Domestic Geek

Gah, I have so much that needs to get done before Saturday for the Blogathon. It's really tempting to call in sick one day. Too bad I don't have any paid sick days yet, so I really can't afford it. At least next year I can take one if I need it. That stupid RSS thing threw a wrench in last night's plans. I hope I have it fixed now. I guess we'll see if I keep clogging up everybody's feeds, eh?

Don't forget that Friday is Sys Admin Appreciation Day! Show a little love to the guy or gal that keeps your computer network systems humming along. I'm really promoting this because I know that most people really take them for granted. People are quick to bitch when network problems arise, but not so quick to say thanks when all is well.

Friday is also Marcus' and my unofficial anniversary. It'll have been 15 years since we first kissed and became more than just good friends. Awwwww. Wow, 15 years...most marriages don't last that long. Aren't I lucky?

One final thing to share before I head off to work today. I was clearing off my computer's desktop and found these cute Simpsons characters I made of Marcus and myself over at the Simpsons Movie site (with a little Photoshop help from me). I meant to put this in the Kwik-E-Mart post, but totally forgot:

Thanks to a mention from Colleen in a comment, I am now aware that my RSS feed is messed up. I totally screwed up my prior RSS feed and thought going to a default template from the EE site would fix things for now. Apparently, though, if I edit a post for any reason, it shows up more than once in a reader. Great, now I've got to worry about this. Like I've got time to deal with it.

Edit: Also figured out my permalinks were wrong. Weeee. Testing to see if this fixes the problem.

Man, I can't believe I forgot to write about this. On Wednesday, 7-11-07, Marcus and I visited the Kwik-E-Mart over at 3rd and Broadway (a converted 7-11 promoting the upcoming Simpsons Movie release) after I got off work and on his lunch break. Why do I remember the day? Because July 11th every year is apparently free slurpee day and the place was packed! Of course, I had to purchase some KrustyO's and some Buzz cola. I tried to take a picture of my cashier, but Marcus forgot to dump photos off the camera before we went and the memory card was full. After dumping some off, the darned battery decided to die, so I had to go back a few days later to get additional pics.

What really cracked me up is that Kwik-E-Mart is spelled wrong on the receipt. Go check out my photos over at my Kwik-E-Mart gallery and see for yourself.

I really wanted to get pictures of Marcus by Homer and stuff, but he was being a stick in the mud and wouldn't pose. Hmph. At least there is a picture of me there to prove we were really there and not just taking other people's pics off the Internet or something.

On a related note, my friend Julie posted about the one they have in her town of Henderson, NV. There is also a video in the extended from Erns World of that same Kwik-E-Mart.

In case you were wondering, the Buzz cola tasted like crap. instead of getting a major soda manufacturer like Coke or Pepsi to produce it, it tastes like that generic crap you can get. Bleh.

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Well, I finished reading the book about a half hour ago. I've been mulling over my feelings about it. I've got one word: unsatisfied.

I'm going to bed.