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There are people on
the net that
have nothing better to do with their time then be nasty
to other
people online. They post rude comments, spend hours a
day talking
about sites they hate so much, that they well, spend
hours a day
talking about them. (lame) They mock the owners and
posters for
their opinions and their right to free speech. They
expect everyone
to fit into their narrow-minded little world view or
else they throw
a temper tantrum.
To these people I say
grow up.
Here's a bit of info
people...the
web is a HUGE place. If you don't like what I say here,
or who I am,
or what I do, or talk about, or what I look like, or
the color of my
hair, or whatever asinine thing you dwell on, go
somewhere else.
It's really, really easy. Honest. You just click the
little "x" in
the corner of your browser and *poof* the offending,
big, mean and
nasty site has disappeared.
I pay for this site.
It's mine.
That means I can use it for whatever the hell I want
to. Don't like
it if I'm bitching about something in my life? Oh
fucking well. Go
somewhere else. Think I'm stupid for expressing my
thoughts? Too
fucking bad, don't read them. Somewhere along the line,
someone
forgot this simple fact: Live and let live Don't
like me,
cool, fine, whatever, I don't care. This journal
is NOT for
you. It's for me. I'm not in it for popularity or fame
or anything
stupid like that. I write it because I need to write
and express
myself and get things out of my head sometimes. So read
or don't, it
doesn't matter, but don't waste my time (or yours)
bitching about
it.
*gets off soapbox*
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Friday, June 08, 2007
It's Here! The monitor has arrived. (Ok, actually it arrived around 4pm, but I had to set it up and then play with it a bit and pop in Back to the Future [best movie trilogy of all time] to watch a dvd on it.)
And let me just say.... wow.
It's HUGE. And yet tiny at the same time. It's amazing how much smaller of a footprint it has then my old crt. Wow. It's also amazingly bright. Like woah, I might need sunglasses bright. (I'm still futzing with how I want to set the brightness/contrast. I don't want to change it too much right off the bat because I want to make sure it's not just a case of not being used to it, you know?) There's also a really cool button on the front that cycles through the modes. One of which is "text" and it's much less bright. I think it might be too dark though. I don't know. It's all a matter of figuring out what I need to get used to, you know? (edit: It's also totally weird because the native resolution is 1280x1024. I used to use 1024x768 on the last one. Quite a bit of difference. And yet the monitor is just so large that it doesn't seem microscopic or anything. Sweet.)
Oh and despite the fact that I bought the "OEM" version which wasn't supposed to have any cables, manuals or anything (utterly bare bones) the box was pristine and complete. I mean down to the tape on the bags for the cables. So man, what a steal. I got the monitor for $169 and it's MSRP is $349. Hello savings!! (Even at $209 full box price on NewEgg.com was fantastic but to save $40 more? Total score.)
It's just crazy awesome though. I'm so excited.
(And just to be silly, my gmail is open in another tab and I noticed I got an email from tarot.com. The title made me chuckle. "Uranus is positioned for summer surprises" Yes I know it's completely juvenile but come on. Say it out loud. It's damned funny.)
Package Progress 06/08/2007 8:11 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
Oh yes, my monitor is driving around the Tampa Bay Area somewhere today. And at some point, it will make its way to me! The hard part of course is the "at some point." As we all know, waiting on the UPS (or FedEx) guy is anxious stuff. Every time I hear a car drive by, my ears perk to see if it sounds like a larger truck. There's much pacing and staring longingly at the UPS Tracking page (wishing of course there was more information about when they'll get to you.)
Oh pretty monitor....when will you arrive?
(Of course, a pending, random-event delivery really stresses me out. I worry that they'll show up the exact moment I have to pee or something. )
So Close - Addendum Dude. Duuuuude. They have an OEM version. Monitor only. (i.e. no cables) I don't need no stinking cables as they're all standard and Love has about a million at his work if I didn't want to use the one I already own. The OEM version is $40 less than the full, retail package.
So I totally had enough in my account to get the OEM version. Talked it over with Love to make sure I wasn't missing anything and that it was cool and he said go for it. So I did!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Dude. Duuuuuuude!
Happy dance time!
(Oh and if there IS some problem for whatever reason, I've got 15 days to return for refund. Score!)
So Close! The lady who ordered the remaining items for her bridesmaids and who has been promising to pay since May 9th, finally sent payment last night. Whoo hoo!
The whine/anxious/Homer "Pee Pee Dance" moment is that it puts me so close to getting the new monitor I'm lusting drooling over. I have the exact one I want picked out. It's on major sale allowing me to get a 19" for the price of the 17"! But I'm this close to having the money for it.
I need like one or two more little sales to reach the goal. And of course, I'm all anxious because (a) hello? monitor dying and (b) I don't know how long the sale is going to last and man would it be sweeet to have a 19."
I. Need. Another. Little. Sale! Now that it's so close to reach, it's driving me all the more batty, you know? It's one thing to drool when you aren't even on the same page, but when you're just out of range...? Painful. Every time the monitor gives me one of it's fade/blink/power failure flicker I am reminded just how close I am. But not quite close enough. Aggravating!!
Posting For Postings Sake I just thought I would post. For the hell of it. I don't think I have too terribly much of interest to say, but...I haven't posted since Friday so I thought I would. I never remember to post on the weekends. It's not that they're action-packed or anything, but I'm normally at least getting out of the apartment for errands and such and not spending long blocks of hours at the pc. Hence, no entries.
The damned monitor is getting worse. It was pulsing earlier like it was going to go off. It didn't and it stopped for the moment, but ugh. The price of the 19" has gone down to only $5 more than the 17" which is a total steal, but....of course, I'm STILL waiting for the lady to send me the payment. From May 9th I might add. She emailed me yesterday claiming it was coming today. Hrm, 5pm, still no payment. Big surprise. I'm really stressed that it's going to die before I can do anything about it and then life will suck. Hardcore. Without my computer things will go from mindnumblingly dull and boring to unbearable hell. Bad enough to physically not leave one's apartment five days a week, worse if you can't even surf or use your computer. (Leave me the mercy of daytime television only? The horror!)
Haven't been sleeping well the last couple of nights. Keep waking up. And Saturday-into-Sunday night I had awful dreams. Not traditional "boogie man" nightmares because I don't really have those, but awkward, uncomfortable, angry, persecuted dreams of all shades and colors. Bad situations and such.
Dammit, the screen just went all wonky again. And I realized that I think it's getting dull. I just posted a couple of pictures on another community board and I realize I might have blown them WAY out of contrast because it's probably not the pictures were dark, but my monitor. Whoops.
Anyway, there's not much else going on. Just stressing cash as always. Cranky about the monitor and wishing I could just order a new one and be done with it. *sighs* I just lost steam to write more, so I'm abruptly going to end here. Sorry.
As we all know, waiting on the UPS (or FedEx) guy is anxious stuff. Every time I hear a car drive by, my ears perk to see if it sounds like a larger truck. There's much pacing and staring longingly at the UPS Tracking page (wishing of course there was more information about when they'll get to you.)
)
The lady who ordered the remaining items for her bridesmaids and who has been promising to pay since May 9th, finally sent payment last night. Whoo hoo!
