OK, maybe not. But whoever I was "borrowing" a connection from finally got half a brain and locked down their network ( Read more... )

Well, according to the usual rules, the fastest way to make the repair guy show up is, indeed, to settle in for a nap. Sure enough, about fifteen minutes later (just as I was seriously dozing off), the knock came at the door. (We'll ignore that I was told they'd call before they showed up... at least they were on time ( Read more... )

I rushed home today because I was under the impression that the cable guy would be showing up some time around when I'd be home. At least that's what it sounded like he said when he finally answered his phone yesterday (after not returning the message I left on Monday ( Read more... )

It all started out with what could have been a near-death experience but was instead utterly hilarious ( Read more... )

Cable guy showed up on time (a little after noon) and tried desperately to get my Internet connection back up.

He was quite unsuccessful. :(

It didn't help that he had to go through every modem he had in his truck and then make a trip back to the office to get two more before he got one that was in the Comcast system correctly. And he spent an ( Read more... )

Right. Forget that sometimes ( Read more... )

Yesterday, my Internet connection went out at least three times. When I left the apartment this morning, it was out again ( Read more... )

There's just something about anything connected to the Internet ( Read more... )

So I settled in to watch The Usual Suspects tonight--one of those oh-so-popular movies that I've managed totally miss over the last fifteen or so years.

It started at about 8 p.m. During the opening credits, I did one last LJ refresh before I closed the browser to focus on the movie.

As is usually the case, I got the "Hey! Where do I know that ( Read more... )

Or something like that ( Read more... )