She's a Twenty-first Century Girl - A weekend of retro and new
This weekend, I bought a new laptop and an iPod. My old computer runs Windows 98 and is barely functional since the harddrive is 98% full or something. I ended up saving about $150 because BestBuy sucks, but I was still pissed off that I had to spend so much time waiting for crappy customer service. Luckily, I complained to the store manager and got $75 off my purchase. What happened was that I bought a certain computer on Saturday evening and left it there overnight for them to install anti-virus and anti-spyware software. But when I went to pick it up the next day, they had given me the wrong model -- one with 60GB harddrive (vs. 80) and no DVD burner. It's a good thing I read the box carefully! They charged me for the cheaper computer, but I was still annoyed because I had to deal with about 10 different customer service and tech people so they could put the software on the right machine, and it took like an hour and a half. Boo. I had all this other stuff I had wanted to do besides stand around the Geek Squad desk! By the time I got home last night, I didn't even have time to unpack the box and play with my new toys because I was going to the movies. I was tempted to call in sick today to play with iTunes, but I restrained myself.
Speaking of out out of date, '90s nostalgia is here in full force. I went to an early-90s party on Friday dressed as Elaine Benes ("Get out!"). And then I went to see a laser show on Saturday. They must have been the height of coolness in about 1980. The Boston Museum of Science has the most ghetto bathrooms I've seen outside of a gas station! Maybe I should write to them and complain and they'll give me a free pass to the Pink Floyd laser show or something. Clearly, this Best Buy complaining incident is going to my head. But, as fate would have it, I am on the receiving end of a bunch of customer complaints at work. Apparently, some of our stories are "too depressing" while others "trivialize one of the biggest tradgedies in history." We can never win.
Anyway, for the time-being, I am technologically advanced. At least until the next innovation comes next week that renders my new purchases out of date. But as of this moment, I have everything I want.
OK, I lied. My aunt, uncle, cousin, grandfather, and I went to an open house at a $2 million mansion in Winchester. I want that. Those jacuzzi tubs and stained glass windows really made me want to sell out to the man. (Where are you, man? I'm ready to sell out to you!!!)
Speaking of out out of date, '90s nostalgia is here in full force. I went to an early-90s party on Friday dressed as Elaine Benes ("Get out!"). And then I went to see a laser show on Saturday. They must have been the height of coolness in about 1980. The Boston Museum of Science has the most ghetto bathrooms I've seen outside of a gas station! Maybe I should write to them and complain and they'll give me a free pass to the Pink Floyd laser show or something. Clearly, this Best Buy complaining incident is going to my head. But, as fate would have it, I am on the receiving end of a bunch of customer complaints at work. Apparently, some of our stories are "too depressing" while others "trivialize one of the biggest tradgedies in history." We can never win.
Anyway, for the time-being, I am technologically advanced. At least until the next innovation comes next week that renders my new purchases out of date. But as of this moment, I have everything I want.
OK, I lied. My aunt, uncle, cousin, grandfather, and I went to an open house at a $2 million mansion in Winchester. I want that. Those jacuzzi tubs and stained glass windows really made me want to sell out to the man. (Where are you, man? I'm ready to sell out to you!!!)