Say, What Chu Looking At?

So, today was a pretty busy day at work.  The last hour was filled with training meetings, etc..

You’d think that I would be mindful of where my keys were right?   They were in a file cabinet.  I’d left them there after unlocking it for some supplies.   I even saw them and told myself “don’t forget your keys.”  I promptly ran off to my meeting.

Meeting over.  Ran back to desk.  Packed bag.  Made secondary shuttle, GREAT!  Caught express train, GREAT!  Caught a 2 train back to Harlem, GREAT!  Still daylight when I left the train, GREAT! I even had time to run to the supermarket and buy some additional groceries!  Absolutely splendid!

Hopped in front door, got to mailbox, search for keys in pocket!   Coat pockets, no…. Pants, no… ….. flashback.  Image of keys, in file cabinet!

.. I’m surprisingly calm, muttering the word “Fuck” over and over but not loudly as I stare around, then stare at the doorman (the slow one who’s grumpy and sleepy and barely functional), think about the last time I had to bother the same guy to call the super, think about the notice that had gone out instructing tenants that due to abuse the super would no longer open locked doors, mutter the word “FUCK” again and go out the front door.

Now.

Lets talk logic here.   Logic would say that I should call up a backup who might happen to have a spare key that…. Nope, don’t have a current backup.  Anyone I trust would be at minimum an hour away anyway.   Go to parents?  Nope, same keyring, and they’re off to dinner tonight.  Besides, pride and stubborness come into play…

Hey, when you want to sleep in your own bed, you want to sleep in your own bed..

Look at time, look at sky, kick the pavement a little bit like a 5 year old, pack my groceries into my backpack, and head back out to Jersey.

Fastforward 3.5 hours later, I’ve gotten to Jersey, got my keys, got back to the train, got back to Manhattan, gotten some bad for me but oh so tasty fried chicken, and am reading the last few pages of a book I bought yesterday while I eat myself into the itis.

3.5 hours, lost evening, and 20 dollars.   A cheap enough stupidity-tax for being forgetful tonight.   Whoops.

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So, no other updates.   I’m still writing up my thoughts on my trip to the West Coast, its turning into a ramble so until then, here’s the photo gallery.

And a photo of fish tacos. Mmmmmm..

What follows is a commentary.  I am not targeting anyone specific.  I am targeting a general topic.  If you think I’m talking about you specifically, you are wrong.

Dear internet and internet friends:

I love hearing from you all.  I really do. 

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Wow, in one short sequence of events, I…

• Got bombed out of Ticketmaster five times trying to score tickets to a show
• Got locked out of two bank accounts
• Found a fraudulent charge put back on my credit card from a month ago
• Found I’d dropped and lost some vitamins that I’d packed this morning
• Got sprayed while opening a non carbonated drink.

Pleased to see you Murphy, where have you been these past few da—–blarggghaaaaaaaaaa meteor!

Okay.

1.  Typos in a profile result in an immediate drop in interest.  Bonus negativity if its an error along the lines of using the word patients when you mean to use the word patience..

2.  Apparently, spam bots are interested in everyone.  They also have an eye twitch, resulting in constant winking.

3.  Likewise, women in places like Iowa.

4.  There’s a remarkable number of people out there who have BLACK eyes.  Especially asians.  They seem to think that brown is the new black.

Okay.  That’s it for now.  As I discover new tidbits, I’ll post them!

The weekend needed to be longer.  I spent much of it doing little chores, catching up on shows I haven’t watched since April of 2008, and installing WoW. 

On a few things…

1. Yes it really did take almost 16 hours to install WoW.   During which time I found such wonderful things as…  Torrenting updates, which killed my bandwidth.  Lack of a single mass update.  Non-automated updates, so I had to keep switching back to update.   But really, the killer was the sequential updating… If I’d known/realized it was that bad I’d have downloaded the client from their server from the start..
2. My online poker bankroll has taken an epic beatdown over the last two weeks, leaving my confidence completely shaken.  Meltdown is a common story for people trying to build their poker skills to make a run, but nonetheless its quite painful.  I’m not listening to my instincts nor am I making smart logical moves, and luck is not my friend either.   Obviously a horrid combination.  My only sense of relief lies in the fact that I already took out everything I put in, so the damage is only to my winnings.   (We’ll not talk about my brick & mortar bankroll.) 
3. I’m looking for people to fill a position here at work.  It is not a creative position but it’ll deal with alot of visual materials.  If you’re a designer with tech-head tendencies, or a tech-head with designer tendencies… let me know.  (This is not an entry-level position.  I need someone who is ready to go go go.  It is also subject to the full hiring process.  No free lunches and no free rides, especially in this market.)
4. I need a vacation, but I realistically should not take one until at least March or April.   I’m still considering the trip to LA though.   …  later this year, I’m seriously thinking I might take a cruise originating in NYC.  Anyone interested in joining me?
5. By the time Sunday rolled around, the snow was mostly gone.  Boo.
6. I had a horrid time sleeping last night — I had one of those dreams that’s just designed to mess with your sleep cycle.   “Waking up” repeatedly in your sleep just to realize you’re still dreaming, only to “Wake up” again, just to realize you’re still dreaming, only to….  rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.
7. I’ll try WoW out tonight for a little while. 
8. Pimping time!  My good friend has opened not one but TWO online webcomics.  Well okay, only one is a webcomic, the other is a bastard child of his twisted brain and still images that nonetheless is sure to leave me laughing until my brain leaks out through my nose.   Whenever he gets that launched.  Which is soon.  I’m sure.  Because if it isn’t I’ll have to hurt him.   Anyway, go visit them. 

   The Burrito Blade - Yes, you read that right.  The Burrito Blade.

   Things Wrong With Me – Because the MPD comes out somehow.. 

9. Right.  I’ve jabbered on long enough.  We not return you to your regularly scheduled forecast.

Today’s been a lazy sunday. Have been cleaning and doing much needed chores. Then decided to fire up my old nemesis, Pokerstars. Lady Luck is being good to me today.

I entered a satellite tournament with player points. Top 50 out of 500 players get to an $80,000 tournament. I played tight, played good poker, and only needed one really dramatic rescue..

(More poker after the cut — to spare non-players!)
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Well, finally got someone at the management company for the new apartment — in fact I was speaking to the girl whose printer I fixed.   That started things off on good footing – I’m glad that little bit of kindness has kept me in her memory.

(Cynic : I paid the management off and she’s going to remember me as free tech support.)

Anyway, all my application information is in hand, they’re only waiting on the city to confirm.  The building is complete but still has some “minor construction” going on, so they’re still in meetings to determine move in dates.  In theory they’ve requested floor plans and square footage measurements for this week, and I’ll be the first to know when they have them.

(Cynic : The city is investigating me and management is giving me the brushoff.  I’m really just spinning my wheels, and they’re just trying to be nice and get me to hang up the phone.)

I think I’ve managed to get a $500 dollar bill removed by calling the hospital and getting the grumpy, kinda slow but thorough man on the phone to realize they never actually tried to collect the money from insurance…

(Cynic : Yeah right.  The guy couldn’t put words together into a sentence, and it took you three DAYS of calling to get someone with a pulse on the phone.  That’s assuming he had a pulse.  You weren’t sure.  You really think they’re gonna bill the right company.  YEAH RIGHT, next you’re going to try and sell me the brooklyn bridge.)

The rain came and went, with much noise and bluster but just a nice refreshing downpour that cleaned the grounds.

Bus passenger beheaded seat mate, witness says – CNN.com

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So uh.  DAMN.  Further reason to not take the bus…  Or sleep on public transportation.  Gah.

So..  Weekend was long, filled with some work and some fun.   Weekend was started with potentially great news, having hit the mid-range income rental lotto.  However, due to other circumstances that will not be repeated here, I may either be unable to even attempt to get the apartment, or worse simply have to ignore the offer.

This does not make me happy obviously.

One screaming match tonight, some bruised knuckles, and a pile of nasty laundry on my bed and papers on my desk.  I’m gnawing on half eaten steak and trying not to break everything in sight.

On a different note – I am ignoring every @)*(&%)(#*&%*@&% post regarding Dark Knight Returns, and #()*&%@)(*%&)#(@*%& post on Avatar – because I have no mother@$)(*& when I can see the fucking movie, and due to fucktastic scheduling issues with Nick I never saw half of season TWO of Avatar, let alone the rest.

… *takes deep breath*    Yes I’m still very very very very very very very very pissy right now.  Pretty much unfit for human interaction.

Bought a brand new NVidia 9600 GT from PNY through Newegg..

….. Transferred my current machine to the old mini-case….

Installed the motherboard…

Installed the CPU (which was its own challenge, damned zero difficulty clips on the fan my ASS)

Opened the vid card… and the BLOODY FAN FELL OUT.   No SCREWS to hold the fan in the housing!  The manufacturing plant DIDN’T INSTALL THE SCREWS.   3 tiny 1 cent screws!
AUGHHHHHHHHHH