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Bad News/Good News

Jan

29

2008

I got a call from the folks at Apple about my computer today. The bad news is, because I have a matte screen on my MacBook Pro and will not even consider getting a glossy screen, they won’t have a part in until Feb 7th, and won’t have my computer back to me until Feb. ...

If You Need Me, I’ll Be Moving To A Cave

Jan

23

2008

…Where there are no electronic things I can break or have crap out on me. The fucking hard drive on the laptop I rented while mine’s getting fixed up and died on me when I got back from work. I ran disk utility off my Leopard install disk (a way you can sometimes fix problems ...

When It Rains, It Pours

Jan

22

2008

I had put my MacBook Pro on that counter before, a thousand times before. I had no reason to think last night was any different. No reason until it came tumbling down, open, about 10pm last night. And that’s when today’s nightmare began. I thought it was fine at first: Everything was working properly, no ...

I Am My Father’s Daughter

Dec

20

2007

So I’m posting this from my Crackberry, waiting to board my flight that was supposed to take off at 10pm. I had decided to take the bus to the airport, since I have a lot more time than money at the moment. A cab is $35ish, the Super Shuttle is $21, and the bus was ...

A Quiet Goodbye

Dec

14

2007

Not quite a complete goodbye yet, since I’ve already agreed to come in on Wednesday and help out with some holiday nonsense as I badly need the money. But today was my last day of real work. It’s been almost exactly two years since I started working for my employers, and today I officially got ...

Fuck Fuckity Fuck Fuck Fuck

Dec

7

2007

My industry is so completely and totally doomed. I am going to ignore the protests of Mr. Cranky Ankle and have a nice stiff glass of bourbon or three.

The Axe Swings Backward 2

Dec

4

2007

Well, at least the uncertainty is pretty much gone: If the strike’s not settled by the end of next week, then next Friday’s my last day. At least I got the courtesy of a warning so I can get my shit together both physically and financially, unlike the last time I got canned. It sucks, ...

The Wind-Down

Dec

2

2007

I’ve experienced the wind-down once before, during summer hiatus between seasons 2 and 3. Between 3 and 4 I missed it, since I was trapped in my apartment after getting foot surgery instead. The wind-down comes after we finish filming, which we did on Thursday. Everyone gets their wrap days, cleans out all their shit, ...

Dear Cold

Nov

26

2007

You could have come anytime last week. You could have come on Thanksgiving, making dinner a bit awkward, but giving me three days of sitting at home on my ass to recover. But when did you decide to come? Sunday night. Yes, Sunday night you started me on a downward slope of dozens of consecutive ...

Damn You, Time Warner Cable 1

Nov

20

2007

You and your “system upgrades” that leave my interwebs running at the speed of cold molasses (ie, 400kb/s). Seriously, if I wanted speeds this slow, I’d save myself $25 a month and get DSL. I’d better be able to view four thousand pictures of cats with goofy captions nigh instantaneously when this “upgrade” is finished.