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Today was quite fun, and odd.
After the car woes of the week, I decided to just lie low rather than deal with rental cars and such. I called the boss and told him I couldn't come in because I'd run out of cars. He was understanding and amused. Most of critical stuff is done for the week. I appeased the various departments who want their projects first. I got a clean bill run trough our multi legacy, soon to be new if I ever get done writing it, but somehow now in production, system. I'm sure someone would pay big bucks to know how my Oracle database reads Access tables real time. Someday I should write it down...
Played silly buggers with Macy's instead of work. They have the KitchenAid we want. The bridal registry doesn't list it. So, off to another store, where it is listed on the registry; for $50 more. We get them to remove it and back to Macy's. Now they don't have the $50 off deal. What deal is that, it's not in our fliers here, customer speaks with forked tongue. Off to parents who have many newspapers. Find the Macy's add. Third trip; oh, this ad. Of course, this is every so slightly different. Yes, it's same size and watts, but this one has a lift, not a tilt. Ever so sorry... useless monolithic has-been bastards.
In between visit #2 and visit #3 to Macy's, we stopped at a bookstore to unwind. I ran to Best Buy for a toy I wanted. The toy, "Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords", known to it's avid devotees as KotOR2. I don't buy the newest games, I wait for them to age and come down in price. But the first KotOR, purchased at the $20 mark, had been exceptional. So, in a fit of spending, I coughed up the $50. On my way to register I was accosted by the local gamer sales geek.
The sales geek was more fortunate than most; a not overweight, not uncomely white guy, going bald in his early twenties. He seemed nice enough, and got the look of a true "fan" when he saw the box in my hand. We discussed Star Wars games and movies and our enthusiasm for the final chapter. That's when this guy floored me with this: "I can't wait! I've got my costume all done, light sabre and everything." "Really," I said, trying to sound more supportive than mocking. "Oh, yeah. Got the light sabre on the rack up there on your way out, if you want to look." I wished him luck in his continued devotion to the Fanish Cult of Skywalker and made my escape.
After bookstore was Dave, the Tinker of the contrary Jeep. Dave found the problem, after much cursing and rumbling. It was all very technical. It was an acorn in air filter! We have a history with squirrels. If they're not rotting in the ceiling they're tearing up the roof. We simply don't get along. It seems the squirrels have decided to go on the offensive. Evil bottle brush tailed rats.
Well, now I'm looking at KotOR2. Expect not from me a blog in near future. More important things have I... Fear not, I don't have a jedi costume, Although, I do have a groovy Birka caftan and linen pants... Never mind.
After the car woes of the week, I decided to just lie low rather than deal with rental cars and such. I called the boss and told him I couldn't come in because I'd run out of cars. He was understanding and amused. Most of critical stuff is done for the week. I appeased the various departments who want their projects first. I got a clean bill run trough our multi legacy, soon to be new if I ever get done writing it, but somehow now in production, system. I'm sure someone would pay big bucks to know how my Oracle database reads Access tables real time. Someday I should write it down...
Played silly buggers with Macy's instead of work. They have the KitchenAid we want. The bridal registry doesn't list it. So, off to another store, where it is listed on the registry; for $50 more. We get them to remove it and back to Macy's. Now they don't have the $50 off deal. What deal is that, it's not in our fliers here, customer speaks with forked tongue. Off to parents who have many newspapers. Find the Macy's add. Third trip; oh, this ad. Of course, this is every so slightly different. Yes, it's same size and watts, but this one has a lift, not a tilt. Ever so sorry... useless monolithic has-been bastards.
In between visit #2 and visit #3 to Macy's, we stopped at a bookstore to unwind. I ran to Best Buy for a toy I wanted. The toy, "Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords", known to it's avid devotees as KotOR2. I don't buy the newest games, I wait for them to age and come down in price. But the first KotOR, purchased at the $20 mark, had been exceptional. So, in a fit of spending, I coughed up the $50. On my way to register I was accosted by the local gamer sales geek.
The sales geek was more fortunate than most; a not overweight, not uncomely white guy, going bald in his early twenties. He seemed nice enough, and got the look of a true "fan" when he saw the box in my hand. We discussed Star Wars games and movies and our enthusiasm for the final chapter. That's when this guy floored me with this: "I can't wait! I've got my costume all done, light sabre and everything." "Really," I said, trying to sound more supportive than mocking. "Oh, yeah. Got the light sabre on the rack up there on your way out, if you want to look." I wished him luck in his continued devotion to the Fanish Cult of Skywalker and made my escape.
After bookstore was Dave, the Tinker of the contrary Jeep. Dave found the problem, after much cursing and rumbling. It was all very technical. It was an acorn in air filter! We have a history with squirrels. If they're not rotting in the ceiling they're tearing up the roof. We simply don't get along. It seems the squirrels have decided to go on the offensive. Evil bottle brush tailed rats.
Well, now I'm looking at KotOR2. Expect not from me a blog in near future. More important things have I... Fear not, I don't have a jedi costume, Although, I do have a groovy Birka caftan and linen pants... Never mind.