Archive for the 'Gripes' Category

Skype Caveats
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

In a few moments of excitement for the upcoming Ireland tour, I bought a few Skype goodies, including a Skype Pro subscription and SkypeIn phone numbers in both Wisconsin and Belfast. I got a little less than I had bargained for, unfortunately.

Goodbye Scrabble, Hello Europe
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

It’s been a fantastic past few weeks. I’ve gotten plenty of time away from the cubicle, and I’m learning a lot about myself. I’ve been writing music, finding faith, meeting people and losing weight. Also, we traded Aer Lingus ~$1250 for three plane tickets to Ireland. Sweet.

Wordpress CSS Gripe
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

I’d just like to throw out a general gripe about the way Wordpress.com is handling themes.  I was a little dismayed this afternoon when I took a look at my wordpress blog and found that the colors were all messed up.  I’m assuming that this has something to do with a theme update.  I don’t [...]

Slashdot: Microsoft Worried OEM ‘Craplets’ Will Harm Vista
Thursday, January 11th, 2007

Well, at least Microsoft knows that they have a tradition of suck. They are apparently again worried about their reputation of complications after birth. If they want to blame it on the OEM garbage software, so be it (I don’t disagree that it’s GARBAGE!), but I know the truth. I’ve used Vista [...]

Cubicles
Monday, January 8th, 2007

I’d just like to put out another public gripe about cubicles. Since I became imprisoned in this fabric-lined bastille I’ve put on 20 lbs., developed tinnitus in my right ear and started smoking. Clearly there is some unnatural force flowing from this place that is disturbing my body’s ability to maintain homeostasis.