Mortgaging My Soul, Once Again

You know how Super Man had Lex Luther, Brittany Spears had Christina Aguilera, and how most of my family has issues with hygiene?  Well, I have come to understand my arch nemesis, and it's name is Acer.  If you do a quick search on my blog for those new readers, you will find many postings and rantings about Acer.  How I despise Acer and I hope that they rot in hell.  So, I'm wanting to sell this piece of shit laptop at the beginning of this year because that's when the new version of Windows comes out *pokes himself off*.  I mean, that just makes me *SOOOO* damned happy!!!  However, in good conscience, I have to get this one fixed.  And, it's still under warranty.  Now, for a quick history of what's wrong with this laptop, it overheats, plain and simple.  Which, no freaking big deal, not a problem.  I sent it into Acer.  This is going to be the third or fourth time.  The last time I sent it in they sent it back, stating that it was a Windows problem and they wiped out the hard drive and reinstalled Windows.  Yea...except that I did that prior to sending it to you, you stupid bastards!  I wasn't 100% sure that it was hardware related until I wiped it out and, after doing so, it was still shutting down for unknown reasons, without error, without warning.  It just went black and died.  So, I went to make a request on their website to have the laptop picked up and repaired (yea, it's really scary when the company lets you do this without even talking to someone over the phone...another reason why you should never, EVER buy from this company.  So, I was doing up the service request thing and, when I was scheduling a Fedex pickup (they've always done this before, mind you), it gave me a technical error, not like a "sorry, but we don't offer this to you" error.  So, I called Acer support and told them that I got this error.  So, he looked up his records and said that the support ticket was created and everything was fine.  So, I then asked him if it was setup so that Fedex would be picking it up.  He looked through it and said that, even though they paid for the shipping in the past, in the warranty it states that the customers are obligated to pay for the shipping to Acer.  So, effective the (I think 15th) of this month, they started taking a more firm reading of the warranty.  Fuck.  So, I said thanks to the guy and hung up.  I mean, it's not like it's his fault, it's a corporate decision.  But, come on.  If your shit is broken, and I purchased this expensive piece of shit, then you should, at the very least, pay for the shipping to get it replaced.  It's not like it's my fault that the damned thing is broken.  Of course, it is my fault that I didn't flag to them the problem wasn't fixed when I sent it in to them.  I didn't really care at the time, I needed to use it in even in its limited capacity.  But, now it's getting close to sell it and I need to get rid of it.  And, as it stands now, if I even try to watch a couple minute video off of YouTube or something like that, it turns off for me.  So, tomorrow I'll have to take it to the post office and get it overnighted so that they can work on it.  But, mark my words, if it comes back and it's not fixed fixed, I'm calling right away and giving the fuckers hell.  Bastards!!!

So, yes, in the next coming elections, Vote No for Acer and Vote Yes for Sanity and For The Children!  Because, really, do you want a future for your children or grandchildren where they are constantly screaming, hitting, and crying 'cause of their crappy and shoddy Acer Laptop burning their legs and bursting into flames?  Well, sure, it would be amusing for a couple of minutes, but then it would be a pain in the ass to haul Acer into court to pay for the medical bills.  So, I say *no*.

Then please, for the love of God, Satan, Heaven, Earth, and Hell, take away her digital camera and *FORBID* her access to the Internet.  Please...I beg of you.

Naughty Grannie

So Melissa, Chad, Tim, TJ, and myself went to the Haunted Warehouse of Terror last night.  We all really enjoyed ourselves.  The one thing that I thought was neat was that we parked in the parking lot and then there was transportation to take us to the entrance of the warehouse.  And, on your way, you had monsters jump up on the transportation, trying to hack you with chainsaws and such.  TJ was screaming like a little queen all of the time and the guys caught onto that real quick and they picked on him *CONSTANTLY*.  It was really hot.  But, we waited in line for about an hour, which definitely sucked, don't get me wrong.  But the wait wasn't that bad, we just all sat around and was chit-chatting the whole time.  However, Tim was bitching about the wait the whole time.  He kept on saying, "well, you said that the wait would be a couple of minutes and the going through the whole thing should take about 10-15."  I was like, dude, I was guessing.  I've never been here before, so I have no idea!  So, he was bitching and generally being a debbie downer.  And then this lady was following us the whole time, telling us to freaking hurry up.  And, we're like, it's fucking pitch black and we're going through this maze, trying to find all of these hidden doors or, bonus, holes in the bottom of the walls where we had to crawl through.  And then, when we couldn't find anything and the lady kept on telling us to hurry up, TJ got out his cell phone and was using it as a light, they yelled at him.  *rolls his eyes*.  So, it was kinda psycho on that part.  But, my favorite room was this really slow strobe light, where it caused everything to double and triple and you couldn't find where you were going, it was so hot.  So, we were all stumbling around, yelling and screaming, not being able to find the door.  hehe.  Ohh, and TJ got yelled at for his language as well.  We had to go across this rickety bridge and on both sides were these monsters and they were grabbing at us and all of that.  So, TJ started running across it and the monster grabbed on the side of the rope bridge and started screaming and shaking the bridge and TJ started screaming "FUCK FUCK FUCK" really loud.  Yea, so the monsters told him to watch his language.  *laughs*.  Hottness I tell you.

So, prior to that Melissa, Chad, and I went to the Mexican restaurant in Van Wert (under new management, so hopefully sans pubic hair) to celebrate Chad's birthday this month, which was fun.  Always love their veggie chimichangas.  So we had a good time eating and talking there as well.

Ohhh, and apparently Tim and TJ have been fighting like cats and dogs for the past couple of months.  So, while on the way to the haunted warehouse from their house (we were in separate cars), Tim told TJ that he wanted to breakup.  So, needless to say, I think that their...I think 3 year relationship is coming to an end, which is sad.  But, I guess, if they're not happy, more power to them.

Mike and I will be celebrating our 5 year aniv this coming January.  I don't think we'll be doing anything big.  Just prolly going away for 3 to 4 days.  Nothing super fancy, we'll see though. 

You be the judge.

I personally think that the father is a wee bit on the evil side.  hehe.

http://www.filecabi.net/video/evildadpoorkid.html 

So, we were at Grandma's today for lunch, celebrating October birthdays, and had a pretty damned good time (well, apparently there was some gossip after Mike and I left, but I'll clue you in later). So, I was talking with my cousin's wife Melissa and we were talking about going to the Haunted Warehouse of Terror (and, whenever I said it, I said it in the spookey, "you will die in seven days" type of voice."). So, anyways, we decided to go this evening. We called a bunch of people to go with us but apparently they're all lame, so she stopped by my house and I drove us over there. So, we get there, but no one was around, and we thought that to be weird and all. So, we drive around and get to the front and saw this flashing sign for it. So, I drive closer to it and it's not open on Sundays, just Fridays and Saturdays. Blah. So, instead, we went to Bob Evans 'cause she was hungry since she didn't have supper. I was stuffed still from supper so I just had a berry cobler while she had an actual meal meal. So, the gossip runneth over.

So, apparently there was this *thing* at Grandma and Grandpa's after Mike and I left. Essentially I'm typing this for Jess and Travis' benefit 'cause this really won't mean that much to anyone else. *grins* So, anyways, Jerica was being the usual brat that she is, doing whatever in the hell that she wants and, essentially, is annoying as hell. For everyone else in the world, she's like 7. So, anyways, she's picking up and bothering both Joshua and Caleb and everyone under the sun kept on telling her, "leave them alone, stop doing that, quit being a whore," you know, the regular things you tell 7 year old girls. hehe. So, anyways, she goes to bother Caleb and he finially tells her, "I just want to play by myself!" And, Chad, his quasi-father (not biological, but not adopted....ya' know, but raises him and all of that), finially told Jerica to stop bothering him and leave him alone. Now, from what I gathered, he told her sternly, not screamed at her or anything. So, anyways, Scott (Chad's father and also the guardian for Jerica [another huge mess, don't ask me]), started literally started screaming at Chad, telling him that he has no authority of Jerica's parenting and he should only focus on raises his kids, not other peoples, such and such. So, rather then get in it with his father, he just had Melissa (which is chad's wife and mother of all 3 kids), get the kids around and they left. Which, I thought super hot on a couple different levels. And, I'll go over these levels with you, just for fun.

1) Jerica isn't even your kid, legally or technically. Sure, you have guardianship over her, but you shouldn't be so damned defensive if someone is trying to correct her ill behavior. Hell, you should be thankful.

2) She's annoying and she needs fucking spanked. Hard. No, seriously, if there's no tears, there's no love.

Lets see, what else happened today besides baby daddy drama *laughs*.

hrrmmm, sadly, no, that was the most exciting thing that happened today. And I wasn't even there to witness it. That's really sad.....

So, I was driving home from work yesterday and, in the middle of the road there was this large sized McDonald's cup.  You know where I'm going with this, don't you?  And...for a couple of seconds I debated and finially won out that I would stop in the middle of the road to see if the Monopoly pieces were taken off of the cup.  Before stopping I saw where the pieces were taken off and kept on going.  But still...The Precious rules us, yes it does.  *cries in shame*.  Remember, back in the time before McDonald's Monopoly game, where children laughed and played, you ate sweets and laughed until dawn, and made love constantly with whomever you wished?  And now, since The Precious has entered our realm, we have spent much money on The Precious, even...even buying the food and throwing it away *just* for The Precious.  Haven't won anything, but still we crave...need The Precious.  *screams*  Why, Why have you foresaken us, Precious?!

So, yea, I'm super crazy, hate me.

Ohhh, and I also picked up my car today at the dearlership, it's freaking sweet :).  I'll prolly be taking a pic of it today or tomorrow with me in it.  Haven't had a pic taken of me lately (except the one I've sent to pup-pup), so I'll be sure to post it so that everyone can view how hot I am.  No, seriously, you will poke yourself off when you see me.  Really, I'm not kidding.  Even if you're a guy you'll find someway, biologically, to poke yourself off.  It's a curse, I tell you.  Everyone wanting a piece of Casey.  I'm used to it though.... 

So, last week I started having problems with my car. I was at the post office and, when I got back into my car, it started trembeling when I tried to start it and it just died. So, after 5-10 minutes, I finially was able to get my car going. And, while I was going to work, the heater wasn't working in the vehicle so I had cold air blowing on my face. Bastards. So, I finially decided that it was time to bite the bullet and buy a new vehicle. I've already had my eye set on a vehicle. A 2007 Scion tc. I've test driven the 2006 version (they didn't have any 2007s in stock) and it drives freaking sweet. So, I placed the order for the 2007. The dealership got it in Wednesday of this week and was putting all of the accessories onto it (it doesn't have side airbags, which is a must for me, along with a security system and also a spoiler. Not that the spoiler has any real function...it just looks a hell of a lot better with it!). So, I'll have the car tomorrow!!!!! And, I went to the bank yesterday morning to fill out the car loan paperwork. I also found out that my credit score was 780, which is freaking sweet, especially for someone my age. So the banker and I were pleased with that. So, he cut me a check for 21,000 for the car. I still have it on me...can't really do anything until Saturday. I've just been showing it to people, asking them when was the last time they've seen a $21,000 check. Sadly, I saw one for 25,000 last month. *laughs*. Of course, it was another loan for my business, but whatever :).

Brandi has been at it again and it's driving me crazy. Mom and dad got her moved into her own apartment and, in order for the guy to rent to her, because of her age and lack of credit score, he required that mom or dad cosign the lease. So, mom signed on the lease with Brandi and everything was lovely. So, the other day Brandi was talking to mom and mentioned that she wanted to move out of the apartment and live with a roomate 'cause of the expenses, etc. Well, mom reminded her that she was still in the lease and she would have to stay there until the end of it. So, that was the end of that. So, the landlord called mom a couple days later and said that Brandi called him, stating that mom and dad forced her out of the house and forced her to sign the lease. He knew that it was a bunch of BS anyways but wanted to let mom know. Not really sure why, maybe he just loves drama. So, anyways, after work the following day mom stopped by Brandi's apartment and, seeing that her car wasn't there, mom let herself into the apartment (since her name is on the lease, she has a key) and she almost cried. There was half-eaten food, junk, and clothes all over the floor. She then looked in the refrigerator and there was (what looked like) dead gnats plastered all over the inside of the refrig. She then went deeper into maddness when she found a used "sanitary napkin", as my mother calls it, laying on the floor by the bedroom door. And, the smell, as you can imagine, wasn't super lovely, to say the least.

Let me see, what other gossip do I know about? Ohhh...a good friend that I haven't spoken to in awhile ran into me online the other day and we've been talking back and forth for quite awhile. She is the goddess Pup Pup and she asked me to tell the world that she has a nice ass and rack. Ohhh, and she often forgets to wear her panties under her skirts :)

So...what else has been going on? Can't really think of anything super sweet. Ohh...Mike decided to stay where he's at now instead of going to the other company to work for them. He asked me the other night what he should do. Apparently his current job pulled him aside and asked him if he would stay if they would increase his pay $100 a week. So, we were talking about it, he was saying that he didn't want to work for the other job due to the whole working environment (ie screaming, cursing at eachother, throwing phones across the room) and he loved his job right now and didn't want to go into dispatch, etc etc. So, he was throwing out all of these reasons why he should stay at his current job, and I knew why, I'm not stupid, that's what he wanted. So, I told him that I didn't care where he worked at but, if he lost his job 'cause the company goes under, he'll have to et the first job that he can find, in whatever field he can find it at. So, he'll be staying at Trac and also he got his paycheck today and they've already added on the extra $100 bucks to his check. So, freaking sweet :). I just hope that his job stays afloat and what not. However, acording to the guy that deals with the finances and the owner, they're doing a lot better and should hopefully make it *crosses his fingers*

So, this weekend I was in the Atwood region in Ohio for a company meeting at the Atwood Lodge.  Which if a very nice hotel, don't get me wrong.  There's just no high speed internet...and the thought of using dialup turns my stomach.  However, I bravely marched with my laptop, built in modem, and also a detachable modem, just in case I'm having problems with the built in one.  So, I get there, I'm able to connect, and everything is beautiful.  Ten minutes later, i lose my connection and when AOL (whimpers) tries to dial out, the modem sounds like it's having a seizure or something.  It's like...it was screaming its death cry to me.  So, I rebooted the computer, and tried to dial out again, and it sounded half way dead, but it was able to connect.  So, I was connected for about 3-4 minutes and it died again.

So, I thought to myself, it's my POS laptop and it's overheating and it's affecting the modem, lovely.  No worries, I thought.  I would just get out my trusted detachable modem, plug it in, install it, and away I shall go.  Mind you that I bought this detachable modem in the Atwood area last year 'cause I was having problems with my modem, mind you different problems.  So, I get it installed and everything was lovely in the land of Casey.  Well, until I rebooted my computer and turned on AOL.  Apparently it didn't like my modem (even though it worked last year...what the crap?) and AOL didn't even recognize it.  I did EVERYTHING I could think of and still, I was denied love.  So, I was reduced to using the internet for about 10 minutes at a time and then shutting my computer down for 30-60 minutes.  Freaking efficiant.

So, in between down times over the weekend, I got to thinking about pre-highspeed and I would would muddle through the internet, chatting with people, emailing, and porn (but just pics, downloading porn movies was, well, not an option!).  And, mind you that, why dialup was never *this* bad when I was using it all of the time, I still shuddered to think about it, truely.  I mean, downloading updates to windows was measured in hours, not minutes.  And, well, dialup porn just makes me feel all dirty inside.  And, you know, not the good type of dirty.

So, while pondering my dialup roots, I've discovered something.  While people may think it's great to reconnect with their roots and rediscover them, I've found that they are roots for a reason.  While the flower is beautiful and on top for everyone to see, when you get to those roots and take a look at them, there's a reason why they are stuck in the ground, hidden from view.

So, yea, everything's going good right now.

We got grandma and grandpa Sullivan moved into their new place this last Monday.  Was actually a lot less work then what I thought it would be.  Of course, Mike, Travis, and dad moved all of the big pieces.  It was mom, Jess, and my duties to move in all of the smaller stuff.  Which, is fair mind you.  I actually went there for moral support but mom wouldn't hear of that *grins*.  Like I thought I would get away with that....

Ohhh, and some good news!  I'm losing weight like no body's business!!  I'm not super sure as to how much weight I've lost, as I don't weigh myself.  I go by pant sizes.  Like, I used to wear a size 36.  But now I can fit into a pair of jeans that I bought in Las Vegas (about 2 year ago) and bought the wrong size (size 34) and could never wear them.  Except now!  I can fit into them, they aren't tight around my legs at all, it's brilliant!  And that was last week.  This week I'm able to move up two holes in my belt from where I was at about a month and a half ago.  So, I'm on my way to looking (more) fabulous than ever!!!!!

The money front is going pretty well.  Mike started depositing his check into my account last week and I'm now paying all of the bills.  I thought it would be difficult, as I've never had to manage that many bills coming in and out all of the time and also making sure that *I* have enough money for my stuff as well.  But, it seems to be going along well, I haven't zeroed out my account yet *grins*.

I'm sitting here at work, bored off of my ass.  Travis stayed home today 'cause he is taking a sick day.  Well, he got a cold sore and his lip is 5 times larger then what it normally is.  I totally get it...I got one about a month ago and it looked like one of those lips from a movie star after they just get a collagen injection.  So, yea, I totally get that.  And I'm sitting around here today with nothing to do.  Just figures.  When I'm here by myself it's either utter hell or I'm just left spinning around in my chair with nothing to do.  Just hate both of those scenerios.  And there's no one interesting to talk to on instant messenger either.  *sighs*.  BOOOOOORRRRREEEEDDDDD!  I was even bored enough to start getting around the non-renewal listing from Donegal for DECEMBER!!!!!  However, I can't really do anything with it until November at the earliest.  I just hate sitting around and doing nothing.  I'm so ADD, I swear to you.

Yesterday Melissa and I went to the Tasty Twirl (aka Diary Dump aka La Twirl de Tasty) for their last open day of the year.  I was really wanting....neigh...NEEDING some of their deep fried cheese sticks.  And, we get there and they were all out of them.  Bah.  So, I then asked them for a peanut butter shake, my FAV!.  And, they were out of peanut butter.  Bastards.  So, I settled for a hot dog and a hot fudge shake (still yum, but I was left wanting...).  We then went to Wal-Mart to pick up some essentials for her and to pick up some coffee and bird seed for Mike, as I forgot them on my last Wal-Mart excursion on Saturday.  So, much fun was to be had yesterday.

Also last week Mike *FINIALLY* called the cable company to add on DVR service.  And, he asked her how much extra it would cost.  And, it actually *DROPPED* our cable bill from $120 to $98 a month.  He asked her how that was possible and she said, and I quote, "Because I'm that good."  Hottness.  Also, double hot 'cause it could have been cheaper when I asked him to add it on 6 MONTHS AGO!.  So, needless to say, our cable is cheaper and I love my DVR service!  I can record two shows at once with no issues, which is nice.  And I programmed in all of my fav shows so now I won't have to remember when they are on, which is really nice as I have no memory (thank you mother).  Speaking of which, mom's Tivo was on the fritz for two days and she was almost freaking out, it was actually quite comical to watch her screw with it and...just the look on her face the whole time was truely priceless.  I should have taken a picture...if I wasn't scared of her beating me out of frustration.

This Wednesday we'll all be going to Grandma and Grandpa Sullivan's house to help put up some of the pictures on their wall.  Yes, it does take four people do to this!!  It'll take Travis and Mike to hang the pictures and Jess and I to tell them wear to put it.  Sad, I know, but that's just how these things work.

Ok, well, I have to get back to spinning in my chair, twirling around into Oblivion and Beyond.