My cell phone had a stroke. Did I tell you this last week?
During the few two weeks of January, I decided to download some games to my phone. Right from the Verizon Wireless connection, so I’m assuming these bits of software passed the Verizon muster. And the games were fun. Mostly I played Sudoku, but there was also Bejeweled and some trivia games. Last Firday, I left the office and as I was walking to the car, the phone sang the stupid “you have a message” melody (which I never did figure out how to change). It was a text message, which I opened before identifying fully. I read it - it was a software ad - text only. Sheesh, thought I, now I’m getting phone spam. I deleted the message and proceeded to call my friend. But the call wouldn’t go through. I looked at my phone and it kept trying to reboot/turn off/turn on/whatever. Yikes! :eek: :eek: So I went to the Zoom store where I got the phone, since I was still under warrantee. But he was unable to resolve the problem. Near as I could guess (which turned out to be correct) the text spam housed a virus. for the phone! Who know there were evil folk writing viruses to hurt cell phones! :eek: :eek:
So tonight after work, I went to the Verizon Wireless Service Center. They had to do a complete reinstall, so I lost all my phone numbers, pictures, and games. waaaaaahhhh 
:(. But since I was under warrantee, it did not cost me the normal $55 fee. so, 
. I’m now going to call customer servoce and get credited for the games I lost and spend the next several days reentering my phone numbers. Dammit about the pictures. :mad: sigh
Could be worse; the last pair I coveted were from Gucci and somewhere around $200. :eek:
Must rise from couch and make self look fit to leave house.
Sorry about the phone, rosie. Sucks having to replace all the stuff you had on it.
Evenin’ everyone. I am so happy that it is Friday.
I made mention of some bad news yesterday, but after talking to the company, it looks like I’ll have the situation resolved next week. They were very nice, which made me feel a HELL of a lot better. On the other hand, I’m going to have a chat with another company because they were the idiots that caused this. I am full of grrrr with them. I’ve opted to wait until Monday to speak with them so I can be calm and rational.
I had a horrible, horrible nightmare this morning and woke up actually sobbing with tears streaming down my face. I can only clearly remember the end part, but it was awful. At first I was driving down a road where a truly car accident had occurred. As I came upon the accident, I was walking. Strange, how these transitions occur, isn’t it. At any rate, I looked over to the left and saw a wrecked car with an obviously dead older lady in it. A couple of minutes later, I walked past someone on a stretcher, but the body looked like something out of a horror movie.
Soon, I arrived at a grassy area with picnic tables. My husband and MIL were sitting there talking. I looked off in the distance and I could see my daughter and my long dead FIL talking at another picnic table. I turned around to MIL and she said, “Honey, we lost Kirsten and the baby girl she was carrying”. I was dumbstruck. When I looked back towards where I had seen my daughter, she was GONE. At this point, I just started sobbing and saying “NO, NO, NO” over and over again. I wailed, “Why? Why did she give up like that?” Right after that, I woke up. It was awful.
It was damn cold again this morning. I think the temp was around 24 degrees when I left the house. They are now threatening us with snow over the weekend. I’m all “meh” about it, because they’ve been threatening us since November and I never see any real accumulation.
I guess I should check on dinner now.
Upon further investigation I found three pairs that I liked under $60 each. I bought them all (from Zappos) and will return what I don’t like. I hate spending the money right now, but I currently have no sunglasses at all. And I had Lasik surgery several years ago and they tell you to always wear good quality sunglasses to protect your eyes.
Sorry to hear about your dream, Taters.
Wow, Taters, what an intense dream! I hate when those sorts of things invade my sleep. Fortunately, it doesn’t happen all that often.
No kidding! I have vivid dreams anyway, but they are rarely bad. I can’t imagine what would cause me to have that kind of dream.
I have a major headache. I didn’t drink any coffee today and I am paying for it. Oy vay!
Ooh, Taters, that’s rough. I’ve been having just before waking nightmares for the last few days, I figure because of the sleep interruption. I hate waking up crying or terrified.
Good on finding decent sunglasses, Pie.
Driving Husband and another friend were here for dinner, and as soon as the baby woke and wanted to eat, they both got all, “Uhhh, nice seeing you. Bye”. Cowards. 
Good way to get rid of people, though.
And there’s a cute pic of Bailey cuddling Nat up now.
Can anyone think of any reason I can’t store milk in glass jars that I purchase which are not specific to baby bottles, and don’t cost $30 for four? As long as they’re sterilizable, I don’t see a problem, but I’m nervous.
Oh, Taters, what an awful dream!
I just spent 15 minutes on the phone with a nice lady in Nebraska who works for Gallup. Interesting questions: politics, economy, health. They even asked for my height and weight. Really. I very rarely take surveys, but I figured Gallup was worth it. They have a pretty nice script. The lady even give me her name (although I imagine it’s not her real name - I should have thought to ask).
I’m willing to bet that WhyNot can answer your bottle question LiLi. It sounds OK to me, but I’d be nervous too.
Those pictures are ADORABLE, btw.
Back to getting Valentine’s stuff organized.
GT
Wow, Taters, that sounds like a terrible dream. :: comforting hug ::
So apparently, there’s some website out there full of people that diss the Dope - I knew it existed in a vague sort of way, but today someone alerted me to the fact that someone on that website has anonymously posted a sexual fantasy involving me. This disturbs me on so many levels, mostly because a) it has to be a Doper that’s regularly on the boards, since they obviously know what I look like, and the idea that it might be someone I chat with on the SDMB creeps me out, and b) call me a prude, but the idea that some random jerk I don’t know is fantasizing about me in that way does not make me happy. Obviously what goes on in a person’s mind is their business, but to post it like that on the Internet, explicitly using my name…! I feel … I dunno, violated, gross, pissed, take your pick.
Now I really need a drink.
Haze - I’d ignore it (but yeah, it’s an icky thought). I’d also let whoever told you about it know that you really don’t want to know if it happens again. They’re hoping for a reaction from you.
GT
So Verizon has this cool back-up feature and once you sign up, you can synch your contacts (only, no games or pics) from phone to web and back again. AND you can enter contact info ON. THE. WEB. which means using a real keyboard. Yay! all 54 contacts are back in my phone. It’s actually a new phone of same make/model. I know this because the case is not scratched from where I dropped it in September.
Taters, that was very intense/spooky. I hate hate hate dreams like that. I have them every so often, and they always wig me out. {{{taters}}}
Haze, if you can find out what board and which poster, you can report the schmuck to that forum’s moderators
Okay - (phone) normalcy has been achieved. I am off to sleep.
'bligt’ry drunken post. Am home from toasting Robbie Burns with beer–no Tennets, though (spelling?). Couldn’t get it here this year. Had a nice talk with a woman who is in nursing school, as well as a woman who works for the ALA and wants to quit. She offered me her job, but that might have been the beer talking. I don’t have business cards and she didn’t have hers on her, so…
I am tired, but glad I went. [sub]also, the host of the event, a transplanted Scots has lost about 30 pounds and is now hot. This is awrwkard. I mean, I’d never etc, but it was quite aback taking if you know what I mean…[/sub]
Many kilts in evidence. I wore my crest and a tweed jacket. I a going to bed now.
Glad you had a good time tonight Elenorrigby.
Haze that was just awful. But did you have a look around that place? They’re the ones with the problems. Ick.
Pie, good glasses are hard to find. I had three this last summer, and I’ll be damned if I’m down to two now. I have this sinking feeling that when I’m packing, I’ll find the dozens of glasses I’ve bought in the past.
LiLi, I believe you’d be okay. I bought glass jars for storing milk myself, and never had a problem. When I asked my Dr. he just told me to make sure that they would be boil safe, and a good rule was, would I consume from it.
Taters, you’ll be owed good dreams for sure.
We went shopping tonight, and I know I’m supposed to just buy the minimum. But when all these things for upcoming meals are on sale, and at such a great price, how am I supposed to resist? And it’s not like he’s telling me no at the time. I’m talking groceries here. I get hugely guilty just looking over at my bursting pantry. Like we needed paper towels. And at $2.49 for two rolls, when I can buy 16 rolls for $12.00, I couldn’t pass that up! I’m still spending the same amount on groceries as I was two weeks ago. I need to make a list of the must haves and stick with it. Just four weeks more though. There’s enough in my pantry to last us much longer, I’m just used to shopping for more long term stuff. Halp!
And I don’t remember where I read it in the last week, but someone just had to go and mention tacos. So I bought the perishables for that. I’m hoping the hot house tomatoes don’t disappoint. I’m mad craving tacos.
Hazel–would it help at all to know it was me?
(it wasn’t, but it might help)
For the record, I think that’s just gross and horribly inappropriate. sometimes I hate the internet–it allows too much in the way of boorish behavior to become the norm.
Off to bed or hangover tomorrow.
rosie, it is* real*ly not that type of board.
Happy Saturday all.
ETA:** Haze ** and** FCM**, check your PM’s please.
Well, here I am… Only a semi drive-by this time – I actually have a while to myself for a change!
{{{{Haze}}}} - that’s awful Unlike the rest here, I would want to try and find out who was doing something like this. And get all medieval on their ass :mad: Not saying you should think the same, of course, but if you’re feeling like you’d rather get even than get mad, I’m in agreement (and if not, then the others seem to be in agreement with you)
**Dotty **-- this is why I always sign up with my new employer before giving notice. “Sorry, it’s too late, I’ve made a commitment already.” Because you will not enjoy it at the old place – they’ll lull you for two months while they do learn your “irreplaceable” skills/data, then kick you to the curb – probably as maliciously as possible :eek:
Run, don’t walk, to the new employer!
Rigs, we need drunken pics
Appropriate reaction to everyboy else. OK, inappropriate reaction to those who want them 
(Yes, I’m looking at you, Cutie. But not necessarily only at you! :p)
: waves at MMP :
**Doggio ** - no mention of work - are you free today??
I actually slept in till 7:40 - that’s unheard of for me! So yay! But I’ve gotta find a new electric blanket or mattress pad. Ours is all but dead. I cranked it up to “7” last night, and it was barely warm. Usually “3” is too hot for me. But it’s old, so today may involve the search for a replacement. Preferably a mattress pad.
On that note, off to the shower. I need to cleanify!
:waves back at doggio:
Off to hear people talk about gardens!
GT
:waves: Off to work for a few, then errands, then nuthin’. Anyone wanna catch a flick this evening?