Domestic Geek

Current mood: aggravated
I really hate when a day totally sucks ass.

I got up late because I went to bed late last night. Not good on the weekend when I don't have Marcus' help to do dough and I have to do two days' worth at both stores by myself. Even though the sales were down at one of the stores, the dough amount I had to do was higher than expected. Why? More cheaper pizzas. I hate that. So, less dollar sales means smaller paycheck. Yippee.

Then, poor Dad is ill so we couldn't go out for a Father's Day meal. That totally bites to be sick on "your" day.

I called Marcus to let him know I'd be home earlier than I expected and he informed my that my website was down. Damn it! Some kind of DNS issue on my host's end. That was totally frustrating. What was really frustrating is that we could get to the site and even comment on it from behind our proxy (IP's cached). Of course, he wasn't answering his phone. I hate it when I have an idea of what's wrong and I have absolutely no power to fix it.

So, I get home, surf a little and then was going to go to the store to get the last few things I needed to fix dinner and the car won't start. Marcus put the new battery in that I bought yesterday, so I guess it wasn't a battery problem. Now what? Starter, who knows? Like I've got time to try and get a car into the shop when I'm starting school tomorrow. Not only that, I have no funds to finance another car repair. Let me tell you, the shit today was really starting to get old.

So, I come back from the store to find that my dickhead neighbors took their weedeater to the edge of my flower bed. I was purposely letting the weeds get a little big so that the weed killer I was going to purchase tomorrow would be more effective. Thanks, Assholes! I hate those people next door. It's bad enough that I can't ever set foot outside my house without one of them standing there and I can't open my patio door because one of them is always there smoking and I can't even wash my dishes without one of them being there and their fucking shed has been a sore spot with me since they moved in and their rat bastard dogs take dumps in my walkway, now this. I wish that woman would make those creepy adult sons of hers grow up and move out on their own and let me have some of the peace I used to have before they all moved in. When we first moved here almost four years ago this place was livable. It didn't have a mobile home park feel. Well, none of those cool people live here anymore and all this white trash crap has moved in and I can't take it anymore. At least with school starting, I won't be around much to have to deal with it.

So, here I am, fuming over all this shit and pissed off even more that I'm letting it get to me. Not only that, but I need to go to bed soon and I haven't accomplished squat today. Grrrrrr.

[deep breath]

Well, that's quite the rant I had. Sorry to unload all of that. It has been such a depressing day that even crying didn't make me feel better. *sigh*

Ok, well, I did download Mozilla today. It seems to be a cool browser. I've heard good things about it on the tech shows and such. It has an old Netscape feel. Marcus really digs that. It's interesting to see how web sites look and act in different browsers. I'm going to get Opera, also. If anyone who reads this uses another browser that they really like, I'd love the recommendation.

I watched a totally bizarre movie with my friend Nina yesterday. It was called Shadow of the Vampire with John Malkovitch. It was really bizarre. The bad thing is they killed off Cary Elwes (Princess Bride). He's so dreamy...I was really upset when the vampire killed him. *sniff*

I was just checking out Apple's web site because I had heard that they have special offers for students. Yeah, right. The only specials there were the same ones I've seen at the Apple Store and at CompUsa. I would really love to get a G4. Well, if I can qualify for any scholarships that would cover it, maybe. Marcus finally set me up an account on his G4 so I can learn to use OsX, at least. It seems pretty cool. We were playing with iPhoto last night. It rocks! Now I just need a better digital camera and a digital video camera and I'm set. HA! Man, I'm dreaming again. Somebody pinch me. (ouch)

Well, I found the remote control! Yaayy! It was in with all the old Nintendo stuff. It will be nice to have the tv on in bed and be able to watch it without squinting. WhooHoo! I'm going ot give it a try in about an hour here.

I've been having the WORST allergy attacks this year. I'm sure it has to do with the super dry air we have right now. Lots of dust, too. I'm wondering if I've developed asthma. It's totally possible with the filthy condition of the stores I work in and all the flour I breathe. I was starting to get it when I was teaching and worked in a "sick building" with a really bad ventillation system. If I had money or insurance, I'd got have it checked out. Alas, I'll wait until it gets so bad I can't stand it or until I get off my ass and get a job with benefits.

This is just slightly depressing. I wish I could find what I have passion for doing that would make me that kind of dough.

I want XM Satellite Radio! Marcus is so pleased with his. I'm so tired of not finding anything to listen to. I was listening to KBPI on the way home from work and the signal faded out about 15 miles from home. What the? Do they have less broadcast power than before or is something new interfering? Who knows?

This Playstation thing is cool. Marcus picked up some racing game and a couple of pinball games. We've been messing with it all weekend.

I've decided I really want to explore web design and/or web administration. I really want to learn how the web works. Is there a school out there that really teaches this? After the burn I got from CollegeAmerica, I'm not sure I can trust myself to pick a school. While scouring the web today trying to find how other designers got their starts, most of them say "I taught myself." Well, that's nice and all, but after a hard day at work I just don't have the self-motivation to do that. Marcus can do that and I admire him for it, but not me. I'm more the "show me" type. I must ponder this more--what to do, what to do.

Well, I guess I better get a few things done before bed. I've got ALOT OF STUFF to do tomorrow. G'night.