Where the hell have I been???
working. Apparently around here, summer = busy months. Not to mention that, for the most part, days off have come to = a strange combination of weddings, events and obligations. And yes, I have been cheating on estrip with another online community.
Now now its not what you are thinking. Don't be upset, let me explain.
It all starts with samsung, you see. Samsung has offered me a deal wherein for every Samsung phone that i sell at work, I have the ability to go to their website and enter that phone's ESN number in. What it gives me in exchange are points. yes points. Delicious and free points.
And what do points give me exactly? THINGS! Thats what! Allow me to relate the items that I have received, free of charge, with said points.
1. A pair of kicks (adidas)
2. A George Foreman Grill the size of my microwave.
3. 3 month supply of Frontline Plus flea repellant stuff for Ralphie.
4. Puppy shampoo for Ralphie
5. A wok about the size of the George Foreman
6. Kicks for lauren
7. A book for Lauren.
8. A harness for Ralphie (not yet arrived)
9. An audio book
10. Age of Empires III
11. A new wireless card for my computer
and finally....
12. Mr Beer Premium Edition Microbrewery
13. Mr. Beer Whispering Wheat Weizenbier refill
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So first of all, lets not even talk about the time that I am on the computer playing Age of Empires.
I AM BREWING MY OWN BEER!!
Okay I admit, I am, by no means, a beer connoisseur. In fact, I will admit that I am a beer idiot. I know I like blue moon, and the original intention is that I would like to make blue moon!
well it has started to evolve.
The website I have been checking out is a forum for Mr. Beer fans, that tells you the ins and outs of home brewing. So I apologize for cheating on you, but I desire to know MORE!
Presently I have a Pale Ale fermenting in the closet. I will be able to Bottle said beer on the 17th and then it might be ready the first week of September.
Next batch will be a weizenbier. Then a 'witty monk' which is a true belgian witbier - or the most similar to a blue moon that you can get.
Also, I have decided to start TASTING beer, instead of drinking it. IE we went to the village beer merchant (oh my goodness what delightful beer selections!!)
We picked up a Moosbacher Weisenbier to try. Had a pint last night, good flavors! I will not even begin to pretend as though i know how to detect subtle flavors. But its a start.
incidentally, I just ordered a scale, thermometer and some extra bottles from samsung. BAM! free!!
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08/08/2008 07:23 #45272
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07/23/2008 07:31 #45109
noI feel as though I always post about the crazy and uninteresting things that are part of my life. And when I stop to try and not post about my life, and post about something meaningful and interesting, I find myself at a loss. Oh well, back to your regularly scheduled programmng.
I have a video project that I am dancing around which could be potentially huge. But I am reserving any happiness for, as I don't want to be let down. So I will say no more on that...
My best friend and her GF broke up and it gives me a horrible sense of the world, and how people need to 'find themselves' which I sorta believe means 'i would like to see what else i could get'. It makes me sad in a more universal way about the direction of humanity. We are so determined to get and experience everything that we can out of life that its so easy to give up, to lose hope.
(e:lauren) says I'm being melodramatic. I guess 'empathetic' was what I was going for. Ah well.
I have a video project that I am dancing around which could be potentially huge. But I am reserving any happiness for, as I don't want to be let down. So I will say no more on that...
My best friend and her GF broke up and it gives me a horrible sense of the world, and how people need to 'find themselves' which I sorta believe means 'i would like to see what else i could get'. It makes me sad in a more universal way about the direction of humanity. We are so determined to get and experience everything that we can out of life that its so easy to give up, to lose hope.
(e:lauren) says I'm being melodramatic. I guess 'empathetic' was what I was going for. Ah well.
hodown - 07/23/08 10:30
The "i would like to see what else i could get" is the eternal dating problem in NYC. You are always wondering who else out there is better/hotter. i find it depressing too.
The "i would like to see what else i could get" is the eternal dating problem in NYC. You are always wondering who else out there is better/hotter. i find it depressing too.
07/22/2008 12:08 #45101
peacerswe were wondering if estrip was down. we finally got our internet working today, but in the few snatches of internet time we have had in the past few days, we have not been able to get onto estrip. boo!
but now i'm at work and its working! And its not working at home! what gives?
internet issue was actually a problem with the lines apparently. same internet guy came back and fixed the problem. hopefully.
anyway... i should NOT be playing estrip at work. Boo.
but now i'm at work and its working! And its not working at home! what gives?
internet issue was actually a problem with the lines apparently. same internet guy came back and fixed the problem. hopefully.
anyway... i should NOT be playing estrip at work. Boo.
07/19/2008 07:58 #45068
ww4trg we5ytw5y er5yI am having a hard time right now...
The internet is barely working and its really pissing me off. It is as if it works, then it doesn't... you have to mess around and connect it again... its as is my computer is changing its internal setting whenever it damn well pleases. Sometimes I will go into the wireless network connection page and it says that windows is controling my wireless network, and sometimes the wireless card program is controlling my wireless network. I even went so far as to purchase a completely new wireless card last night because I thought that might be it!
The Verizon DSL guy came out and said my line is great, putting out even more than what I am subscribed for.
What do I do? I'm getting so pissed! I feel as though by the time i click on the publish button my internet will be back off!
(e:lauren) will have to mess with it all day.
note... INTERNET DID NOT WORK WHEN I HIT PUBLISH!!! AAARRGHHH!!
note again... TIMES TWO!~
The internet is barely working and its really pissing me off. It is as if it works, then it doesn't... you have to mess around and connect it again... its as is my computer is changing its internal setting whenever it damn well pleases. Sometimes I will go into the wireless network connection page and it says that windows is controling my wireless network, and sometimes the wireless card program is controlling my wireless network. I even went so far as to purchase a completely new wireless card last night because I thought that might be it!
The Verizon DSL guy came out and said my line is great, putting out even more than what I am subscribed for.
What do I do? I'm getting so pissed! I feel as though by the time i click on the publish button my internet will be back off!
(e:lauren) will have to mess with it all day.
note... INTERNET DID NOT WORK WHEN I HIT PUBLISH!!! AAARRGHHH!!
note again... TIMES TWO!~
tinypliny - 07/22/08 22:58
Wow. Free cable!I really want to move into your downstairs flat now. Hehehe.
PS: Next time you hear swearing, yelling, general pandemonium and a "Hey Felly" or "Hey Ralphie" coming from a passing bus window, know that it is me. ;-)
Wow. Free cable!I really want to move into your downstairs flat now. Hehehe.
PS: Next time you hear swearing, yelling, general pandemonium and a "Hey Felly" or "Hey Ralphie" coming from a passing bus window, know that it is me. ;-)
fellyconnelly - 07/22/08 12:07
kick that snooty lady over and yell out the window next time!
Got internet fixed... sorta...
also - can't do time warner cable as we have free cable now and don't want to lose it!
kick that snooty lady over and yell out the window next time!
Got internet fixed... sorta...
also - can't do time warner cable as we have free cable now and don't want to lose it!
tinypliny - 07/20/08 22:07
BTW, I am switching to TimeWarner cable this year. Verizon DSL was a huge mistake and a huge headache. Every few weeks, the blasted thing would get so slow, I wanted to tear my hair out - strand by strand. It was aggravation maxed out.
TimeWarner rates: :::link:::
I think I will be opting for the basic $19.99/month package. No one-year commitment.
Around $60 start-up fee (including "activation" and installation - I already have cabling in my flat).
I am going to wait and watch how this goes.
BTW, I am switching to TimeWarner cable this year. Verizon DSL was a huge mistake and a huge headache. Every few weeks, the blasted thing would get so slow, I wanted to tear my hair out - strand by strand. It was aggravation maxed out.
TimeWarner rates: :::link:::
I think I will be opting for the basic $19.99/month package. No one-year commitment.
Around $60 start-up fee (including "activation" and installation - I already have cabling in my flat).
I am going to wait and watch how this goes.
tinypliny - 07/20/08 22:02
HEY!!! I saw you (in a red-white-striped windcheater) and Ralphie around 8:55 outside your building on Saturday from the bus. I waved at you, and wanted to open the window to give you a shout but got stared down by the snooty lady next to me. Yeesh.
Get a life, snooty lady! Not everyone wants to die prim and proper!!
HEY!!! I saw you (in a red-white-striped windcheater) and Ralphie around 8:55 outside your building on Saturday from the bus. I waved at you, and wanted to open the window to give you a shout but got stared down by the snooty lady next to me. Yeesh.
Get a life, snooty lady! Not everyone wants to die prim and proper!!
heidi - 07/19/08 11:30
Felly -
First - if you connect your DSL modem directly to your laptop using a network cable, does the connection still flake?
Second - If both windows and and the card-specific software are controlling your wireless connection, then you've got a conflict happening between the two pieces of software over your hardware, causing internet flaking.
I generally dislike the card-specific software (clunky, bloated, unnecessary "features"), so I'm going to tell you how to set the windows controller as primary:
If you can see the Windows wireless icon in your system tray (the row of icons next to the clock in the bottom right corner), right click on it, choose "Status". In the dialog box that opens, click on "properties". On the "wireless networks" tab, make sure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" box is checked. Click "Ok".
Right click on the system tray icon for the card-specific software. Click exit.
If you don't see the windows wireless controller software in the system tray, Go to start > control panel. Use "classic view". Choose Admnistrative Tools. Then "Services". Scroll to the bottom of the list until you find "Wireless Zero Configuration". If its status is "stopped", right click on it and choose "Start". you should then be able to go thru the steps above to set it as your controller.
Hope this helps,
Heidi
Felly -
First - if you connect your DSL modem directly to your laptop using a network cable, does the connection still flake?
Second - If both windows and and the card-specific software are controlling your wireless connection, then you've got a conflict happening between the two pieces of software over your hardware, causing internet flaking.
I generally dislike the card-specific software (clunky, bloated, unnecessary "features"), so I'm going to tell you how to set the windows controller as primary:
If you can see the Windows wireless icon in your system tray (the row of icons next to the clock in the bottom right corner), right click on it, choose "Status". In the dialog box that opens, click on "properties". On the "wireless networks" tab, make sure the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" box is checked. Click "Ok".
Right click on the system tray icon for the card-specific software. Click exit.
If you don't see the windows wireless controller software in the system tray, Go to start > control panel. Use "classic view". Choose Admnistrative Tools. Then "Services". Scroll to the bottom of the list until you find "Wireless Zero Configuration". If its status is "stopped", right click on it and choose "Start". you should then be able to go thru the steps above to set it as your controller.
Hope this helps,
Heidi
07/16/2008 07:33 #45033
bumps in the night.couple a things i have recently noted...
(e:paul) i cannot believe that you have a cat. Its really kinda blowing my mind right now. How much 'anti cat dander' medicine do you have to take?
obama is totally screwing up right now and its highly dissapointing.
my internet connection h as been screwy and I was out for two days. Now I'm just waiting on a new wireless card to replace the wireless dongle which suuucckks. Hehe dongle.
They are reblacktopping my parking lot. Which means they have invited us to use their lot behind the old YMCA on North Street. Which is total sketchville. Ithink maybe it might be better to park in the street, but I don't know if there is a no parking overnight rule here. I know its just 2 hour parking 7 am to 7 pm....
OH an the old YMCA is totally haunted. They are turning it into senior housing, but its the type of place you can just look at and say... yup its haunted. I know one of the guys who is working in there and I want to try and get him to bring me in there in the middle of the night so i can get freaked out by ghosties.
Work. Work. Work. Work.
(e:paul) i cannot believe that you have a cat. Its really kinda blowing my mind right now. How much 'anti cat dander' medicine do you have to take?
obama is totally screwing up right now and its highly dissapointing.
my internet connection h as been screwy and I was out for two days. Now I'm just waiting on a new wireless card to replace the wireless dongle which suuucckks. Hehe dongle.
They are reblacktopping my parking lot. Which means they have invited us to use their lot behind the old YMCA on North Street. Which is total sketchville. Ithink maybe it might be better to park in the street, but I don't know if there is a no parking overnight rule here. I know its just 2 hour parking 7 am to 7 pm....
OH an the old YMCA is totally haunted. They are turning it into senior housing, but its the type of place you can just look at and say... yup its haunted. I know one of the guys who is working in there and I want to try and get him to bring me in there in the middle of the night so i can get freaked out by ghosties.
Work. Work. Work. Work.
Thanks for the well wishes! Push all those positive thoughts towards happy beer!
Zobar - I've heard about that place, and though I definetely am interested in checking it out (looked at the website) I am also weary because there are those classes of homebrewers who love mr. beer and those who definetly dont! There is also a 'make your own' store across from my Lockport store that has a few supplies, though how fresh? who knows?
James - done. Now is it creepy that I found you and tracked down your childhood home, snuck in and plastered a 4'6 poster of me all over the new wallpaper with tiny roses all over it? nah.
mrmike. I WISH MY CONTRACT WITH SPRINT WAS UP!!
metalpeter - the thing is that we sell samsung, lg and motorola phones for verizon. We try not to sell the motorola phones due to high numbers of mechanical/programming errors. so now we are down to lg and motorola. There are certain types of each phone that are known to have issues, so we cut that down even further. And THEN there are some phones that are more profitable to sell than others. And they are often not even higher priced phones.
on the flip side, we also have a promotion through our warehouse that gives us actual monetary spiffs for selling motorola phones. I still try my hardest to NOT sell motorola. So some people may take these things into consideration, but we think of the customer first.
I will admit that I'm no phone industry expert, but that sound illegal or at least it could be unethical. Now I'm not saying that it is. There are things where I work that to the outsider would sound that way but aren't. I know if I worked at a phone store and there where 3 brands I would try to get the customer to buy the one that gave me points for a sale vs. the one that didn't do anything for me. Again I'm not saying you would do that or that, if you did it is wrong. But in terms of the customer it wouldn't be what is best for them. Again I add that I don't know the Industry you are in and that might be a common practice, so don't think I'm judging you, I'm just judging what it sounds like.
Very cool. My sprint contract is up at the end of the month. I'll come see you
Did that sound creepy?
It feels a little creepy now.
You are my hero.
Seriously, I want a poster of you on the wall of my childhood bedroom.
You may come to need 'things' which cannot be bought with 'points,' and that is where Niagara Tradition Homebrew :::link::: come in. They are located on Sheridan Dr at the corner of Military Rd, and (e:dragonlady7) swears by them for her meading supplies.
Pizza Plant :::link::: always has a big selection of interesting beers on tap, with the added benefit that their food is mad tasty - a bit of a different take on 'pizzeria,' and healthy without being too granoly. They're at the Walker Center, 5110 Main St past the 290. Don't go on weekends.
- Z
One of the original American traditions - brewing your own. Awesome!!