Weeping And Gnashing Of Teeth*
You know when people say “Stop the world, I want to get off”?
Note to self: Take own advice.
* My grandfather used to read this section of the Bible — Matthew 13:42 — look up very seriously, and add “…and for those who have no teeth, teeth shall be provided.” And they ask me why I turned out the way I did.
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Uh oh, What happened? Anything you need a few suggestions for? I’ve got a technical background.
Nothing remotely exciting. Substantial power outage followed by trying to import my entire life onto a new laptop. My poor husband wants to go back to working in tech support — at least there he got 15 minute breaks. :)
Thank you for your offer. I will email you if I need you, hopefully prior to throwing something out a window.
one of the reasons I continue to read this blog is that beyond your straight talking wisdom, you’re not afraid to show your moments of weakness for our benefit… Or pleasure as the case may be. Thanks for being vunerable occasionally. Makes me feel more human
Dave - That is a very nice thing to hear. Thank you.
How un-humorously funny. Same thing here. I hate power outages.
Oh Crap! Did I just qualify as a Starfucker? God, I hope not.
“Teeth will be provided” = funniest thing I’ve read all day. When you get caught up after your tech shitstorm come on over and check this out. I think you could use a laff right about now.
Too funny - in a sad kind of way. Sounds like someone needs a hug!
@ Dave - No, you’re cool. Starfucking is unwarranted. You are being nice in my hour(s) of need.
@ Jay - At least you had a latte. I’ve been sitting around whining.
@ Michael Martine - Wow. I don’t even really know what to say.
@ Michael unMartine - Yes. Please come over and bring hugs and vodka.
@ Everyone - Where the hell is James Chartrand? Is he sick? This is normally where he would be chiming in with pith and anecdotes. Hello? James Chartrand? We’re worried about you, dude!
Amazing article, blah blah blah, I’ll definitely try to incorporate this into my own blog, business and sex life.
Glad to hear it’s recoverable, and good luck :)
I’ve seen James at other sites.. he’s cheating on you!
I recently bought a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) after almost making a mistake that would have shut my web site down for hours: http://aplawrence.com/Programming/staging_changes.html
*hearing the desperate cry for help from the minions of the world… the Comment King swoops in on his premium high-speed net connection to save the day!*
Hm? Someone call me?
I apologize for my lack of pithy wit and personal anecdotes of a world gone mad. I’ve been too busy pacing the house and muttering about people who piss me off lately. It’s part of my rehabilitation from knee-jerk reactions and comments that end up driving traffic away instead of keeping it.
But I must ask the masses… Why - oh WHY? - do people take pleasure in twisting words into what they aren’t to make someone look bad?
And I feel your pain, Naomi. There is nothing worse than losing electricity and getting back to our roots.
@ Naomi - Your ittybiz email bounces back with failure to deliver.
@ Anthony - I do not cheat. I am an equal opportunity whore. But I can certainly have my favorites :)
“Why - oh WHY? - do people take pleasure in twisting words into what they aren’t to make someone look bad?”
Because it can be such delicious fun?
Just a guess :-)
Hello James. Thank you for coming back to me. In answer to your question, they do it because you take the bait and you evangelical Quebecors are such a delight to infuriate. I say that in the most loving way possible, even if you are in an adulterous relationship with the Freelance Writing Gigs peeps.
QuebecERs, girl. QuebecERs.
And the PC term for what we are is passionate. Yes. That sounds so much better than “delightful to infuriate.”
You know, I just realized that the way you write “Hello James” sounds eerily like evil Hal from that movie Space Odyssey. Creepy.
James - Try being named Dave.
Sometime ago, there was a radio campaign that used the Hal9000 voice to talk about its product. It was creepy as hell, especially when the radio alarm goes off in the morning and the first thing you hear is “Hello Dave.”
@ Dave - Okay, no, that’s seriously creepy. That gives me goosebumps and I’m not even the one it happened to.
Calisse, don’t even get me started on technical difficulties. Early last year I went through a whole month of unreliable internet service, incompetent techies from the cable company trying to figure out what was wrong (all the while insisting it was my equipment), three visits from the Geek Squad, and a blown out monitor. Damn this crack we call technology!
*deep sigh* Okay, I feel better now. Oh, before I forget…
Hello, James.
You know, I don’t know what you people do to your computers. I’ve had my computer in the shop exactly… uh, never, for this one (1 year old) and I think twice for my previous computer which was something like 10 years old.
And when in doubt? Backup and reformat. Works like a charm :)
@ James - Thanks so much for your sympathy. :-)
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