If I had a blog, this would be it.: September 2008

Sunday, September 28, 2008

I tried to be a good girl and go to bed at a reasonable hour last night.

No such luck. I turned my lights out at 12:30, but couldn't manage to get to sleep. Finally, after about an hour, I turned my bedside lamp back on and pulled my book back out. No point in just laying there if I wasn't gonna sleep, right? Well, I'd been reading for about 5 minutes when a huge bug appeared on the page in front of me. Under my very nose, as it were. Scared me to death, and there was a significant amount of flailing around, but the bug went away. I knew it was still out there, but I couldn't find it. No more than 5 minutes later, it happened again! This time, actually, I got to see it land, rather than just appear. This would have made it rather less startling, except that it was the kind of fine detail I was at that moment incapable of appreciating. More flailing (and perhaps a shriek or two) ensued. I snatched my book away, and the bug landed on my bed underneath where the book had been. (It was at this point that I realized it had likely been drawn to the only light in the room. Again, however, this knowledge didn't affect my demeanor much.) I was about to wreak vengeance on this creature that had scared me so badly (really, as if massive shots of adrenaline are what a person with insomnia needs) when it departed. Once again, I had lost it. Trying to be optimistic about the likelihood of it dying of its own accord before it could come back, I returned to reading. A few minutes later, I went to turn a page, and the pages on the left came up a bit, only to reveal this bug in between them! I had the presence of mind, this time, to not jerk the book away. I stealthily reached over to my nightstand for some kleenex and declared (with all the sense of fair play in the world) my intention to kill the wretched thing. Careful to not get bug guts on my book, I smooshed it from both sides. Finally, I could read in peace.

Oh, and if you were wondering, I wasn't able to sleep until 3.

Friday, September 26, 2008

It's WORKING? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

My computer broke again this morning. So annoying. But even more annoying is that when I got a tech on the phone/remoted into my comp, it wouldn't break. I tried to crash it, I really did! But it refused to misbehave. [sigh] What kind of world makes me annoyed when things work?!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

How was my day?

I'm glad you asked! Here're some highlights:

T, I'm playing with the wheel of your chair, so don't roll back. You'll squoosh my fingers.
Follow the sultry sound of my voice...
Tell them you're trying to weed out the weak-eyed.
I think these carpets could really do without the pink.
I'm just a little black raincloud...hovering under the Honey Tree. I'm just a little black raincloud...pay no attention to little me. Everyone knows that a raincloud never eats honey, no, not a nip. I'm just a little black raincloud...wondering where I might drip.
Tanna, you're an island! Among other things!

That's right, folks: my computer was broken. All day. I spent almost the entire day in Tanna's cube, driving her cra--I mean, keeping her company. And yes, a significant portion of that time was spent on her floor.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Advice from my Boss

"When in doubt, run in circles and scream and shout."

We even got him to demonstrate for us! Then he said it was our turn. I modified it slightly so that instead of running in circles, I was twirling in my chair. Because, in my opinion, you shouldn't have to get up in order to panic.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Those crazy Google people...they make me laugh.

I've been trying out Google Chrome. And for the most part, I really like it. There are a few bugs that drive me absolutely insane (for example, I can't scroll up, only down), but I am confident these things will be fixed and then I will be able to love it wholeheartedly. But my favorite thing? Google has the coolest error messages EVAR. Check this one out: