So that spiffy set of Logitech portable speakers I own. Yes, the ones with the battery pack. They no longer hold a charge. I unplug them, they shut right off. Annoying to say the least. So, I did some digging. The internet did its job and supplied lots of complainers. Interestingly, they were telling me ... Read More »
Category Archives: not awesome
Feed SubscriptionBorderlands Failure.
I’m a little annoyed right now. Let me just put it that way. I got up this morning, and I downloaded the latest expansion pack for Borderlands. I’m excited. New environments, new guns, new humor, more experience so I can level u…and then I got sacked. No, the level cap increase is not included with ... Read More »
On the topic of days off.
Today is my Saturday. Yes, Tuesday is my Saturday. I work Thursday through Monday. Weekend days off are a rarity, and I dont see them. Instead, I work the weekend, and have weekdays off. Luckily, The Missus™ also has the same days off. Its good to spend time with one’s girlfriend, at least once in ... Read More »
On a note of customer interaction.
Way back, on March 9th, I sent a note to the folks at Airwalk. Their website gave details of a shoe I wished to purchase. It was called “The Vic.” It was evocative of the skate shoes I remembered when I was a kid. I wanted them immediately. The website provided almost no information regarding ... Read More »
I cant pass this up
Yes. Watch the video. And then let me ask this simple question. Are you fucking kidding me? MS opens two stores. What one might call their flagship stores. Their first entry in to the brick and mortar retail market. And in order to to look spontaneous and hip, they have their employees bring the store ... Read More »
Who’s not awesome?
At the moment, that’d be me. I’m quarantined at home with the flu. Now when I say flu, I mean Type A Influenza. This qualifies as Swine Flu, H1N1, or by its more casual name, Bacon Lung™. For me, it started monday night. I got home from work after coughing all day. The new car ... Read More »
I hate the Portland Marathon
Let me be absolutely crystal clear. I hate the marathon. With an unending passion. A torrential river of dislike. Its one thing to take over my street and my city. Its another thing to wake me up at 6:45 in the goddamned morning, blasting classical music out of P.A. speakers. It was so loud, I ... Read More »
Walking/running on purpose
As much as I love my city, and I do, there’s one thing I dont love about Portland. During spring/summer/fall, there seems to be some sort of marathon, race, run, charity walk, parade, or other road closing, traffic blocking, city disturbing event that gets in the way of modern transportation or commerce. Earlier this year, ... Read More »
Terminal Limbo, Part 2
Things I’ve learned since my temporary internment here at BWI. The wifi only really works in the gate area. In the ticketing area, you’re fucked. There’s really no such thing as comfortable seating in this airport. And dont even think about a place to lay down. Granite is really, really hard. I dont recommend trying ... Read More »
Terminal limbo
I’m sitting in BWI airport at the moment. At 6PM, my flight took off. 2 hours in traffic. And a mad dash to the gate got me to my plane in time to see it taxi from the jetway. Pure fail. And of course it was the last flight heading west. The result? I spend ... Read More »
Victory, I claims it!
Today has had me a bit worried. I wont lie. I have a lot to get done today, before I get on a plane tomorrow and am gone for two weeks. Compounding this is the fact that last night, my car’s sunroof decided to jam up and be in the amazingly bad “fully open” position. ... Read More »
Gimmie My Hubble Pics (read as: fix it already!)
Due to paperwork that must be drawn up by a lawyer and voted on by the still 2 separate boards, and the timing with Social Security, the acquisition can’t take place until Jan. 1st. Riding 36 miles last week was indeed too many. Ankle is grumpy. Ballot is ready to be mailed. woohoo! If you ... Read More »
On the job front.
Those who tell you that the economy is fine, are lying. Let me say this right damned now. On Friday, a bunch of the service related folks where I work, were laid off. This happened because the company decided to cut costs before they got into a financial problem. The corporate reality is that their ... Read More »