Oh you silly internet

I opened the computer tonight to do three things...

1. Check email. Check.
2. Update Facebook. Check.

What was the third thing... hmmm... 1.5 hours and a new blog template later I remembered that I was going to price shop some a new refrigerators.

Good lord there is a lot on the internets.

Fast fingers make for great typos.

We have an instant messaging system at work to aid in collaboration across departments and locations. As a championship multi-tasker this is a tool I love; I can have four little blinking screens going at once resolving four different questions or hunting down data.

But with increased WIP and speed, quality suffers but not without a chuckle. Here are the top three typos of the week including intended word and a definition for the new derivative.

• Antidepresents (intended word: antidepressants)
  noun: these are gifts that actually make the recipient sad/depressed.
• Retarted (intended word: retarded)
  adjective: mildly deficient dessert in the tart family.
• Brasiest (intended word: busiest)
  adjective: the fastest bra around

That last typo was the most indicative of the week.

Unorganized Bliss

Tonight I am pecking out this entry basking in the blue glow of my new HP laptop. It is a bittersweet post and could have been composed a full 80 minutes sooner. The set up was seamless and truly as simple as the 1-2-3 illustrated inside the box however I had it in my head that I would need to install my Comcast disk onto the PC and I have torn my house apart looking for the CD.

I knew exactly where it was... in theory. I recall sliding it in the the envelop with the drivers for my modem and putting them in the file cabinet. Alas, there is only a modem disk in that envelop. I have torn through the house and have found every other set of drivers but not my trusty Comcast CD.

Through the cursing and rifling I could hear my new PC beckoning me so I came down to see if there was any way to access the Internet at all without the Comcast disk of Wonder and much to my delight here I am! My first action on my new PC was to tell you all the story of how truly disorganized I am at home. No shock to my family.

I still won't rest until I have found that d@mn disk. It's personal now.