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Verizon "support"
As I've mentioned before, my Gmail address gets all sorts of weird misdirected email from people who are way too stupid to know their own email address. Yesterday someone signed up for a My Verizon Wireless account using my email address. (In an unrelated event, my Verizon-homed Nexus 7 tablet was stolen yesterday.) The following quote is from ( Read more... ) -
Worst customer service
I have a Gmail account that I got shortly after they opened to the public, although I don't use it as my primary email address. There are lots of people out there named Patti who think that their Gmail address is FirstnameLastinitial @ gmail, and they give out my email address erroneously for all sorts of things. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it' ( Read more... ) -
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I'm arguing with a right-wing bigot on Facebook right now. This particular exchange cracked me up ( Read more... ) -
49 Shows
A year or two ago I decided to try to make a list of all of the theatre that I've seen in London. I combed my records, as well as lists of shows produced by various west end theatres. At present count I'm up to 49, but I can't actually swear that this list is accurate. I probably missed something that I've seen, or included something that I ( Read more... ) -
Conversation with a doctor about stress
I had a doctor's appointment today. I've been dealing with something minor but annoying that's been an ongoing problem. Unfortunately, the best diagnostic tool has been playing trial and error with different drugs to see how I react. Today I got to report that the current experiment has improved the problem a fair bit, but not completely ( Read more... ) -
This was sweet!
This afternoon I saw Priscilla Queen of the Desert with my friend Sally. It's pretty much exactly what you would expect from the movie being turned into a musical-- fun, lots of flamboyant, discolicious drag queens and a plot that doesn't exactly resemble Shakespeare. We had great seats just four rows from the stage ( Read more... ) -
I win at property taxes
Last year the county assessor sent me a ridiculously-inflated value for my loft. Based on market conditions, it was over 100K above anything that resembled reality. I pulled two comps from my building and sent him a letter disputing the assessment, and easily won the battle. It was a one-year reduction, though ( Read more... ) -
Mawwiage, part deux
A few weeks ago I wrote about an impending marriage and how I accidentally caused it. While I was thinking about that particular bit of history I came across:
This article from the bride and
This response from the groomNot only did I laugh so hard that I snorted water up my nose, but I'm reminded once again that they are absolutely perfect for ( Read more... ) -
White knuckle drive
Last night I drove home from San Diego, leaving around 3 p.m., stopping in Irvine for a few hours, and then arriving home at around 4:15 a.m. Most of the drive was peaceful and pleasant, but the last hour involved multiple calls to 911 ( Read more... ) -
Mawwiage
Some friends of mine are getting married this summer. A few weeks ago they got in touch with me and asked me if I'd be the wedding photographer. I agreed, though shooting weddings is something I generally wouldn't do-- there's too much pressure, and way too much potential for fucking it up. Plus, I'd rather slit my wrists than deal with ( Read more... )