Quick update for the masses

Wireless connection isn’t working right, so we’ve got an uber-fast, uber-expensive wired connection from it now. Jesse will be dealing with the Linksys people again hopefully tomorrow.

I’d give detail as to why it’s not working right but I am a poor describer of all things computer hardware-related, and I have a splitting headache, which I acquired around 11 a.m. today.

Still, I feel proud of myself that I managed to continue my daily flossing streak today. Small victories, one day at a time.

 

“What a nice night for an evening.”

With a minimum of bloodshed, property destruction and general chaos, our household has changed over to a wireless internet connection. This is wonderful as our router has been repeatedly trying to commit seppuku the past few months, though the problems were minimal and only noticeable on my computer. Then the router started to affect Jesse’s computer’s internet connection in a BIG WAY this week, so something had to be done. We did consider smashing things with hammers as a possible solution but decided against it in the end.

I am so tired. Jesse did all the computer work so it’s not from that. It’s just late.

Side note: I finally tried cactus and lengua today at the taqueria. Lengua is cow tongue and yes I know it sounds gross but it’s actually pressure-cooked for a very long time so the meat is rather tender and very tasty. The cactus was very good too. I had them both on tacos. No, not together. I had four other corn-tortilla-wrapped tasties but those were the only two worth mentioning.

I almost didn’t get the tongue. One part of me was saying, “Dude, it’s going to be all grisly and tough, like the tongue inside your own mouth.” And of course, it wasn’t. So often when we hear that little voice in our head, it’s our way of convincing ourselves through bad logic. Then again, if you actually hear a voice in your head too much, you need to get off the computer and seek medical assistance.

The experience reminded me of something Andrew Zimmern said about the way western people, especially Americans, either get freaked out or disdain other cultures’ foods. Food is such a social paradigm. What seems normal in one culture may seem disgusting in another, so you can’t just take for granted that your way is right. Think eating bugs in Africa is gross? Zimmern’s talked to Africans there who were absolutely grossed out by the concept of cheese. Now just think about what cheese is…cheese is pretty hideous by description no matter how you slice it (no pun intended). But Americans get past that concept every day and eat cheese to their chubby little hearts’ contents. Heck, I’m not a huge fan of cheese but I still enjoy a nice slice of Gouda on a tasty water cracker.

It’s strange. People get scared of food. Not because it’ll make them sick, like from food poisoning, but just because it will taste bad or gross them out in some fashion. Both states are extremely temporary. You try it; you move on. I admit I used to be the world’s pickiest eater. I learned that trying new foods is just like getting into a swimming pool. Just dive in. Sometimes it’s hard to get on the diving board, but if you just go for it, you’ll feel a lot better afterward that you did.

Next time we go, I’m trying the cow head. Cheers.

“Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.”
~Groucho Marx

 

“ ‘Cake or death?’ That’s a pretty easy question. Anyone could answer that.”

I’m off to do my reformat. I have all my ducks in a row, I think. And it’s a good a time as ever. Plus, Jesse’s absolutely miserable so I may as well join him in company.

Jesse’s got a 10:30 a.m. appointment with the doc tomorrow. Morning can’t come soon enough.

See you on the flip side.

“I like my coffee like I like my women…in a plastic cup.”
~Eddie Izzard

 

“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”

So tomorrow is the big day. The Great Reformat of 2008. A day that will live on in infamy, or not, depending on how well I backup my files. My computer has too many programs, files, and whatnot on it currently, and it’s become rather fussy as of late. As the adage says, it performs much in the same way as old people have sex: slow and sloppy. Sometimes it just locks up and says PISS OFF to me in not so many words. Plus, Jesse reformatted last week, so I might as well do it too. It’s good to reformat every so often, though most formats are forced rather than chosen.

I am going to the dentist tomorrow and Jesse will have a meeting of the minds with our medical provider sooner than he would like due to an irritating eye problem. I think – and hope – it is allergies. Sometimes my allergies do rather funny things, but it’s more in the “splitting headache plus nausea” kind of way.

If the dentist appointment is long and gruesome, then the reformat may be delayed. We shall see.

What else? Oh yes, World of Warcraft’s expansion: Wrath of the Lich King started up this past week. Well done there, although I hear the servers were not really prepared for the onslaught of users. I wasn’t surprised. The servers weren’t prepared when I was in the Beta testing. Lord of the Rings Online’s expansion: Mines of Moria starts Tuesday. Both Jesse and I got it but as neither of us are nowhere near 50 (the current level cap), it’ll be a while before we see the xpac content.

“I went to a restaurant that serves “breakfast at any time”. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.”
~Steven Wright