Oh I'm fine

[clevermanka]

I found this gif yesterday and it's so so so perfect for me right now.



Skipped Tai Chi (again) last night. I'm probably gonna skip the rest of the session. I'm just not feeling it.

After playing around with the eyebrow coverage and makeup for the Varla costume last night (as well as several hours last week and over the weekend), I'm skipping that, too. Not certain what I'm going to use for a costume tomorrow, but I have a huge costume closet. I'll come up with something.

Spent a bit less than an hour yesterday trying to figure out the new version of iTunes so I could create a playlist for the grad student party I'm hosting Friday night. I refused updates for nearly a year because I had a hard enough time learning how to use the iTunes software the first time and I knew it wouldn't get simpler to use. Well, Apple decided that I no longer deserved to use that old version and just deleted it from my computer for me, forcing me to install the new version. Which, of course, I can't figure out. I just want to move music from my hard drive to the damn player. The old menus are still there, and I go through the exact same steps, but the songs don't copy over. So I think I'm just gonna forget it and use the playlist I made for the April party that we never got to play because the receiver shorted out. So it won't have songs newer than seven months ago. Eh.

Really hoping our sound system doesn't crap out again.

Gotta admit, never have I looked forward to Halloween less. I'm kinda dreading Friday's party. Don't wanna. Can't back out without feeling like a complete asshole, though. It's against my nature to renege on a commitment. It makes me feel physically uncomfortable. And I'm going to be uncomfortable either way, so I might as well be uncomfortable in the way that doesn't make me feel like a jerk.

I'm typing this at my standing adjustable workstation, though. Good news, right? Except it wiggles when I type thanks to a moderately crappy desk to begin with, which, by the time the vibration goes through the wobbly workstation and the joints of the adjustable desk and through my shitty old wiggly monitor, is pretty fucking noticeable. I have three hours (until noon today) to decide if I want to send it back. Because that's plenty of time to find and test possible solutions.

Why didn't I have it set up before yesterday if I had 30 days to try it? Well! When the desk arrived, my ergo keyboard didn't fit. So I asked for a smaller one that would. It didn't arrive and didn't arrive and didn't arrive and on Monday I emailed our purchasing rep about it and she said "Oh, well, I had that shipped to Other Secretary and since she's been on vacation for two weeks maybe you should check her mail."

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. WHY WHY WHY WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT. SERIOUSLY. WHY.

So I was angry about that, and then I set up the desk and then it wiggled and then I nearly had a breakdown at work and called mckitterick to come help me troubleshoot and he solved a lot of the wiggle and now I can at least type and look at the monitor without getting motion sick so that's something but Jesus.

This morning I couldn't get myself out of bed until 7:15. I just couldn't. I barely made it to work on time. I've been here for an hour and ten minutes and I've had two people stop in my doorway to make a comment about my new desk (it does look impressive) and then followup with "are you feeling okay?" so that's great.

Ugh.

Comments

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

Hey, let me know if there's anything I can do to help you out for that party. I am obviously not the party guru you are, but I have been known to accomplish some things occasionally.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I think it'll be fine, but thank you for the offer. I already have people coming over to help clean on Thursday night. Right now it's just a matter of psyching myself up to deal with mass hordes on Friday.

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

Totally understand that. Introversion is a bitch sometimes.

Hope the party is awesome - I'm bummed I left the program EXACTLY when you decided to start hosting these!

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

The current iTunes is better than the last year’s worth of utter damned garbage masquerading as a media center. If you’ve skipped the previous year, you win. I’m sure this current version is baffling and maddening, but it’s about 20% less maddening than the previous iteration which was just... RAAAAAGGRRRHGHGHGH!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Glad I missed that at least.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

iTunes updates are never user-friendly. Like ever. Seriously, how the hell are we supposed to figure this shit out?! O_o

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I hate Apple and Apple products and the only reason I bought this fucking thing is because I wanted an MP3 player that would charge in a docking station and Apple is bunch of fucking greedy douchebags who somehow were able to mandate that docking stations would ONLY charge iPods. All other compatible MP3 players would just slowly drain. Fuck Apple. Seriously, just fuck them.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

I bailed on my original Halloween plans. I thought I was going to a party a person's house that I have met twice. I'd like to be her friend, she seems fun. Turns out, it was pre-party at her house and hit bars. Not really my scene. I probably would have gone, but neighbor invited me to her sister's in the neighborhood, so that is better for me. I don't have to deal with getting downtown.

Sorry about the itunes mess. I never had luck with it. Now that my harddrive crashed I lost all my digital music and it just isn't important enough to me to figure out how to get it back. I have it on my actual iPod, but I won't ever be able to add anything. At some point, it will get old, I'm sure. Digital music was just a PITA though. Getting it set up, purchased, managed. ugh.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I fucking hate digital music, but I love music and digital music is the future. Recognizing the inevitable doesn't mean I'm not gonna complain about it, though.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

you are so right.

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm sorry for the annoyances on top of annoyances on top of feeling lousy.

Here's hoping the workstation wiggles will be eliminated, costume inspiration fills you with glee and garners you adoration, and that the new version of iTunes works beautifully for you.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping, indeed! Also, that icon? <3

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

My beef with digital music that is my own problem to fix: I have no idea of song titles, especially of my belly dance music, because I am not handling a physical object on a regular basis. Also, I miss liner notes.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I have no idea of song titles, especially of my belly dance music

TBH, I have this problem with most ME music. I pretty much only know the names of three songs. Laylet Hob, Habibi Ya Eini, and Aziza. =b

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

My other problem: I can probably hum all these songs but can I tell you which is which off the top of my head? Nope nope nope.

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

*flamethrower*

To solve all your problems.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[seascribe.livejournal.com]

That gif is unbearbly accurate over here too.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Oh bebe. *hugs*

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

All of us ill-in-one-way-or-the-other introverts need to schedule a time to be at home and drink (or whatever) in solidarity with each other. Like, nobody has to go anywhere or see anyone, but we all know that at this particular time we're all thinking of each other at the same time.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

I am SO down with this plan.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

A virtual cocktail party. We could live-tweet that shit. Or not.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[write-out.livejournal.com]

I'm so there! In spirit!

[write-out.livejournal.com]

I have zero plans for Halloween, but then that's usually par for the course. Brian and I will probably hide upstairs in the bedroom, after making sure there are absolutely no lights on where anyone can see. Yeah, super lame. I am not even up for handing out candy this year, but since we rarely get more than 2-5 trick-or-treaters, we won't be disappointing too many kids.

I probably wouldn't cancel my party either, but fuck I would be bitter on the inside. I hope it goes well.

That desk sounds like a bunch of bullshit. *angry fists*

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm working on the playlist right now and trying to get excited. Bleeeeehhhh.

[write-out.livejournal.com]

Is this on the playlist?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ha! No it isn't. =D

[write-out.livejournal.com]

Shit, I was editing it when you replied. I was trying to embed it. I don't listen to much Ministry but I do have fond memories of this song. Not sure it's really Halloween-y, but it did pop into my head. :)

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

Halloween is my SO's birthday, and this Halloween is his 40th. I always feel this birthday + social pressure that's not even coming from him! We are headed out to dinner, then probably off to a party. Sat I'm taking him to the Air and Space Museum, THEN we will probably hit a housewarming party that evening. Sunday I have a vet visit for a foster THEN I have a performance in the afternoon. I'm perfectly healthy and it makes me want to crawl under my covers. It also makes me think I'll spend my 40th checking into a decent hotel by myself, ordering room service, and catching up on some TV series I want to watch.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Happy 40th to Mr. Kazoogrrl!

My 40th was fantastic. I had a huge blowout party and it was the last time in my life I ate cake (I hired a friend to make me a chocolate Guinness cake with Bailey's Irish Cream ganache), nearly 50 people showed, I danced until 2am and it was just fucking magical.

Ahhhh, back when I had energy.

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

He says thank you!


Hmm, a dance party would be nice. I'm not much for hosting parties, maybe I can convince someone else to do it for me.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]