Friday, 29 September 2006 04:54 pm
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deckardcanineThanks to a friend-of-a-friend-etc. network, I will be having someone look at my computer tomorrow for the price of a lunch at Chipotle. Why do I need him? Since I've moved into the basement apartment, I haven't been able to access the wireless network. My landlord tried hard to help, but while his laptop could connect from the basement, my desktop did not sense a signal even when we moved the equipment upstairs. It's not supposed to be one of those stealth networks like my previous landlord had. We've run a cable down two stories. The cable has had no trouble, but it's unsightly and precarious enough that we want to get the wireless connection very soon.
Also since I've moved in, my speaker, which is part of the monitor, has produced no sound except the buzz at high volume. I suspect that that's a wiring problem. Let's hope nothing got knocked out of place inside during the move. It didn't seem to take that much abuse.
On an unrelated subject, I'd like to repeat here what I said in an LJ community: no more snarking for me. I had spent the last, oh, 13 months enjoying Web sites devoted to deriding comic strips. Sometimes I made appreciated comments there, and sometimes I laughed out loud -- not something I do much. But this week, an epiphany of sorts revealed that I was doing myself more harm than good with the indulgence. I may miss it, but there are more important things in life than extra hours of entertainment.
That does leave the question of what kind of page-a-day calendar I'll get next year. Long-time readers might recall that I used to get one misnamed "The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said," which sometimes had stuff that I could easily see myself or a friend saying. This year I've had "'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy," whose misheard lyrics are hardly vicious but not nearly as funny as I found them in 2000, and some are all but impossible to hear that way ("I believe in milk and cheese"?). But the new year isn't for another three months, so I shouldn't think too hard on it. Besides, a surprise might do me good.
Also since I've moved in, my speaker, which is part of the monitor, has produced no sound except the buzz at high volume. I suspect that that's a wiring problem. Let's hope nothing got knocked out of place inside during the move. It didn't seem to take that much abuse.
On an unrelated subject, I'd like to repeat here what I said in an LJ community: no more snarking for me. I had spent the last, oh, 13 months enjoying Web sites devoted to deriding comic strips. Sometimes I made appreciated comments there, and sometimes I laughed out loud -- not something I do much. But this week, an epiphany of sorts revealed that I was doing myself more harm than good with the indulgence. I may miss it, but there are more important things in life than extra hours of entertainment.
That does leave the question of what kind of page-a-day calendar I'll get next year. Long-time readers might recall that I used to get one misnamed "The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said," which sometimes had stuff that I could easily see myself or a friend saying. This year I've had "'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy," whose misheard lyrics are hardly vicious but not nearly as funny as I found them in 2000, and some are all but impossible to hear that way ("I believe in milk and cheese"?). But the new year isn't for another three months, so I shouldn't think too hard on it. Besides, a surprise might do me good.
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