macs

Help me…. technology is failing me!

I cannot connect to the internet at home right now. Not reliably. The only computer the works is my laptop, which I happened to bring home with me. But, this is unacceptable. I’ve spent hours on this thing. HOURS. It has something to do with the DSL modem and the router. Or maybe just the modem. And the computers. But not the laptop. There is no logic. God help me, I might have to call tech support. I don’t even know which thing I need tech support for, at this point. Considering what I do, and the operating system I chose to use, I am the last voice you want to hear on the receiving end of a tech support call. Especially considering how completely INSANE I’ve become by now. Let us just imagine together…

Tech Support Agent: Thank you for calling ..

Me interrupting: Yeah… do you have a mac?

TSA: I’m sorry?

Me: Do. You. Have. A. Mac? on your desk? running OS X 10.4?

TSA: No, I don’t, but…

Me interrupting: When does your mac guy work? I know you have one… at least… he probably only works for 15 minutes on Tuesdays and every other Thursday, right?

TSA: Uh.. well…

Me: Look, can I talk to a level 2?

TSA: Sure, but maybe I can help you.

Me: Sigh, alright, sport, give it a try.

TSA: Ok… [deep breath]… what version of Windows are your running?

Me: LEVEL TWO LEVEL TWO LEVEL TWO LEVEL TWO!!!

TSA: Please hold while I transfer you.

You’d think I’d be more sympathetic or something. God knows I would never put up with me if I had to tech support me.

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50 Word Fictions

50 Word Fiction Fridays Vol. 14

See what happens when I have a day off? I get all confused. I almost forgot it was Friday. The theme this week is in honor of DrinkJack: road trips. I’ll be back later with my story, as I only got up to use the little girls room, and now I shall go back to sleep.

No Vacation Time

She glanced at her watch, it was a 90 minute trip back to her apartment, and her roommates, and she did have work in the morning. But, she could probably take the time for one more piece of pie. Sometimes, even a little road trip away from your life helps.

Extra special musical addition to 50 word fiction Friday vol 14!!

Just because this song spoke to me this morning. It said, “hey… don’t I kind of go with the theme of the fictions today? Don’t I really sum up your feelings on road trips? Your need to run away when things get complicated?”

And I said, “yes, you do. Now shut up and get back to the tunes, I’ll post you later.”

Wedding Day by Rosie Thomas

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He won the science fair in eighth grade by turning his mom’s vibrator into a CD player using some chicken wire and shit.

So DrinkJack and I hung out Monday and Tuesday and it rocked…. because he rocks. Any day that starts with pancakes is good, and that’s how we started the 4th of July. Then we went to my office to find my missing camera. I lost it somewhere between paying for pizza at the Moons on Friday night [I felt it in the bottom of the bag] and Saturday afternoon. I thought maybe maybe I was feeling something else in the bottom of the monkey bag, and I had left my camera at work, so we went to check. Not so. But we got all the pictures off of Jack’s camera and uploaded to his server, to make room for more. Then we went all over Seattle. Some by car, a lot by foot. And once again I was left to wonder, why do we bring everyone to Pike Place Market? It’s like a pre-req. You have out of town guests? They must go to Pike Place, or you lose your WA State Drivers License or something.

I felt it was necessary to show Jack Toys in Babeland, so we could turn on all the vibrators and giggle at the butt plugs. And that is where we saw this. [at least that looks like what we saw.] Which gave us pause. But nothing gave me more pause than this, the “fleshlight.” Which confirms my theory that men’s sex toys are creepy, unless they are using the same toys the girls do. And yes, I had to touch it to see what it felt like. Ooky. I think is a pretty good description of the “creamy cyberskin.”

By that evening, we were tired so we headed back to my office, and then across the street to Costa’s for flaming cheese and cocktails, and Jack got to see just what a light weight I am, when it comes to alcohol. I am lucky enough to work right on Lake Union, so when it got dark, we watched the big fireworks show over the lake. That’s the first time I’ve seen a big fireworks show in many many years. I didn’t know they could make smiley faces.

The next day we headed to Ocean Shores, so Jack could get his ocean on. It was overcast, and a little sprinkly. The ocean was grey, the sky was grey, but luckily the dunes are covered in nice green sea grass blowing in the wind. It was actually quite beautiful. After lunch, we rented mopeds to ride on the beach. It takes me more than a few minutes to get the hang of those things. To make sure I am not going to plant a facer in the sand. Off we went. Going down the beach, we were going a rapid 30 miles per hour, at times, with the wind. These babies had power! We meeped our mighty horns at the other moped riders as they were our peeps. Still just sprinkling a little bit. Until we turned back, to ride against the wind. Then it started raining for real.

Turns out, rain can kinda sting your face, when you are riding a moped against a fairly strong wind. We were lucky if we could get up to 20mph. At first I thought, I should take my glasses off, as I could not see through the spots. Then I found out rain can sting your eyes as well. So I put them back on. Then I stopped once more to wipe all the mascara that was running into my eyes, also stinging. Then I was ready. My right hand was numb from the sheer power of the motor, the awesome vibrations. I had to visually confirm I was gripping the handle, because I could certainly not feel it. We rode full throttle all the way back. Most people would have called the ride back unpleasant or at least uncomfortable. But you know what? It ROCKED. Sure, we were soaked to the skin. And had sand and salt all over us. But it was so much fun. You could not help but laugh. The moped guys called us troopers. This was not your sissy beach, this was a beach for the adventurous. Weaklings and pussies need not apply.

Afterwards we ran into the souvenir shop to buy dry shirts. But had to live with soggy drawers. Got caught up in some nasty traffic on the way back to Seattle. In fact, we ran into some of your more spectacular traffic all weekend long. I think everyone was showing off to Jack, so that when he got to San Francisco, he would just scoff and say “This is pussy traffic, you should see the traffic in Seattle.” But it gave me plenty of time to talk him into a stupor. Which is fun.

After dinner, I finally let go of Jack long enough for him to jump in his truck and head south. Where he immediately ran into traffic and came to a complete stop on the freeway for the 90th time in two days. And then I found my camera.

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We need healthy young earth studs to repopulate our world – we need your love rocket!

Driving through Aberdeen, away from Ocean Shores and the Tsunami Danger Zone, Jack and I passed a blue shack, a store, with a handmade sign out front, It was advertising several things, but I only noticed two words, written extra large, underlined three times. “Pocket Rockets!” Something familiar about that…

Me: Pocket rockets?

Jack: They are small scooters or motorbikes.

Me: no they aren’t… the pocket rocket is a VIBRATOR!! Let’s turn around and go back. We can go in and ask to buy pocket rockets and when they show us stupid little motorcycles, we can say “No, that’s not what we want, we want the pocket rocket… you know THE VIBRATOR!! a pink one please!”

Later… still in Aberdeen, still within the Tsunami Danger Zone, we pass a billboard:

There are many reasons not to have sex.

What’s yours?

I guess they are taking up after those commercials that talk about your hobby being your anti-drug, but with sex instead. Somehow, it doesn’t work as well for abstinence. After much discussion, we can come up with only one really good reason not to have sex.

Because nobody wants to have it with you.

Hence the popularity of the pocket rocket, I believe.

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music

Thank you Mr. Masked Man

Yay! So lot’s of people who like the Kate Bush. Let me ask you this, do you guys remember USA’s Nightflight show? It was on late late on Fridays and/or Saturdays. Started in the earlyish 80’s to the latetish 80’s. Then it was replaced by “Up All Night.” Not the same thing and not nearly as good. Nightflight was where I first heard, and saw, Kate Bush. I also remember they had lots of crazy animation and shorts. I remember an animated Lenny Bruce thing… it was the coolest show. We need shows like that now. But we’d never get ’em.

A few people mentioned that Kate is supposed to be working on a new album. And I am very much looking forward to that.

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thenandnow

Then and Now: Part One

On Sunday mornings, a local radio stations has a show called Resurrection Flashback. Featuring alternative music from the 70’s, 80’s and sneaking into the 90’s. In other words, music from my generation, but more alternative than your basic 80’s music show. They have a feature called Then and Now, where they play a song from an artist who has not been around in a while, but has something new. Or has been around all this time, but has something new anyway. But this morning they did a song, instead of an artist. They just happened to feature a song from someone I’ve been listening to lately, and wanting to hear more of, Kate Bush. The song was Hounds of Love. And I decided to recreate it here for you. So, part one.
Then: Hounds of Love by Kate Bush

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50 Word Fictions

50 Word Fiction Fridays Vol. 13

Welcome to Lucky 13! You know, I was in one of those professional growth classes at work, where you are supposed to come up with ways you can start to fulfill your happiness and shit, and I stated that I would take baby step towards writing more fiction by doing a 50 word fiction every friday. I thought that was kinda funny. Anyway, someone from that class walked up to me yesterday and asked me if I was still writing my 50 word stories like I said I would. And I was proud to say, “Yes I am! Going on week 13 in a row!”

It’s good to have tiny goals.

Ok, in honor of all the babies being born to people I know lately, and the babies about to to be born to people I know, and the fact that I finally got my Sims to have a baby, I give you this weeks theme… ready? It’s babies. Saw that coming, didn’t you?

Day Care Employee

They all arrived in the morning at once, they all cried at once, they all pooped at once, they all wanted to eat at once, they all seemed to want to throw up on her at once, so why on earth couldn’t they all nap at once. Just once.

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