit card I had had for SEVEN FUCKING MONTHS!!! You're supposed to make a charge to it for it to be confirmed. I was already hundreds in debt to it!
So I talk to the company, and they tell me that the company said I was'nt with them.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
They tell me to send them some sorta proof. So I send them a copy of the webpage that has my monthly statement. They say it's not enough, they need my starting date with the credit card company! I e-mail the credit card company. They send me some shit saying that they are'nt responsible for any offer that the other company has made. WTF!! I send them one back saying "I understand that. I just want my starting date." Notice I stayed nice to them. So they send me the date. I forward it to the PSP offering company. They automatically approve the offer, so that I don't have to mail anything. *whew*
It's at Eight months now since I started the offer at this point. Now I wait for an "Offer Status Approval" to pop up...which takes another SIX WEEKS!
The approval link pops up!!
YYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!
I just have to click on it, get a confirmation email, click the link in it, and finally get a coupon to send off to get the PSP.
I click on it and wait. And wait. And wait. Nothing. I click on it again. And wait. Nothing still. I go back and click on it a dozen times in a row. Nothing.
Finally I e-mail the company about the problem, and wait.
At last...today, December 6th 2005, Nine months after I had started this shit, they send me an e-mail saying they're having trouble lately with their links, and send me an approval link.
Now I just have to print out the coupon, (don't worry, I was smart enough to save it for printing) and send it off for a free PSP!!!
I got such a feeling of relief getting that!! Some part of me just let loose. I even hugged my brother!
This has been a long, tiresome, and aggravating process. And now it's almost over. If you have read this in it's entirety, Thank you for listening, and I send ya proper love!
WHEW!!
That's enough from me!
Later.
I have just found the neatest website! (Those of you who are fairly familiar with web-entertainment may already know about it.)
It's called xiaoxiaomovie.com. It's a series of Kung-Fu-Action movies and games, animated with Stick Figures!!
At first you think it's just hilarious, but then the action really starts, and turns out to be so fucking cool!!
Do yourself a favor, and go give it a look. It's a foreign site, but there's enough english for you to know what to do. You may have to disable your pop-up blocker...I did...but so far as I've seen, it's safe.
Oh! And while I'm thinking of it, here's another entertaining site. It's called Kingdom of Loathing. It's another badly animated game, but it is funny as HELL!! It's your basic turn based MMORPG, but it's free, and it's for those of us who can appreciate satire on anything...especially video games!! Even the Character Classes you can create are parodies. For example, you could play the following: A Pastamancer, A Disco Bandit, A Seal Clubber (for you sensitive types, CHILL-THE-FUCK-OUT!!, it's just a game!!), etc.
If you decide to play, be on the Lookout for my character...a lvl 10 Sauceror (not a misspelling) of the same name as my alias here.
Oh! And for some reason, the antagonists on the game have a penchant for hitting you in the nipple. Very odd...but funny.
NOW GO OUT THERE ON THE WEB AND HAVE SOME FUN, DAMNIT!!!!
Later.
P.S. I just noticed that my favorite SGs' that I had saved were all deleted, not the girls themselves, just the saves. If anyone could tell me, please, is this normal, or did I do something wrong?? I've gone ahead and put them back, but I would like any info on this.
Late.
It's called xiaoxiaomovie.com. It's a series of Kung-Fu-Action movies and games, animated with Stick Figures!!
At first you think it's just hilarious, but then the action really starts, and turns out to be so fucking cool!!
Do yourself a favor, and go give it a look. It's a foreign site, but there's enough english for you to know what to do. You may have to disable your pop-up blocker...I did...but so far as I've seen, it's safe.
Oh! And while I'm thinking of it, here's another entertaining site. It's called Kingdom of Loathing. It's another badly animated game, but it is funny as HELL!! It's your basic turn based MMORPG, but it's free, and it's for those of us who can appreciate satire on anything...especially video games!! Even the Character Classes you can create are parodies. For example, you could play the following: A Pastamancer, A Disco Bandit, A Seal Clubber (for you sensitive types, CHILL-THE-FUCK-OUT!!, it's just a game!!), etc.
If you decide to play, be on the Lookout for my character...a lvl 10 Sauceror (not a misspelling) of the same name as my alias here.
Oh! And for some reason, the antagonists on the game have a penchant for hitting you in the nipple. Very odd...but funny.
NOW GO OUT THERE ON THE WEB AND HAVE SOME FUN, DAMNIT!!!!
Later.
P.S. I just noticed that my favorite SGs' that I had saved were all deleted, not the girls themselves, just the saves. If anyone could tell me, please, is this normal, or did I do something wrong?? I've gone ahead and put them back, but I would like any info on this.
Late.
