Did I lend you my copy of World War Z? It probably got et by my room, but I have a ghost of a memory of possibly lending it to someone. With the Total Useless Non-Functioning Piece of Shit Freezes My Computer Immediatley When I Plug It In Good For Nothing Not Even A Paper Weight iPod not really meeting my entertainment needs, I'm pretty desperate ( Read more... )

Can anyone explain this? I do not rule out foul play, but I have no idea even where to start looking for what is causing this ( Read more... )

Hmm, interesting - according to someone who was probably in the know but certainly didn't have decision making authority, I had been selected for that proposed business trip to Europe I mentioned before, but by the time I came back from recovering from my accident, someone else was in. I'd assumed they'd just decided to go with someone esle but it ( Read more... )

ARGH. I'm so done. Just, done. I should be on a fucking tropical beach right now ( Read more... )

And so it is. I'm paying more to hire a lawyer than the cost of the ticket they'll hopefully get me out of. But that's probably worth it given the insurance fight and the suckiness of ticket on my record (insurance costs if I get a car, possible loss of ZipCar membership). I've got a pre-hearing on Wednesday and STILL haven't seen the fucking ( Read more... )

This weekend commenced a couple weeks of being on call pretty much all weekend (except this weekend I ALSO had to be online pretty much all day, and ended up working a good 8-10 hours ( Read more... )

I made a pie. I had a frozen pie crust taking up space so I made a chocolate pudding pie, which even I could make 1.5 handed. I put it in the fridge, with Reddi-whip on top, and the next morning the whipped cream had melted, and turned bubbly and orange. I was not pleased. Anyone seen this before or can explain it?

Thank god for insurance. It saved me $2,000 for my scooter ( Read more... )

You know that phrase? The one about feeling like you got hit with a semi? Well, I got hit by a semi on Wednesday on the way to work, and let me tell you, I think picnics and puppies is not what that phrase is about. I spent basically all day Wednesday in Harborview, where they actually cut off my top layers in order to not move my spine. I've never ( Read more... )

Jesus Christ. What happened to the days of Ikea furniture requiring one tiny allen wrench and 5 steps ( Read more... )