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09 January 2010

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IDIOT UPSTAIRS NEIGHBOUR, DON'T YOU REALISE THAT IF YOU USE THE HOSE PIPE TO WASH YOUR CAR IN TEMPERATURES THAT ARE WAY, WAY, WAY BELOW ZERO YOU WILL LEAVE AN ICE RINK IN THE STREET? YOU FRIGGING MORON!

post by: essexjan at: 06:41 | 19 comments

AND, FIREFOX 3.5.7, WHY WHEN I CLICK THE 'X' IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TO CLOSE A WINDOW DO YOU TAKE 15 SECONDS TO ACTUALLY CLOSE THE WINDOW?

AND WHY, WHEN I'VE EXITED THE BROWSER, DO I HAVE TO THEN END THE PROCESS IN THE TASK MANAGER BEFORE YOU'LL LET ME OPEN FIREFOX AGAIN??!!

WTF, FIREFOX?!

posted by essexjan 09 January | 06:44

I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH YOUR ICE RINK, BUT HERE ARE SOME TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR THAT FIREFOX THING.

posted by chrismear 09 January | 06:59

I HAVE FALLEN OUT OF LOVE WITH FIREFOX.

SEE ALSO: WIRED MAGAZINE! WTF WIRED? YOU USED TO BE COOL, MAN. NOW YOU'RE ALL ADS AND BUBBLEGUM ARTICLES! I'M NOT BUYING YOU ANYMORE!

posted by Specklet 09 January | 07:58

I'VE FINALLY SWITCHED TO CHROME SINCE THEY GOT EXTENSIONS INCLUDING AD-BLOCK. I CAN'T GET USERSCRIPTS TO WORK THOUGH.

WE STILL GET WIRED DELIVERED BUT, YEA, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO READ.

posted by octothorpe 09 January | 08:53

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH DUFFLE BAGS UNDER MY EYES. LIDS ARE ALL SWOLLEN TOO. THIS HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'VE GONE TO BED JUST AFTER CRYING REALLY HARD (WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE LAST NIGHT). WHAT CAUSES THESE THINGS? I HATE THEM.

posted by Stewriffic 09 January | 09:06

I ALSO SWITCHED TO CHROME FOR A COUPLE WEEKS BUT AM NOW BACK WITH FF. I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE CHROME CRASHED ALL THE TIME AND EVEN WITH THE CUTE PHRASING, IT ANNOYED THE FUCK OUT OF ME!

HEADACHE HEADACHE HEADACHE DAY. I'VE TAKEN ENOUGH MEDS TO MAKE JOHN BELUSHI GROGGY AND STILL HEADACHE. BOOOOOOO.

posted by richat 09 January | 09:08

I HIT MY TOE LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS SO SORE THAT I THOUGHT I HAD BROKEN IT BUT THEN THE PAIN RECEDED SO I FIGURED I HADN'T, HOWEVER THIS MORNING IT IS BLACK AND SWOLLEN SO I FIGURE I MAY WELL HAVE DONE SO.

IT'S NOT AS IF BROKEN TOES CAN REALLY BE TREATED, ANYWAY, BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY RUNNING.

sigh.

posted by gaspode 09 January | 09:39

pssst, Specklet, Wired online is still pretty cool and sans stupid ad content, especially with a properly plugged-in browser. FF still works okay for me, tho I plan to try Chrome out soon

I HAVE A HAPPY SHOUT! I CAN HAZ NEW SKI BOOTS! I CAN HAZ SKI TRIP! I CAN HAZ THESE OMFGADORABLE!! NEW SKI (well snowboard, but who cares) PANTZ THAT I GOT ON CLEARANCE FOR $50 AT THE LOCAL SKI SHOP AND THEY ARE AWESOME BEYOND ALL WORDS!!! THEY HAVE HEARTS AND SKULLS AND MANGA GIRLS ON THEM!!! MY BEST GIRLFRIEND IS PICKING ME UP IN TEN MINUTES AND WE WILL DITCH THE BOYS TO GO SKI ALL DAY IN LOVELY BLUEBIRD CONDITIONS!! HOORAY FOR US!!!

AND BOOO FOR BROKEN TOES 'PODE, THAT SUCKS!! I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE AND IT IS NO FUN AT ALL :(

posted by lonefrontranger 09 January | 09:54

JUST GOT TICKETS TO SEE WILCO AT CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL (NOT THE ONE IN NYC) FOR APRIL!

posted by octothorpe 09 January | 10:38

I WAS TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE ALL WEEK WITH A SICK CRABBY TODDLER. And now I'm sick and crabby too. !@#!@#!!!!!!!#$@#$@#$@#$$^%^&%^&!!!!!!

posted by pinky.p 09 January | 10:53

MY FUCKING CAR WON'T START AGAIN! MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIT ME IN THIS WEEK, BUT I'VE BEEN MANAGING. NOW I HAVE FRIENDS AND THEIR KIDS COMING FOR DINNER AND NO WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE. ARGH FUCK KILL. OH, AND HEADACHE LINGERS. ARGGGGGGH.

posted by richat 09 January | 11:00

THIS WEEK WAS STRESSFUL BUT THINGS ARE UNDER CONTROL AND THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE VERY NICE. GOING TO SEE THE DERMATOLOGIST SOON AND THEN LATE LUNCH/EARLY DIN AT OUR FAV ITALIAN JOINT.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 09 January | 11:37

MY TEENAGE SON IS A COMPLETE SUCKER FOR ANY SLEAZY CAR SALESPERSON. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A CAR FOR HIM AND HE KEEPS ON BELIEVING THESE CRAZY GUYS WHO SWEAR UP AND DOWN THAT THEIR MECHANIC TOLD THEM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH THE LAST CAR STALLED OUT FIVE TIMES ON ME DURING A TEST DRIVE - A BAD SIGN, I WARRANT - HE STILL PERSISTS IN BELIEVING THAT THE CAR IS OKAY BECAUSE ANYONE, PARTICULARLY A METHED OUT REDNECK WITH AN ANCIENT POS HE'S TRYING TO SELL FOR WAY TOO MUCH MONEY APPARENTLY KNOWS MORE THAN HIS MOTHER. IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE PRETTY FUNNY IF IT WAS NOT SO DAMN FRUSTRATING.

posted by mygothlaundry 09 January | 11:48

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT EEKACAT IS MAD ENOUGH TO LEAVE! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ALL ABOUT? I DON'T WANT EEKACAT TO LEAVE!

OTHER THAN THAT, THE ONLY SHOUTINESS I HAVE HAS TO DO WITH THE WEATHER. WTF, NORTH CAROLINA?!? I MOVED HERE BECAUSE YOUR WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE AMENABLE THAN MOST PLACES. WHY DO YOU INSIST ON REMAINING SO FREAKING COLD FOR SO DAMN LONG? 20 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR? WARM THE FUCK UP, ALREADY!

posted by msali 09 January | 12:05

I'M TRYING TO RESTORE MY WIFE'S COMPUTER TO FACTORY DEFAULTS, ONLY IT DOESN'T HAVE AN INTERNAL CD/DVD DRIVE SO I CREATED A RECOVERY DISK ON A USB DVD BURNER AND THEN TRIED TO RECOVER FROM IT. IT BOOTS UP, GIVES ME THE OPTION OF RESTORING, I ANSWER YES AND IT WIPES THE DISK IN PREPARATION. THEN IT DECIDES IT CAN'T FIND MY DVD DRIVE--YOU KNOW, THE ONE IT RAN THE SOFTWARE FROM. SO I CAN'T RECOVER THE MACHINE.

posted by Obscure Reference 09 January | 12:08

WHY IS EEKACAT LEAVING?

I HAVE A SCRATCHY THROAT AND I WANT IT TO GO AWAY!

posted by typewriter 09 January | 12:49

EEKACAT, DON'T GO BECAUSE OF INTERNET ASSHOLES! I FIND OUT ALL THE TIME ABOUT INTERNET THINGS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT ALL THE TIME. AND I GET EXCITED ABOUT THEM AND THEN DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THEM BEFORE. SO YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DOES THIS. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE.

posted by essexjan 09 January | 13:04

FOR LUNCH TODAY, I ATE A HALF A CHICKEN!

EEK!

posted by box 09 January | 15:16

EEK DON'T GO!

posted by halonine 09 January | 17:58

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