silent_rock's Journal: famine-ready

Is it a joke that the invitation to Catholic Students at Cal Lent/Ash Wednesday Mass is directly adjacent to the Sex on Tuesday column of the Daily Cal?

Usual procedure for connecting to weekly videoconference: (1) Turn on TV (2) push a few buttons on the remote control (3) connect.

Today's procedure for connecting to the weekly videoconference: (1) Turn on TV (2) push many buttons on the remote control (3) notice weird lights that aren't supposed to be flashing are flashing and weird lights that should be flashing are not on the PolyCom (4) turn off and on the power strip (5) check all plugs (6) use cell phone to call UMN Tech guy (7) push more buttons on the remote control (8) go upstairs to get dept sysadmin (9) come back downstairs, change a cable, get TP to blow dust off of the power connection (10) play Will Hung movies on the TV screen off my laptop while waiting for sysadmin to come back (11) turn off and on the power strip (12) listen to sarcastic comments from both tech guys (13) push more buttons (14) connect (40 minutes late) (15) thank tech guys profusely. I love modern technology and I love sarcastic tech guys.

moreau said "I learned a new phrase, 'famine-ready'" and i said, "you mean FAT?" and he said "yup."

Went for coffee when I didn't need it. Didn't go swimming. Went to Staples, In 'n Out, Best Buy, weight room. Received Fulltime Killer. Received one CD of data for interferometry. Received fax from flume builder guy. Drank diet coke.

diet coke

[loopperu]

diet coke is gross and no one should drink it. you exercise enough, give yourself the real thing.

Re:Diet coke sucks ass

[silent_rock]

Diet coke is awesome. Carbonated beverage for no calories and brain-cell-killing artificial sweeteners. Real coke is gross.