Vacation Days 10 and 11
Jan. 4th, 2011 12:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
llcoolvadWhoops! Started watching "Collision" on Netflix last night and got so engrossed I ended up watching it into the wee hours and went to bed without updating. But hey, I didn't really do a lot to report yesterday anyway. Brian and I tried to get some brunch out, but I guess it was a big weekend for brunch, and everywhere was simply packed, so we ended up running a couple of necessary errands and then getting breakfast burritos at Sonic. Not exactly the same thing, but it was a nice warm day so sitting in the carhop area with the windows down and the sunroof open was pleasant enough. After that, I just don't know. I farted around on the shiny laptop. I made sure my tvgrid and my season passes all matched. I updated my Kindle Books Bought spreadsheet, and used my certificate from Coinstar to buy a bunch more things to read. I moved my music files onto the laptop and have started the painful horrible process of organizing them all. Mostly that means I'm reading other people's ideas on the best way to do so. Tagging, building a database, stuff like that. Bleah. Spent the latest part of the night watching "Collision" as noted above (a "Masterpiece Contemporary" multi-part drama about a six car pileup in Britain and its causes and victims. Was pretty good!)
Today was sort of similar. Had an eye appointment at 1:40, so I woke up and messed around on the internet until it was time to go. Got there early, had to wait forever. Appointment itself was pretty speedy, mostly because my eye doctor doesn't listen to me at all and just hums along to himself doing his thing. I need to find a new guy, but I need a new prescription so I'm just continuing with him until I change. He did manage to give me the prescription the way I wanted him to, which was with the pupillary distance added so I could use Zenni Optical. I've been wanting to try them for a long time, as their prices are awesome (really! Under $25 for a whole pair, lenses AND frames!). If I like them I could get a new pair of glasses for every month! Not that I would. I usually wear one pair of glasses til they literally fall off my face (as these are doing, now), but it sure would be nice to have Rx sunglasses. And reading glasses. And a backup pair. And pretty colors! and... Of course I am ignoring the whole "I need bifocals now because I am elderly and blind, damn it" aspect of this day.
Anyway, I did that. Then, to make up for Friday of Fail, I managed to get into Comcast to return all my equipment. It was kind of funny; I had two big cable boxes, two small ones, four remotes, an internet modem, all the corresponding cables, and a phone modem. The clerk sort of shuddered and said "are you returning all of that?" Yep, sorry to ruin your day, hon. It was hugely busy there, with a line stretching out the door and down into the parking lot, too. In fact, while I was waiting in line, I got a text on my phone from Comcast, reminding me to return my equipment ASAP. Amusing timing. So I texted them back saying "Ironic, as I am waiting in line in Malden right now trying to do that. If you want it back sooner, put on more clerks." I'm sure the robot that sent out the reminder texts was hugely edified.
Came home, napped, picked up dinner, farted around some more. Like now! Installed some software, played around with files more, etc.
Last day of vacation tomorrow. I need to do two weeks' worth of laundry, tidy up the kitchen a bit (landlord coming in to fix the stove in the PM), and return my lovely ice maker gift to the store (alas, it is broken. and not entirely what I was hoping it was). I haven't finished all the things I wanted to finish, but I got a bunch of relaxing in and did a bunch of other things, instead, so I guess vacation has been a thumbs-up, overall.
Today was sort of similar. Had an eye appointment at 1:40, so I woke up and messed around on the internet until it was time to go. Got there early, had to wait forever. Appointment itself was pretty speedy, mostly because my eye doctor doesn't listen to me at all and just hums along to himself doing his thing. I need to find a new guy, but I need a new prescription so I'm just continuing with him until I change. He did manage to give me the prescription the way I wanted him to, which was with the pupillary distance added so I could use Zenni Optical. I've been wanting to try them for a long time, as their prices are awesome (really! Under $25 for a whole pair, lenses AND frames!). If I like them I could get a new pair of glasses for every month! Not that I would. I usually wear one pair of glasses til they literally fall off my face (as these are doing, now), but it sure would be nice to have Rx sunglasses. And reading glasses. And a backup pair. And pretty colors! and... Of course I am ignoring the whole "I need bifocals now because I am elderly and blind, damn it" aspect of this day.
Anyway, I did that. Then, to make up for Friday of Fail, I managed to get into Comcast to return all my equipment. It was kind of funny; I had two big cable boxes, two small ones, four remotes, an internet modem, all the corresponding cables, and a phone modem. The clerk sort of shuddered and said "are you returning all of that?" Yep, sorry to ruin your day, hon. It was hugely busy there, with a line stretching out the door and down into the parking lot, too. In fact, while I was waiting in line, I got a text on my phone from Comcast, reminding me to return my equipment ASAP. Amusing timing. So I texted them back saying "Ironic, as I am waiting in line in Malden right now trying to do that. If you want it back sooner, put on more clerks." I'm sure the robot that sent out the reminder texts was hugely edified.
Came home, napped, picked up dinner, farted around some more. Like now! Installed some software, played around with files more, etc.
Last day of vacation tomorrow. I need to do two weeks' worth of laundry, tidy up the kitchen a bit (landlord coming in to fix the stove in the PM), and return my lovely ice maker gift to the store (alas, it is broken. and not entirely what I was hoping it was). I haven't finished all the things I wanted to finish, but I got a bunch of relaxing in and did a bunch of other things, instead, so I guess vacation has been a thumbs-up, overall.
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:50 am (UTC)Oh, also, I love Zenni Optical. Good choice there, too.
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Date: 2011-01-05 04:43 pm (UTC)Glad you enjoyed Collision. I found it because I was reading an article where someone recommended something I had already watched, and when I pulled that up on Netflix Collision popped up as a suggestion.
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Date: 2011-01-06 04:28 am (UTC)Still some loose ends. What happened to the couple with the mother-in-law? What about the guy who thought someone would kill him? I'm glad the one gal did decide to use the ticket.