Cell phones are cool and I still have a home
30th October 2002 12:58am
30th October 2002 12:58am
So, Monday came and we didn't have the cash for the rent, but we had a promise from Tracy's boss to loan it to us the next morning. I called our landlords (who I think are being pretty much dicks about the whole situation since I've been renting from them for five years and, until the past six months, have never once paid them late or caused any trouble at any of the three houses I've rented from them) and told them a blatant lie about why we didn't have it and that we would have it early Tuesday, so they accepted that, since Monday night/Tuesday morning makes no difference to a bank deposit.
So, we got up early, got the money from her boss (more than we actually needed, but less than we really need in the long run), dropped off the rent and headed to the cell phone store - the highlight of my day. (Did I mention our phone got cut ff two weeks ago?) By some miracle, they had no problem with my current credit mess, so we are now the proud owners of two Samsung R225m phones and a calling plan that should be roughly equivalent to our old land line per month, but includes all sorts of fun new toys. We spent about three hours fucking around with all the settings and stuff while we waited for the service to get activated (I programmed in bits of The Police - Roxanne and The Commodores - Brick House as the ring on mine - Roxanne is the default). Tuesday is Tracy's day off, so by the time I got back from work, she'd almost completely worn down her once fully-charged battery. I once swore I would never own a pager or cell phone because I din't want people to be able to reach me at ll times, but no one ever calls me anymore, so it's no big deal now. ;-) I can access AIM on it, and there's three little games (including Whack-a-Mole!!) on it to keep me entertained. I should probably avoid both while driving, though... ;-)
In other news, I did a bit of support tonight. Whomped three old cust requests. That was fun. Actually, it sucked, and I was so annoyed by the end I started getting pissy about it and left a rant in an internal comment... Eh, I just don't want this turning into the same crap as That Other Place™. Speak English (or something else if the request calls for it) and answer the friggin' question. Joe Schmoe doesn't give a flying fuck what CSS is and isn't going to bother to learn it.
Ooh, ranting again. I'll stop now.
So, we got up early, got the money from her boss (more than we actually needed, but less than we really need in the long run), dropped off the rent and headed to the cell phone store - the highlight of my day. (Did I mention our phone got cut ff two weeks ago?) By some miracle, they had no problem with my current credit mess, so we are now the proud owners of two Samsung R225m phones and a calling plan that should be roughly equivalent to our old land line per month, but includes all sorts of fun new toys. We spent about three hours fucking around with all the settings and stuff while we waited for the service to get activated (I programmed in bits of The Police - Roxanne and The Commodores - Brick House as the ring on mine - Roxanne is the default). Tuesday is Tracy's day off, so by the time I got back from work, she'd almost completely worn down her once fully-charged battery. I once swore I would never own a pager or cell phone because I din't want people to be able to reach me at ll times, but no one ever calls me anymore, so it's no big deal now. ;-) I can access AIM on it, and there's three little games (including Whack-a-Mole!!) on it to keep me entertained. I should probably avoid both while driving, though... ;-)
In other news, I did a bit of support tonight. Whomped three old cust requests. That was fun. Actually, it sucked, and I was so annoyed by the end I started getting pissy about it and left a rant in an internal comment... Eh, I just don't want this turning into the same crap as That Other Place™. Speak English (or something else if the request calls for it) and answer the friggin' question. Joe Schmoe doesn't give a flying fuck what CSS is and isn't going to bother to learn it.
Ooh, ranting again. I'll stop now.
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