The 411... and what not.....

[aidinslevel]

Alright, alright... I have now been nudged a trillion times and I will post....

Here is the 411....

*  Life is same ol'...same ol'....

* I still use {these dots not drugs}........ after everything I say.....

* Ferret is the most difficult yet the most awesome lil' person in the world....

* I am now going to start running 30 minutes before and after work

Comments

[jtmulc]

I went out to San Diego sans Ferret for her funeral and to pay my respects in a traditional Irish way and a tradtional Catholic way

So much for cutting out booze.

[aidinslevel]

HAHA... only you would know the traditions..... I went out to La Jolla Shores. said a Irish hymn and poured out Grandma's favorite Gin into the ocean at sunset bymelf the fist day I got out into San Diego. The next day I visted friends and went to Hollywood to see some new bands and the next day was deticated to my Grandfather and my favforite Aunt (the rest of the family went to party after the funeral and I stayed with my 2 favorite people, Grandpa and Aunti Gail).

In terms of the PC, I already feel like shit I could not give you mass cash for what you have done.. why would I invite you over to do more work that I could not pay for....?

[jtmulc]

why would I invite you over to do more work that I could not pay for....?

Because of my first rule of computer work: Friends. Don't. Pay.

It is not a rule that will make me rich, but it's one that gives me warm fuzzies knowing I can do something good for my friends in return the good they do for me, regardless of how aware they are of all they do for me. It's a rule that lets me sleep at night.

Look at it another way: I paid nothing for the parts, my only cost was my time. That isn't a cost since it serves two of my own selfish purposes: (1) It hopefully gets you online and (2) finds a good home for a decent machine. If it sits there, unused, that defeats my selfish purposes and bothers me.

Now if you win the lottery, write a bestselling novel, or in any other way make it big, I expect some serious payola (and an order for a much better machine). Until then, you don't need to pay me a dime. I have a job, a better paying one than I had 6 months ago, I'm not broke, and I like building and fixing machines. For fun

and ANOTHER thing!

[jtmulc]

You just told THE WHOLE WORLD (OK, maybe just our friends list) that I build scary and evil computers. This hurts my street geek cred. The only way I can repair the damage is to fix your machine so you can go forth and tell everyone what a frickin' awesome genius I am.

Re: and ANOTHER thing!

[aidinslevel]

Um, I think everyone already knows how *stellar* and yet *nerdy* you are my dear....

Re: and ANOTHER thing!

[jtmulc]

Yeah, but a machine _I_ built is sitting idle because it has problems. This is a blow to my ego that I must correct.

[jtmulc]

HAHA... only you would know the traditions.....

Q: What's the difference between an Irish Wedding and an Irish Funeral?
A: One less person drinking.

Seriously though, every year at Christmastime, we drive out to the cemetery, place wreaths at my family's graves, and open up a bottle or two to share with eachother and them. My grandfather gets some, my Great-Uncle Bob somewhat less (he had enough when he was alive), my Great-Aunt Mary a little more than him (she put up with being married to Uncle Bob all those years), and a some for the rest of my family; my Great-Grandparents, their children (minus my Grandmother, thank God), and other extended members of my family.

This year is going to be hard, we're going to have to start making an extra trip for my Uncle Mike.

[aidinslevel]

Even though I am in a time of mourning, that was way funny... long live the Irish....

I am sorry about your losses my dear.. I am here if you need any help or support through the rough times =)

[jtmulc]

Thanks. We're doing OK right now.