the blog

So the drama of the ipod continued through yesterday. Apparently Apple is so not concerned with customer service now that they have the market cornered on mp3 players – or so they thought- they decided to deny my claim that my 3 month old ipod had been damaged. Apparently it was done by me (though they couldn’t manage to tell me how or why). what an utter insanity. They just are oblivious, and were adamant that I should just buy another ipod and be more careful. Careful of the speaker gnomes (as previously determined). I was pissed and then just let it go, because it really is just a piece of equipment. So now I am a happy bear. I have decided to go get me a Zune. why? Because Apple can suck my dick. I am not going to give them another red cent. And interestingly enough, it took me 2 minutes to load 800 songs into the Zune software. Imagine that.

Today is Watchmen day. YAY! I will be reviewing the movie, once I see it, in the next couple of days. Color me an excited geek. WooT!

The animals are sleeping, snoring off and on, which is a nice soothing back drop to the music I am listening to, with the punctuation of the key clicks as I work.
Though in waiting for a massive report to download I am getting antsy. It is taking far to long for my liking.
I went to pick up my wayward ipod this morning. Much to my disappointment the genius’ at Apple have deamed the issue to be user error and thus did not repair it. They didn’t say what it is /I did /to make the speakers stop working, just that they wouldn’t fix it. For something that was less than 3 months old and looked (is) prestine I am a whole lot disheartened that they couldn’t determine the reason and fix it. As i told the store manager ‘What? They claim it was gnomes or something?’ So now I am left sort of annoyed. Contemplating just buying a Zune and being done with it. screw Steve and his flunkies in Cali. Grr… but I may just give it one more chance. I am on the fence. Debating giving them more money. One thing for sure, until I sort this out I WILL NOT buy one more piece of media from itunes. Suck that! (speaking as someone who spends an average of $30 a month – just dropped $80 last week alone)
Lots to think about.

After six nominations I am totally pulling for kate winslet to win an oscar tonight. I’ve adored kate for years, since I was a wee little fan girl watching Heavenly Creatures. she deserves it. I am going to keep my fingers crossed and watch with bated breathe tonight.

I am loving the new Morrissey Album. If you haven’t heard it, you need to. Go and listen and then buy. Toot Sweet! I personally downloaded it this morning, after hearing M’s copy Friday and Saturday. And I am happy to have it. It will be a nice adition when I get my ipod back. I took it in on Friday and watched it like a sad mother as it was bundled up and sent back to the apple work shop. Hopefully I will get it back sooner than later. Until then I am going to old school it, and listen to my tunes on the computer or on my old mp3 player (have to say that dell got it right with that one. 5 years old and it still works great. In fact it has been turned on and playing the same playlist for over a year. 24 x 7. No shit.)

While I didn’t hit all the Best Picture nominations at the movie theater yesterday (not feeling well enough to spend 13 hours somewhere) I did watch Confessions of a Shopoholic. It was cute. I recomend it for viewing on DVD when it comes out.

And now I need to get back to writing code. It’s a job that keeps growing, but it will be worth it in the end.

Some times we take ourselves too seriously. Then again, if we don’t take ourselves seriously and are the driving force behind our very selves who will would be?
I’m always thinking like that. Two sides of every coin, moment, decision.
One thing I learned a long time ago was KISS. I learned it in a creative writing class, and over the years I have seen it in many other representations. Books, Essasys; you get the drift. KISS. It applies in the world of writing, creating, and living.
Keep It Simple Stupid.
Now that is an acronym to keep close to your consciousness. Both sub and aware.

I’ve been wrestling with the fact that my handy dandy internet service provider provided satelitte modem took a turn and died (apparently) on Wednesday. This of course upsets the applecart that is my daily routines. You never truly understand the length with which your mind makes little time tables until there is a disruption and you are left looking around wondering just how or when you are to do something. With the luck of the Irish (and the help of my favorite Irish Sista) I have been filling the gap when it comes to getting online.
Once they would say; ‘what is the point of living if the camera is not on’ and now I think the saying has been altered to ‘what is the point of living if the internet is not on’. I am sure that I should be disheartened that the world has come to such a realization / funtction. But when it is the truth, who am I to argure it?

I have been hard at work on the retooling of the website; as stated above, I take myself far to seriously. I thought I had the general concept completely tied down, but after a fitfull nights sleep I realized it was too much. Over done. Over the top. Just too TO. If you get my meaning. So now I am working on stripping it all down. Or better said: Keeping it simple.

I have a song stuck in my head / mind / teeth, and I like it there. My friend and constant muse in so many ways Bee Simonds posted a new song to her myspace. I really whole heartly suggest you go and check it out. Now I am lighting a candle and praying to all the saints and gods I can think of that she gets the new album into my bearish hands soon. Or I get blessed by the digi gods and get an electronic copy for my ipod.

Which is how I will end this. My adorable little green ipod is sick. Apparently it is a common ailment for the new gen nano. My headphone / speaker area is no longer functioning correctly. I get all the right side and none of the left or a little of both. So off to the Apple store I go. I wish Matthew was going to be with me. He speaks Apple.