I got Fuhrer back.

He sounds a lot happier, looks it as well.

He even has new feet!

They replaced the keyboard, internal fans/heatsink, touchpad, and feet.

According to the "repair info" sheet, they replaced the LCD bracket.

Obviously, because the LCD housing is still... the same. with those two cracks in it.

Perhaps they figured it was cosmetic, and just replaced the bracket. Oh well, I've made note of it on the letter they sent back.

He sounds like an old car... the kind that goes brrmrmmmrmmrmm.... :/

But he's heaps quieter.

I can't complain too much, it was seriously quick. He got there the 2nd, and was being shipped back to me the same day.

The 'f' key is a tad crooked, though.

Hrm. I'm going to wait and see how the touchpad handles before I give a final yay or nay... If it still does that thing it does... I may be a bit annoyed.

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It's always the same.

Always.

Though I've realized part of my problem.

I'm 21, and I can't speak for myself.

Someone asks me to do something, she says yes. She, not me. She's not the one doing it.

If I say no, she starts bitching about how god's going to hate me and this that and other.

Regardless of the fact that I might be completely uncomfortable doing whatever it is, or tired of doing whatever it is.

Everyone talks about "new years" like somethings going to change.

It rarely does.

Of course, I'm Ms. Pessimistic for thinking such things.

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So I'm making the obligatory last post of the year.

I don't have much to post about.

It'd be nice if I could be with Dave, because I could kiss him at midnight, but he's up there and I'm down here. :/ Oh well.

People in the ghetto are shooting guns and fireworks... I have some nifty sparklers and those popper things that have confetti. I hope no bullets come through the door.

I'm not going to do them tonight, it's cold-ish.

My computer is STILL in Oakland.

I figure, the last half hour of the old year, I can make a few habits.

I've gotta go do a few jumping jacks and situps, maybe I'll try a pushup or two.

I'll eat my potato tomorrow, and perhaps go get my noodles on Tuesday. I'll let everyone know how the noodles go. Maybe from there I'll eat some soups and some pasta.

Pasta has been sounding good as well. It's really weird. Perhaps my resolution for 2007 will be to eat things that I don't normally eat, like soup and pasta. Not too much, though.

Of course I have to make the John EveryAmerican resolution, to exercise and lose weight.

I still need to order those DDR pads, and verify my Paypal account so I can order the adapter. Stupid Paypal.

Ok, gonna do my situps now. No jumping jacks, her highness is trying to sleep.

There, 25. Woo, feel the burn. Maybe I'll start doing those every day, perhaps before I go to sleep. I'll start at 25, because I'm fat.

I need to buy more lip balm, I lost mine and can't find it. :/

Oooh, I could make a Year in Review Post. Not much to review, other than trends in topics each month.

Meh, I won't.

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So as anyone who knows me knows, I abhor soup, and I abhor noodles.

They scare me.

Then why, oh why, is it that I am having a craving for Cup Noodle ramen, a combination of both soup and noodles???

I want to talk to the store tomorrow, buy a cup of the chicken flavored one, and eat it.

They have the shiny Korean bowls, and some other stuff as well, but it's this damn Cup Noodle that my mind is set on.

Maybe it's the salt in it that I'm wanting?

I don't want to be like this person cup ramen and diet coke is NOT a healthy meal...

Maybe ... wait, they're closed. Damn.

I figure this:

If I eat the noodles, then I can't eat my potato. But I've been eyeing that potato for the past since Wednesday.

If I eat the potato, then I can't eat the noodles. But I've had this noodle/soup craving since before Wednesday.

I have to eat my salad tomorrow, no matter what, so salad is breakfast/lunch, and noodles/potato are dinner. Or I could eat noodles/potato for breakfast/lunch and salad for dinner.

This is *not* me.

And for anyone in the ECE department at Virginia Tech, when I say noodles, I don't mean Sanjay Raman.

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GRRR

So I went to order my adapter today, Paypal wants me to verify my account to send money that's already in it.

That's ridiculous, all I want is my adapter and soda gummies, AND I CAN'T HAVE THEM BECAUSE PAYPAL IS A TWAT!!!!!!

Rah.

I ordered new glasses today, faxed hp the certificate, they emailed me and said I was missing something, then said it was alright... oh HP.

I called the insurance, I should be insured by Tuesday, and then I can change my birthday back.

I need to see where Fuhrer is, he left today.

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So I call to ask if I should ship my HDD with my laptop. I figure, it's all hardware/physical problems, shouldn't be a problem. Nope, gotta send in the HDD. Busy taking porn and other stuff off now. :p (not really with the porn)

Then I'm told that there are 17 days left on my warranty.

There's no way in hell this could be correct, I purchased the super mega hyper ultra warranty from HP! It's registered! I checked it OCD style for at least a week! I KNOW it's registered!

I call back ask what the hell is going on, and am told that I need to fax a paper to HP. I got a case number and a fax number.

So I schedule a pickup with Fed-ex, go get the Care Pack, and call HP after checking their website to see whether or not the stupid warranty was registered. It's registered and associated with my laptop, and my laptop is associated with the warranty. The only problem I can see is that the warranty registration wouldn't let me put in #ABA, the last 4 characters of my Product Number. Even still, the serial number shows up with this laptop. Why do I need to fax the certificate if HP lists my warranty as registered and associated with this computer? Why is it that I have this box with an "Priority Overnight" label? Surely 1 year limited warranty doesn't call for that.

This guy decide to ask for an order number. I ordered the pack back in January, and have reformatted MANY times since then. Of course I forgot to save/backup that email. But it was in January, it's listed on my acct that my mother paid for it, and I've got it in my hands.

So then he asks for the order number that begins with "ach/atch"(like watch with no w). I have no clue what number starts with that, so I'm frantically searching my papers, and find an order number on the Certificate. So then he tells me, like I'm stupid, that. the. number. begins. with. ATCH. Whatever atch is.

So after much whatever, he then decides to tell me that it's The Great Evil's job to update the warranty. IT'S NOT THEIRS! o.O I tell him this, and he goes off in search of more information.

Eventually I manage to explain it to him clearly enough that 1) I bought the computer from Evil. 2) I bought the warranty in January. 3) I don't have the shipping/order info, because I bought it over 10 months ago. 4) I have the Care Pack and certificates sitting right in front of me. 5) I just want to know why it is that their website lists my warranty as Registered and associated with this computer, but yet it's not in their system, and I have to fax them something.

So he gives me a number to Warranty Services.

*blink*
*twitch*
*sigh*

So tomorrow, when I wake up, I have to call 1) HP Warranty before Fed-Ex comes to pick up my laptop; 2) Cigna, because a) my birthay is WRONG, and 2) I've managed to lose coverage, because Va Tech can't send letters of verification of Full Time Status.

I need a face that sighs, closes its eyes, and shakes its head.

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