Going to Van soon, and my new hobby

Couple more weeks and I'm going to Van! Yay!!! I can't wait :D

I get new glasses on Friday, or at least get them ordered. Either burgundy or black full frames this time. And a new prescription too.

My new hobby...crocheting. Yes, you heard right, I've entered the first stages of 'old woman'. It's fun though, fairly inexpensive, and what I make I can make exactly how I want it. So far, it's just been dishcloths, but I'm now working on a bag. I'm hoping to have it done for when I go to Van. Whenever I do get it done, I'll post a pic :)
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Down note, there have been a lot of deaths in celeb-ville lately, but I just found out about one close to home. Larry, the card shop owner, died last night :( He's one of those guys that everyone who reads comics, plays DnD/Magic/etc. knows. His store was right across from my husband's, and he quite often would go over and chat with Larry during his break. This is a sad thing, and a lot of people are going to miss him.

Win7 troubles

Well, everything was going good on the Win7 front...until it decided I _wasn't_ the administrator and now won't let me access the main drive...or even do regular updates, fixes, etc. Tomorrow is day off, and time to re-install. I like it enough that I'm going to consider this a minor set back.

On another topic, it was Dani's b-day yesterday, which means mine is only a month away. I look at her life and I'm jealous. She seems to have everything together, 'grownup'-like. I look at my life and think how immature it seems. *sigh* Never gonna really grow up I guess :P

Win7 Update

Well, I'd have to say that was the fastest install-to-use time I've had. I like the features, though a few take a little getting used to. No major issues yet, but then I don't use my laptop for much more than occasional downloading, messenger and web surfing. The space requirement for Win7 (16GB) is a bit big...but like I said, I don't have much else on the laptop. It did force me to clean out stuff too, which is good.

So, I have to say, I _will_ be officially upgrading to Win7 on my desktop come the purchasable release. I can't afford two licenses though, so the laptop will be downgrading back to XP I think...unless I find a work-around or they now allow multiple home computers on the same license.

Windows 7

So, I've decided to give Windows 7 RC a shot on my laptop. Big download, and all the important stuff backed up. Will install tomorrow, after work, and let you know.

Vampire Craze

Okay, thanks to Twilight, vampires are back in (for the moment) but they're the 'teeny bopper' kind really. Oi... And I just found out one of the series I really liked (when I was a teenager) is being made into a TV series by the CW (formerly WB, where Buffy and Angel made their home for a while). Okay...so they want in on the vampire craze. Already, I'm not liking what I'm hearing. As my friend said though, good for a laugh.




I feel old....

Star Trek =

Teh awesome

The '7-11 Mythbusters Special' Challenge

Here's the challenge:

Make a list of 10 (or more) myths to send to the mythbusters, and all about 7-11. I want input from customers _and_ employees (I know both). Give me anything you can think of. Something relatively simple, can be added to or spark something in someone else. A co-worker and I came up with a couple, so here's the start of the list.

1. Will a diet pop syrup really blow up a slurpee machine?
2. Can you break a window/play baseball with, an overcooked taquito?
3. Methods of 'curing' brain freeze: rub the roof of your mouth with your thumb or rub your temples.

Grrrrrr......

What do I have to do, what _can_ I do, to get the Ice Queen fired!? She has no people skills, is rude to a fault, has had many complaints about her, but still she works there! Why? How?? A new guy just quit, in part because of her, and he would have worked out great. Now she said she's going to badmouth him to his new employer, just because he quit. How do people like her keep their jobs in a CUSTOMER SERVICE area?

If I ever become manager, that will be the first thing I do...fire her ass. She's made employees cry for pete's sake! She doesn't do what's asked of her, but complains to high heaven if what she asks us to do isn't done.

Days Off

So, Dani has invited me to spend a weekend with them in July during a Ren Festival. I've decided to go, and have booked the time off :D It should be really fun and interesting.

Nice surprises

So, while getting my daily list of torrents, I discover that two shows I had thought dead, aren't. At least, we're getting another season. Not quite sure on the status of Primeval beyond season 3, but Robin Hood is back as far as I know. I _need_ my Brit TV. It's so refreshing compared to North American stuff. Not saying NA stuff isn't good, but the Brits just have a different way of doing things.

So yeah, YAY!!!