Every time I start getting ready to play, someone keeps coming in here wanting me to do something. And it's never anything cool, like, "Say, put this million dollars in your bank account," or, or, uhh, "Say, put this TWO million dollars in your bank account!" It's always something stupid and menial, because I have a reputation as being someone who won't mock and curse people when they can't figure out how to COPY A BLEEDIN' DOCUMENT FROM ONE FOLDER TO ANOTHER!
And then, there's the paperwork. Mindless, meaningless, but required so that some other mindless meaningless paperwork doesn't get jammed up and cause everyone to ::piff:: disappear into a cloud of bureaucratic smoke.
In other words, today seems as though it's going to be completely devoted to fulfilling my drone-like job duties rather than getting to play. I have a meeting in fifteen minutes, and then have to get ready for my twice-monthly obstructionists meeting tomorrow, and there's this, and that, and two of those, and some of these.
BUT, just in case I don't get a chance to get back to blogging later on this afternoon, I want to give an extra special thank-you to Jordana Adams for sending me a spiffy Iomega ZipCD 650 USB compatible CD burner. She said a while back that she and Justin have had it forever and never used it much, and that she was terribly tired of my constant harping about not having one. (I'm paraphrasing on that last part--she'd never be so unkind as to say it, but I know it's intended as an electronic "shut-UP!" to get me to stop being such a whiny baby.) I want to thank her and Justin and all the kiddies for the wonderful gift, and I promise to start filling up CDs with all sorts of worthless junk as soon as possible!
Anyway, time to go meet for a while.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at November 8, 2005 01:15 PMGlad it got to you. I was hoping a box filled with bubble wrap and grocery bags would pad it up.
Of course, we, your public, must now here what exciting and not exciting things you intend to CD-ify.
Posted by: Jordana at November 8, 2005 02:11 PMI don't know yet--maybe my collection of vowels and consonants! By the way, is this thing supposed to have any software that comes with it?
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 8, 2005 02:25 PMHmmm. I sense mass mailed AOW CDS heading out any day now.
1 Billion hours free, must be used in the first 16 days? I don't think so.
Posted by: skinnydan at November 8, 2005 03:08 PMWe got it without -- from my dad, who had "misplaced" the software. I can't remember whether it installed itself or if we had to download something. Probably the latter. Could you download directly to your little USB drive and thereby bypass the no downloading at work rule?
Posted by: Jordana at November 8, 2005 03:08 PMProbably so, Jordana. WindowsXP is supposed to already have the necessary drivers, so I'll have to see if it works.
AND Skinnydan, funny you should mention that--my internet connection at home is messed up. I had People PC, and downloaded their newest version, and now my modem won't work. I had to uninstall their crap, and tried to go back to the old Wal-Mart Connect disc I had squirrelled away. That doesn't work either. I need to figure out something. Becoming my own ISP might be just the thing...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 8, 2005 03:31 PMSo would it be AOWonline, Possumnet (sounds like it would have very slow connect speeds) or Cornalink (your server of deepfried internet on a stick).
Posted by: Sarah G. at November 8, 2005 03:38 PMHmmm--very good choices! I was sorta thinking of something like Epossum, instead of Opossum. Or just Moronet.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 8, 2005 03:55 PMI *like* ePossum.
Posted by: Sarah G. at November 8, 2005 04:12 PMJust wait until I come out with my iPossum that has a prehensile cord.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 8, 2005 04:19 PMNot to change the subject, but USB-connector CD players will typically be recognized by WinXP without drivers. I'm sure the Iomega site has drivers if you need them, but getting them onto the computer without an Internet connection could be the tricky part.
Have you contemplated the cable company for internet connection? Yeah, it's about $50 per month, but once you've experienced the speed it's difficult to live without it.
Posted by: MarcV at November 9, 2005 11:09 AMI figure I won't have any trouble, and you're right, Iomega does have the drivers available for download if I need them.
As for the cable modem--I know. We have a jumbo line here at work, and it's very VERY nice to have. Dial-up at home is painful. I just hate to pay 50 bucks for anything. I got a thing from our cable company yesterday saying I could have Charter service for the low low price of $74 per month.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at November 9, 2005 11:23 AM