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Dell's Cute As Hell Little PC
I am racking my brain for a reason that I need one of these, I really want to need it..
Fixing my Paralysis by Analysis
1. Don’t overthink. Too much thinking often results in getting stuck, in going in circles. Some thinking is good — it’s good to have a clear picture of where you’re going or why you’re doing this — but don’t get stuck thinking. Just do.
2. Just start. All the planning in the world will get you nowhere. You need to take that first step, no matter how small or how shaky. My rule for motivating myself to run is: Just lace up your shoes and get out the door. The rest takes care of itself.
3. Forget perfection. Perfectionism is the enemy of action. Kill it, immediately. You can’t let perfect stop you from doing. You can turn a bad draft into a good one, but you can’t turn no draft into a good draft. So get going.
4. Don’t mistake motion for action. A common mistake. A fury of activity doesn’t mean you’re doing anything. When you find yourself moving too quickly, doing too many things at once, this is a good reminder to stop. Slow down. Focus.
5. Focus on the important actions. Clear the distractions. Pick the one most important thing you must do today, and focus on that. Exclusively. When you’re done with that, repeat the process.
6. Move slowly, consciously. Be deliberate. Action doesn’t need to be done fast. In fact, that often leads to mistakes, and while perfection isn’t at all necessary, neither is making a ridiculous amount of mistakes that could be avoided with a bit of consciousness.
7. Take small steps. Biting off more than you can chew will kill the action. Maybe because of choking, I dunno. But small steps always works. Little tiny blows that will eventually break down that mountain. And each step is a victory, that will compel you to further victories.
8. Negative thinking gets you nowhere. Seriously, stop doing that. Self doubt? The urge to quit? Telling yourself that it’s OK to be distracted and that you can always get to it later? Squash those thoughts. Well, OK, you can be distracted for a little bit, but you get the idea. Positive thinking, as corny as it sounds, really works. It’s self-talk, and what we tell ourselves has a funny habit of turning into reality.
9. Meetings aren’t action. This is a common mistake in management. They hold meetings to get things done. Meetings, unfortunately, almost always get in the way of actual doing. Stop holding those meetings!
10. Talking (usually) isn’t action. Well, unless the action you need to take is a presentation or speech or something. Or you’re a television broadcaster. But usually, talking is just talking. Communication is necessary, but don’t mistake it for actual action.
11. Planning isn’t action. Sure, you need to plan. Do it, so you’re clear about what you’re doing. Just do it quickly, and get to the actual action as quickly as you can.
12. Reading about it isn’t action. You’re reading an article about action. Ironic, I know. But let this be the last one. Now get to work!
13. Sometimes, inaction is better. This might be the most ironic thing on the list, but really, if you find yourself spinning your wheels, or you find you’re doing more harm than good, rethink whether the action is even necessary. Or better yet, do this from the beginning — is it necessary? Only do the action if it is.
2. Just start. All the planning in the world will get you nowhere. You need to take that first step, no matter how small or how shaky. My rule for motivating myself to run is: Just lace up your shoes and get out the door. The rest takes care of itself.
3. Forget perfection. Perfectionism is the enemy of action. Kill it, immediately. You can’t let perfect stop you from doing. You can turn a bad draft into a good one, but you can’t turn no draft into a good draft. So get going.
4. Don’t mistake motion for action. A common mistake. A fury of activity doesn’t mean you’re doing anything. When you find yourself moving too quickly, doing too many things at once, this is a good reminder to stop. Slow down. Focus.
5. Focus on the important actions. Clear the distractions. Pick the one most important thing you must do today, and focus on that. Exclusively. When you’re done with that, repeat the process.
6. Move slowly, consciously. Be deliberate. Action doesn’t need to be done fast. In fact, that often leads to mistakes, and while perfection isn’t at all necessary, neither is making a ridiculous amount of mistakes that could be avoided with a bit of consciousness.
7. Take small steps. Biting off more than you can chew will kill the action. Maybe because of choking, I dunno. But small steps always works. Little tiny blows that will eventually break down that mountain. And each step is a victory, that will compel you to further victories.
8. Negative thinking gets you nowhere. Seriously, stop doing that. Self doubt? The urge to quit? Telling yourself that it’s OK to be distracted and that you can always get to it later? Squash those thoughts. Well, OK, you can be distracted for a little bit, but you get the idea. Positive thinking, as corny as it sounds, really works. It’s self-talk, and what we tell ourselves has a funny habit of turning into reality.
9. Meetings aren’t action. This is a common mistake in management. They hold meetings to get things done. Meetings, unfortunately, almost always get in the way of actual doing. Stop holding those meetings!
10. Talking (usually) isn’t action. Well, unless the action you need to take is a presentation or speech or something. Or you’re a television broadcaster. But usually, talking is just talking. Communication is necessary, but don’t mistake it for actual action.
11. Planning isn’t action. Sure, you need to plan. Do it, so you’re clear about what you’re doing. Just do it quickly, and get to the actual action as quickly as you can.
12. Reading about it isn’t action. You’re reading an article about action. Ironic, I know. But let this be the last one. Now get to work!
13. Sometimes, inaction is better. This might be the most ironic thing on the list, but really, if you find yourself spinning your wheels, or you find you’re doing more harm than good, rethink whether the action is even necessary. Or better yet, do this from the beginning — is it necessary? Only do the action if it is.
DragonCon 2009 Recap
Dragoncon 2009 - not my most photo-worthy con. There is a reason I didn't mini-blog during this one. I barely left the basement where the gamers hide. I worked my shifts and then ate and slept, changed clothes a couple of times and during all other free time I gamed. Alot. I had a great time and met a ton of fun people and reconnected with a ton of friends.
Facebook, formerly "dead to me" has been resurrected as a result. I feel shame.
Facebook, formerly "dead to me" has been resurrected as a result. I feel shame.
DragonCon Labor Day Weekend
Loyal Readers, I would like to renew my committment, for the umpteenth year in a row to blog my DragonCon experience. I vow to post the very snarkiest commentary, the wittiest observations about the lamest costumes and firsthand reviews of every gaming judge that has the good fortune to land me at his table.
Additionally, I vow to produce photos of aforementioned costumes, judges as well as photographic examples, nae, PROOF that geeks get their groove on during this four days. This will require me to not only carry a camera, but make sure that it has batteries as well as available memory, this is a longshot, but nevertheless..I VOW!!!
What I will NOT be doing at DragonCon this year, is twittering, tweeting, etc. Additionally, I will not be Facebooking. I formally declare both of those activities to be dead to me.
If you are attending DragonCon 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. and would like to interact with BuhlindaC face-to-face, I can be found at the gaming registration tables for several hours each day. Ask me about the BuhlindaC DragonCon scavenger hunt game!!
Additionally, I vow to produce photos of aforementioned costumes, judges as well as photographic examples, nae, PROOF that geeks get their groove on during this four days. This will require me to not only carry a camera, but make sure that it has batteries as well as available memory, this is a longshot, but nevertheless..I VOW!!!
What I will NOT be doing at DragonCon this year, is twittering, tweeting, etc. Additionally, I will not be Facebooking. I formally declare both of those activities to be dead to me.
If you are attending DragonCon 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. and would like to interact with BuhlindaC face-to-face, I can be found at the gaming registration tables for several hours each day. Ask me about the BuhlindaC DragonCon scavenger hunt game!!
Does this guy know me?
I swear to gawd, this wasn't humor, it was science...the guy that wrote this should get a grant to further study this basic human behavior. Or at minimum, he should stop watching me..
Random things we think:
1. -I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
2. -More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. -Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
4. -I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
5. -Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
6. -That's enough, Nickelback.
7. -I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
8. -Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
9. -Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix
10.the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
11.-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
12.-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.
13.-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
14.-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
15.-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
16.I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
17.-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.
18.A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
19.Was learning cursive really necessary?
20.Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
21.I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
22.Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
23.My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
24.Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
25.How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
26.I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
27.Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
28.-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
29.While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
30.MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
31.Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
32.I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
33.-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
34.I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."
35.-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
36.Bad decisions make good stories
37.-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
38.Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
39.-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
40.-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
41.-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
42.-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
43.-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
44.-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
45."Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
46.-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
47.-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
48.I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
49.-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
50.-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
51.-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
52.As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
53.-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
54.-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
55.-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
56.-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
57.-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...
58.-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
59.-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
60.-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
61.-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
62.-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
63.-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
64.-I love how people 'peek' in the CHAT window to see who else is online...then go Off line 2 seconds later. What? I'm not cool enough to talk to???
Random things we think:
1. -I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
2. -More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. -Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
4. -I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
5. -Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
6. -That's enough, Nickelback.
7. -I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
8. -Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
9. -Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix
10.the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
11.-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
12.-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.
13.-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
14.-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
15.-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
16.I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
17.-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.
18.A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
19.Was learning cursive really necessary?
20.Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
21.I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
22.Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
23.My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
24.Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
25.How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
26.I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
27.Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
28.-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
29.While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
30.MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
31.Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
32.I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
33.-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
34.I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."
35.-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
36.Bad decisions make good stories
37.-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
38.Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
39.-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
40.-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
41.-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
42.-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
43.-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
44.-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
45."Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
46.-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
47.-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
48.I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
49.-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
50.-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
51.-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
52.As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
53.-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
54.-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
55.-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
56.-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
57.-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...
58.-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
59.-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
60.-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
61.-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
62.-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
63.-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
64.-I love how people 'peek' in the CHAT window to see who else is online...then go Off line 2 seconds later. What? I'm not cool enough to talk to???
Great Minds Think Alike - in this case....there was only one great mind - and it wasn't employed by Dell.
Oh. My. God.
Ive been working on a video card problem that I have been having with my laptop for over a month. The CPU has been pegging after 20 mins or so of work and the GPU in this monster is running crazy hot. Keeping this laptop in your lap for more than 30 mins or so while utilizing heavy graphics applications - not an option unless you like yo thighs crispy fried.
After trying everything I could possibly think of including some wacky ideas posted by random strangers on the world wide interwebs - (not that you can't be trusted), I completely wiped the laptop and reloaded using the most stringent wipe and reloading techniques ever documented and published by mankind. Didn't work. Same problem.
After much hand wringing, some cigarette smoking and with my senses honed razor sharp by several adult beverages - I ran across a blog post on Dell's customer service "blog" - cause Dell is uber hip and happenin and they now "Blog" communications to the customer. (Next week they stop blogging and all customer facing communications will be initiated via Twitter and word of mouth at Starbucks).
The post detailed a problem they have with the Latitude D820 and NVidia Quadro NVS 110M GPUs. The same problem (gasp) that has Nvidia fighting a class action lawsuit. Dell has extended the warranty on the machines sold with this video card by a year. I could have used an email, Dell. You have my address. You know I have this computer with this video card - the all important Service Tag - remember? But Dell is "over" emails for customer notifications...its all about the "blog". AYFKM?!?
With this knowledge in hand, I inititate contact with the service department via instant message. The following takes place:
This is an automated email sent from Dell Chat. The following information is a log of your session. Please save the log for your records.
Your session ID for this incident is 262ayfkm.
Time Details
03/17/2009 04:01:24PMSession Started with Agent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661)
03/17/2009 04:01:31PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Hi! Thank you for contacting DELL Chat Support. My name is Charlotte. How can I help you today?
Can I have your phone number and email address please?"
03/17/2009 04:01:44PMBuhlindaC: "1-800-my #"
03/17/2009 04:01:50PMBuhlindaC: "Buhlindac.com"
03/17/2009 04:02:12PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Thanks for that information.
Kindly give me 3-5 minutes to pull up your records here.Thanks
While waiting, can I have a bigger picture of the problem you are having as of the moment?"
03/17/2009 04:02:40PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Is this for LATD820?"
03/17/2009 04:02:48PMBuhlindaC: "my laptop video card is having a problem."
I live to regret these words.
03/17/2009 04:02:52PMBuhlindaC: "and yes it is"
03/17/2009 04:03:04PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "I see.I'll do my best to assist you with that."
03/17/2009 04:03:10PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "I need to verify the ownership.Can I have the name of the person or the company name under which this computer was registered?"
03/17/2009 04:03:44PMBuhlindaC: "BuhlindaC - BuhlindaC Worldwide enterprises"
At this point, there was a longish pause - 2 mins - with no response. I begin to wonder if Charlotte and I have lost our session together.
03/17/2009 04:05:44PMBuhlindaC: "hello?"
03/17/2009 04:06:12PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "To give you an update, your Hardware warranty is still active up until 3/10/2010"
03/17/2009 04:06:23PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Can you give me a bigger picture of the problem?"
03/17/2009 04:06:25PMBuhlindaC: "thats good news"
I've been working with Dell support for a while. I went through a certification process with them to become an Enterprise technician years ago and am always torn when I get to this moment. They are pretty locked into a process at this point in the support process and unless you have a tech ID to give them, they are going to force you through a troubleshooting process no matter what you tell them. So I resist the urge to give her the specific problem and hope to lead her there gently.
03/17/2009 04:07:08PMBuhlindaC: "the laptop cpu utilization reaches 100%"
03/17/2009 04:07:16PMBuhlindaC: "and pretty much locks the machine up"
03/17/2009 04:07:19PMBuhlindaC: "eventually"
03/17/2009 04:08:14PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Alright.You said that it was a video problem right?"
Video CARD - Video CARD!!
03/17/2009 04:08:25PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "What happeneds on the video display?"
03/17/2009 04:08:52PMBuhlindaC: "an error comes up at the bottom in the part of the taskbar where the clock is located and says Display driver nvlddmkm has stopped responding and has recovered"
03/17/2009 04:09:09PMBuhlindaC: "then the cpu utilization resumes normal levels"
03/17/2009 04:09:19PMBuhlindaC: "the system event log displays the following error"
This is where I attempt to gently lead her to the resolution. I am thinking "shouldnt her system have alerted her to this warranty issue by now?"
03/17/2009 04:09:21PMBuhlindaC:
"Log Name: System
Source: Display
Date: 3/17/2009 4:52:43 PM
Event ID: 4101
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: BuhlindaC.Buhlindac.corp
Description: Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
Event Xml:
4101
3
0
0x80000000000000
34414
System
BuhlindaC.buhlindac.corp
nvlddmkm
03/17/2009 04:09:42PMBuhlindaC: "i have completely wiped and restored the laptop and the problem persists"
03/17/2009 04:10:54PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Alright.Can so basically, the computer can boot to windows?"
me:HUH?
03/17/2009 04:11:24PMBuhlindaC: "the computer has no problems booting"
03/17/2009 04:11:36PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Do you have any external monitor to try and test with?"
me:huh?
03/17/2009 04:11:55PMBuhlindaC: "there is no problem with the video display"
03/17/2009 04:12:01PMBuhlindaC: "i am typing to you on it right now"
03/17/2009 04:12:10PMBuhlindaC: "the problem is the video driver"
03/17/2009 04:12:20PMBuhlindaC: "crashing"
03/17/2009 04:12:22PMBuhlindaC: "over and over"
03/17/2009 04:12:30PMBuhlindaC: "it is the dell driver"
03/17/2009 04:12:32PMBuhlindaC: "most current"
03/17/2009 04:12:45PMBuhlindaC: "from the website associated with this laptops service ta"
03/17/2009 04:12:46PMBuhlindaC: "tag"
03/17/2009 04:13:24PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "I see."
03/17/2009 04:13:30PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "What drivers have you installed?"
See Above - think we covered that!!
03/17/2009 04:13:43PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Does this happen only in start up?"
Me:HUH?? WTF?
03/17/2009 04:14:24PMBuhlindaC: "it happens while I am working"
03/17/2009 04:14:29PMBuhlindaC: "never in start up"
03/17/2009 04:14:38PMBuhlindaC: "periodically while I am working"
03/17/2009 04:14:41PMBuhlindaC: "throughout the day"
03/17/2009 04:14:55PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Okay.Do you have an external monitor to try if the same image will be on the screen?"
me:HUH? I feel the wind shift...this is not moving in the right direction!!
03/17/2009 04:15:09PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Are you using the same system chatting with me?"
03/17/2009 04:15:21PMBuhlindaC: "see above"
03/17/2009 04:15:21PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Have you tried booting in safemode?"
03/17/2009 04:15:28PMBuhlindaC: "i already answered both of those questions"
03/17/2009 04:15:34PMBuhlindaC: "and I do not have a problem booting"
03/17/2009 04:16:35PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "No, but have you tried booting in safemode if you will get the same error message?"
Me: Holy Shit
03/17/2009 04:16:50PMBuhlindaC: "the error message is random"
03/17/2009 04:17:00PMBuhlindaC: "i may not have the message for two to three days"
03/17/2009 04:18:30PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "What driver did you updated?
AYFKM?!?!?!?
03/17/2009 04:18:37PMSession Ended
If you require further assistance, please visit us at support.dell.com
Ive been working on a video card problem that I have been having with my laptop for over a month. The CPU has been pegging after 20 mins or so of work and the GPU in this monster is running crazy hot. Keeping this laptop in your lap for more than 30 mins or so while utilizing heavy graphics applications - not an option unless you like yo thighs crispy fried.
After trying everything I could possibly think of including some wacky ideas posted by random strangers on the world wide interwebs - (not that you can't be trusted), I completely wiped the laptop and reloaded using the most stringent wipe and reloading techniques ever documented and published by mankind. Didn't work. Same problem.
After much hand wringing, some cigarette smoking and with my senses honed razor sharp by several adult beverages - I ran across a blog post on Dell's customer service "blog" - cause Dell is uber hip and happenin and they now "Blog" communications to the customer. (Next week they stop blogging and all customer facing communications will be initiated via Twitter and word of mouth at Starbucks).
The post detailed a problem they have with the Latitude D820 and NVidia Quadro NVS 110M GPUs. The same problem (gasp) that has Nvidia fighting a class action lawsuit. Dell has extended the warranty on the machines sold with this video card by a year. I could have used an email, Dell. You have my address. You know I have this computer with this video card - the all important Service Tag - remember? But Dell is "over" emails for customer notifications...its all about the "blog". AYFKM?!?
With this knowledge in hand, I inititate contact with the service department via instant message. The following takes place:
This is an automated email sent from Dell Chat. The following information is a log of your session. Please save the log for your records.
Your session ID for this incident is 262ayfkm.
Time Details
03/17/2009 04:01:24PMSession Started with Agent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661)
03/17/2009 04:01:31PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Hi! Thank you for contacting DELL Chat Support. My name is Charlotte. How can I help you today?
Can I have your phone number and email address please?"
03/17/2009 04:01:44PMBuhlindaC: "1-800-my #"
03/17/2009 04:01:50PMBuhlindaC: "Buhlindac.com"
03/17/2009 04:02:12PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Thanks for that information.
Kindly give me 3-5 minutes to pull up your records here.Thanks
While waiting, can I have a bigger picture of the problem you are having as of the moment?"
03/17/2009 04:02:40PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Is this for LATD820?"
03/17/2009 04:02:48PMBuhlindaC: "my laptop video card is having a problem."
I live to regret these words.
03/17/2009 04:02:52PMBuhlindaC: "and yes it is"
03/17/2009 04:03:04PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "I see.I'll do my best to assist you with that."
03/17/2009 04:03:10PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "I need to verify the ownership.Can I have the name of the person or the company name under which this computer was registered?"
03/17/2009 04:03:44PMBuhlindaC: "BuhlindaC - BuhlindaC Worldwide enterprises"
At this point, there was a longish pause - 2 mins - with no response. I begin to wonder if Charlotte and I have lost our session together.
03/17/2009 04:05:44PMBuhlindaC: "hello?"
03/17/2009 04:06:12PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "To give you an update, your Hardware warranty is still active up until 3/10/2010"
03/17/2009 04:06:23PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Can you give me a bigger picture of the problem?"
03/17/2009 04:06:25PMBuhlindaC: "thats good news"
I've been working with Dell support for a while. I went through a certification process with them to become an Enterprise technician years ago and am always torn when I get to this moment. They are pretty locked into a process at this point in the support process and unless you have a tech ID to give them, they are going to force you through a troubleshooting process no matter what you tell them. So I resist the urge to give her the specific problem and hope to lead her there gently.
03/17/2009 04:07:08PMBuhlindaC: "the laptop cpu utilization reaches 100%"
03/17/2009 04:07:16PMBuhlindaC: "and pretty much locks the machine up"
03/17/2009 04:07:19PMBuhlindaC: "eventually"
03/17/2009 04:08:14PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Alright.You said that it was a video problem right?"
Video CARD - Video CARD!!
03/17/2009 04:08:25PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "What happeneds on the video display?"
03/17/2009 04:08:52PMBuhlindaC: "an error comes up at the bottom in the part of the taskbar where the clock is located and says Display driver nvlddmkm has stopped responding and has recovered"
03/17/2009 04:09:09PMBuhlindaC: "then the cpu utilization resumes normal levels"
03/17/2009 04:09:19PMBuhlindaC: "the system event log displays the following error"
This is where I attempt to gently lead her to the resolution. I am thinking "shouldnt her system have alerted her to this warranty issue by now?"
03/17/2009 04:09:21PMBuhlindaC:
"Log Name: System
Source: Display
Date: 3/17/2009 4:52:43 PM
Event ID: 4101
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: BuhlindaC.Buhlindac.corp
Description: Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
Event Xml:
nvlddmkm
03/17/2009 04:09:42PMBuhlindaC: "i have completely wiped and restored the laptop and the problem persists"
03/17/2009 04:10:54PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Alright.Can so basically, the computer can boot to windows?"
me:HUH?
03/17/2009 04:11:24PMBuhlindaC: "the computer has no problems booting"
03/17/2009 04:11:36PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Do you have any external monitor to try and test with?"
me:huh?
03/17/2009 04:11:55PMBuhlindaC: "there is no problem with the video display"
03/17/2009 04:12:01PMBuhlindaC: "i am typing to you on it right now"
03/17/2009 04:12:10PMBuhlindaC: "the problem is the video driver"
03/17/2009 04:12:20PMBuhlindaC: "crashing"
03/17/2009 04:12:22PMBuhlindaC: "over and over"
03/17/2009 04:12:30PMBuhlindaC: "it is the dell driver"
03/17/2009 04:12:32PMBuhlindaC: "most current"
03/17/2009 04:12:45PMBuhlindaC: "from the website associated with this laptops service ta"
03/17/2009 04:12:46PMBuhlindaC: "tag"
03/17/2009 04:13:24PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "I see."
03/17/2009 04:13:30PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "What drivers have you installed?"
See Above - think we covered that!!
03/17/2009 04:13:43PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Does this happen only in start up?"
Me:HUH?? WTF?
03/17/2009 04:14:24PMBuhlindaC: "it happens while I am working"
03/17/2009 04:14:29PMBuhlindaC: "never in start up"
03/17/2009 04:14:38PMBuhlindaC: "periodically while I am working"
03/17/2009 04:14:41PMBuhlindaC: "throughout the day"
03/17/2009 04:14:55PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Okay.Do you have an external monitor to try if the same image will be on the screen?"
me:HUH? I feel the wind shift...this is not moving in the right direction!!
03/17/2009 04:15:09PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Are you using the same system chatting with me?"
03/17/2009 04:15:21PMBuhlindaC: "see above"
03/17/2009 04:15:21PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "Have you tried booting in safemode?"
03/17/2009 04:15:28PMBuhlindaC: "i already answered both of those questions"
03/17/2009 04:15:34PMBuhlindaC: "and I do not have a problem booting"
03/17/2009 04:16:35PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "No, but have you tried booting in safemode if you will get the same error message?"
Me: Holy Shit
03/17/2009 04:16:50PMBuhlindaC: "the error message is random"
03/17/2009 04:17:00PMBuhlindaC: "i may not have the message for two to three days"
03/17/2009 04:18:30PMAgent (LIBs_Charlottel_146661): "What driver did you updated?
AYFKM?!?!?!?
03/17/2009 04:18:37PMSession Ended
If you require further assistance, please visit us at support.dell.com
Logged into Facebook Today - AYFKM?!?!?!?!?!
Ok - this is starting to smell alot like all of the things I hate about myspace. Your music blaring at me when I view your unreadable profile. The selling of your friends...blah blah... I should have known things were going downhill when the Wall Street Journal started publishing crap about how weird it is when your parents are on Facebook.
The kind of day Im having - AYFKM?!?!?
Im having one of those days where I just cant get myself together. Let me give you the rundown...
(background music - Rainy Days and Mondays - Karen Carpenter)
Missed a meeting this morning that I was supposed to cancel last Friday because a key person couldn't make it until next week. Forgot to cancel - missed meeting altogether - look like giant Jackass.
Reschedule meeting for next week. Most of the participants are West Coast.
Move on - ooo...better hurry - next con call in 15. Call the other participant. An hour early. Still not putting 2 and 2 together.
Checking email - response from earlier meeting invite - DECLINED with an annoyed response about me scheduling meetings for 7am on the West Coast.
FINALLY occurs to me that my laptop is @#$#@$ing not updated from the time change. AYFKM?!?! I'm slow.
Fixed that - apologized - reschedule meeting AGAIN for reasonable hour.
Fix myself a beautiful lunch - BBQ on bun - pickle - Cheese Its. Go to the couch to eat late lunch and catch a little Amazing Race on DVR - oh how I love those wacky short guys...so cute!! Cant Wait!!
NO FRAKKING CABLE!!!!!!! AYFKM?!?!?!?! I forgot to switch the auto-pay to the new card I received after my puppy chewed my previous card to bits.
Paid Bill. Decided this day was such a f*&^ up that I needed to vent about it.
(background music - Rainy Days and Mondays - Karen Carpenter)
Missed a meeting this morning that I was supposed to cancel last Friday because a key person couldn't make it until next week. Forgot to cancel - missed meeting altogether - look like giant Jackass.
Reschedule meeting for next week. Most of the participants are West Coast.
Move on - ooo...better hurry - next con call in 15. Call the other participant. An hour early. Still not putting 2 and 2 together.
Checking email - response from earlier meeting invite - DECLINED with an annoyed response about me scheduling meetings for 7am on the West Coast.
FINALLY occurs to me that my laptop is @#$#@$ing not updated from the time change. AYFKM?!?! I'm slow.
Fixed that - apologized - reschedule meeting AGAIN for reasonable hour.
Fix myself a beautiful lunch - BBQ on bun - pickle - Cheese Its. Go to the couch to eat late lunch and catch a little Amazing Race on DVR - oh how I love those wacky short guys...so cute!! Cant Wait!!
NO FRAKKING CABLE!!!!!!! AYFKM?!?!?!?! I forgot to switch the auto-pay to the new card I received after my puppy chewed my previous card to bits.
Paid Bill. Decided this day was such a f*&^ up that I needed to vent about it.
Don't be a butthead, Poppet. - AYFKM?!?!?
Hullooooo Poppets!!
As all of my loyal readers are aware, I have spent a number of hours playing City of Heroes as of late. I hope you can indulge me as I diverge from our normal conversations regarding Air Travel and self-promotion to talk a moment about a few short TEENSY things that are on my mind.
Best PRO-gress in CoH is made when part of a team. The best teams function when all are playing their respective roles to defeat an army of evildoers. Additionally, these evildoers who are crying out to be defeated are scattered in a maze like environment with lots of little nooks and crannies where a less efficient team can get separated.
Typically, teams have a leader. That leader, in best cases, leads. For the best interest of everyone in CoH the leader typically not only leads (quite literally - up front) but they also call a strategy when facing an gang of evildoers that would obviously chew us up and spit us out were we to just run up and start smacking them willy nilly.
Butthead #1 - THAT guy - the guy that runs in front of everyone, with his Super Speed turned on, and accidentally aggros tons of mobs we aren't ready for and haven't called a strategy on. This guy will also, upon receiving his ass-kicking (that he deserved) will cry that others weren't doing their jobs etc.
Butthead #2 - The Room Nazi - We all seem to be letting one guy go first - good. Then we lose a member, we are all turning circles looking for him. Where did he go? As soon as you open the map to start looking for him, he shows up in team chat - "We missed some over here!". This guy is super anal about the map and clearing every single bad guy - in the order you passed them and will lead the team backwards and forwards all over the place to make sure that this happens. AYFKM?!?!?!?!
Butthead #3 - The Build Guy - This guy has a level 50 character and wants to share his unsolicited opinion on your choice of build. Had one the other day tell another team member that had they slotted correctly a "healer" would never be necessary" (cough cough BULLSHIT)
Butthead #4 - The Tank "wannabe" - He is a Scrapper - and good at it - if he weren't driving everyone nuts running into fights first and aggro'ing outside of the agreed upon strategy. If you love tanking so much - why didn't you build a tank. And if you run in first and pull all the aggro to you - (without the invulnerability and other resistance powers needed to live) then what the hell is the tank supposed to do? Run around you and pretend to be a scrapper??? AYFKM?!?!?!?!?
Thank you so much for indulging me - we now return to our normal discussions of Air Travel Asshats and BuhlindaC self-promotion.
As all of my loyal readers are aware, I have spent a number of hours playing City of Heroes as of late. I hope you can indulge me as I diverge from our normal conversations regarding Air Travel and self-promotion to talk a moment about a few short TEENSY things that are on my mind.
Best PRO-gress in CoH is made when part of a team. The best teams function when all are playing their respective roles to defeat an army of evildoers. Additionally, these evildoers who are crying out to be defeated are scattered in a maze like environment with lots of little nooks and crannies where a less efficient team can get separated.
Typically, teams have a leader. That leader, in best cases, leads. For the best interest of everyone in CoH the leader typically not only leads (quite literally - up front) but they also call a strategy when facing an gang of evildoers that would obviously chew us up and spit us out were we to just run up and start smacking them willy nilly.
Butthead #1 - THAT guy - the guy that runs in front of everyone, with his Super Speed turned on, and accidentally aggros tons of mobs we aren't ready for and haven't called a strategy on. This guy will also, upon receiving his ass-kicking (that he deserved) will cry that others weren't doing their jobs etc.
Butthead #2 - The Room Nazi - We all seem to be letting one guy go first - good. Then we lose a member, we are all turning circles looking for him. Where did he go? As soon as you open the map to start looking for him, he shows up in team chat - "We missed some over here!". This guy is super anal about the map and clearing every single bad guy - in the order you passed them and will lead the team backwards and forwards all over the place to make sure that this happens. AYFKM?!?!?!?!
Butthead #3 - The Build Guy - This guy has a level 50 character and wants to share his unsolicited opinion on your choice of build. Had one the other day tell another team member that had they slotted correctly a "healer" would never be necessary" (cough cough BULLSHIT)
Butthead #4 - The Tank "wannabe" - He is a Scrapper - and good at it - if he weren't driving everyone nuts running into fights first and aggro'ing outside of the agreed upon strategy. If you love tanking so much - why didn't you build a tank. And if you run in first and pull all the aggro to you - (without the invulnerability and other resistance powers needed to live) then what the hell is the tank supposed to do? Run around you and pretend to be a scrapper??? AYFKM?!?!?!?!?
Thank you so much for indulging me - we now return to our normal discussions of Air Travel Asshats and BuhlindaC self-promotion.
Radi00killa Sings an Ode to BuhlindaC.com
Radi00killa was inspired yesterday to sing an adhoc song about Buhlindac.com.
AYFKM?! - this moved me. Her passion more than makes up for substandard songwriting.
AYFKM?! - this moved me. Her passion more than makes up for substandard songwriting.
I Wrote a Country Song - and I sang it out loud - AYFKM?!?!
download youreanasshat.wav
Click above to hear me sing it - its a real treat...
Here are the lyrics to a little country song I wrote about some good ol boys I've met in the airport..I call it - "Honey - You're an Asshat."
Deeeeeewwww Yeeeeeeww
Ramble and rant and wave your arms and yell
While wandering aimlessly talking on your cell?
Do you stare into space and walk in circles at the gate?
YOOOOOOOUUUURRRE an Asshat…
HAAAAAAVE YEEEEWWWW
Knocked old ladies down just to board the plane?
Have you stalked the ticket agents and driven them insane?
Then I'll say it again make it part of my refrain…
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOURE an Asshat
THIRD VERSE - EVERYBODY - You know the words!!!!!
WOOOOOULD YEEEEWWWWW
Carry on a bag that you know is way too big?
And spend 10 extra minutes in the aisle to make it fit
Not thinking of the people behind you who CANT SIT
WEEEELLLLL YOOOOOOURE an ASSHAT
<>>
My Mawma told me
Buhlinda,,,don’t be an Asshat
Nobody loves an Asshat..
I carry those words with me….
Click above to hear me sing it - its a real treat...
Here are the lyrics to a little country song I wrote about some good ol boys I've met in the airport..I call it - "Honey - You're an Asshat."
Deeeeeewwww Yeeeeeeww
Ramble and rant and wave your arms and yell
While wandering aimlessly talking on your cell?
Do you stare into space and walk in circles at the gate?
YOOOOOOOUUUURRRE an Asshat…
HAAAAAAVE YEEEEWWWW
Knocked old ladies down just to board the plane?
Have you stalked the ticket agents and driven them insane?
Then I'll say it again make it part of my refrain…
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOURE an Asshat
THIRD VERSE - EVERYBODY - You know the words!!!!!
WOOOOOULD YEEEEWWWWW
Carry on a bag that you know is way too big?
And spend 10 extra minutes in the aisle to make it fit
Not thinking of the people behind you who CANT SIT
WEEEELLLLL YOOOOOOURE an ASSHAT
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My Mawma told me
Buhlinda,,,don’t be an Asshat
Nobody loves an Asshat..
I carry those words with me….
My Celebrity Morph - AYFKM??!!!
APPARENTLY I LOOK LIKE SALLY FIELDS!!! AYFKM???
MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Family tree search - Free genealogy
Fry's Electronics - AYFKM?!?!?!
Saturday - I went to Fry's Electronics to return a defective mouse that I had purchased. I had a full on "moment" upon entering the store. Please refer to the numbers in yellow above to follow the sequence of events.
1) I walk into Fry's and approach the podium and the "Incoming Bag Inspection Engineer" standing at this podium. This person's job responsibilities are very serious. They, like the soldiers posted at the borders of Baghdad - inspect all incoming parcels and approve them for entry.
1b) (yeah - my numbering is backwards)The IBIE (incoming bag inspection engineer) is currently speaking with another employee of Fry's Electronics represented on the diagram as 1a. I stand patiently and awkwardly holding my parcel awaiting clearance for entry into the store. I am relieved to note that there are NO OTHER CUSTOMERS in the customer service area - this should be fast!! The IBIE does not acknowledge me, for I am but a fleck of poo on the ass of Fry's.
1a) Random employee (represented on the diagram above as 1a) yells at me and asks "DO YOU HAVE A RETURN?!" I nod my head indicating that I do, indeed, wish to return the item contained in my parcel. My parcel is clearly marked "Fry's".
1aa) Random employee 1a then says "Go stand ovah there!" and indicates to me a large, roped off area where there are no other people. I glance at my surroundings to confirm, yet again, that there are no other customers milling about in the Customer Service area. There are not. I submit the photo below for your review, of the roped off area -completely devoid of humanity.
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I also observed that there are a number of seemingly unoccupied Customer Service personnel available to service customers. However, I follow her instructions and stand in the area indicated by the number 2 in the diagram. I feel, and I look - like a dumb-ass. Please see the photo below illustrating that point.
At this point - after lounging in the cattle call area for all of 2 seconds - I am beckoned by the Customer Service Expert indicated in the diagram by the number 3. Apparently, "doing time" in the cattle call area is a prerequisite to speaking with Mr. Customer Service even when the two are located mere feet apart.
Say it with me folks - AYFKM?!?!??!?
It is "Put the Aretha Inaugural Hat on Your Pic" Day!!
I love her hat - I thought she was rockin this look at the Inauguration.Oh-fishal O-bama Memoranda
More interesting info on what our President has done thus far.
PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDA
January 23, 2009
January 22, 2009
January 21, 2009
Obama - doing things that make me happy.
I'm going to try and utilize some of the really great features on the whitehouse.gov website and the new blog that has been created for the new administration. Today, I found a very handy list of the OH-fishally signed Executive Orders signed by Obama thus far.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
January 22, 2009
- Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities
- Review of Detention Policy Options
- Ensuring Lawful Interrogations
January 21, 2009
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