It's a beautiful day in this end of reality

[azurelunatic]

My ever-boingy state of mind has decided that no, really, it is a beautiful life. Contributing factors involve my best friend (first and foremost), the weather (kind of good), lack of immediate stress at work (database is continuing to win, training has gotten into a lull), good music on the way (Stars Fall Home will be shipping soon), and just all-around omg awesome.

I also must learn to sing "Fly Little Bird", though possibly with people other than myself.

Must also touch base on The Cat, for while The Cat is a very nice furry and snuggly guest, she is also a meowy and occasionally stinky guest.

But. I have a best friend, and all's right in the world. I was clinging very hard to that all through Saturday night to prevent myself from completely becoming lost in the depths of depression, and I could feel the difference when I held "but I have a best friend" between myself and the rest of the world.

I must ask Lady Malfoy about her son's cellphone provider, and about the Family Plans involving a certain sure-to-be-popular movie. If I play my cards right, I might be able to be included in a Group Outing, which would be a bit weird as I'm not actually family, but ... well. I have a best friend?

Darkside is starting to have the same hair as my one uncle (one of the non-related ones, otherwise I'd be very weirded out), which really amuses me a whole lot. My uncle is a lot taller. (Speaking of said uncle, my favorite humor columnist put into my head a mental picture that now will not die, that of said uncle jogging with a work buddy and talking about the logistics of dinosaur resurrection. It could have been entirely someone else, but it was the right company shirt and general location, so now I'm seeing my uncle plotting a real-life Jurassic Park. Which crosses over with The Poodle of Doom, and that's just entirely too scary for one day.)

If you're hanging out in the same IRC channel that I am, it's temp keyed on account of Troll Activity. See someone to get let in, or take an accurate guess.

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In other news, the news around the world has a lot of gnarly stuff going down. Be safe, be kind if possible, and if not possible, at least be merciful?

Encouraging biofuel perspective.

Idiots, faking a psycho gunman attack is something you do with consenting adults.

Comments

[lacey]

What cellphone provider are you leaning towards?

I'm with Nextel, and I rather like it, but I must advise you that if you do, while they seem to be good so far, sometimes if someone calls you even if you aren't out of a service area they won't be able to get through to you (busy signal, even if you aren't talking... which is weird because you'll be able to do everything normally, including talking.) Also, the speakerphone on the model I have (Motorola i870) is kinda' hairy... probably don't want to use that so much.

The chirp (walkie-talkie) feature is nice, but I suspect that you're like me and would prefer to have private conversations, especially with Darkside. Unless you already know someone with Nextel or Boost Mobile that won't be terribly useful to you. Mostly the reason i'm typing this all out is to tell you, even though you probably already know, that their phones are really quite durable. I like a phone that you don't have to worry about. My father picked out my phone for me, so mine's a little less durable than his is because it has a camera etc, but Nextel phones are really tough. My father ran over his last one with his F-250, realized, got out and got it, and it was 100% fine! I'm sure he'll run over this new one too, but i'm sure this phone will be fine too because it's tougher than his last one. Only thing is that the hinge is tight (at least right now... may work itself freer with time) and you gotta' watch your fingers.

Besidse that trouble with the speakerphone, the random busy signal, and the fact that you probably don't know many people with Nextel (I've found most Nextel customers are businesses, not home consumers,) they're a pretty good company.

[azurelunatic]

Sprint is what I think the best friend has, and it's definitely what Amber has. So that's what I'm leaning toward.

Darkside and I seem to have an alarming capability to make our conversations private in public, because of the years upon years of history we have. It's gotten to the point that we can just about read each other's minds.

[lacey]

Darkside and I seem to have an alarming capability to make our conversations private in public, because of the years upon years of history we have. It's gotten to the point that we can just about read each other's minds.

That's the kind of relationship I envy. I had it with a best friend once. I miss that like whoa. That was fun, and a lot of other things too.

[azurelunatic]

Maybe someday?

[lacey]

Yeah. Things are about to change a lot, I suspect... that could very well be one of the things :)

[amberfox.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Sprint and Nextel have some sort of relationship, so I'm semi-familiar with them. They do several military-approved models, as I recall. And alas, my Sprint service also occasionally doesn't go through. I'm sitting there, holding the phone even, and it doesn't ring; on the other end it rings and goes to voicemail. What the hell? But mostly it's pretty reliable.

[lacey]

They do several military-approved models, as I recall.

Yeah, I like having a phone you don't have to worry about. I treat my phones well... it's my brother and father who run over them and let them fall off their pockets while they're riding the ATV down the road, etc, etc, but it's nice to know that if it takes a spill, it'll be OK.

And alas, my Sprint service also occasionally doesn't go through. I'm sitting there, holding the phone even, and it doesn't ring; on the other end it rings and goes to voicemail.

That's happened to my father for years. I never understood that.

hi

[saia1.livejournal.com]

yup, things are particularly yummy right now... ps... guess whos planning a comeback? :)

Re: hi

[azurelunatic]

*wave* Fancy meeting you here!