Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
And what better way to start 2005 than with a new hard drive! Because mine just died. Yes, I knew this was going to happen. Yes, 90% of things are backed up. No, I didn’t think it was going to happen quite so soon. I figured I’d at least be able to pay the Christmas … Continue reading Happy New Year!
The things you learn when you get to work at 6am. Like how the cafeteria doesn’t open (and therefore DOES NOT SERVE COFFEE) until SEVEN AM! I am dying slowly. I spent 9 hours on Sunday baking with my momma. That could perhaps be the best thing to curb the usual cookie binge this year, … Continue reading Rip Out Hair Now.
I am the Christmas Superhero. Sometimes I wonder what the rest of my family would do without me, considering not one major gift-giving occasion goes by without me locating and usually acquiring the receiver’s ideal present. What happens when it’s time to give gifts to me? The family gets a detailed list, and my best … Continue reading Random Saturday Morning Content
I’m in the process of registering for a class at BCIT in January. You’d think I’ve never done the whole “online shopping” or “course registration” thing before. I’m a complete retard about it all. Of course, it’s a little more complicated than usual, because I need to pick up a cheque next week to pay … Continue reading Retards to the Left
I’ve been really getting used to typing on the laptop at home. At first it was frustrating, since I have exactly the same ergonomic keyboard at work as on the (still broken) desktop at home, and I would keep overshooting and jamming the keys on the laptop. Now I seem to have the opposite problem. … Continue reading Dancing Fingers
I am now thoroughly and utterly distraught. I’m posting this from my roommate’s computer, since I am an idiot, and broke the stupid ethernet dongle off IN THE FUCKING CARD on my laptop. I am obviously an idiot. So now I have one computer that doesn’t work at all, and another that can’t connect to … Continue reading *sob*
Last weekend was not a good computer weekend for me. Meaning I blew the power supply on my desktop. At least, we’re hoping it’s the power supply. If it’s the motherboard, I will cry. In either case, I now own a desk full of $2000 worth of paperweight. Thank goodness for the laptop. But sometimes, … Continue reading Age of Darkness
Yay! I am about to enter the world of extended sloth!
I just won a laptop in today’s raffle at work – I’m totally going to do everything from bed now.
Anyone have recommendations for a wireless network solution? I’ve got two computers that need to be hardwired into the hub (because I am lazy and too cheap to upgrade them to wireless), and now this laptop that I’d like to have wireless. Also, bonus points if anyone can point me towards a “network for dummies” so I can use my existing computer as some sort of server in order to access the same content on both machines. Is that even possible?
Specs after the jump.
*squee!*
Continue reading “Sloth”
You know you’ve been a student too long when you are willing to drink old, stale, and/or cold coffee – and have even built up enough of a tolerance to it that you can call it “not bad.” Also, I need a really basic online portfolio page where I can post my resume and some … Continue reading Caffeinated
I suck. For everyone who received a stupid stupid e-mail from me, I’m sorry. Apparently I’m the only other one who missed the memo about the hoax e-mail going around. The part that sucks even more, is that just after I sent this out, I got an e-mail warning me of the damn hoax. Couldn’t … Continue reading I’M SO SORRY!!!
Who knew that being a geek was this cool?? In other news, a lot of my favorite bloggers seem to be on hiatus as of late. Does anyone have any suggestions on fun things to read that will do an adequate job of wasting my time on a near daily basis? Continue reading The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
So I went to this thing yesterday called “Careers in Communication” where I got to learn that I’d probably be better off becoming a professional student than trying to get a job with my degree. The upside was that I did win a door prize. A CD – Massive 2004. Not something I’d ever buy … Continue reading Technology… huh.