The Life and Good Times of Mister Chris
Archive for August, 2007
My day with Sprint…
Aug 29th
For the past two months I have been having trouble sending text messages with my phone. I can get on the internet just fine.. look at my porn perfectly good… send and receive emails just dandy.. instant message .. no problem …
I love build ups..
BUT I GET ERRORS WHEN I SEND TEXT MESSAGES!!
Granted, it does not happen every time I send a text message and actually it only happens when I am at home or near the sprint store .. *ahem* a mile apart from each other. I think there were a couple of fuck you no texting from you places.. but the point is it is annoying when you try to send a text and you get an error telling you to try again…
So here is me at the store, I am picking up my Treo after leaving it with them to test. They tell me; “It’s our network… sorry … we will get it fixed soon.”
*cough… gasp…* excuse me?
I ask the clerk; “If messaging only works half the time, shouldn’t I only pay half the bill?” You could tell by the deer in headlights look I was receiving she was done… I explained to her how if I cannot use my texting like I should, then I should only pay for half the service.
She thinks she is smart; “You have unlimited text correct?” This is not the point… I tell her; “texting becomes limited when I can’t send them.”
She access my account and sees I used about 986 text messages last month. She says; “Well apparently some of them went through.” I chuckle and ask; “How many of those were re attempts to send the same message?” Head lights…
She concludes.. “What would you like me to do?”
I suggest… “If my texting only works half the time then I should only be required to pay half the bill.” headlights…
I explain to her.. “If I pay for a service which only works half the time, then I shouldn’t be required to pay full price. If the service worked all the time I wouldn’t be here… wouldn’t you agree?”
headlights… “Well… I dont see why you cant just try to send it again.”
I conclude.. “I shouldn’t have to come to a sprint store to find out why your stuff is broken and I should still pay full price for it.”
I finally receive my credit because the person next to her whom is also behind the counter understood the entire time. I was credited my eleven dollars for the past two months of text services and I was on my way.
BTW I pay five dollars for unlimited texting.. my credit was eleven dollars for three months worth of frustrations. My point of the credit was based on pure principle… Fuckers…
That was yesterday….
Today, I get a text message on my phone from an old friend of mine, Angel. She and I have been friends for like thirteen years. We met up on AOL like in 1995 or something. Over the past year, we lost contact. No matter what I tried, emails were getting sent back, never saw her online with AIM, nothing… then out of the blue today I get a text message. She tells me her email has changed, etc. I am happy to know that I have not lost what I consider a really good friend… even if we only talk on the internet… It’s things like this that frustrate me with Sprint, when I can’t send a fucking text message… *extends middle finger*
SUP?? *extends middle finger*
Aug 27th
Hussein-linked ‘terrorist’ caught Seriously I could really give two shits about this… however I thought the name of this wonderful walking protoplasm was humorous, Raghad Hussein now… my question is… her name pronounced… Rag- HAD?? sounds an awful lot like rag head with a touch of southern accent with it …
hee hee hee …. maybe they will have her hang out with her father… get it .. HANG?? BWAA HAA HAA HAA HAA
OMG that is so fucking awful!!
*laughs manically* I need some sleep….
Have a good week!
Open DNS = New Toy!
Aug 26th
My friend Mike came over for a while and we swapped some programs between our computers, etc. While we were on this adventure, he shows me, open dns. He tells me all about how it is anti phishing, and you can set shortcuts, adult content filters, block certain websites, and it also makes your internet pages load faster. *raises eyebrow*
So I give it a shot … I have to tell you I was impressed. I did see a difference in load times (even for broadband), and I liked how I could control the web better through the DNS settings so I do not have to worry about my daughter getting online and stumbling onto sites glorified in penises, vagina’s, or whatever the hell she could stumble on to.
Anyway, I spent probably an hour setting up various shortcuts so for example, if I type in “Chris” in the web browser it takes me to nowayinhell.net. It seems to be as simple as I want it to be, or as advanced.. I was stoked..
I now have another new toy to tweak out.. I can set it up to run through my treo also, but.. Sprint loves the cock and will not allow you to modify the DNS willingly. I am sure there is a way to hack the phone and change that shit but I would have to actually care enough to want to modify my phone…
Umm … let’s see .. other then nerding out with Mike on open dns I picked up Crank, Foolproof, and a new copy of Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift. (no I didn’t steal them).
Anyway .. I think that is all from the hill for now.
Well … I am over my cold!
Aug 25th
Hell yeah… once again I am over being sick … this is a good thing…
Yesterday while I was confined to being all mucky and shit playing around on the internet downloading this… that … and the other … I was reminded how from time to time my wireless router kicks me off line and is not recognized once it performs the ol fuck you boot. Usually I would just hop onto my neighbors unsecure network and continue on but hey if I am paying the bill my shit should work right?
After all it is more secure… *cough*
So anyway… I logged into the router and changed the channel of the router frequency and I have not been booted off since. Hooray Me!
*belch*
This really means nothing to anyone but my wife because now I can access my internet the way I should and she feels I am on there enough as it is … There lies my tech tip for the day… er whatever…
Have you ever heard anyone refer to a router as a rooter? It’s the funniest shit you will hear all day.
Vanessa is all bummed out because today was the last day of her job. Her business closed because the owners were retards and did not want to take the time to help develop their own business.. but hey whatever. Vanessa is pretty upset about it, but I look at it as when one door closes, another one opens. I am happy for her that she has so many options. I think if the one I have her going down at the moment works out it would be the best move for everyone involved.. and there is more money. *smirks* money is good.
I can imagine what she will be going through with the whole job change bit. Hell I went through it almost one month ago myself. Different environment, different kind of people, etc. I love my job by the way … no stress.. *smiles*
I got home to a very feisty wife. I can honestly say it was a great way to come home…. too bad we were interrupted like five times.. but hey whatever… the intended was accomplished and that is all that matters.
BTW if you ever lock yourself out of the house, and for whatever reason have the garage door opener in the house also, have a back up plan. This suggestion comes from getting locked out of the house this evening, and having to call someone else to come let us in. *groans*
Finally, it is rather fun to pick on Vanessa about not posting on her website when occasionally she gives me a hard time about not posting on here myself….
Anyway… remember what I said about peckers and gladiators…
Hero’s and We Will Pump You Up! [ and I'm sick ]
Aug 24th
I always had an interest in Hero’s however I was unable to have enough time to catch up with what I missed, and then stay up with what would be currently going on.
With that, I decided on the next best thing… Hero’s on DVD….
Working on that now …
I saw a link on a site I frequent where there is talk about NBC bringing back the American Gladiators. Sorry, but wasn’t this like a pile of shit the first time around? Granted when I was in high school they had these two guys dressed up as American Gladiators spewing out stupid shit like, “We will pump you up!” Bleh … but whatever …. hopefully most of the American viewing sheep would rather stick their peckers in a blender (or find someone’s pecker if you do not have one) then sit through a remake of something that sucked the first time around .. *shrugs* but who knows.. someone things its a good idea so I vote we start with their pecker … and pump them up…
Have you watched Delta Farce? Neither have I, but I have it … I am sure there will be something funny about it other then I wasted my time watching it… *smirks*
All of this is the best I can dream up being home on my day off with a fucking cold! Actually I think for the most part I am over it since I took an assload of medicine, drank a gallon of OJ, and slept twelve hours. That usually does it for me! It sucked balls yesterday as I was constantly sneezing, blowing my nose, sanitizing my hands, trying to stay awake, and hoping for the love of god my day would end so I could just go home and sleep. *shrugs*
END OF RANT…
It’s fun being a nerd …
Aug 22nd
So a couple of days ago at my work, my customer service manager dumps this assbag of a problem on me. Mainly because he does not want to speak with the guy. (the guy is one of those people whom like to just talk and talk and talk and talk… and the world owes him everything.) I think the second reason he passed the guy off onto me was because he knew I would get it resolved properly.
The guy owned a Sony Viao and it would not read his SD cards in the card reader. In my experience Sony has led me to feel their notebook computer line is nothing but shit. So something new in a box not working does not surprise me to say the least.
To no surprise, I determine the sd reader was an issue with some Viao models I searched the internet high and low for a work around for the reader, like perhaps a driver, or reg patch, something…
I just said fuck it and had the computer replaced with a different brand. Just when I thought I was home free and though I would be free of bad smelling, non tooth brush, never shutting up, father time.. I learned he had his information from his old computer transferred to the now swapped out viao. *groans*
Data recovery is so time consuming and I just wanted him to go away. Just as I was about to off myself using a straw, it hit me. File and settings transfer!
I grabbed a USB cable hooked it up to both computers,selected the profiles and user settings from the first computer, click start and all my troubles were gone! Everything… was moved over and automatically set up on the new computer… For this… I love windows … for now..
God I love being a nerd!! *a hem* geek…
Being a nerdish geek again (like that?) has been a lot of fun. I do not think Vanessa understands how I can spend the day working on computers and then come home and get on mine. I’m afraid this is a concept males like myself will never be able to explain.
She will learn to understand …. or learn to get over it. *smirks*
Other then that… nothing really new going on .. I set up an auto back up on the notebook since I would really hate to lose all the photos I spent countless hours and days working on. Plus some apps, bookmarks, etc. Auto back up is the best way to go yo!
That’s it for now …. peace love and whatever …
Busy…. Busy… Busy!!
Aug 20th
Wow, I think I am busier now then I was working for the shack! When I am not helping customers, I am juggling with working on machines, my trainings, pre set ups, escalated customer issues (i.e. benefits of being a senior CIA), and or whatever else rolls my way.
Don’t get me wrong, I am loving it, but wow…. busy… busy … busy…
I love it! I really do I haven’t been this happy at a work environment in years! Don’t get me wrong I didn’t hate my previous job, it’s just a lot different this time around… *smiles*
I finally got my router working the way I wanted to at the house, I was not able to view my own freakin web page (nowayinhell, Ichrist) it was rather annoying when you wanted to post something and you had to jump onto your neighbors unsecured wireless network to do it..
You see kiddies? this is why you have wireless security set up in your hours! Go to your local geek squad for details!
I found some really cool transformers posters when I was at Wal-Mart the other day, not sure I am going to hang them all up but I figured one or two might still go good with my book shelves.. I still have to find that other tub with them in it too.. I am missing a few… a dino bot, a couple of planes… etc.
Anyway .. nothing really new going on other then that. I just wanted to drop in and say hello! Last time I went a few days with out posting I received a phone call and or a text message asking me if I was dead since I hadn’t posted on my site… *smiles*
Oh Hell Yeah!
Aug 15th
I watched the Condemned this morning. I have to be honest with you, although I think Steve Austin plays a great bad ass (i.e. Nash Bridges, WWE, etc.) I was not expecting the movie to be all that… well great.
I was wrong ….
If you like a whole lot of action, check it out. What’s this? An action movie by the WWE? not surprising right? Well there is more in depth story telling then that in the movie, but just check it out. I enjoyed it, and the ending was awesome! *thumbs up*
That is it for now from the peanut gallery….
Just a bit of what the fuck ever…. *smirks*
Aug 14th
I think I am going to go play some of this style of Super Mario myself…
You know it made you laugh….
Well Shit on Me!
Aug 10th
Here I was with a post almost completed and I had to start all over again… why?? Because Windows Vista fuckin blue screened! It took me almost two years of having XP before I ever blue screened that operating system.. This bitch goes tits up in two months!
Ironically enough, I was going to post a verb about how impressed I had become with Vista with compatibility etc… fuck that… *extends middle finger* here is to you gates!
Here is a pic for you … perhaps I will make this into a t-shirt… hee hee
Moving along … I found a program which allegedly allows you to post one blog to multiple web pages if you run them with programs like word press, etc. I will test this theory to see if A. it works and B. if it turns up gay *smirks*
Working at the Geek Squad has been a lot of fun. I finally received my attire but I cannot done the uniform until I have completed my book.. give me a week and I will don the clip on tie.. *smirks* It is night and day difference working at Geek Squad then Radioshack. At Radioshack you wanted to punch the customers in the face. At Geek Squad you want to punch your self in the face after you deal with a customer… I was kidding I love it there… but the comparison was still funny.
Well I have managed to cram a hundred gigs worth of this on the laptop. Not surprising really when I take into account I have what I believe all of my digital or scanned pictures I have taken over the course of the last ten years or more eating roughly 4 gigs, plus an assload of music.. that would be most of the space usage right there… yes sir..
Speaking of music has anyone heard the new Korn album? Any thoughts?
And finally … if you have ever been to Defcon, you know how much fun it can be if you are a hacker, hacker wantabe, interested in security, surveillance, etc. Anyone whom has even been to Defcon would tell you undercover federal agents attend and the Defcon folks always play a game called; “Spot the Fed” this year they played a different game… “Spot the reporter..” This article made me laugh … Dateline Mole Caught on Tape I have hung out with some of these people at Defcon a few years back. Something like this doesn’t surprise me one bit .. in fact I applaud them for it ..
Have a good weekend!