Bit of Ivory

So, yesterday and the day before, I ended up taking my very first sick days since I started working here. That’s a pretty good track record, eh? Anyway, I woke up that morning feeling like I hadn’t gotten any sleep at all (and having pulled a few all-nighters in my life, I *do* know how […]

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I got a new digital camera! It’s a Nikon Coolpix P2, and it’s awesome! I’m selling my old digital camera to my sister (it’s still a perfectly adequate camera, just not quite what I need right now), and using the money I’ll get for my birthday to make up the difference. I suppose I should […]

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Well, it took pretty much all night, but Harry II is up and running. And he is screaming fast. Of course, he doesn’t have hardly anything installed at the moment, either– we’ve got Windows, of course, and Norton Anti-Virus (downloaded from BYU), and Firefox and Thunderbird, and Microsoft Office (I bought it today under protest, […]

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(notice the correct use of “it’s” and “its” in the title. :P) My computer has shipped! We finally decided on building one and reusing some of my components. Luckily I’ve got a dad who understands these things. For those who actually understand this stuff, specs are as follows: Case: Antec Solution SLK1650 Beige Steel ATX […]

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I was supposed to have a meeting today with my new boss and the guy who wrote the dissertation I’m working with, but– the boss forgot about it. So I drove all the way to Provo for next to nothing. I did get a couple of things done, though: I went to the library and […]

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Well, I contacted Dell via their customer chat option. It took a while, but was preferable to speaking over the phone with someone whose English is limited, which I’m sure is just as frustrating for them as it is for me. In any case, I was finally able to convince them that the cords were […]

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My laptop’s power cord has apparently gone kaput, so I’m back to using my ancient desktop (it’s six years old now, that’s like 87 in computer years). I’ll have to call Dell tomorrow about getting a replacement, and it should be under warranty. Since I plan on spending a goodly amount of time on my […]

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Stay safe, Susan (and family!) and Christine (and family, including new baby!), and everyone else that’s in the path of Rita. I depend on hearing from you all as soon as possible after the storm passes. part time online jobs In other news, I signed up for a PremiumListener account at Audible, and I qualified […]

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So last night I was driving home from school, listening to KSL to get traffic and weather together on the nines (a lifesaver when you commute, that). One of their morning DJs (although, if it’s a talk station, I guess you can’t really call them a DJ– morning personalities, maybe?) was doing a remote advertisment […]

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Yes, folks, its a miracle! Can you believe it? All joking aside, I’m actually quite pleased with myself at the moment. That’s because I finally finished my Pride and Prejudice custom Live Journal mood theme! Yes, I know I’ve been using it forever, but it was merely functional, not complete. Now there’s a unique picture […]

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