To My Parents...

This post goes out to my parents. I always thought you were strict, and I'm sure I made your lives a living hell because of it.
But now, seeing the terrible things the parents of my peers have done, I thank you. Thank you for:

• Not imbuing me with racist ideals.


• Letting me choose my career without worry about extortion.


• Letting me stop going to church (albeit disappointedly) when it became apparent that doing so was belief based and not boredom based.


• And much, much, more (for three easy payments of just 6 years).

Bandaid Bread, Eye of Zeus, CMU Computer Services

So I was tempted to shop at the more convenient supermarket near me again, even though they don't have the bread I like. So I got my groceries, came home, and decided to snack on some bread. By the way, I love bread. So I was really, really angry because this particular loaf had an extra ingredient - Bandaid.
I also pitched The Eye of Zeus to the Variety Hour (a once a semester variety show with live and prerecorded elements). I just gave a synopsis - but I think they liked it.
In other news, CMU Computer Services has once again disappointed me by allowing a wireless network outage on a Sunday night. This is a crime and I think the student body needs to hold them accountable, as an ISP, for network uptime every hour of every day. I want a network downtime refund!

Great Deals

I'moften asked to help someone buy certain tech related gear. And since I keep myself tuned to the pulse of the tech market I can usually save people a lot of money. So I'm starting a new thing here on my blog. When I see deals that are really good I'm just going to quick post them with easy, generalized names. And no - I have no way of making money off this. So...

• 2GB USB 2.0 Key - $10 w/ free s/h


• 1GB iPod Shuffle - $39 Refurb (pad order to $50 for free s/h)


• 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - $199.99 w/ free s/h after rebate

Enjoy!

Rants: Piano Lesson, Bill Gates

I had a 12 hour rehearsal session last Saturday for Piano Lesson. And I'm working under this woman who is an utter hag. She doesn't know a damn thing about managing people. Things have to be done her way, even if my way is faster for me - and more organized. And when I wondered if there were batteries lying around somewhere for my dying flashlight she snippily responded that they couldn't provide me with batteries (even though they'll provide me with an inferior flashlight). A simple, "Sorry, no." would have sufficed. Not to mention, for some reason she thinks that she wants to leave at the end of the day more than me. That's just silly - I'm not even getting paid like she is.
Moving along - Bill Gates was at CMU today to give a lecture. And, luckily for me, all I had to do on campus was a 9:30 exam and crew call at night. So I made it a point of getting off campus. I didn't realize it before, but I really hate this guy. There were massive amounts of people waiting for him to show up, and it just made me really angry. Not only is Microsoft evil, they haven't released anything good in ages - it is an insult to my intended profession. And just because Gates is now into philanthropy doesn't mean he should be forgiven for is tactics when starting M$ (the Devil does not do refunds). If I had stuck around I don't know what I'd do. And because I'm with cmuTV, I could have gotten easy access and everything (I can't chose between incessant heckling, or classic pie-in-the-face). I am such an Apple fan-boy...

Communication, Pins and Needles

I hate SMS (that's text messaging to you Americans). Not only is it inordinately expensive (without grounds, I'd claim it is the most expensive form of communication ever), it is difficult, slow, and terrible at conveying actual meaning. It only beats out one other form of communication: telepathy.
I also started run crew for The Piano Lesson of Monday. But I'm on costumes, which means I'm sewing until they start using the costumes. So I've been attaching labels, hemming pants, and the like. It's painful, and not my ideal theatre experience, but at least I have nicer supervisors, and better hours. Anyway, dress rehearsal starts Saturday!