January 2009
9 posts
Jan 30th
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Tech Hell for the New Administration →
Oh man, I can totally relate.  The day they stuffed Virtual PC into a shiny new iMac for me was one of my happiest days at work.
Jan 22nd
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Grow Up to Be A Chef
I am inexplicably watching “Kitchen Confidential” on Hulu.  Which is making me crave really good food, but is also making me equally inexplicably nostalgic for restaurant life. Except I’d never want to go back to waiting tables. (Hint - if you want to make your wait person crazy, fail to consolidate all of the tiny requests that you have into one.)  I no longer have it in me to...
Jan 22nd
Ease of Photography: The Drawback Years
Truthfully, the problem with having a camera on my iPhone that’s stupid proof is that now I’ve figured out ways to take pictures of myself, particularly at work when I’m bored but know that boredom only has a two or three minute threshold before chaos returns.  This is not the problem, aside from me wasting my phone’s memory space with pics of me intently looking up at the...
Jan 13th
Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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VE KNOW NOTHING
Police report received in the mail stated: “Unknown suspect broke into victim’s car with unknown object and stole victim’s purse. Unknown suspect then fled to unknown location. There were no witnesses.” Best police report ever. It… absolutely sums up the situation.
Jan 8th
Better Day Than I Thought
Locks are offically changed, and the locksmith was helpful while gouging me for his services. However, as he set up his myriad flashlights on various stands to deal with the crappy lighting in our house, he explained that he now had so many because the day before he’d gone into a house with no light… and found a body that had been there for some time. I must admit to being horrified...
Jan 7th
Cureall's for Liz
It’s cold and deathflu season, even here in LA, and as requested, the ultimate Cure-ALL: Take 1 packet of Theraflu (make sure it’s the useful kind - has pseudoephedrine or something similar in it). Take 1 shot of whisky or bourbon (I recommend bourbon) Take 1 tsp honey or sugar Take 1 cup hot water Put in giant mug. Stir together. Drink! Sleep! Recover! Victory!
Jan 5th