This week has been just, crazy. Work has been crazy busy-and building up to be even more so in the coming weeks. David is in California. And I think I'm fighting with my sinuses. But, as of 4:30 today (no offense to my boss of course-who is going to be really busy this weekend) things started to look up. I get to climb into my sleek sexy car and come home. I have all the ingredients I needed to make Pasties, a favorite of David's. I get to see one of my friends this weekend and we are going to eat cookies, drink mochas and make cards. There is a chance we might try to glitter the cat-I bet if we did that and caught it all on video it would be a bigger hit that Mariah Carey's Glitter movie (don't worry David-puppy is safe, I'm just kidding). And-the best thing of all... ask I write this entry David is on the plane headed home!! In a few hours, the balance in my world will be restored, and I think I'm going to sleep like the dead tonight. This weekend rocks already!
~Emily
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
A Girl And Her Car (A Love Story)
This story starts like many love stories do. A bad relationship, and a dream for something better.
Ok but seriously, things were bad. The car I was driving was a 2003 Jetta. It got me from point A to point B, and we had paid it off so it was a car with no car payments. No car payments makes it hard to walk away to car payments again. For about the last year, things were starting to go south with Jetta. Last fall/winter it started to leak. If it froze outside, there would be a layer of ice on the inside of the windshield, as well as the outside. Same with the back window. Also, the trunk was leaking, so if I opened it to put stuff in there was like a layer of dew, except not, in the trunk. Frosty mornings sucked, but thankfully in Oregon, where we live, we get more rain than super cold/ice.
Then maybe 6 months ago (give or take a month or so) it would not shift out of park. I'd get in the car in the morning to go to to work and I was stuck. I called the dealership we bought the car from and take it to for service for advice. What did they tell me to do? "Get out of the car and shake it. That should release the locked gear." Seriously? How exactly does one shake a car enough to do that without being a superhero? What I really had to do was let the car warm up for anywhere between 5-15 minutes. Then my ongoing battle with the cup holders took a turn for the worse. (For those of you not familiar with the cup holders of the 2003 Jetta-they were like praying mantis mandibles and held things not as well. Also, if you are a music fan they were inconveniently located right in front of the radio. You couldn't swap CDs or see what station you were on if you had a beverage.) If I turned to sharp (or really turned at all) my precious cup of coffee would come tumbling out of the "holder." And then, to add insult to injury, my passenger door stopped operating properly. In the mornings I go out to my car with my work bag and put it on my passenger seat before I get in the car and go. The door lock was not working correctly, my key fab wouldn't unlock it all the time. I'd have to get in the car and open it from the inside. And, on the days that I did that, it wouldn't lock with the key fab and I'd have to lock it, and then lock the car.
Obviously it was time to take the car to the shop for usual service and to see what was possessing it. I told them everything it was doing (or not doing) and asked them to replace the batter in my key fab. The next day when I picked up my car, they told me they couldn't get it to act up so maybe there wasn't really a problem. And that there is no leak in my car or trunk. But that they had done the usual service and replace the battery my key fab, and to call them if it acted up again. I drive home, mostly confident in the service department.
The next morning, the Jetta is up to it's usually tricks. They tell me to bring it back. Again, they keep it over night and send me home with a car that they said was fine. Oh, but the guy suggested that I check to see if my brake lights come on when I hit my brake, because if they don't it could be that my car isn't registering that the brake is on. I ask him how I'm supposed to do that by myself (yes, I know I can have David help me but how is that feasible to do every morning?). My confidence is rapidly dropping.
I tell David I'm not taking the car back again, even if it acts up. Which it does. My morning departure routine gets altered by 15 minutes allowing for time for the car to warm up. Oh, and did I mention my key fob starts working; the key fab they put a new battery in? David feels bad for me, he puts up with my complaining and offers me various cars. But I am stubborn. There is a specific car I want, and I stubbornly refuse to change my mind, insisting I'd rather drive Jetta until it falls apart (which at this point could be sooner rather than later).
So what car did I have my heart set on? This:
Ok but seriously, things were bad. The car I was driving was a 2003 Jetta. It got me from point A to point B, and we had paid it off so it was a car with no car payments. No car payments makes it hard to walk away to car payments again. For about the last year, things were starting to go south with Jetta. Last fall/winter it started to leak. If it froze outside, there would be a layer of ice on the inside of the windshield, as well as the outside. Same with the back window. Also, the trunk was leaking, so if I opened it to put stuff in there was like a layer of dew, except not, in the trunk. Frosty mornings sucked, but thankfully in Oregon, where we live, we get more rain than super cold/ice.
Then maybe 6 months ago (give or take a month or so) it would not shift out of park. I'd get in the car in the morning to go to to work and I was stuck. I called the dealership we bought the car from and take it to for service for advice. What did they tell me to do? "Get out of the car and shake it. That should release the locked gear." Seriously? How exactly does one shake a car enough to do that without being a superhero? What I really had to do was let the car warm up for anywhere between 5-15 minutes. Then my ongoing battle with the cup holders took a turn for the worse. (For those of you not familiar with the cup holders of the 2003 Jetta-they were like praying mantis mandibles and held things not as well. Also, if you are a music fan they were inconveniently located right in front of the radio. You couldn't swap CDs or see what station you were on if you had a beverage.) If I turned to sharp (or really turned at all) my precious cup of coffee would come tumbling out of the "holder." And then, to add insult to injury, my passenger door stopped operating properly. In the mornings I go out to my car with my work bag and put it on my passenger seat before I get in the car and go. The door lock was not working correctly, my key fab wouldn't unlock it all the time. I'd have to get in the car and open it from the inside. And, on the days that I did that, it wouldn't lock with the key fab and I'd have to lock it, and then lock the car.
Obviously it was time to take the car to the shop for usual service and to see what was possessing it. I told them everything it was doing (or not doing) and asked them to replace the batter in my key fab. The next day when I picked up my car, they told me they couldn't get it to act up so maybe there wasn't really a problem. And that there is no leak in my car or trunk. But that they had done the usual service and replace the battery my key fab, and to call them if it acted up again. I drive home, mostly confident in the service department.
The next morning, the Jetta is up to it's usually tricks. They tell me to bring it back. Again, they keep it over night and send me home with a car that they said was fine. Oh, but the guy suggested that I check to see if my brake lights come on when I hit my brake, because if they don't it could be that my car isn't registering that the brake is on. I ask him how I'm supposed to do that by myself (yes, I know I can have David help me but how is that feasible to do every morning?). My confidence is rapidly dropping.
I tell David I'm not taking the car back again, even if it acts up. Which it does. My morning departure routine gets altered by 15 minutes allowing for time for the car to warm up. Oh, and did I mention my key fob starts working; the key fab they put a new battery in? David feels bad for me, he puts up with my complaining and offers me various cars. But I am stubborn. There is a specific car I want, and I stubbornly refuse to change my mind, insisting I'd rather drive Jetta until it falls apart (which at this point could be sooner rather than later).
So what car did I have my heart set on? This:
2010 Dodge Charger (with a Hemi)
And so life went on. Bad Jetta became the norm until one cool morning. David was helping me load up the Jetta and I think he was kind of amazed what I had to do to get the car rolling in the morning. Looking at it now, it had to be sort of comical, the way I would contort to open things or manage the coffee into the cup holder maneuver. While I think he was impressed with my crazy morning skills, I do not believe David was impressed with Jetta.
To Be Continued....
~Emily
Thursday blah blah blah
I tend to feel better when I blog. It's like public therapy. I just don't blog as often as I should because if I did it every day it would be my stream of consciousness ramble and is that really entertaining? That concept completely conflict with my desire to amuse and entertain my 3, no wait I think I have 4 now, readers! David and I have been busy doing things around the house to de-clutter, so we have been busy with that. It's been good. We've been working on it together and the house is starting to feel more open and user friendly. We still have a bunch to do, but now I feel like I can have people over (even though the cat might throw up).
I'm sitting here watching Vampire Diaries, and texting with a friend who is watching from Georgia. It makes it more entertaining. It looks like the baby witches are self destructing. I better go pay attention! More later... I have a story about a girl and a car that I need to share :D
~Emily
I'm sitting here watching Vampire Diaries, and texting with a friend who is watching from Georgia. It makes it more entertaining. It looks like the baby witches are self destructing. I better go pay attention! More later... I have a story about a girl and a car that I need to share :D
~Emily
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Full Snark
So I guess I woke up in snark mode this morning. Given the lack of sleep (thank you puppy for the strange face sniffs at 3 something this morning) and the fact that I'm always even more "off" when my David is out of town I shouldn't be terribly surprised.
So what set me off? What gave my snark button a super good push? I was at a grocery store getting some lunch today. The store was busy, and they had several lanes open to accommodate the masses, including two express (12 items or less) lanes. I had like 3 items so of course I head to one of the two express lanes. The other lanes had some lines with very full carts, and my 30 minutes for lunch were quickly ticking away. As I stand in line (and several people get in line behind me) I find I am not moving very quickly. There were 4 people in front of me. The woman at the check out was talking to the checker rather than writing the check to pay and get out of the way. The person next in line was coughing and acting impatient, in hopes that the chatter would hurry and get along little doggie. The hint gets taken, the check gets written and the next person is up. This person had 12 items, and wanted to know the price for EACH item before it was scanned in. Then, a pair of shoes caused a brain freeze and "should I, shouldn't I" was tossed back and forth. The other express lane is also pretty packed, but they are actually moving. I contemplate line jumping, but there were only two people in front of me now. The shoes were put off to the side and the transaction was finally finished. I am impatient, and anxious to get out. I notice that the people in front of me have placed their items on the conveyer belt. It looked like a lot of stuff, so I count the items. Lets just say they both have more (quite more) than 12 items. That really ticks me off. The person checking out adds 3 gift certificates to their transaction, and kept changing their mind on the amounts. As I'm standing there, getting really pissy about the number of items people have a cashier comes through our line to tell us we can go to the "self" check out. Now, I say "self" because really you can't just go over there and use them any time, you still have to have help from a cashier. So I don't really see how that is "self" check out. It's more like supervised check out. I don't pay what I pay for groceries to help pay for employees wages to do the work myself. I nicely tell her I actually hate using those, that I'm in the 12 (said loudly) items or less line because I expect people to have 12 (again said loudly) items or less so things actually move along. She walks away. Now, the woman in front of me with her 22 items is being checked out and she is fighting about coupons and prices. In my head I'm telling her to piss off and take it to a non-express lane and let the rest of us get back to work, in real life I'm willing my eyes to pierce the back of her head with laser beams. She gets all huffy and says "never mind, just take those items off and I'll come back later." When it was my turn the checker apologized for the wait. All I said to him was "I remember the day when people were actually told they had too many items and were asked to move." Yeah. I felt old, but I did work at a grocery store and I did have to tell people that they had too may items for a lane (if that was true). And we were nice about it.
So I am just fed up with people being inconsiderate. I am not trying to give the impression that I think I'm more important than anyone else. I am not counting each can of soda, or bottle or banana as a separate item. I just don't understand why people are so selfish and can't read a simple sign and be courteous. If the store is slow, and there are no lines I don't care where you go. If the cashier is doing nothing and waves you over because you are waiting I don't care, that is different. When the store is BUSY and the express lane has a line, look and see if it's your fault. If you are being the express lane douche bag. There. I said it. Strangely, I do feel better.
/end rant
~Emily
So what set me off? What gave my snark button a super good push? I was at a grocery store getting some lunch today. The store was busy, and they had several lanes open to accommodate the masses, including two express (12 items or less) lanes. I had like 3 items so of course I head to one of the two express lanes. The other lanes had some lines with very full carts, and my 30 minutes for lunch were quickly ticking away. As I stand in line (and several people get in line behind me) I find I am not moving very quickly. There were 4 people in front of me. The woman at the check out was talking to the checker rather than writing the check to pay and get out of the way. The person next in line was coughing and acting impatient, in hopes that the chatter would hurry and get along little doggie. The hint gets taken, the check gets written and the next person is up. This person had 12 items, and wanted to know the price for EACH item before it was scanned in. Then, a pair of shoes caused a brain freeze and "should I, shouldn't I" was tossed back and forth. The other express lane is also pretty packed, but they are actually moving. I contemplate line jumping, but there were only two people in front of me now. The shoes were put off to the side and the transaction was finally finished. I am impatient, and anxious to get out. I notice that the people in front of me have placed their items on the conveyer belt. It looked like a lot of stuff, so I count the items. Lets just say they both have more (quite more) than 12 items. That really ticks me off. The person checking out adds 3 gift certificates to their transaction, and kept changing their mind on the amounts. As I'm standing there, getting really pissy about the number of items people have a cashier comes through our line to tell us we can go to the "self" check out. Now, I say "self" because really you can't just go over there and use them any time, you still have to have help from a cashier. So I don't really see how that is "self" check out. It's more like supervised check out. I don't pay what I pay for groceries to help pay for employees wages to do the work myself. I nicely tell her I actually hate using those, that I'm in the 12 (said loudly) items or less line because I expect people to have 12 (again said loudly) items or less so things actually move along. She walks away. Now, the woman in front of me with her 22 items is being checked out and she is fighting about coupons and prices. In my head I'm telling her to piss off and take it to a non-express lane and let the rest of us get back to work, in real life I'm willing my eyes to pierce the back of her head with laser beams. She gets all huffy and says "never mind, just take those items off and I'll come back later." When it was my turn the checker apologized for the wait. All I said to him was "I remember the day when people were actually told they had too many items and were asked to move." Yeah. I felt old, but I did work at a grocery store and I did have to tell people that they had too may items for a lane (if that was true). And we were nice about it.
So I am just fed up with people being inconsiderate. I am not trying to give the impression that I think I'm more important than anyone else. I am not counting each can of soda, or bottle or banana as a separate item. I just don't understand why people are so selfish and can't read a simple sign and be courteous. If the store is slow, and there are no lines I don't care where you go. If the cashier is doing nothing and waves you over because you are waiting I don't care, that is different. When the store is BUSY and the express lane has a line, look and see if it's your fault. If you are being the express lane douche bag. There. I said it. Strangely, I do feel better.
/end rant
~Emily
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
/Facepalm
3D Yogi Bear? Seriously? WHYYYYYYYYYY????? Did the powers that be learn nothing from the whole "Garfield" experience? In Zombieland even Bill Murray said he regrets Garfield. Don't even get me started about Alvin and the Chipmunks.
See what happens when I'm home alone? No, that's a lie. This happens when David is home too. My snark knows no bounds.
Miss you sweetie!
~Emily
See what happens when I'm home alone? No, that's a lie. This happens when David is home too. My snark knows no bounds.
Miss you sweetie!
~Emily
Friday, November 19, 2010
Movies movies movies
So over the last two weekends we have watched a bunch of movies. I meant to blog about the first batch last weekend but I lacked the motivation and brain power to do so. So I will do it here in one happy movie post.
Drag Me to Hell
IMDB Page. This movie was written and directed by Sam Raimi (Spider Man, The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness are also some of his works). I liked Spider Man, and I thought maybe this would be good balance to the girl movies I had picked up. I was wrong. This movie made all the girl movies I have ever seen look brilliant. The lead actors were Alison Lohman and Justin Long (you know, the guy who plays Mac on the PC/Mac commercials). They are both talented actors and I have enjoyed them in other work they have done, it was just the movie that was bad. It was more gross that scarey, and it wasn't funny cheesey like Army of Darkness it was just, well, bad. On a positive note, I did learn a valuable life lesson: When buying something second hand take just a minute and think about it. You never know. It's quite possible an angry, juciy, gypsy put a curse on that item and by taking ownership of said item you become the cursed one. Is it really worth it? Watch this movie and you decide. (Also, don't eat while watching this movie.)
Easy Virtue
IMDB Page. This is a remake of a 1928 movie that was directed by Alred Hitchcock. The 2008 remake was directed by Stephan Elliot and starred Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth (to name a few). To sum this movie up, a young Englishman marries an american woman with a passion for speed and a bit of a past. The young Englishman takes his new bride home to meet his family and events unfold. I thought the movie was casted well. The story was amusing, and the music was perfect (but only if you are a Cole Porter fan). If you want a movie that you can just sit back and enjoy I would add this to your list.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur
IMDB Page. We are Ice Age fans so we went ahead and added this one to our collection. All the actors came back to lend their voices to the characters we know and love.
My Life in Ruins
IMDB Page. This movie stared Nia Vardalos, writer of and lead actress in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. This was a sweet little store about finding love in the last place you would expect to.
The Ugly Truth
IMDB Page.
Star Trek
IMDB Page.
So yeah, I ran out of steam. Star Trek was too awesome for words.
Drag Me to Hell
IMDB Page. This movie was written and directed by Sam Raimi (Spider Man, The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness are also some of his works). I liked Spider Man, and I thought maybe this would be good balance to the girl movies I had picked up. I was wrong. This movie made all the girl movies I have ever seen look brilliant. The lead actors were Alison Lohman and Justin Long (you know, the guy who plays Mac on the PC/Mac commercials). They are both talented actors and I have enjoyed them in other work they have done, it was just the movie that was bad. It was more gross that scarey, and it wasn't funny cheesey like Army of Darkness it was just, well, bad. On a positive note, I did learn a valuable life lesson: When buying something second hand take just a minute and think about it. You never know. It's quite possible an angry, juciy, gypsy put a curse on that item and by taking ownership of said item you become the cursed one. Is it really worth it? Watch this movie and you decide. (Also, don't eat while watching this movie.)
Easy Virtue
IMDB Page. This is a remake of a 1928 movie that was directed by Alred Hitchcock. The 2008 remake was directed by Stephan Elliot and starred Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colin Firth (to name a few). To sum this movie up, a young Englishman marries an american woman with a passion for speed and a bit of a past. The young Englishman takes his new bride home to meet his family and events unfold. I thought the movie was casted well. The story was amusing, and the music was perfect (but only if you are a Cole Porter fan). If you want a movie that you can just sit back and enjoy I would add this to your list.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur
IMDB Page. We are Ice Age fans so we went ahead and added this one to our collection. All the actors came back to lend their voices to the characters we know and love.
My Life in Ruins
IMDB Page. This movie stared Nia Vardalos, writer of and lead actress in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. This was a sweet little store about finding love in the last place you would expect to.
The Ugly Truth
IMDB Page.
Star Trek
IMDB Page.
So yeah, I ran out of steam. Star Trek was too awesome for words.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Friday, YAY!
I am sitting here on my nice cozy couch with my warm lap top on my lap. I just consumed a cup of earl gray (or is it grey?) tea and some shortbread. Men in Black is on and David is all cute and snoozey on his couch. All those lovely things mean today is Friday. I'm looking forward to a weekend of hopefully getting some projects finished around the house that I have been wanting to do for a while and watching movies. I don't want to use my brain if I don't have to. Happy weekend to the two people who actually read this blog! :)
~Emily
~Emily
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Caller ID
I am a secret ninja. Ok. That was a lie. I just like to think that in my head when I can see who is calling on my work caller id. So imagine my disappointment when one of those "out of area" or "Salem" people call. That means I have to use my brain and try to associate a phone number (if there is one) with a client. That takes a lot of brain power. So what really amuses me is those people who call, but won't leave a voice message if no one picks up. Instead, they will call every five minutes until someone answers. And what happens when I answer? I put you through to the bosses voicemail. I don't see how my involvement in the process was necessary but ok.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
My Job-Funnies
For those of you that don't know, I work in a law office. This job has allowed me to see a side of people that not everyone gets to see. When people call, or come into the office they have (or think they have) been seriously wronged and are coming to us for justice. I think we have been lucky with our clients so far, we have a pretty good group and I enjoy working with just about all of them. However, we do get some pretty wackadoo calls and I have learned SOOO much about people. Thought I'd share some of my giggles and frustrations along the way. No names or specifics are being given to protect the crazy (someone needs to look out for them).
Warlock? Really?
A woman called upset because someone she looked up to had betrayed her and caused her to make some poor choices. In her next breath she told me she shouldn't have been surprised because this person is really a warlock and can't be trusted. I had to bit my tongue. I had to take it all down and give my boss the potential client memo without laughing.
Keep in mind, I am a World of Warcraft (addictive computer game) junkie and one of the classes/characters you an play in the game is a warlock so I was thinking about that as the potential was talking to me.
You Think This Will Make Me Want To Help You?
I wouldn't do these things to your attorney.
You saw my post about insisting on scheduling an appointment, making said appointment and then client no-showing? Well, the follow up to that... don't show up the next day and expect to see the attorney. My boss is kind so he met with him anyway. Saying you stay in a house with a bunch of people and your alarm isn't working and you slept through your appointment because no one woke you is lame. Even lamer-saying you didn't think you needed to call and let anyone at the office know what happened. You just look like and ass now.
This just bugs me, my boss is more tolerant than I. Just showing up. We have a few of these types. They just show up whenever hoping the boss is free for a few minutes (which usually is more like 20-30 minutes). I don't see what is so hard about calling to see if the boss is available, or to let someone know you are coming in. The exception to this? People who drop in to drop off a payment. People who just come in hoping for time with the attorney make me crazy. This goes for clients-because they should know how busy their attorney is, and for potentials-who are hoping to get some free attorney time.
Service/therapy animals. I may have already written something about this and how much I hate people who abuse the service/therapy animal boundaries. I hate people who call to complain that their boss won't let them bring their therapy cat to work and want an attorney to tell their boss the cat has to be allowed. The sad thing? The cat probably does need to be allowed because those laws are sooo tricky and you can't question a person to much about why they need the animal in the first place because that is violating their rights. Oy. MY (my very own) opinion is if you need a therapy animal-maybe you should be seeing a doctor more regularly and not going out into the world until you can do so without animal comfort. Having said that-I am not directing that towards people who really need an animal, like a service dog or people who have a serious medical condition and have an animal to assist them should they have a stroke or seizure. I'm not totally heartless!
Alright, time to go to the job. I'll add more as I remember them/come across them :)
~Emily
Warlock? Really?
A woman called upset because someone she looked up to had betrayed her and caused her to make some poor choices. In her next breath she told me she shouldn't have been surprised because this person is really a warlock and can't be trusted. I had to bit my tongue. I had to take it all down and give my boss the potential client memo without laughing.
Keep in mind, I am a World of Warcraft (addictive computer game) junkie and one of the classes/characters you an play in the game is a warlock so I was thinking about that as the potential was talking to me.
You Think This Will Make Me Want To Help You?
I wouldn't do these things to your attorney.
You saw my post about insisting on scheduling an appointment, making said appointment and then client no-showing? Well, the follow up to that... don't show up the next day and expect to see the attorney. My boss is kind so he met with him anyway. Saying you stay in a house with a bunch of people and your alarm isn't working and you slept through your appointment because no one woke you is lame. Even lamer-saying you didn't think you needed to call and let anyone at the office know what happened. You just look like and ass now.
This just bugs me, my boss is more tolerant than I. Just showing up. We have a few of these types. They just show up whenever hoping the boss is free for a few minutes (which usually is more like 20-30 minutes). I don't see what is so hard about calling to see if the boss is available, or to let someone know you are coming in. The exception to this? People who drop in to drop off a payment. People who just come in hoping for time with the attorney make me crazy. This goes for clients-because they should know how busy their attorney is, and for potentials-who are hoping to get some free attorney time.
Service/therapy animals. I may have already written something about this and how much I hate people who abuse the service/therapy animal boundaries. I hate people who call to complain that their boss won't let them bring their therapy cat to work and want an attorney to tell their boss the cat has to be allowed. The sad thing? The cat probably does need to be allowed because those laws are sooo tricky and you can't question a person to much about why they need the animal in the first place because that is violating their rights. Oy. MY (my very own) opinion is if you need a therapy animal-maybe you should be seeing a doctor more regularly and not going out into the world until you can do so without animal comfort. Having said that-I am not directing that towards people who really need an animal, like a service dog or people who have a serious medical condition and have an animal to assist them should they have a stroke or seizure. I'm not totally heartless!
Alright, time to go to the job. I'll add more as I remember them/come across them :)
~Emily
Monday, October 11, 2010
Long Weekend-Never Long Enough
It was time for a long weekend at the beach. We got lucky, it was cooler and overcast most of this trip. We even go rain on our last full day there. Here are some pictures from that lovely stormy rainy day!
This horse did not seem to thrilled to be out in the rain.
Pretty waves :)
I enjoyed the peace and quiet-I'm ready go back!
~Emily
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Tattoo I Want!
I am kind of addicted to the tv show LA Ink. At some point, I really want to get a tattoo, or two. I really want an owl. I have a thing for owls. Corey Miller does AMAZING owls, this is sort of what I have in mind:
I'm still thinking about it. I won't rush into anything... but someday....
~Emily
Bauman Farms, October 2, 2010
We were able to share a "first time" experience at Bauman Farms with my friend Angela and her family. It was their first visit to the farm, and it was our first time witnessing the helicopter pumpkin drop. Here are some pictures from our day!
This alpaca looks all sweet and innocent, but just after this picture was taken this alpaca went and started some "poop" with the geese and caused quite a ruckus!
The geese just after the alpaca incident. Is this enough geese for a gaggle? Anyway, this is the goose gang. Don't mess with them!
This goose and I were trying to figure each other out. The gang came up to the fence where we were standing acting all tough-necks shaking and squawking like no body's business. They did like to be called pretty birds.
David made friends with the two calves in the animal barn this year. They are such sweet things. Sometimes (only sometimes) I wish I could have a cow in the back yard.
They both wanted attention.
David getting some calf kisses!
Pretty bird!
David's happy face after shooting an apple canon. I think everyone should have one of these...
The Strehlow family! Angela, Avery and Dave.
David enjoying one of our new favorite things-the apple slushie! (Sara & Ben, we can't wait to introduce you to these!)
Avery in hay jail-Angela giggling in the background :)
Pretty lil pumpkins!
This is the beginning of something awesome! This helicopter is lifting a HUGE pumpkin. In a few moments it is going to let go of the pumpkin and hopefully drop it into a kiddie pool. It. Was. Awesome. We saw it happen three times-David has video footage we'll post at some point. :)
Avery really liked this hay bale dragon, so it seemed like a good time for another family picture.
We had a great time! I think we'll be making a few more trips to the farm-and I can't wait! Hope you enjoyed the photos, I'll post more from any other trips.
~Emily
Monday, August 16, 2010
Some Movies NOT to Watch...
It seems David and I have hit a streak of movies we probably would have been better off not watching. That happens sometimes. I guess you have to see some really rotten ones to appreciate the really good ones. Anyway, I thought I'd let the two or three of you that read this blog know what not to watch.
There may be spoilers-which really is ok because you really don't need to watch either of these movies... I just had to be fair and warn you regardless.
First: The Killer Inside Me (Internet Movie Database) (see this link for cast and plot summary) Great cast. Interesting story. Horrible violence. This movie really disturbed and upset me. I can handle aliens popping out of chests, or most of anything Quentin Tarantino can throw at me. The violence in this movie wasn't unlike what you would find in a Tarantino movie, but it was different. It wasn't choc-a-block full of violence either, it was just a few scenes (and quick flashbacks). I guess it was the subject matter. The main male character beat two women to death and it was incredibly graphic and upsetting. My poor David was just as shocked as I was, and was at a loss to deal with how it upset me. If I could remove/edit those scenes I would actually recommend the movie. The acting was good, the story was interesting. But the movie in its current form is just too upsetting.
Second: Life During Wartime (Internet Movie Database) (see this link for cast and plot summary) Another movie that had a good cast. The trailer looked like it was going to be a off-kilter comedy. The movie ended up not being so funny. It kind of drug on and on and on...and never really went anywhere. (Drinking did not make it any better. Seriously.)
So what have I been watching that I have actually enjoyed? Well, let me tell you. David and I got hooked on The Tudors, the Showtime series. I'm kind of hooked on that time period and just finished reading The Tudor series by Philippa Gregory (she wrote "The Other Boleyn Girl"). I just get sucked into the different possibilities of what King Henry was like, and what the lives of his many many wives must have been like.
Ok. I should get back to my list of things I want to get done around the house. Just had to take a minute and say hello!
~Emily
There may be spoilers-which really is ok because you really don't need to watch either of these movies... I just had to be fair and warn you regardless.
First: The Killer Inside Me (Internet Movie Database) (see this link for cast and plot summary) Great cast. Interesting story. Horrible violence. This movie really disturbed and upset me. I can handle aliens popping out of chests, or most of anything Quentin Tarantino can throw at me. The violence in this movie wasn't unlike what you would find in a Tarantino movie, but it was different. It wasn't choc-a-block full of violence either, it was just a few scenes (and quick flashbacks). I guess it was the subject matter. The main male character beat two women to death and it was incredibly graphic and upsetting. My poor David was just as shocked as I was, and was at a loss to deal with how it upset me. If I could remove/edit those scenes I would actually recommend the movie. The acting was good, the story was interesting. But the movie in its current form is just too upsetting.
Second: Life During Wartime (Internet Movie Database) (see this link for cast and plot summary) Another movie that had a good cast. The trailer looked like it was going to be a off-kilter comedy. The movie ended up not being so funny. It kind of drug on and on and on...and never really went anywhere. (Drinking did not make it any better. Seriously.)
So what have I been watching that I have actually enjoyed? Well, let me tell you. David and I got hooked on The Tudors, the Showtime series. I'm kind of hooked on that time period and just finished reading The Tudor series by Philippa Gregory (she wrote "The Other Boleyn Girl"). I just get sucked into the different possibilities of what King Henry was like, and what the lives of his many many wives must have been like.
Ok. I should get back to my list of things I want to get done around the house. Just had to take a minute and say hello!
~Emily
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
FYI
If you schedule an appointment with your attorney-an appointment that you requested-you should really make sure you are clear about the date and time. Just a thought, write it down even. Otherwise, when you no-show, no-call, and completely blow it off... the staff is going to think you are a total ass. And the staff never forgets. NEVER.
~the Staff
~the Staff
Thursday, July 15, 2010
You Just Know...
...the evening is going to be awesome when you come home at the end of the day with your arms full of stuff from the hot car to find presents from the cat. And by presents I don't mean "ooo yay!" I mean gifts left for me by Linda Blair kitty. So I follow the trail of puke from the living room, into the kitchen and around into the laundry room. I put my dinner in the microwave, where it is just going to have to live for awhile. I clean up the mess, thanking god most of it was on the non-carpeted flooring. I carry out the bag of bio-harzad and hurry back into the cool house only to find the cat at the top of the stairs glaring down at me as if everything is my fault. It's my fault she ate so much fur and made herself sick. Maybe it's even my fault she has so much fur. Who knows. She is such a strange little cat. She seriously gets strange when I clean the house, which I've been doing this week. So, my one or two blog readers, in the future if you come to my house and it is dirty it is because that is how the cat likes it and she obviously runs the joint.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
How Monday Night Went...
Well, it went into Tuesday morning. I have learned that my imagination is really a terrible thing sometimes. And I think everything in the house (including the cat) was screwing with my mind last night. Every single crappy scary (and not scary) movie I have seen somehow found its way into my mind last night. There was no rest for the wicked.
I decided to take advantage of my inability to sleep and watch some late night talk shows. I used to love watching Letterman, so that is where I started last night. I was incredibly disappointed when I found out who his guest was. Of ALL the nights it figures it was the one night I was watching that this guest was on. There are really only two people that would make me change the channel. One is Billy Bell from this season of So You Think You Can Dance. There is just something about that guy that gives me the willies. I just can't stand him. The other is...Nicholas Cage. I hate Nicholas Cage. So I had to go watch huge chin-fat head Leno. Then I went and watched crappy Hallmark Channel movies.
I am hopeful that night will go better. If all else fails it looks like I can watch a bunch of episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
I decided to take advantage of my inability to sleep and watch some late night talk shows. I used to love watching Letterman, so that is where I started last night. I was incredibly disappointed when I found out who his guest was. Of ALL the nights it figures it was the one night I was watching that this guest was on. There are really only two people that would make me change the channel. One is Billy Bell from this season of So You Think You Can Dance. There is just something about that guy that gives me the willies. I just can't stand him. The other is...Nicholas Cage. I hate Nicholas Cage. So I had to go watch huge chin-fat head Leno. Then I went and watched crappy Hallmark Channel movies.
I am hopeful that night will go better. If all else fails it looks like I can watch a bunch of episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday Monday
The house feels so empty when David is away. But someone seems to relish in claiming new territory:
Me: "Hey! Do you belong there?!"
Puppy: "I don't see how it's any of your business if I belong here or not!"
She is still there. She may still be there when David gets home. You just never know with here. I'm working up the, hmm, what is the word I'm looking for. I need to start vacuuming and I'm trying to get the get up and go to do it. I'm just feeling blah today. Buddy (Cake Boss) is making a dragon cake. That is more my speed right now. :(
~Emily
Friday, June 18, 2010
Heirloom Rose Garden - June 12, 2010
David and I went and visited a rose garden in our area and had to share some pictures. I did not write down any names, so you will just have to make up your own names for them.
I shall call this one Marie! Now you get the idea ;)
Thursday, May 13, 2010
If It Comes Out of Your Dog...
it's your poop to pick up. That should be LAW. Well, it sort of is in our neighborhood rules.
So you are thinking "Whoa, where is this coming from?" Well, let me tell you.
David and I are walking again and every morning I find myself having to dodge dog poop. It's not just one random occurrence. It's repeated and multiple. Oh, and it's DISGUSTING. I'm told by the rules in my CCR that I'm not supposed to let my cat out (and people are suppose to clean up after their dogs). Puppy is strictly indoors. She poops in a box that David or I clean. She in no way poopulates the neighborhood. Why is it no one else seems to follow these guidelines? Really, I'm just tired of lazy people getting away with being lazy. I'm tired of dodging poop. People of Parkmeadow-If I see you with your dog, or I know who your dog is, and it poops without you picking it up I am going to say something. That, or you will find a pile of poo on your porch....
end rant. ><
~Emily
So you are thinking "Whoa, where is this coming from?" Well, let me tell you.
David and I are walking again and every morning I find myself having to dodge dog poop. It's not just one random occurrence. It's repeated and multiple. Oh, and it's DISGUSTING. I'm told by the rules in my CCR that I'm not supposed to let my cat out (and people are suppose to clean up after their dogs). Puppy is strictly indoors. She poops in a box that David or I clean. She in no way poopulates the neighborhood. Why is it no one else seems to follow these guidelines? Really, I'm just tired of lazy people getting away with being lazy. I'm tired of dodging poop. People of Parkmeadow-If I see you with your dog, or I know who your dog is, and it poops without you picking it up I am going to say something. That, or you will find a pile of poo on your porch....
end rant. ><
~Emily
Thursday, May 6, 2010
You Say...
So I went into a business this afternoon to obtain and mother's day gift for my mom. Since I have no clue what she wants/needs I was walking in with the intent to purchase a gift certificate so she could shop for whatever she wanted. Easy, right?
So I walked in, went up to the counter and waited for service. When asked "how can I help you?" I answered "I need a twenty-five dollar gift certificate." The woman, we'll call her Betty, went to attend to my request. From somewhere else within the business a woman says "You mean a gift card?" My first thought was to wonder what concern it was of hers. Betty looked confused. I guess I should have said I entered this business expecting this to be an easy transaction and had little to no patience for stupidity as I had spent it all at work already. I looked at Betty and said, "Seriously? It's the same thing." I believe Betty was in agreement because she was continuing to process my request. The disembodied voice proceeded to explain the exact difference to me (one is a slip of paper, the other is a card. The card is used like a credit card...). I say to the voice, "It's the same thing, I'm quite happy to go elsewhere for a gift whatever if this is going to be a problem..." Betty looks at me apologetically, finishes my request and I head out. I don't understand what is wrong with people. Betty knew what I was asking for. It took every fiber of my being to not find the location of the voice and explain that talking to people like that is a HUGE turn off and if she doesn't care about how the business does then to continue on but if she does care to perhaps not make the customer feel stupid. I don't think I'll be assisting that business any further after this mother's day.
Why can't things just be easy for once?
~Emily
So I walked in, went up to the counter and waited for service. When asked "how can I help you?" I answered "I need a twenty-five dollar gift certificate." The woman, we'll call her Betty, went to attend to my request. From somewhere else within the business a woman says "You mean a gift card?" My first thought was to wonder what concern it was of hers. Betty looked confused. I guess I should have said I entered this business expecting this to be an easy transaction and had little to no patience for stupidity as I had spent it all at work already. I looked at Betty and said, "Seriously? It's the same thing." I believe Betty was in agreement because she was continuing to process my request. The disembodied voice proceeded to explain the exact difference to me (one is a slip of paper, the other is a card. The card is used like a credit card...). I say to the voice, "It's the same thing, I'm quite happy to go elsewhere for a gift whatever if this is going to be a problem..." Betty looks at me apologetically, finishes my request and I head out. I don't understand what is wrong with people. Betty knew what I was asking for. It took every fiber of my being to not find the location of the voice and explain that talking to people like that is a HUGE turn off and if she doesn't care about how the business does then to continue on but if she does care to perhaps not make the customer feel stupid. I don't think I'll be assisting that business any further after this mother's day.
Why can't things just be easy for once?
~Emily
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
What Does it Say About a Person...
when they are talking "dirty" to their dog? Seriously.
So I get that to some people (probably lots of people), their pets are like their kids. Not having any (kids) myself our cat has sort of filled that void (poor cat-she pleads for help daily). What I saw today surpasses that and in my (crazy) opinion well crosses any sort of line in the human/pet relationship.
I was loading my groceries into my trunk this afternoon when I witnessed human/pet behavior that I just can't understand. A woman came dashing from the store to her car. She seemed to be empty handed. She went first to the passenger side of the car and started talking to the dog sitting in the front seat. It was a mangy nappy looking little thing, and I apologize but I have an extreme dislike for smallish yappy little doge that look like they are dirty nappy rugs. She was saying things like "I'm here baby, I'm here my big boy." This dog was not a big dog. "We are gonna go home soon and you can give it to me big boy." She was talking to this dog the same way some people come on to a member of the opposite sex. It was really creepy. Those are things I just don't think a woman should say to her dog, in any context. Meanwhile the dog is totally freaking out and has probably peed with glee all over the passenger side of the car. She went around to the driver side and got in, the dog got in her lap and she let it lick her mouth. I had to get in my car and leave before I vomited in the parking lot. I wasn't the only person who was close enough to hear that all. I can't imagine talking to anyone or anything like that in a public place. A small part of me died having seen that display. I have to go take a shower now and wash off the creepy cooties. :(
~Emily
So I get that to some people (probably lots of people), their pets are like their kids. Not having any (kids) myself our cat has sort of filled that void (poor cat-she pleads for help daily). What I saw today surpasses that and in my (crazy) opinion well crosses any sort of line in the human/pet relationship.
I was loading my groceries into my trunk this afternoon when I witnessed human/pet behavior that I just can't understand. A woman came dashing from the store to her car. She seemed to be empty handed. She went first to the passenger side of the car and started talking to the dog sitting in the front seat. It was a mangy nappy looking little thing, and I apologize but I have an extreme dislike for smallish yappy little doge that look like they are dirty nappy rugs. She was saying things like "I'm here baby, I'm here my big boy." This dog was not a big dog. "We are gonna go home soon and you can give it to me big boy." She was talking to this dog the same way some people come on to a member of the opposite sex. It was really creepy. Those are things I just don't think a woman should say to her dog, in any context. Meanwhile the dog is totally freaking out and has probably peed with glee all over the passenger side of the car. She went around to the driver side and got in, the dog got in her lap and she let it lick her mouth. I had to get in my car and leave before I vomited in the parking lot. I wasn't the only person who was close enough to hear that all. I can't imagine talking to anyone or anything like that in a public place. A small part of me died having seen that display. I have to go take a shower now and wash off the creepy cooties. :(
~Emily
Thursday, March 18, 2010
My New Distraction
One of my all-time favorite movies is the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice (P&P). I could watch it over, and over and over again. In fact, I watched it twice this weekend and would have possibly gone for a third if there was more time. I will have to devote a whole post someday as to why I love that movie, but that is not this post.
While looking around Border's one day I found The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins. I picked it up to skim through it and see what it was all about. I am always skeptical of a sequel especially when not written by the original author. I am a Jane Austen fan, and as much as I would love to see what would happen next in the lives of my favorite P&P characters I had a hard time believing someone not Ms. Austen could convincingly write such a thing. I am glad to say I was quickly (and I do mean quickly) proven wrong. I was sucked in and hooked in the first few pages and the book had to come home with me. I devoured it. It started where P&P left off, the carriages pulling away and the happy couples embarking on their new lives together. I think Ms. Collins did a wonderful job of staying true to Ms. Austen's cherished characters. Her writing is very Austen like, but yet very much her own. When I had finished the book (I think I read it in a day or a day and a half) I was left wanting more. Lucky for me she has a whole series, The Pemberley Chronicles Series. If you are a P&P fan like I am, and would like a possible story about the continued adventures of the Darcy's and the Bingley's check out Ms. Collin's website.
I have almost read all the books that she has published in this series and will be eagerly waiting for the remaining books to be published (looks like I have 2 more to look forward to). I may have to branch out and look at some of the sequels that have been written for some of Ms. Austen's other works.
If any of my readers (I make it sound like other people read this blog other than my husband, LOL) are Austen fans be sure to visit The Republic of Pemberley. It's a great site, I'm just too shy to participate in any of the discussions but it makes for some good reading and there are some very creative, clever and dedicated fans out there.
~Emily
(wow a post with no Riley pictures-she would be so disappointed!)
While looking around Border's one day I found The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins. I picked it up to skim through it and see what it was all about. I am always skeptical of a sequel especially when not written by the original author. I am a Jane Austen fan, and as much as I would love to see what would happen next in the lives of my favorite P&P characters I had a hard time believing someone not Ms. Austen could convincingly write such a thing. I am glad to say I was quickly (and I do mean quickly) proven wrong. I was sucked in and hooked in the first few pages and the book had to come home with me. I devoured it. It started where P&P left off, the carriages pulling away and the happy couples embarking on their new lives together. I think Ms. Collins did a wonderful job of staying true to Ms. Austen's cherished characters. Her writing is very Austen like, but yet very much her own. When I had finished the book (I think I read it in a day or a day and a half) I was left wanting more. Lucky for me she has a whole series, The Pemberley Chronicles Series. If you are a P&P fan like I am, and would like a possible story about the continued adventures of the Darcy's and the Bingley's check out Ms. Collin's website.
I have almost read all the books that she has published in this series and will be eagerly waiting for the remaining books to be published (looks like I have 2 more to look forward to). I may have to branch out and look at some of the sequels that have been written for some of Ms. Austen's other works.
If any of my readers (I make it sound like other people read this blog other than my husband, LOL) are Austen fans be sure to visit The Republic of Pemberley. It's a great site, I'm just too shy to participate in any of the discussions but it makes for some good reading and there are some very creative, clever and dedicated fans out there.
~Emily
(wow a post with no Riley pictures-she would be so disappointed!)
Friday, March 12, 2010
My Own Daily Squee
I know, I look like one of those crazy cat people, but I don't have kids. Yes, that explains it all. I don't have kids, so I must post pictures of my cat to fill that void. Yes, that's it. Anyway... here:
She is meowing at me here, telling me to stop taking pictures.
So pretty. So going to try to figure out how to eat me.
That's all from the crazy cat lady today.
~Emily
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Daily Squee
When I'm feeling down, and I'm in need of one of those "awwww" moments, this is the website I go to (when I remember): Daily Squee
This site is full of animal cute. Check it out. Go! ;)
~Emily
This site is full of animal cute. Check it out. Go! ;)
~Emily
Monday, March 8, 2010
Queen of the House
You'd think that would be me....
....well, it's not. Not with a cat in the house! There is no competing with a cat. They have their own rules, ideas, and plans for the day. The only influence we have is in the feeding department. Well, we have the ability to move them, but that just turns things into a war zone until the queen calms down...
Here is our furry queen:
~Emily
....well, it's not. Not with a cat in the house! There is no competing with a cat. They have their own rules, ideas, and plans for the day. The only influence we have is in the feeding department. Well, we have the ability to move them, but that just turns things into a war zone until the queen calms down...
Here is our furry queen:
~Emily
Thursday, February 25, 2010
New Hobby?
So I learned something really interesting yesterday and I think it might have to become my new hobby. I complain about a lot of things, but until now I have not had a way to get some sort of follow through. So, I ask you my few readers, would you like to unite with me and take a stand? Let me share my joy with you.
One of my pet peeves are people who smoke in their cars with the windows down and at the end fling their smoking butts out into the road. I think it's disrespectful, and rude. If they don't want their cigarette smoke around them when they are driving what makes them think I do? But what can you do about it, short of rolling down your window and saying something to them which will only resort in a fight in varying levels. You know anything from name calling to some form of road rage. Well, my readers, you do have an option. If they throw their smoking cigarette butt out the window it is an offense. So what can you do? Simple. Call the local police, not the emergency line-they do not like that, and report the offense. An officer will have to take the report. You will have to sign it. They will track down and server the offender and they will have to appear in court. You will as well, but in my opinion it is worth it to take a stand. When you make the report you need to know the license plate number, the location it happened (parking lot, street name and closest intersection) and it helps to know if the person is male or female. They have to come and take your report, it is your right.
This is the same for drunk or erratic drivers, so if you witness or are a target in road rage you do have ways to fight back. Given it's not right in that moment. But I'm ok with it biting them in the butt after the fact. So what am I saying? I'm saying unite, take back our roads and make them cigarette butt free and maybe a little safer. I'll go to court if it means maybe one more person things before chasing someone down or flipping that smoking butt out the window. Spread the word and join me in some karma.
~Emily
One of my pet peeves are people who smoke in their cars with the windows down and at the end fling their smoking butts out into the road. I think it's disrespectful, and rude. If they don't want their cigarette smoke around them when they are driving what makes them think I do? But what can you do about it, short of rolling down your window and saying something to them which will only resort in a fight in varying levels. You know anything from name calling to some form of road rage. Well, my readers, you do have an option. If they throw their smoking cigarette butt out the window it is an offense. So what can you do? Simple. Call the local police, not the emergency line-they do not like that, and report the offense. An officer will have to take the report. You will have to sign it. They will track down and server the offender and they will have to appear in court. You will as well, but in my opinion it is worth it to take a stand. When you make the report you need to know the license plate number, the location it happened (parking lot, street name and closest intersection) and it helps to know if the person is male or female. They have to come and take your report, it is your right.
This is the same for drunk or erratic drivers, so if you witness or are a target in road rage you do have ways to fight back. Given it's not right in that moment. But I'm ok with it biting them in the butt after the fact. So what am I saying? I'm saying unite, take back our roads and make them cigarette butt free and maybe a little safer. I'll go to court if it means maybe one more person things before chasing someone down or flipping that smoking butt out the window. Spread the word and join me in some karma.
~Emily
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
I'm Not Asking For The Moon, Or Am I?
I pay for a service. Ha ha! That sounds almost dirty! Let me rephrase that. I pay for the "privilege" of playing an on-line massive multi-player blah blah blah (World of Warcraft). I do this, for the opportunity to slay beasts with complete strangers, some of them being incredibly immature and obnoxious youth, and some of them being people I enjoy knowing on a pixel-basis. I like being able to log in and either run around by myself, leveling a toon to the mighty level of 80 so I can do whatever level 80's do in their spare time, or with a group of pixel approved friends for a greater purpose. This might be running instances for loots and fun, or doing dailies for to make money for all those most-have items. Where am I going with this (besides sharing what an geek I can be)?
Well, for about the last maybe month, the game has been barely playable. The lag has been intolerable. When I kill a big fat ogre (I affectionately call them "fatties") I want to be able to immediately loot my treasure and move on to the next fattie. That is the way of the game, and the way it normally is. For the last few weeks things have not been like that. For example, today it took me 40 minutes to log in. I spent 20 minutes waiting for the character screen to come up, and then another 20 minutes at the loading screen. Once I finally made it in, the game was still not playable. There was a huge delay in interacting with the characters in the game-which made turning in quests, picking up quests or selling garbage in my bag impossible. It's been like this every night I've tried to play for the last month. Some nights you can patiently play through the lag. Might I suggest a drinking game? Every time you have to wait to loot take a drink. Every time you have to wait to talk to an npc, take two drinks, etc. You get to the point where you really don't care about the lag, or playing for that matter.
But now to my point. This is not the service I am paying for. I am not paying to wait 40 minutes to log in. I'm not paying to sit and drink with my lap top while I attempt to play. What completely blows my mind is that even though others complain, many many others, Blizzard Entertainment can't seem to be bothered with such trifle problems. They blame my internet connection. Yeah, nice try. Try again. I would be way less frustrated if they would acknowledge the instability of our server, and would even say that they are working on improving play-ability. Oh, and it would be nice if they would credit my account at least a month of play time, for the month of un-play-ability. Grrr.
~Emily
Well, for about the last maybe month, the game has been barely playable. The lag has been intolerable. When I kill a big fat ogre (I affectionately call them "fatties") I want to be able to immediately loot my treasure and move on to the next fattie. That is the way of the game, and the way it normally is. For the last few weeks things have not been like that. For example, today it took me 40 minutes to log in. I spent 20 minutes waiting for the character screen to come up, and then another 20 minutes at the loading screen. Once I finally made it in, the game was still not playable. There was a huge delay in interacting with the characters in the game-which made turning in quests, picking up quests or selling garbage in my bag impossible. It's been like this every night I've tried to play for the last month. Some nights you can patiently play through the lag. Might I suggest a drinking game? Every time you have to wait to loot take a drink. Every time you have to wait to talk to an npc, take two drinks, etc. You get to the point where you really don't care about the lag, or playing for that matter.
But now to my point. This is not the service I am paying for. I am not paying to wait 40 minutes to log in. I'm not paying to sit and drink with my lap top while I attempt to play. What completely blows my mind is that even though others complain, many many others, Blizzard Entertainment can't seem to be bothered with such trifle problems. They blame my internet connection. Yeah, nice try. Try again. I would be way less frustrated if they would acknowledge the instability of our server, and would even say that they are working on improving play-ability. Oh, and it would be nice if they would credit my account at least a month of play time, for the month of un-play-ability. Grrr.
~Emily
Saturday, January 23, 2010
I hate SPAM
I am SOOO sick of these:
__________________________________________
From: Ms.Hendrik Beuker
Subject: UBS International Holdings BV (Business Proposal)
Date: January 20, 2010 4:35:32 AM PST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Reply-To: hbeuker2010@aol.com
UBS International Holdings BV
Herengracht 600
NL-1017 CJ Amsterdam
www.ubs.com/investmentbank
Greetings,
I am an investment consultant working with UBS International Holdings BV in Amsterdam. I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, as I can arrange and provide you details/documentatal proof so that funds ($8.5million) will be transferred into your account as the next of kin to the late depositor whom you share same last name with. During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with the said balance {Eight million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only} this account has not been operated for the past years. As at this moment I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. If you are not familiar with my Bank profile, please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about my Bank website: (www.ubs.com/investmentbank) I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. If you are interested kindly revert back with your C.V (Curriculum Vitae) which should include the underlisted:
1, Full name
2, Contact phone and fax numbers
3, Occupation
4, Age
5, Marital status
6, Contact address (office or home)
contact me only at hbeuker2010@aol.com or click on reply and send me your response.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest Regards,
Mr.Beuker Hendrik
Investment Consultant.
UBS.
______________________________________
I want to email these people back and ask them why they think I'm stupid. Do they know me? Are they looking at my test scores? And, why isn't there a better way to combat stupid spam/scan/enhance your midlands emails? There are really smart people out there (they don't get sucked into these stupid emails), why haven't they found some way to send some sort of nasty something or other back to the jerk sending out the crap? A girl can dream I guess. If you have any good ideas on how to deal with these kinds of emails please share! :)
~ Emily
__________________________________________
From: Ms.Hendrik Beuker
Subject: UBS International Holdings BV (Business Proposal)
Date: January 20, 2010 4:35:32 AM PST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Reply-To: hbeuker2010@aol.com
UBS International Holdings BV
Herengracht 600
NL-1017 CJ Amsterdam
www.ubs.com/investmentbank
Greetings,
I am an investment consultant working with UBS International Holdings BV in Amsterdam. I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, as I can arrange and provide you details/documentatal proof so that funds ($8.5million) will be transferred into your account as the next of kin to the late depositor whom you share same last name with. During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with the said balance {Eight million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only} this account has not been operated for the past years. As at this moment I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. If you are not familiar with my Bank profile, please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about my Bank website: (www.ubs.com/investmentbank) I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. If you are interested kindly revert back with your C.V (Curriculum Vitae) which should include the underlisted:
1, Full name
2, Contact phone and fax numbers
3, Occupation
4, Age
5, Marital status
6, Contact address (office or home)
contact me only at hbeuker2010@aol.com or click on reply and send me your response.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest Regards,
Mr.Beuker Hendrik
Investment Consultant.
UBS.
______________________________________
I want to email these people back and ask them why they think I'm stupid. Do they know me? Are they looking at my test scores? And, why isn't there a better way to combat stupid spam/scan/enhance your midlands emails? There are really smart people out there (they don't get sucked into these stupid emails), why haven't they found some way to send some sort of nasty something or other back to the jerk sending out the crap? A girl can dream I guess. If you have any good ideas on how to deal with these kinds of emails please share! :)
~ Emily
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)