Crazy ol' day
Yesterday was incredibly crazy.
First, my computer broke. I went to my 8 a.m. class, get out my computer, played around on the web for a bit, and then put it sleep and put it in my bag. An hour later, after class, I went to the library, opened my bag, got my computer out, and opened it up. It was off. That was strange, cause when I put it in my bag, it was sleeping. I powered it on, but instead of acting like a computer, it acted like a jet engine. All it did was spin its fan as fast as it could, making this loud whooshing noise. So, I'm sitting in the skybridge, laptop on my lap, with nothing on the screen, and making a very a loud noise. Yay.
I went to the Help Desk and tried everything I could do to find out what was wrong, but I just couldn't get it to work. I called up Apple, they checked some stuff out, couldn't figure out was wrong either. They're sending me a box overnight (it'll arrive today) to my office, which I can then send overnight back to them with my iBook in it.
So, with that problem closed, I decided I'd compensate for the loss of my iBook by taking some of the holiday cash I'd received and buy myself an Xbox. After work, which ended at four, I took the bus back to my place, hopped in my Jeep, and took off for Best Buy, which as at the far end of Meridian (where Bellis Fair is). I got off at the exit, and found that traffic was nearly backed up to the point where it'd be blocking I-5. After fifteen minutes of crawling towards Best Buy, I happend upon dark traffic lights. There were cops directing traffic. I got stopped as the cop moved to allow other cars through, and I was enormously afraid that he was going to come knock on my window and ask for proof of insurance, which I do not have. I also have a bumper that is askew, making me suspicious.
He didn't talk to me though, and I was relieved. Five more minutes of crawling and I came to another stoplight without power. This time, there were no cops directing traffic. I nearly got hit. As I was nearly to Best Buy I came upon yet ANOTHER dead traffic light. I called 911 just to be sure that someone had reported the last two lights, and apparently they knew about the problem. The girl on the phone told me the power was out.
I looked across the way to Best Buy, and I did not see a big yellow tag plastered across a blue storefront. No, I only saw darkness. Dammit.
I made my way back through the gauntlet of crazy drivers and failed traffic control devices to Circuit City, which is near the off-ramp to Meridian. They were all out of Xboxes.
By this point it was nearly six o'clock, I hadn't eaten lunch, and I was hungry. I went to Burger King, got a chicken sandwich, and considered my options. I decided to brave the traffic again and I go to Bellis Fair.
I checked EbGames, and they were all out.
I checked Target, and they had what I was looking for! Xbox bundled with two games for $149.99! Huzzah! I purchased my Xbox, and also twelve pairs of socks from Champs sports (mine were getting full of holes), made my way to my Jeep, and took off for home.
I got back on I-5, and found that Southbound traffic was moving at less than FIVE MILES PER FUCKING HOUR!!!
I sat in that traffic for about forty minutes before I got to the WWU exit. Someone had gotten in an accident just a mile before my exit, and one lane was blocked.
I went to Blockbuster, picked up "Fable", and headed home. My mission was complete. I played Fable for awhile, but it wasn't all that great. I popped in one of the bundled games, Top Spin, and it was much more entertaining. I created a hilariously and grotesquely ugly tennis player for myself, and named him Simian, cause he looked like an ape.
Hooray.
First, my computer broke. I went to my 8 a.m. class, get out my computer, played around on the web for a bit, and then put it sleep and put it in my bag. An hour later, after class, I went to the library, opened my bag, got my computer out, and opened it up. It was off. That was strange, cause when I put it in my bag, it was sleeping. I powered it on, but instead of acting like a computer, it acted like a jet engine. All it did was spin its fan as fast as it could, making this loud whooshing noise. So, I'm sitting in the skybridge, laptop on my lap, with nothing on the screen, and making a very a loud noise. Yay.
I went to the Help Desk and tried everything I could do to find out what was wrong, but I just couldn't get it to work. I called up Apple, they checked some stuff out, couldn't figure out was wrong either. They're sending me a box overnight (it'll arrive today) to my office, which I can then send overnight back to them with my iBook in it.
So, with that problem closed, I decided I'd compensate for the loss of my iBook by taking some of the holiday cash I'd received and buy myself an Xbox. After work, which ended at four, I took the bus back to my place, hopped in my Jeep, and took off for Best Buy, which as at the far end of Meridian (where Bellis Fair is). I got off at the exit, and found that traffic was nearly backed up to the point where it'd be blocking I-5. After fifteen minutes of crawling towards Best Buy, I happend upon dark traffic lights. There were cops directing traffic. I got stopped as the cop moved to allow other cars through, and I was enormously afraid that he was going to come knock on my window and ask for proof of insurance, which I do not have. I also have a bumper that is askew, making me suspicious.
He didn't talk to me though, and I was relieved. Five more minutes of crawling and I came to another stoplight without power. This time, there were no cops directing traffic. I nearly got hit. As I was nearly to Best Buy I came upon yet ANOTHER dead traffic light. I called 911 just to be sure that someone had reported the last two lights, and apparently they knew about the problem. The girl on the phone told me the power was out.
I looked across the way to Best Buy, and I did not see a big yellow tag plastered across a blue storefront. No, I only saw darkness. Dammit.
I made my way back through the gauntlet of crazy drivers and failed traffic control devices to Circuit City, which is near the off-ramp to Meridian. They were all out of Xboxes.
By this point it was nearly six o'clock, I hadn't eaten lunch, and I was hungry. I went to Burger King, got a chicken sandwich, and considered my options. I decided to brave the traffic again and I go to Bellis Fair.
I checked EbGames, and they were all out.
I checked Target, and they had what I was looking for! Xbox bundled with two games for $149.99! Huzzah! I purchased my Xbox, and also twelve pairs of socks from Champs sports (mine were getting full of holes), made my way to my Jeep, and took off for home.
I got back on I-5, and found that Southbound traffic was moving at less than FIVE MILES PER FUCKING HOUR!!!
I sat in that traffic for about forty minutes before I got to the WWU exit. Someone had gotten in an accident just a mile before my exit, and one lane was blocked.
I went to Blockbuster, picked up "Fable", and headed home. My mission was complete. I played Fable for awhile, but it wasn't all that great. I popped in one of the bundled games, Top Spin, and it was much more entertaining. I created a hilariously and grotesquely ugly tennis player for myself, and named him Simian, cause he looked like an ape.
Hooray.
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