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Technical Difficulties
Posted under Anxiety, Being RSG by Recovering Straight GirlI’m experiencing Technical Difficulties. All of a sudden I upgraded and enhanced and now things are all askew.
Today I woke up from an e-mail from LeLo stating that I was ignoring her. I was not!!! I called her on my way to meet my editor for the paper I write for and explained that I did NOT get her e-mails. I figured out through our conversation that something was terribly wrong. I had e-mailed Fleur de Lisa with no response. It’s not like her to diss me. Or my friend Sam who I also did not hear from over the weekend. WTF??? Something must have had happened when I upgraded to Mac Office 2008 on Friday.
So I get to Starbucks to meet my editor at 9:30. I waited until 10:35. He didn’t show. More mystery. I sat in Starbucks sans computer and watched everyone–looking at every middle aged man who walked in the joint wondering if he was my editor–my late in arriving for coffee editor. None of them were him and a few of them were probably wondering why I was looking at them so thoughtfully.
I realized a few things while sitting at Starbucks for an hour.
- People spend entirely too much money on coffee and coffee cakes and danish and fancy breakfast sandwiches. Like that place makes bank.
- Mr. or Ms. Starbucks is a freaking genius.
- I think it’s amazing that Seattle is the home to both Mr. or Ms. Starbucks AND Bill Gates. I guess all that rain is good for budding entrepreneurs.
- People who talk on their cell phones in Starbucks is one thing–people who talk on their cell phones while on Speaker Phone–is completely unacceptable.
- Waiting for someone for an hour and five minutes while drinking mass amounts of coffee makes one a little edgy.
After Starbucks I went to Trader Joe’s for pasta and wine–the two staples I always purchase there.
My pasta has gone from 69 cents a bag to 99 cents a bag.
My wine has gone up one dollar per bottle.
Milk is 3.99 a gallon.
This is George Bush’s fault and I intend on letting him know how pissed off I am. Gas is one thing–don’t be fucking with my wine damnit.
So I get home and log on to Verizon to find my e-mail. What do I see? Two e-mails from LeLo, two e-mails from Fleur de Lisa, an e-mail from my friend Sam, two e-mails from Melissa Lion and an e-mail from my editor re-scheduling our coffee.
Damn technology.
And I don’t know how to fix it. I’ve tried everything I know how to do and I’m flabbergasted to no end.
To top this all off . . .
I’m about ready to go to Kaiser to get my boob squished and I need to buy a new outfit because I’m having lunch with the governor of Oregon tomorrow. Well, I’m going to a luncheon where he is the keynote speaker which is almost like having lunch with him, isn’t it? And me with nothing to wear.
It’s just all too much today–but at least tonight I can have a glass of wine–inflated wine, but wine nonetheless. And maybe tomorrow I can con someone to help me with my Entourage settings that are not working. Anyone who is interested–I’ll be happy to serve you a glass of very expensive milk or wine.
Any takers?
ok, I’m weighing in on your new template. It is very hard for me to read. Maybe I’m just middle aged and going blind but the type is small and there is not enough contrast between it and the background. Other than the readability is is beautiful. Hope I’m not adding to your frustrating day. oh, and the inflation! eggs are like 2.89 a dozen now, and milk the same for a half gallon. don’t tell me the wine will go up too. I’ll have to whine about that
Sheesh. I can’t believe food prices. It’s amazing. We went to the nursery today to veggies to grow ourselves.
What did I say in my email?
To get veggies. I need an editor. Clearly mine stepped out for coffee…
Honey, I would never diss you! I may have changed my stance on flannel sheets and all, but I’m not becoming someone who blows off people…
I hope boob smashing and outfit choosing went well.
Oh, and while you’re at it, could you pick up some wine for me, I seem to be fresh out. It’s a crying shame.
Loving the new look!!
And yes, at a luncheon and having lunch with are the VERY same thing lol!
Don’t know if my theory holds water, but my attitude to software upgrades generally is that (a) if what I have is working for me, (b) and the upgrade offers nothing new that I really, really want, and (c) the vendor has NOT notified me that my older version is “no longer supported”… I don’t get the upgrade. I like knowing the devil I know too much to invite a new one into my house!!!
Hope you get it figured out: it sucks to lose your emails like that.
Groceries & gas: looks like we’re going to have to decide : eat or drive?
Working at home and having a garden rocks!
Damn shame about the wine - stick to the hard stuff that’s what I say! Gas/petrol weelllll - try paying £1.10 for a liter (that’s about $8.75 a gallon) then my darlings you can complain! (Of course it does kinda pay for free medical care whenever you need it and good social security benefits.)
An observation… every time I click the link from our blog to yours I get a pop-up saying that a potential virus has been quarantined. There might be major trouble afoot!
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