Irritating technology

I have a Verizon Wireless Air card. Great right? Wrong.

Well actually, it was great until about 6 months ago when it decided to become schizophrenic. It seems the thing only works when it wants to now, much to my irritation. Anytime I move my laptop in any way, (this includes the movement created by typing) it loses the connection. Sometimes the thing powers itself off.

Should I be surprised? Not so much. I mean, what should one expect from a company whose own employees admit that the equipment is designed to last a year and then malfunction. SO that the consumer is then forced to sign a new 2 year contract or shell out a ridiculous amount of money for new equipment. And insurance is a joke. I spend $6 a month and then have to spend another $50 if I want a refurbished air card to replace my poorly crafted technology?

I have 6 months remaining on this contract with Verizon and then I'm out. I mean, if I can get the same thing from Cricket for $35 a month, with no contract and can buy new equipment as needed why would I even want to keep Verizon around?

The irritating thing is how much I am inconvienced. I can't attach photos to email without being disconnected. In fact, I have not been successful this year in doing so. And when I need to upload a resume? I need about a good 45 minutes just to get that done. And I'm always getting disconnected from Facebook. Most of the time, I just end up signing on from my cell. Becuase even with the iPhone's limited Facebook app, it's still less frustrating.

I must admit, I am curious about the new Dell with the built in Verison reciever. My only apprehension is the terrible experience I've already encountered with Verizon, as mentioned above

My blood is about to boil

If today's blog had a sponser, it would be Midol. No, it's not that time of the month but I am beyond just irritable. Check out the FAQs at http://www.midol.com/ If anyone ever ask me about PMS and other girl-related issues, I am definitely referring them to the site. Midol - saving women from jumping out of their skin for hundreds of years.

If I had bothered to make a New Year's resolution this year, it would probably have been minding my own business. Don't get me wrong, I'm not that annoying office busy body spreading gossip and lies; I'm more like the hall monitor taking notes on what everyone else is doing except I'm not reporting them..

But every week, my neighbors make me want to scream. It literally makes me angry that on trash day they don't take their garbage bin off the sidewalk after Waste Management comes by. They tend to leave the bin out there for days. Why am I so offended by their garbage bin? I don't know. I mean, it doesn't smell. It's not in my yard. I just loath to see it there days after it's been emptied. And yet, I don't move it for them. Becuase somehow that might be rude.

I would also like to find out what ad exec came up with the misleading concept of "it's 2 things" and kick them down a flight of stairs. Ever seen the Gillette commercial where the half-man half-horse is in the shower and he says he likes the body wash becuase it's 2 things (body wash and shampoo) like him ... a man and a smart shopper. And you're totally expecting him to say he's a man and horse. I HATE that commercial. Then Burger King made one with the little person who's endorsing the mini breakfast sandwiches. He's talking about how they are so little but work hard and he should know becuase ... wait for it .... HE'S A FARMER!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if that wasn't bad enough, I beleive it was BMW who also jumped on this bandwagon. If it's not them, some other luxury car did. But in the very boring commercial, they say the car is 2 things, but again, not what you expect them to say. The only reason why I even remember it is becuase of the concept line. Actually, I'd like to shake the hand of the person who thought up the idea. I mean 1 idea, 3 commericals. And then I'd shove the person down some stairs.

I don't want to offend anyone who is in the cleaning business but the cleaning people at my work just make me angry becuase I don't think they ever clean. To begin with, they rarely empty the bathroom trash can. And I don't know why this is so upsetting to me, I mean, at home, I take it out every few days. But they are emptying all the other trash cans ... But more importantly, they have a bonus system called the 5-finger discount. Let me just tell you, if you have anything worth eating in your office, consider it theirs. They raid my candy jar, ate my co-worker's Snickers bar and I've decided to blame them for drinking my Pepsi last week. My manager's sunglasses went missing .. he went home and when he came back .. gone. But whatever, that's all petty stuff. This is what really makes me angry: THEY STOLE MY 4TH QUARTER AWARD!!!!!!! I left it on my credenza to hang up and one day I got to work and noticed it was missing. So either they threw it away becuase they thought I didn't value it enough to hang up or one of them took it. I prefer to think the latter. It's funny to think someone took it home, crossed out my name, wrote in theirs and hung it up. Want to know about thier latest shenanigans? Over the Easter weekend, "someone" stole a crockpot and meat tray from the kitchen. I also had a plastic egg with 3 candies inside sitting on my desk. Monday morning, I thought I'd have a mid morning snack ... wrong! I opened up my egg and only found 1 candy inside. ONE! If you're gonna eat my candy, don't do me any favors by leaving me one.

Actually, I have a couple of articles to write, so I better get back to them. Right after I snack on some Midol.

All the girls standing in the line for the bathroom

If today's blog had a sponser, it would be Mount Gay Rum, Special Reserve. I first experienced it at Paolo's Ristorante in Georgetown. Mount Gay Rum is the shining star in the mint mojito. At least it was in 2003, anyway. And the tapenade is quite delicious as well.

So yesterday, I watched some documentary on the History Channel about how drugs meant for mental illness went mainstream. This scientist, he might have been Swiss, was looking for something to energize people, probably as a cure for melancholy (Known by today's standards as depression and during medival times as the deadly sin of sloth). Somehow, he "discovered" LSD. Like all things, it's existed for ages but people shied away from it. I've never tried it and as far as I know, I don't know anyone who has but I did get a scientific explanation of how it works. I won't bore you with that, but essentially it scrambles the nervous system so the 5 sense don't function like normal. All the senses get linked together and that's why people can taste colors and see sounds. Pretty cool, huh?
Speaking of seeing sounds, ever heard the intro to N.E.R.D's Seeing Sounds? Maybe it's my lack of drug experience, but I never understood how someone could be so hot they saw sounds until I learned about LSD. Not that Pharell was on LSD; I mean he was 7 during the heat wave. Anyway. A couple of weeks ago, I twittered "why did the Neptunes break up?" I like their mixes. Favorite sound ever? Their bling, you know what I'm talking about and if you don't actually know, I'm pretty sure you've heard it before. I'm glad to hear they're still producing music, so I guess they didn't break-up. Just listened to their latest production "Blanco" by Pitbull feat. Pharrell. It was alright. Except that every song by Pitbull sounds the same. I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I just watched this newstory that was very upsetting. Last year, an off-duty cop allegedly ran over a woman in a bar parking lot and left her for dead. His defense? He was so drunk he blacked out at least 3 hours before it occured. Earlier this week, his defense team introduced the blood alcohol level of the victim and I guess so others could draw the conclusion that the gory accident could have been avoided if she had been coherent enough to move out of the way. So today, Judge "Pat" Murdoch dismissed the case (mental note: do not re-elect him or the prosecution). The officer was charged with leaving the scene of a crime. The judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to hold him accountable. Despite proof that he was at the bar for several hours drinking, the blackout is what saved him. I must admit the officer has been talking about the blackout since day 1. Guess a blackout is similar to temporary insanity ... he didn't know what he was doing, so it's he couldn't be held accountable for leaving the scene of a crime he didn't know he commited. He didn't even get a DUI.
Anyway, I'm off to my Financial Management class. Afterwards, you can find me on the couch watching Forensic Files and enjoying an ice cold drink with Mount Gay Rum!