Monday, January 30th

Fuckers

music: TV - Molto Mario
mood: foul

Someone broke into my car and stole my stereo. I went through all the classic stages: denial, anger, depression, and now I'm at acceptance. I decided that whoever took it must have needed it more than I did. I hope their lives start to look up sometime soon.

They could have at least closed my car door, however, so I wouldn't have to call roadside assistance to get my battery jumped this morning.

I should hear from the insurance adjuster within 48 hours. I'm a bit nervous because that stereo was bought at an open box price a few years ago. I have all my receipts and serial numbers and everything, but I'm afraid they're going to fuck me over on this one. I also can't tell if they took my satellite receiver or not because I have no idea where it was installed. My guess is no. It looks like the whole job was completed pretty quickly.
PikaPikaChick on 01.30.06 @ 11:38 AM CST [link] [No Comments]

Wednesday, January 25th

music: in my head: Dirty Vegas - Walk Into the Sun
mood: proud

Future lawyers stick it to Attorney General Alberto Gozales
PikaPikaChick on 01.25.06 @ 09:13 AM CST [link] [No Comments]

Wednesday, January 18th

How to Tell You're Hormonal

mood: embarassed

If, when listening to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole in the car you suddenly burst into tears.
PikaPikaChick on 01.18.06 @ 01:23 PM CST [link] [No Comments]


A thought on "homestyle" potato chips

music: Police - Roxanne
mood: curious


  1. Who's making potato chips at home, and
  2. When can I come over?

PikaPikaChick on 01.18.06 @ 01:15 PM CST [link] [No Comments]


Ink

music: none
mood: excited

Guess who's got a tattoo consultation tonight?
PikaPikaChick on 01.18.06 @ 08:24 AM CST [link] [No Comments]

Thursday, January 12th

EARWORM ARRRRGHH DIE DIE DIE

music: Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty
mood: annoyed

Stupid Kirsty Ally and stupid Jenny Craig and their stupid commercial with that stupid "It's Raining Men" bullshit goddamn stuck in my head all the damn time stupid damn shit!
PikaPikaChick on 01.12.06 @ 01:22 PM CST [link] [No Comments]


Adventures in neuroscience

music: NPR
mood: wary

I have to write this down in case I have to go to the doctor.

Mon 1/9/06 ~4:45 PM: Driving home. Had a crazy "dizzy spell" kind of thing.
Tue 1/10/06 ~5:00 AM: Woke up with a GIANT headache on the entire right side of my head. Not quite migraine-level, but darn close.
Tue 1/10/06 ~10:00 AM: Migraine at full force. Nausea too. The pain makes my right eye squint and water. Took 2 extra strength acetaminophen.
Tue 1/10/06 ~2:00 PM: The acetaminophen barely took the edge off. Took 2 Excedrin Tension Headache.
Tue 1/10/06 ~9:30 PM: Woke up after a 2 hour nap feeling fine. No headache at all.
Wed 1/11/06 ~6:00 AM: Woke up with same migraine. Same nausea, same squinty/watery eye. Took 3 asprin.
Wed 1/11/06 ~5:00 PM: Migraine vanishes suddenly.

So far so good today.

UPDATE:
Thu 1/12/06 ~8:30 PM: Felt a headache returning again. Took two Excedrin Migraine.
Fri 1/13/06 ~6:00 AM: I can tell it's still sorta there, but there is no pain. It feels like the space between my brain and skull on the whole right side has been packed tight with cotton.
PikaPikaChick on 01.12.06 @ 09:17 AM CST [link] [No Comments]

Tuesday, January 10th

Ow Ow Ow

music: none
mood: OW

Waiting for a large ZIP file to extract to a user's hard drive. Nothing else to do but sit here and blog and stew about the massive pain in the right hemisphere of my brain today. It's actually making my eye water and my stomach nauseous. I can't move very quickly, which sucks because I have to make a lot of desk calls today. I took two Extra-Strength Tylenols two hours ago and they're doing jack for me right now. I may have to leave if it gets any worse.
PikaPikaChick on 01.10.06 @ 10:20 AM CST [link] [No Comments]


File Under: Things That Make Me Feel Better

music: none
mood: OW

#327: Removing the tag on my keyboard that says, "DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG!"
PikaPikaChick on 01.10.06 @ 10:17 AM CST [link] [No Comments]

Thursday, January 5th

Here we go

music: none
mood: frustrated

I'm on my second try of installing Ubuntu on an old system. The first time it stuck before loading the partitioner.

Oooh...wait -- success! It's partitioning now.

I've installed Fedora on a junk computer at that place I hang out for 9 hours every day. I haven't had much chance to play around with it yet. I'm trying to learn Linux in the only way I know how: from the ground up. I started with what I thought would be a simple thing, that is, simply install a different screensaver. This, my friends, is not as simple as it should be. I have to put a C compiler on there somewhere and then actually compile code, something I have never attempted before. Unless you count rendering POV-Ray code way back in the dark ages.

Holy crap, POV-Ray is still kicking. And it still basically works the same! Oh my, I just may have to give that a download for old times' sake. Let me present to you, dear readers, the pinnacles of my raytracing career. No wonder I'm not working for Pixar right now. Those are circa 1994, by the way. That was high fucking tech for a 14-year-old.

Oh yeah, I was a bit morbid and depressed back then. Obviously.

So anyway, Linux. I have to go dig out my Linux for Dummies book now and nerd out while the boys watch hockey in the living room. I'm just sad that I have to do it sans vodka at this point, as I finished off the tiny bit that was left in the bottle with the rest of our sour. I fucked up my back and arm right good hauling our new (old) couch up our front stairs. Two extra-strength Tylenols did nothing. Perhaps I should take a quick hike out to Rhode Island.
PikaPikaChick on 01.05.06 @ 09:00 PM CST [link] [No Comments]


I am very sad

music: none
mood: very sad

I can't get The Sims 2: Nightlife to work on my computer.
PikaPikaChick on 01.05.06 @ 08:39 PM CST [link] [No Comments]

Wednesday, January 4th

How is it...

music: Phil Collins - One More Night
mood: hungry

...that I can go in to the break room to peel my orange for a healthy snack and come out with a piece of fudge and 2 gingersnaps?
PikaPikaChick on 01.04.06 @ 02:53 PM CST [link] [10 Comments]