Unforgettable

Soooo everyone's talking about how sad they are that Steve Jobs is dead and how much of a pioneer he was and how we wouldn't have had what we do today if he hadn't opened up the world of sinful fruit to us. BULLSHIT.

If not Steve Jobs, some other genius starved for money and a chance at the competitive technological market would have stepped up to the plate. Steve just happened to get there first.

*Shrug*. Should I feel sad that he's dead? I don't think so, no. I didn't know the man, just the products Apple designed and put together, and while some were amazing products that advanced computing in a consumer sense, they would have come to the forefront some time or other with or without Apple's help.

10, 20, maybe 30 years from now, he'll be just like all the authors of the past, rotting away on a library shelf somewhere while newer, more current, more exciting and more innovative books get checked out more often.

Addendum:

A friend of mine said this, "Steve Jobs died of Pancreatic Cancer. PC won in the end."

I laughed.

Flowers

Fucking lilies-of-the-valley and strawberries, man.

I spent 2 hours last night planting virtual computerized farmland with seeds hoping to get juicy strawberries and lily leaves.

Then Jub lit a fire under my ass and fainted across my workbench. LOTRO, what have you done to us?

This is why I have no social life to speak of.

Women drivers

Usually I'm a staunch defender of women being good drivers, contrary to popular belief, but after a massive FAIL of epic proportions today, I can't call myself an advocate for the cause because I SUCK.

Suckage in detail:

So I wasn't given right of way, that's okay, it's cool, but I still need to get past you, dude. So I go ahead and try, but then the bus parked on my passenger side decided to say a bright and cheery "HI!" to my paint job.

FUCK.

I give up.

False Indications

Have you ever been driving on the road, minding your own business, happy and joyful, then observed the guy in front of you indicating to turn the same way you are, so you give him way, but it turns out he's just going to go straight anyway?

I hate those pricks.

IF YOU ARE NOT TURNING, SWITCH YOUR FUCKING INDICATOR OFF. It's not hard, it's the long stick thingy sticking out of your steering wheel. No, that one's for the windshield wipers. The other stick.

Brief updates: Played Rift, love it, sticking to it as soon as I come off my Dragon Age 2 binge, which I just bought a couple of nights ago. LOVE IT. Vast improvement on the original imho. Various other crap happened to me since the last post, but I can't be arsed to write it all.

Love & Peace.

Happy Hamsters...

... Are cartwheeling in my belly right now. Why? You ask. Money, friends. Money.

As Dr. Facilier sang in the Princess and the Frog, "It's the green, it's the green, it's the green you need. And when I looked into your future... It's the green that I see!"

MONAYYYY! Not just from work, but also the grant all Kuwaitis are to receive in Feb. The government will be paying for my iPhone, how cool is that? Let me tell you. Extremely cool.

Computer's been on the fritz recently, but I have finally managed to get in touch with my estranged cousin, and he recommends exchanging the video card with the spare one I have. So far I'm building confidence so that I can eventually mess around inside my computer's case.

Prognosis: Skeptical. PC might not recover.
Recommendations: Panic. Then call tech support.

Be very afraid...

... Of co-workers.

Two of mine are cooking up some sort of mischief at the desk opposite mine. They know they're going to get into so much trouble, but the temptation is driving them without fail to brew up a cauldron of chicanery.

I can't wait for the reaction time to kick in when their pranks and practical japery are discovered by relevant parties.

Software asplosions

Sims 3 has pretty much issued a royal 'fuck you' to my desktop computer.

I managed to launch the game once, successfully. I was under the impression everything was running as it should. I increased my Sims 3 game resolution, to match my screen resolution, then exited the game. Apparently, this was my first mistake. Every time I launch the game now, it start the intro, and during the intro it will simply switch my computer off.

Yes. Completely cuts power to it.

"FUCK YOU COMPUTER, SHUT DOWN."

So, today I tested other games. I know WoW works, I have also established that Oblivion (CD rom version) launches fine, got inside and dicked around a bit in-game without any adverse effects, ergo it's probably not my CD drive. I ran through steam Dragon Age: Origins and it launched successfully, got into the game, saw Redcliffe assaulted by nightmarish hordes of the undead, works. I launched The Witcher, watched the entire opening video, loaded my last save, dicked around, works.

My conclusion is something fucked up my video settings in Sims 3 and it now spazzes out every time the game tries to run the opening cinematics. Very strange. I will continue my investigation as soon as the 'proper authorities' reply to my fucking panic emails.

Heroin junkies outside

One of my co-workers found a hypodermic needle on the pavement outside our office building. She's freaking out about it, coming to the worst conclusions, including heroin addicts. I'm helping, mostly out of amusement.

Fun at the office doesn't get any better.

I type fiercely in the new year

So one of my co-workers, a very nice person indeed, is typing with such a vengeance, I'm wincing every time her fingers hit the keys. I feel so sorry for her poor keyboard, and I can imagine it looking up at the impending smash of the fingers with a tearful face.

STOP THE COMPUTER ACCESSORY ABUSE!

Happy new year!