Saturday, March 10, 2007
Biddy Biddy Bop
Well, i have a reason that i have been silent, and i promise to get through this entire post without mentioning basketba- er, shoot. there i go again. But, to recap life of late,
- New job is going quite well, even though i really don't know exactly what i'm doing. It was easier in the Air Force, when no one really seemed to know what they were doing, but we all got paid regardless. Apparently, if i don't know what i'm doing here, the client of ours won't pay us. Odd concept.
- Got a new computer upstairs in the office in trade for the laptop last week, under account that the thing had been sent away for repairs more times than a Kia. So, what that meant, though, is that while i waited for Best Buy to make their decision, i had to sit and wait, computerless for two weeks, and then, upon getting it, began to learn of the brand of frustration that only Microsoft Vista can rue. I mean, holy crap, sure, it seems nice (a nice rip-off of OS 10, that is) and has some much needed security updates and looks a lot prettier, but, please, if you're reading this, wait til the end of this summer to upgrade. No one has written any new drivers for any of the stuff plugged into your tower underneath your desk, the security system really is as annoying as that Mac ad portrays it (you are pointing out Vista's flaws, cancel or allow? allow. You are coming to a sad conclusion, cancel or allow? allow.) and overall it just strikes me as unnecessary at the moment.
- Wisconsin and Michigan have managed to knock a lot of the wind out of my march madness fervor in the last two weeks as well (Wisconsin, as of last night, doing it twice), so i've found less reason to boast and brag in an electronic forum about beating the ferocious Northwestern Men's Basketball team. (Unless someone reads this who went to Northwestern, in which case, ahem, Wildcats Blow! How you like them apples!?) But, as will hopefully be seen in the next post that i enter, i've thrown together a bracket challenge for anyone who wants to put their best wagers for how they think the big dance will go down. I haven't decided exactly yet, but i suppose i'll probably send the winner either some wonderful Fort Collins microbrew, or maybe just some coffee. Hmm...
- New job is going quite well, even though i really don't know exactly what i'm doing. It was easier in the Air Force, when no one really seemed to know what they were doing, but we all got paid regardless. Apparently, if i don't know what i'm doing here, the client of ours won't pay us. Odd concept.
- Got a new computer upstairs in the office in trade for the laptop last week, under account that the thing had been sent away for repairs more times than a Kia. So, what that meant, though, is that while i waited for Best Buy to make their decision, i had to sit and wait, computerless for two weeks, and then, upon getting it, began to learn of the brand of frustration that only Microsoft Vista can rue. I mean, holy crap, sure, it seems nice (a nice rip-off of OS 10, that is) and has some much needed security updates and looks a lot prettier, but, please, if you're reading this, wait til the end of this summer to upgrade. No one has written any new drivers for any of the stuff plugged into your tower underneath your desk, the security system really is as annoying as that Mac ad portrays it (you are pointing out Vista's flaws, cancel or allow? allow. You are coming to a sad conclusion, cancel or allow? allow.) and overall it just strikes me as unnecessary at the moment.
- Wisconsin and Michigan have managed to knock a lot of the wind out of my march madness fervor in the last two weeks as well (Wisconsin, as of last night, doing it twice), so i've found less reason to boast and brag in an electronic forum about beating the ferocious Northwestern Men's Basketball team. (Unless someone reads this who went to Northwestern, in which case, ahem, Wildcats Blow! How you like them apples!?) But, as will hopefully be seen in the next post that i enter, i've thrown together a bracket challenge for anyone who wants to put their best wagers for how they think the big dance will go down. I haven't decided exactly yet, but i suppose i'll probably send the winner either some wonderful Fort Collins microbrew, or maybe just some coffee. Hmm...
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wait, bracket challenge plus a possibility of beer or coffee?!? can we play if you'd have to ship us our winnings?
glad to see the job is going sort of well. i'm sure things will make sense eventually. but i have to say, after 8 years at my company i'm still not totally sure why we do things the way we do all the time.
Biddy Biddy Bop sounds like a Selena song I used to like. I'm thinking it was Biddy Biddy Bum Bum, but I can't be positive. Miss you too. I know I saw you, but it just seems like it doesn't count. Perhaps when i move back to michigan, you can visit again.
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