This was a better week than last. Progress was made, and even if I don’t have everything wrapped up yet, I’m not stuck anymore. There’s still plenty to grumble about, and I will, but I feel pretty good going into this weekend, which is a nice change.
Seems like it was only last month I was singin’ that song, and here it is again. I just don’t understand what’s so difficult about responding to an email or a phone call. Last month, it was because they were billing me for a service I’d never paid for before. This month, the problem is that I actually tried to have them change something with that service I’m now paying for. Took an email, two phone calls, and five hours waiting to get a 30-second job done. I keep thinking when they talk about what great “service” they have, they mean it in the animal-husbandry way, and not customer-satisfaction.
- Tonight, the Auto Body Experience will be playing at Lee’s Liquor Lounge.
- And remember, tomorrow is the Zombie Pub Crawl in NE Minneapolis. Don’t know if I’ll make it out or not, but if I do go out, that’ll probably be the plan.
- And next Monday, the Stone Arch Bridge joins the night sparkle downtown, with live performances by Desiradi and Savage Aural Hotbed. 6-7:30pm in Mill Ruins Park. I’m pretty sure I’ll be there. I mentioned something about this last month, based on a story in the Northeaster, but it turns out they had the wrong month and didn’t mention the music.
- People are noticing that Bloggers “Probably Not” Journalists Under Legislation, and saying things like
this is pernicious in every way.
But there’s already a similar situation in place with the Second Amendment. Do you think a “civilian” would get off scot-free for trying to carry a handgun through airport security or pointing a gun at his wife’s head? Somehow I don’t think so. There are already people treated aselites
by the law. [instapundit] - The Airline Screening Playset was
Hours of Fun!
for a law professor/blogger. Not very realistic, but still fun. - Ben Hammersly has found a Swift and offshore way to deal with all the little hassles of life, and A.J. Jacobs writes at length about My Outsourced Life:
It’s constant positive feedback, like phone sex without the moaning.
Hmm. I’m betting it would be tough to offshore the things I most need help with, like scrubbing out the bathtub. [kottke] - Want to make a head in a jar for Halloween? Here are the instructions. Plenty of time remains. [boing boing]