Egad!
Okay, first of all, Client, if you tell me you’re going to “try back,” as in ‘try to telephone call back,’ at a certain time for a Boss, please do telephone call back at that certain time. Don’t friggin’ physically stop by at that certain time without a freakin’ appointment. Certain Bosses get really busy sometimes, and in those instances they really hate it when clients just drop in unannounced. Believe me, I know – I have to hear about it later. Sheesh!
Okay. That said.
Sorry. I’m a little wound up today. Can’t you tell?!?
Weather-wise, the new problem is ice. Not like an ice storm, no. Just roadways melting during the day and then refreezing overnight. Fun. C.R. is notoriously bad for not treating side roads in any sort of timely fashion. Wouldn’t you know, side roads are what we take to get to work, mostly. Joy.
Note to my dad: the change in your radio schedule sorta confused me, but I will hopefully be able to catch the show on Friday night on Tenacity Radio. I take it you are no longer on Radio ACN? Plus, my computer at home has been acting up; it was Nathan’s old computer, and still has the same problems it had before Matthew ‘fixed’ it. Hopefully, I’ll be listening on Friday. I don’t have anything planned for Friday, except that. So. Now, addressing the readers at large: my dad’s show is still on Friday nights on Tenacity Radio, now from 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm EST (which is 7:00 – 9:30 CST).
Yeah, Nathan got himself a laptop some months ago, so I was given his old computer. Matthew tried to fix it up, but quickly determined I needed Windows 7 installed (something about how Windows XP was no longer supported or something), so I got Windows 7 for it, but it still has the same problems. Namely, it locks up every now and then, and then it throws itself into a mechanical tizzy trying to get back to normal. When I try to power it back on after it locks up, it sounds like a car engine trying to turn over and failing. Happens at least once a week since I’ve had it. You’d think I’d have already given up on it, but I haven’t. Weird, huh?
Couple entertainment things now:
I read, courtesy of my uncle Paul on Facebook, that Steven Tyler butchered the National Anthem at a recent sporting event. Hm. Uncle Paul did make a good point – the National Anthem is a difficult song to sing well. Got me thinking – why does our national anthem even have lyrics?!? No, okay, I guess that question is wholly stupid – I know the history of the National Anthem, and Francis Scott Key, and it was originally a poem, and so on and so forth, blahblahblah. It’s just I’ve always felt that the anthem sounds much better when played by a band or orchestra in the first place. Without all the frappin’ singing. Don’t call me unpatriotic, please. If it would save us from having to listen to butchered vocal versions, then I’d rather hear it instrumental, all the time. Just my opinion. Speaking of, and on a totally related note, at the last RoughRiders game we went to, a former classmate of mine sang the National Anthem for the pre-game. And, oh my god, she was horrible! I was sitting there thinking, “You used to be in the Happiness show choir, dear, and this is the best you can sing?!?” You’d think that for all her time in Happiness, it would’ve taught her something about singing, but nooooooooo. Further proof that she was only included in Happiness for a little factor known as T&A. And, yes, I did just say that out loud. (If you don’t know what T&A is, you’re probably too young and therefore shouldn’t be on the internet without parental supervision. Myself, I blame “A Chorus Line.”)
Oscar nominations came out today. And there was not a lot of love for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″ from the Academy. Especially when it came to best supporting actor. SOB! Here I was, preparing to go all fan-girl. And I really was. Alan Rickman, sillies! Duh! I’d be biased, of course – the man is one of my most favorite actors EVER. Daniel Radcliffe is probably right, though – Rickman probably wouldn’t have cared if he was or wasn’t nominated. But still. If you get right down to it, Rickman’s had some fantastic performances in the past that were shamefully overlooked at awards season. “Snow Cake,” anyone? God, what a great movie that was; I will definitely be springing for that DVD in the future. He’s come due, past due in fact, for some major recognition, and his performance as Severus Snape was the best thing about the whole “Harry Potter” franchise, bar nothing; do not argue that point with me. *SIGH* In a way, I’m disappointed, but in a way, I’m not. I totally love Alan Rickman, regardless.
Told you, I was wound up. It’s been a weird day. Amy’s out sick today, I had to do some book work for a Boss which really made me nervous, the phones are relatively busy (mostly salespeople, though, and boy, do I have fun brushing them off), and I will probably soon be on my fourth can of soda for the day. I started drinking soda at 7:00 this morning. I kid you not. Wanna see me go for more? We have a 20-pack chillin’ in the office fridge. I’ve done worse, of course – guzzled 44 ounces of soda all at 1:30 in the morning. I had been really down the previous day, not that the insomnia that followed the drink took the edge off. And for the record – 20-packs are sorta ridiculous, don’t you think? I’ll stick to buying 24-packs in the future. It’s only about a buck more for 4 more cans. That, or the grocery store price-gauges. I wouldn’t be surprised.
Egad. Leaving off now, before I either start making less sense or I really embarrass myself.
