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04/25/2007 12:18 #39036

paul is a google master
Category: food
First of all, last night at work was freaking crazy.
We took out FOUR appendixes (appendices?) between 11pm and 3am. Every time we finished the ER would call "we have another one".

But so before the shit hit the fan we decided we wanted sushi, and we decided to try Fuji Grill. So I googled it to try to find a website and hopefully the menu online. Well, they don't have a website. Lame.

But when I googled them, (e:Paul)'s journal was in the top ten hits.

heh.
chico - 04/25/07 23:16
Had takeout sushi from Kuni's tonight. Very good stuff. Never had from Fuji Grill... what's the word on theirs?

04/23/2007 22:43 #39021

Phished??
Ok, I am really losing my patience with customer service-type issues of all sorts.

First of all, the computer nonsense. They fixed my hard drive, but in the meantime seem to have broken/disconnected the isight camera. After a week of phone tag, they are sending a guy to my house on wed to fix it. In the meantime, the wireless card seems to be dying. Apple doesn't seem to believe me, b/c every time I call them it miraculously works, and then of course dies five minutes later. I talked to them today, from work, and they said "call back tonight when you're in front of the computer". But of course all night tonight it was working. Then it died, so I called- oh, "call back tomorrow during business hours". Unfortunately I do not have the kind of job where I sit at a desk all day and can make all sorts of phone calls.

Then there's the crap with my car- also scheduled to be fixed on wed.

And the new one tonight-

I just got three emails from Vonage.
8:48 PM "here is the RMA# for your vonage equipment"
8:49 "your account has been disconnected as you requested"
8:50 "Welcome to vonage!"

Nothing asking for a password or account info. Nothing from fake-looking email addresses. I.e. doesn't look phish-y.

So I called: they say they got some call at 1pm from some man who said to cancel the account and that he was in a hurry and not to ask a lot of questions.

WTF. I said clearly that was not me.

The response "call back tomorrow"

What is the point of 24/7 customer service if you can't actually do anything?

And the girl said "well to make any changes to the account, he would have had to know your account info". I asked WHAT account info, and she said "your email and billing address."

Gee, so if someone knows my email address and my home address they can just cancel my phone service? Yeah, that's secure. No PIN#, no mother's maiden name...

The thing that's weird is that today is 30d after I signed up, and the first month is free... i wonder if the account was just transitioned from "free trial" to "paying customer" and technically has to be cancelled/reinstated? But the chick on the phone said no.

What a PITA.

I can't wait until all my technology is behaving itself again.

-J

p.s. T-7!!!!!!!!!!

and PPS paul/estrip: congrats on the artvoice nominations! This is your/our year! I can feel it!

04/19/2007 22:16 #38965

cripes...
Category: work
Must say, I don't really understand the point of this. It takes twice as long and I'm sure is much more difficult, all to avoid 3 <1cm scars?

Here's a teaser quote:
"Doctors in New York have removed a woman's gallbladder with instruments passed through her vagina."
mrmike - 04/19/07 22:33
What did they use Jai lai paddles??

04/19/2007 12:58 #38957

Oh, the things we become immune to...
Category: work
So, except that I am getting a cold and was sniffly, call was positively lovely last night. I slept from like 11 to 6, which is more than I sleep at home. Then we had a leisurely greasy omelette breakfast on the way out. And now I have all of today to do whatever I want, and it's beautiful out.

So I got home, and found this image sitting on my desktop- leftover from my presentation. Sitting there with some cute pix from st. patrick's day, a "sample activity schedule" PDF from carnival.com, was "anatomy_of_the_anus.jpg". Ahh, my glamorous life. ;)

But for the hell of it I'll also put up a few st pat's pictures and some cute face paintings.

-J

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(lovely, no?)

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Me and my friend.
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Me and my-friend's-boyfriend's-boss - who knows why we were asked to pose together. Random!

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p.s. T-10 days!


mike - 04/19/07 20:42
that fish thing is amazing!
imk2 - 04/19/07 16:57
wait a minute.....in your last post, you said T-14, how is it T-20 now?
mrmike - 04/19/07 14:51
Awesome fish pics.

You and the ex-boss boyfriend guy whatever look like two different pictures spliced together. funky lighting.
mk - 04/19/07 13:48
wow that fish thing is so cool.

04/17/2007 21:08 #38934

Woohoo!!!
Category: vacation
Ok, I did it!

I just booked myself on a cruise, all alone, for my vacation! I'm a little scared, but super-excited. I've never been on a cruise before. Found this on Southwest's "travel deals" page. 5 night mexican cruise (cozumel etc) to/from new orleans. On Carnival. What a huge range of prices... From about $300 to >$1500 depending on the room, etc. And I had to pay a "single supplement" since I'm only one person in a 2-person room, but it was still fairly reasonable (or so I'm told by my cruise-veteran friends). I was hoping to spend an extra day in new orleans, but flights were too expensive and then I'd need an extra night of hotel, blah blah. But I'll have a few hours on either end, and the cruise ships dock downtown- maybe I'll have just enough time for some beignets at Cafe du Monde. Or maybe I can see if my old house is standing.

Yay!!

Let the countdown begin! T-14 days!

Ok, back to working on my presentation for tomorrow. Blah. I have been procrastinating for 3 days on it. And of course now I seem to be getting a cold and all I want to do is go to bed. :( But instead I'll stay up til 1 doing a shitty job on this powerpoint, and then have to take call tomorrow. But who cares! I'm going on vacation!!!!!!!




metalpeter - 04/18/07 17:43
I hope you have a great time I'm sure you will. It is good that you know people who know a lot about cruises so you can get some advice. Yes you are there to have fun. That being said there is some planning invovled. Like do you want to explore each port itself or do you want to go on an excersion and what one. You know stuff like that. You also want to give your self extra time cause if you miss geting on the ship (unless you have cruise insurance) then the boat leaves and no cruise and you don't get your money back. With the ports of call you get strandend there. Every ship is different and has differant features and entertainment but being on the ship can be fun to. I have only been on one cruise but would like to go again they are a lot of fun. Unless of course you are that guy who feel off the boat was rescued and continued the cruise. Have a great time.
museumchick - 04/18/07 08:53
that's so awesome about the cruise... good for you!
imk2 - 04/18/07 06:13
the booze, yeah that's why my mom sneaks in bottles of vodka in her luggage, otherwise it's a couple of hundred extra.
jacob - 04/18/07 00:37
Congradulations! I've always wanted to go on a cruise. Divertete!
lilho - 04/18/07 00:16
so exciting! have fun, and, be crazy! cajun style.
mike - 04/18/07 00:03
enjoy! cruises sound fun but I can't imagine doing one by myself! I'm sure you will have a really good time though, good weather, good people, good drinks, what more do you need.!
mrmike - 04/17/07 22:41
Good for you ---- beignets at Cafe DuMonde, yum......sadly delicious. Chicory coffee is good food....

Enjoy and good luck on the presentation
zobar - 04/17/07 22:07
Man, cruises are totally hokey and totally awesome at the same time. They're actually pretty economical too, since they're more or less all-inclusive. [Except they don't bill you for the booze until the end of the trip. THAT'S how they GETCHA.]

- Z