Each of these things happened today, reminding me why I prefer email to the telephone. A female robot answered the phone and asked me to dial the extension of the person I was trying to reach. “If you do not know the extension, dial zero-zero.” I dialed zero-zero. She said, “Please dial the extension youContinue reading “Hating the phone”
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Wreck and effect
In the week since my high-speed* MVA, I’ve done some spacey things. I squeezed conditioner instead of body wash onto my washcloth in the shower. I flushed the toilet when I meant to turn on the shower. I tried to fax something upside down. (A blank page arrived at the other end.) I can’t sayContinue reading “Wreck and effect”
Unflappable
I had about four hours between appointments 20 miles from the office. Plenty of time to return in between, but where’s the fun in that? I brought along my laptop and planned to eat lunch/kill time at Starbucks. On the way to Starbucks from appointment #1, my car started making a funny noise. It soundedContinue reading “Unflappable”
The flip phone you’ll have to pry from my cold, dead hand
A year and a half ago, when I killed my Motorola flip phone, I replaced it with an identical model purchased from China on eBay. We were happy together for months before it malfunctioned. It stopped responding to any button I pushed. I gritted my teeth and “upgraded” through AT&T, getting a red Sony EricssonContinue reading “The flip phone you’ll have to pry from my cold, dead hand”
Down with DVDs
Yesterday I sang the praises of streaming Netflix. Then I went home and watched the DVD that I’ve had for a few weeks since I got it for Rob’s dad the weekend he stayed with the dogs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1. Man, what a lot of bullshit you’ve got to getContinue reading “Down with DVDs”
Good Joss
I’ve been rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and am nearing the end of Season 5. You know, the one where Buffy dies? (Spoiler) I didn’t actually start at the beginning. For some reason, I only own seasons 3 and 6 on DVD. When we got stationary bikes in our backyard martial arts studio, I thoughtContinue reading “Good Joss”
Reverse psychology
When I suffered from excruciating TMJ pain about 6 years ago, I tried everything I could think of, and nothing really made it go away but time. I’d read that eventually the nerves deaden and it stops hurting. That was on the right side of my face and it did stop bothering me for aContinue reading “Reverse psychology”
Blog fame
The Pioneer Woman commented on my blog once. It was before she was famous, and quite ingenious on her part. I had commented on Dooce, and Pioneer Woman must have clicked through to my blog and read a post about fighting with Rob while househunting. She commented something like “Try to stay married” through itContinue reading “Blog fame”
Machines fail me
I dropped my motorola phone one time too many yesterday and it stopped working. This is a year-and-a-half old cell phone, not my precious iPod John Henry, but the loss is quite upsetting nevertheless. The cellphone has been my primary phone for several years, even if this model only has been with me a shortContinue reading “Machines fail me”
Reading in the dark
I’m using John Henry (my iPod touch) as a Kindle. It might even be better than a Kindle. I read the Wonderful Wizard of Oz first, because it was free, to see if I could actually read an entire book on the device. Even though the “pages” are small, the “page turning” via a swipeContinue reading “Reading in the dark”
Kari Neumeyer 