I don't know how people type on laptops. The keyboards suck, the edge of the laptop digs into your wrists in what I have to assume is a carpal tunnel syndrome inducing angle, and the fucking touchpad doesn't allow you any of the versatility of a mouse. I'll be able to go back to my computer after this, thank God!
I have fallen behind in my writing, which annoys me to no end. I need to take a day or two and knock out 3-4,000 words so that I can catch up. I'm still committed to getting to 50,000 words by the end of the month. And barring anymore computer problems, I think I'll get there.
I would like to send a big "fuck you" to EA Games for ruining the Simpsons game for the Wii. The voice acting is awesome, and all of the lines of dialogue are great, but for some reason, when it came to the Wii, they shortened it from 8,000 to 6,000 lines, and they got rid of the feature that would let you run around the town of Springfield. Add in the shitty controls and horrible camera angles, and this game is only one for the diehard fan who wants cool animation and cut scenes, along with some clever Simpsons quotables.
I have no Diet Coke in my house. This is a tragedy of untold proportions. I will provide ample bounty to anyone who brings me some tomorrow morning.
I hate my DVR, which decided not to record "Pushing Daisies" tonight because of an "unscheduled recording conflict", which translates to "piece of shit computer in the DVR decided that it didn't feel like following its programming for no reason." I hate Brighthouse for releasing this new DVR, and I hate the people who created its software. You should all die a horrible death with lots of pain. Please.
I know that Thursday is going to be a pain in the ass day. I hate when I can anticipate the shittiness.
I am going to bed. Here is a photo of my birthday three years ago (edit: No, it's not my birthday - that's not until January 26th. I just thought this was a funny picture.)
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so is your birthday today or something?
Comments by bluepaintred
That's a lovely picture. I'm sorry you're having such a crappy few days. Things will cheer up with the hordes of baked goods I'm sure you'll receive, right?
Comments by Amanda
Pushing Daisies can be watched in its entirety on the ABC website.
And, I cannot go to sleep without Diet Coke in the house. I would of had to go to the store tonight if I were you.
Comments by Sheila
OMG! YOU GOT A CHUCK E. CHEESE BIRTHDAY PARTY?
I am so totally jealous, because I've never had one. :-(
Comments by Dave2
You'll have diet coke in time to help you through Thursday's shitiness, won't you?
I'd like to send some big "fuck you"s to certain organizations at the moment too, but it will have to wait until normal business hours.
I love typing on a laptop. I can type from bed if necessary, so I don't have to wait until I can safely be vertical to do stuff on my computer–though it doesn't guarantee my brain will cooperate. That said, I tried to proof read this. The words are in English. Good enough.
Lots of luck thursday.
Comments by Girl, Dislocated
Holy shit. You have aged A LOT in the last three years.
Comments by Mr. Fabulous
Damn, sweetie! Who pissed in your Corn Flakes? Or, rather, your Diet Coke? Hope things look up for you!
Coal Miner's Granddaughter
Comments by Heather
You really are quite the honey aren't you?
Comments by Bec
I knew I was missing a show last night! Dammit! I need to start writing all my shows down, its the only way to keep track of them.
Comments by Robin
For a brief moment you rose in my estimation innumerable degrees. When I saw the reference to EA Games I thought - Football! Only to have my opinion dashed upon the rocks and shoals of the horrid realization that, no, it wasn't that kind of game you were talking about. Alas.
But, so this post is not a total loss, there are about 10 or 12 words that can be easily edited out. Let this serve as an object lesson in pumping up the number of words uselessly, to ease the strain as you catch up to your goal.
Comments by RW
I really do hate to see you so sad. :-(
Comments by Miss Britt
I hate typing on laptops too. It sucks.
Fabulous photo :D
Comments by christie
The Simpsons game really was a shame. I'm still interested in playing it a bit more to get some more audio and animations but it seems kind of messed up they let the game be released with so many problems.
BTW... What went under the Happy Birthday sign? Birthday pizza or birthday cake?
Comments by Clown
Um. Have a good day?
Comments by Poppy
Sadly I have never been to Chuck E. Cheese. I had a very deprived childhood. I only got to go to Funtime USA, and my mother would steal my tokens so she could play Pacman and air hockey. I hope today is better than the last few days have been for you.
Comments by Kylah
Darling, take a nap.
Comments by Britt's mom
If you bend over, I'll shove a happy pellet up your ass....that's the kind of friend I am...
Comments by metalmom
I'd be mighty pissed off if MY DVR did that to ME...watching "Pushing Daisies" on the web is just not the same, I don't care what they say!
Comments by Hilly
As IT Director for a company with ~500 employees, many of whom have laptops, and my group has to support them, we HIGHLY encourage all our lappy users to have a dock with external keyboard and mouse for most of their laptop time. When they're at home or at work, they should NOT use the laptop keyboard. They don't last. The laugh at you, so you pound it harder and it just breaks the hard drive. Static gets caught under the trackpad/mouse and it causes the mouse to drift.
And dell makes these really nifty cool "D/View" stations that actually just lift an open laptop up 45 degrees or so which makes the laptop screen your actual monitor and lifts it up eye-level. For those of us who are addicted to dual-displays, it can act as one of them.
SAVE YOUR LAPTOP KEYBOARD. ONLY USE IT WHEN TRULY MOBILE.
Comments by Wayne
I just want to point out the obvious... while Thursday may be shitty, the day after is Fuhreyedayyyyy.
I PPH Chuck E. Cheese even though he's really a rat.
Comments by NYCWD
One of the advantages of having small hands is being able to type on a laptop. Besides the new MacBook Pro is all silky velvety feeling Purrrrrr
LMAO@ Britt's Mom–that's exactly what I thought!!
and Metalmom–YOU RULE!!!
Comments by Turnbaby
Turnbaby,
I must concur! I love, love, lurv, my MacBook Pro. All hail the greatness that is Apple!
Coal Miner's Granddaughter
Comments by Heather
Oooo, you too? I HATE laptops. They make my wrists hurt and I hate their wannabe mouse thingies because heterosexual women aren't into fingering ANYTHING.
Maybe we agree because we share the same birthday, hmmmm? I'm so glad you are older than I am though.
Comments by Amy
Since you're out of Diet Coke, why not try Diet Big Red? That's my favorite. I worry that they'll quit making it because I'm the only person who drinks it, so I have to try to convert people.
My DVR pulled that shit last week with "Heroes". Urgh! It didn't even give a reason. It just didn't do it.
My brother-in-law is a game tester for EA (tho they call it QA, but whatever, he plays games for a living). You should hear him when he gets going about bad games!
This is random, but it needs to be said: The girls in your smilies have enormous boobs! I'm totally jealous.
Comments by MyWeeWorld
Stop yer whining, you great git. Well, maybe not, you being a giant pussy about stuff is pretty funny.
Comments by Tracy Lynn
Wow...you aren't having much luck with electronics these days are you?
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hope your Thursday isn't quite as bad as you thought it was going to be.
Like Britt's mom said "take a nap"
Comments by Trish
your new dvr does sucketh ass.
15+ minute reboot time is ricockulous.
(although the idea of running around
a candyland and eating everything still
pleases me)the simpsons game also looked terrible! did you figure out if it was
supposed to be so pixelated?
on the bright side, now your computer is working and all lush n' tidy inside!
(...and anointed with blood)
Comments by liquid
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! plus two months and eleven days
Comments by Crys
You're only 30? That's depressing. At least for me....(sigh)
I completely understand about the Diet Coke problem.
Hope it gets better soon,
J.
Comments by HoosierGirl5
Well, if it's any consolation, I think you look better now than you did 3 years ago. Really.
I freaking HATE laptops. Mine crapped out a while ago and I was actually happy to see it go! It meant I got an actual desktop computer again, which obviously made me super happy. I need room.
Besides - the weekend is almost here. :)
Comments by Sybil Law
Hey, it's GOT to get better, right?
**ducks & runs**
Comments by Tug
Seems like if Britt was REALLY all heart broken from seeing you so sad.... she would show you her boobs.
I figure if Amy has Britt's back on dating strange Internet groups, I should have yours over seeing her boobs. But seriously.... take pics ...and none of that cheap ass cell phone camera crap either. ....on second thought, ask Mrs. Avitable to take the pics. You aint had too good of luck with the 'lectronics lately.
Comments by Y2K Survivor
That is an absolutely adorable picture...
And maybe I'm wrong...but it has a little bit of a little person quality...
Or maybe its all the Nyquil I'm hopped up on.
Comments by Luin
Adam is only 4 foot 9 inches.
He is a little person.
Comments by Clown
Laptops are really not so bad. I used to just have a PC and reguarly keyboard, and then when I married my husband he only had a laptop, and now whenever I use a regular keyboard, I get all fucked up and confused.
I think that was a terrible sentence, structurally. Oohh well.
Comments by Stephanie
regular*
I don't know HOW I butchered that so badly.
Comments by Stephanie
BPR, nope - I just thought it was a funny picture.
Amanda, I hope I receive a horde of baked goods!
Sheila, I'll watch it online, but it's not quite the same.
Dave, if you're in Orlando near your next birthday, I will throw you one.
Girl, Dislocated, I went and got some Diet Coke at 6 AM.
Mr. Fabulous, is it the gray?
Heather, the world did. For a week.
Bec, just watch out for the bees.
Robin, don't you have a DVR?
RW, I don't mind playing sports video games - at least then, I'm not living vicariously through someone else.
Britt, you did a nice job of making the week better, though. Thanks.
Christie, thanks!
Clown, they didn't put anything under the sign. The pizza and cake went on the table.
Poppy, um. Okay?
Kylah, you were deprived!
Mom, sleep does make things better, doesn't it?
Metalmom, awww, so sweet.
Hilly, I know!
Wayne, even with a dock, it's still a pain in the ass. It's not as fast as my real computer, and all of my saved information isn't on there.
NYCWD, yeah, but the Skee Ball is awesome.
Turnbaby, Macs are for weirdos and nerds.
Heather, PCs are much, much better.
Amy, I'm not older!!!
MyWeeWorld, I don't even know what Big Red is.
Tracy, sometimes it's nice to whine.
Trish, my electronic woes may be at an end.
Liquid, unholy computer will work or we'll all be damned.
Crystal, I'll thank you in two months and nine days.
HG5, only? That's ancient!
Sybil, look better? I don't know about that.
Tug, yes, hopefully!
Y2K, she shows her boobs all the time. Every few hours.
Luin, I'm the tallest little person in the world.
Clown, don't confuse me with my penis.
Stephanie, I like regular keyboards much better.
Comments by Avitable
I do and it's set to record it, but it didn't.
Comments by Robin
I love my laptop. It's awesome. I do have a wireless mouse though, because I agree that mouse pads suck. I dislike touching pads. Hmmm. I meant that. I dislike pads.
Anyways, thats a super awesome picture. I'd probably adore it if I wasn't replaced as your favourite blogger.
Comments by Sarcastica
Robin, fucking DVR.
Sarcastica, you're my favorite teenaged Canadian blogger with a name that begins with J.
Comments by Avitable