I can haz interwebs!
I knew I couldn’t trust the cable company. They said they had to send somebody by. I don’t think anybody came by. The feable piece of wire that held the cable box shut was still very much like I last left it. I came home from work and Andrea was on the phone with Cox customer support. She chats with him for what seems like forever, unplugs the modem. Plugs it in, does a bunch of stuff, blah blah blah. Keeps saying our account isn’t “Authorized”. So he tells her they’ll send a guy out. Friday at the earliest. WTF.
So we trouble shoot some stuff on our end. Make sure all the connections are good. And finally I went as far as to hook the cable modem straight up to the cable that’s coming off the pole outside. Still no change. So the problem was DEFINITELY on there end. I’m convinced that there’s just a problem with our account and that they don’t have the right modem MAC address on there. So I convince Andrea to give ’em a call back, and she asks them to double check the modem on the account. Sure enough, it hasn’t been transferred yet. So after about 15 minutes of her sitting on hold, they FINALLY get it all straightened out and we have the internet again.
Seriously though. Why can’t people just get things straight? We’ve had issues setting up every single utility at this place so far. All of it just because people can’t seem to figure out how to transfer information from one address to another. Don’t even get me started on our water bill. Let’s just say there was one night last week we could only flush the toilet once. All because somebody can’t get numbers straight.
Anyway. It’s nice to have internet again. My computer isn’t anything great, but it’s sure a lot better than the ones we have at work! So much smoother and faster. And the chair here is more comfortable to boot!
Sweet, sweet digital information!
Well, I finally broke. We called to get the internet set up at the house. So come Wednesday, I should be back! I can’t wait! It’ll be like Christmas in July!
Around the station
Here’s a few pics I snapped today after work. I’ve been meaning to remember my camera for a few days now. Finally got around to it.
Here’s a pic of the studio I work in now. It’s quite a bit more vintage, but it works well enough. By far the worst part is having to sit in that damn wooden chair for 4 hours. Not comfortable at all! The on air system is STORQ. Like the rest, it’s a bit dated, but it works a hell of a lot better than what we used at the other station.
Oh, and look at this. This is back behind a shop next to the radio station.
Can you tell what it is?
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It’s a Delorean! I wish I could get closer. (Wish I could buy it actually…but yeah) Pretty sweet. It’s the closest I’ve ever been to one, and I can’t get that close!
And here’s a big old Oldsmobile parked out front. Hasn’t moved since I started working there. Wish I could give it some love. Of course my car needs some lovin’ as it is now!
That’s it for now! More as it becomes almost interesting.
07.11.08Mom’s insane cat.
It’s insane, no description needed.
A few sayings…
Here’s a few little quotes I’ve heard thoughout my days. Not all from famous people, but some of them are. Most of them I don’t even know where I heard them. But I’ve held onto them all this time, because these simple little truths help me get thought the sticky situations.
Don’t worry about what you can’t change, and do something about the ones you can.
A smart man learns from his mistakes. A genius learns from the mistakes of others.
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy problems.
Money isn’t everything, but I’d like to see you live without it.
Things usually are the way they are for a reason.
You can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.
That’s all I can really recall off the top of my head. Feel free to add to the list!
The new place
It’s nothing to brag about, but here’s some pictures of the new place. It’s definetly an older place. Looks like it was remodeled…somewhere around 1954. But it’s got lots of room, lots of storage, and seems to be a fairly well-built house. The rent is significantly cheaper than Ogden was. Almost half the price, and almost double the space. That is if you DON’T count the unfinished basement.
It needs some paint on the trim real bad. And the carport could use some new wood in places. The landlord is supposed to get us the supplies, so that should work out. Just have to keep harassing her until she does.
Here’s how it looked when we moved in:
I trimmed up the plants and trees and I think it already looks a world better. But man I GOTTA get some paint on that trimwork. Hideous.
Hopefully we stay here for two years or so, then maybe buy something. We’ll see where the wind blows. All I know is I’m sick of moving!