Well, great to see that everyone else is having such a wonderful time. I’ve been having a terrible time! First i’ve had to deal with my ISP. MSN and Qwest did some kind of merger of isp or something (more aptly described as MSN consuming Qwest) and so i had to change ISPs. I tried the switch immediately, and after i had sentenced Qwest to termination in 10 days, MSN wouldnt freakin recognize my account. After i threatened to use my super-stud power on it, it started working. But then i had to wait for the MSN software CD. As luck would have it, the goddamn software on the CD wouldnt connect to the internet. I was down to another few days of Qwest access. So after trying to figure out wtf was going on for about a day, i finally gave in and called the bastards. I had to wait on hold for about a half-hour, but the helper-person was actually quite nice and we got the problem sorted out in no time (the bubble-heads forgot to send me some crucial registration numbers.) I was finally connected to “MSN Powered by Qwest.” Of course, then, MSNs wonderful integrated BS started messing with me. Outlook Express couldnt get it through its thick code that i wanted two different address books, not one combination. The damn thing just wouldnt do it right, so i had to remove my stuff from OE so my parents could work it without getting my email and address book. In addition, their connection software is also jank. Theres the normal Windows connection thing, MSNs connection thing, and MSNs “connection manager” which also has a connection thing. So suddenly i can have conflicting reports about whether or not i am on the blinkin internet! It wont even let me disconnect some times! Furthermore, MSN and IE are bound together! If one is on, the other has to be too!
But thats nothing. After about a week, i got a letter from them saying that i will now get 10 free hours with a charge of $1.50 for every additinal hour! Thats not right! So i waited for about a week and a half before i called them, (i was too busy,) and sweated every second. Last night i finally got it sorted out.. the idiots worded the letter poorly; the deal is that you get those rates IN ADDITION to your normal account, so that you can connect from somewhere else (like from a laptop on a buisness trip.)
But still, theres the problems im having with UPS. I ordered a Inno3d GeForce 2 Ti Titanium 64meg DDR (with tv connection features) from http://www.ocie.com. It took them 5 days to send the order to UPS, which recieved the information on the 27th. My expensive 2nd Day Air shipment STILL hasnt arrived! Its the 3rd!
Just about the only flicker of good news (except for the fact that i dont owe msn $160 for connection rates) is that i might be getting rid of my 2 hour connection limit! The guy at tech support said that it was an old Qwest thing and that msn doesnt do that. So the guy sent the information to Qwest and i should be getting some information from them in the next few days.. either that or they will just fix it, in which case i simply wont disconnect at 2 hours. Pretty swooby, eh? Oh, and also, Valve got back to be about being a Beta Tester.. looks like im going to be working on CS 1.4 and all of the other pre-releases. Schweet!
Oh yeah, and i forgot to mention, my Quelog@Qwest.net account is gone, and theres no MSN.com account to take its place. They only give you one @msn.com account and the rest are free hotmail accounts. Cheap!
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Video Card Has Arrived! And im gonna call the bastards and get my 30 bucks back for 2 day air!!
