*Tim steals my iPhone

Me: "Hey, what are you doing with my phone?"

Tim: "This isn't your phone."

Me: "Yes it is. Gimme back my phone!"

Tim: "This is my Blackberry. I just got the app that makes it look like an iPhone... it's really good."

I LOL'd

It's that National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) time of year again, and I'm right on schedule. Unfortunately, I'm already procrastinating a bit.

What's different this year, however, is that I have a plot, characters, and an ending, which I never had before.

Here's hoping I do my best! :D

HEY NETFLIX

I don't understand you!

Can someone answer me this?

Ok so I went to add a couple of old movies to my (my being Tim's) queue. However, instead of 'ADD', they said 'SAVE'.

Researching this, it apparently means that the movie has not yet been released yet on DVD. (?)

However, after some looking around, the movies I want have been on DVD for at least 5 years.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!?

Does it mean it's just not available at all? Or what?

I'm borderline about to go to my mom's and steal her VCR and my old VHS tapes to watch these damn movies!

I continuously want to punch myself in the face.

I've been picking up some young adult sci-fi/fantasy books that were New York Times Bestsellers, but apparently that doesn't mean that the book is actually -good-. I guess I'm under the impression that a book is going to be good because it was popular.

I'm almost to the end of 'Wicked Lovely'. It has an interesting premise, but it's just lacking somewhere. I've read almost the whole book and I still have no idea what the main character looks like. I think she has black hair and pale skin, but after glancing through the first few chapters, I don't see any description. Is it even in there? Did I miss something?

I think I'm having trouble picturing people and places because there's only dialog and faeries. The descriptions of characters are very vague and in the end, I just can't picture them.

Twilight is the same, it's a good idea, I just wish it was executed better.

Every time I read these disappointing books, I feel like I could do so much better.

Anyone have any suggestions for GOOD sci-fi/fantasy I should hit up?

Woe is me

The wireless on my main PC has died. The light is on, but it no longer can detect other wireless networks. Even if I manage to coax it to, it won't actually connect to the network. Now it lived a good life, I installed it in spring of '05 and since then, it's been working nonstop. A ridiculous amount of data has gone through this cheap little wireless card, and I guess I'm surprised it has lasted as long as it has.

Though the idea of not having internet on my main PC? DEVASTATING. Not being able to do simple things like transfer files from netbook to PC over wireless? ZOMG. I can't update my iPod apps or get on FFXI!

I've got three options:

1. Buy a new wireless card
-Not really feasible since I plan on getting a new PC soon. It'd be a waste of money and effort.
2. Run a network cable across the living room to my desk
-Temporary fix. It'd be ugly and a potential trip hazard. But would get me through until I...
3. Buy a new PC
-I wasn't planning on getting a new PC until late October. I'd need something to get me by D: Was planning on getting/having Tim put together a decent workhorse, so I can play MMOs and other games on it.

I do my internetting on my laptops, but my desk is like my place of awesomeness and stores all my stuff. It's the home base!

So, while on the way to Outer Banks, Tim and I stopped at a Subway to grab some lunch. We were eating in the car when some lady in her Nascar F150 next to us opens the door right into my car, hard. I look at her and she's looking at the side of my car. She doesn't get out to talk to me or make an attempt to apologize.

I freaked out and had a panic attack, afraid of confrontation. It took a few minutes for Tim to calm me down. I backed up the car to get her license place number, then moved to another spot (not next to her) so we could get out and see if it left a mark. This all took about 5 minutes or less. Checked, went to go walk over to her car...

Woman drives off.

I had gotten her plate number, so we call the local Sheriff, they come out and do an incident report. The damage is minor. Some chipped paint, a dent, and a scuff mark. It's not huge, but it's certainly noticable. The sheriff(s) were very nice and we chatted for a bit.

So we do our vacation thing, come back, they appraise the damage (like $400 to fix it). My therapist also told me that i shouldn't worry about it, because the worry causes the anxiety attacks, and if it's not a big deal, don't make it one. I talk to the insurance lady... I said it was minor, my car was older, it already had a few dents and scratches from the years, and I wasn't interested in pursuing the claim any further.

Then my insurance told me what the other party had said.

The woman told my insurance/the sheriff that she had NOT hit my car, and sat there for a half hour (yes, 30 minutes) after she got into the vehicle. Which Tim and I know is bull.

Ugh, why would I go through all the trouble of calling the sheriff, doing an incident report, and filing a claim if she hadn't done it/drove off. I'd have much rather immediately gone on my merry way to the beach than 'terrorize' some dumb redneck.

I'm pretty livid about that. I'm at fault for not immediately getting out of the car and confronting her. But she knows what she did.

Ok I'm done ranting

So I got an Acer AspireOne for my birthday. It's really cute, conveniently small, and has incredible battery life. Just what I wanted. Only downside is that it may take a little while to get used to the smaller keyboard. Mine came with extra stuff, like a USB optical drive, wireless mouse, and a protective bag.

My mom is going to be getting one too, so I'm really excited to teach her how to use it.

It's weird putzing around on this thing, and then getting in front of a regular sized monitor. x.x

Funny thing is this tiny thing has more memory and disk space than my desktop. And I do love my other laptop, it's great for the more heavy duty programs I want to run, but it sucks to lug out and boot up when I just want to type a little bit.

It's the simple things that I enjoy in FFXI

Today I decided I'd watch the Sunbreeze Festival Fireworks from the 'highest point' in Sarutabaruta, Starfall Hillock. Eventually a random Taru appears and we shared the view as well as conversation.

It's little things like that I could never get out of WoW.

Happy Birthday galaxies_edge!

AND NOW I PRESENT TO YOU: OBSERVATIONS FROM PEN'S COMPUTER DESK!

So a few months ago, it looked like our neighbor ducked out on his rent/apartment. Just packed up a bunch of stuff in his truck and drove off. He was in construction, so it wouldn't surprised me if he'd been laid off.

Now it looks like the service team is clearing out the apartment for new tenants, and I'm seeing that the guy didn't leave with as much stuff as I thought, only what he could carry. So far they've removed a mattress/box spring, and now they're loading up a HUGE friggin' big screen projection tv. Wonder what they're going to do with it. Probably sell it or something, to get the money they lost in from the guy.


Just after they loaded it onto the trailer


Guy had to get out and walk with it because it kept sliding and almost falling off.

EDIT: Lol the guy just brought a 5 of Master Hide into the apartment. I KNEW the apartments were painted with Sherwin-Williams Master Hide, I could tell by the smell (how nerdy is that). And he's wearing SW painters pants, lol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac

I didn't know the origin of Shellac until now

I will never think of skittles the same ever again! D:

I forgot BLITEOTW this year :(

lame.

What is with all these Russian people friending me on LJ?


I made my cupcakes again for a family gettogether. It went a lot easier and faster this time around. I'M A BAKIN' FOOL

OH TEMPERATURE, YOU'RE SO WACKY

I wish I knew a place around here where I could find quail eggs D:

In other news: SEXTING AT BROOKE POINTE LOL

I just spent all evening making cupcakes, and now I don't even feel like eating one. Now I know why some people like to bake, but never gain weight. Because you think they'd eat all they made....

...But after they're done, they don't even want to touch what they just made

Here's my bento for today!



Mini ham+pepper jack sammich, vanilla yogurt with strawberries, and some grapes

I'd like to get a bigger bento box. This size is good for my mid afternoon snack. I usually eat lunch before work and dinner once I get home, but this is nice to ease any hunger during work. And it's really satisfying to eat

It only takes a few minutes to make in the morning/afternoon. And I also get a little snack eating the leftovers from the shaped food, lol.