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[Paul]

Ohmygod... just did a system update on my subnotebook (Arch Linux). Then I was checking the kernel version via uname and.... Linux Nel 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 30 07:32:23 UTC 2011 i686 VIA C7-M Processor 1200MHz CentaurHauls GNU/Linux

IT'S 3.0!!!!! *geek*

[Bella]

OH MYYYYYY GODDDDDDDD. I SOOOOOO BADLY WANT TO STRANGLE A CIVIL SERVANT (the UPS is government funded right?) RIGHT NOW.

In related news, I now know "going postal" doesn't have anything to do with post office people going psychotic, it's about YOU going psychotic after a post office person acts like smarmy little asshole over the phone.

[Chocofreak13]

yesterday was another one of those "interesting" ones.

in the morning, i was waiting for the subway when some random dude comes up to me (how do i always attract the weirdos????) and announces: "Hi! I'm Daryl! Can I have your name?"
i stand there like  "wuuuuuuuuuuuut" and ask him ".....why?" he responds with "Hi! I'm Daryl, can I give you my cell phone number." i got this face and walked away, to the other side of the platform where there were more people.

on the train, i got a nice seat right away. but by the time we got to copley (halfway to my school), a woman across from me spilled her iced coffee. it got all over the train, and after awhile i ended up having to put my portfolio on my lap and do some acrobatic moves with my toes to avoid the spill. i succeeded, but sadly i would not end the day dry.

after school, me and mum went to blick (my second time being there). we ended up taking advantage of a sale and getting me most of my leftover school supplies, as well as some copics!! ^^ however, it was raining when we went in, but not that bad.
then i remembered that i left the list of supplies in the car.
i went back to get it, and it was like walking around in a hurricane. at some points it was literally raining sideways. i managed to keep the folder dry on the trek back to the car, but by the time i got back to the store, i looked like one of the infected people from Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (if you've never seen it, it looked like i drowned). i trudged around the store for almost an hour, leaving a trail and experiencing the soaking sensation of trenchfoot (mm, squishy). my mother couldn't understand why i was complaining so much till she felt my clothes when we got home. i ended up riding the way home in a shirt and undies, with my leather coat over my lap (which i wasn't wearing when i was out).

after all that, it was worth it, cause i walked out with 6 copics, which were on sale. :3

@bella: i still think you should report the guy.
@nej: if it's clear enough, i'll try to look. :3 and i wish we had a secret alaskan. :\
@paul: have fun ^^ i'm hoping to make a livecd of a distro i found recently that's nothing but art programs. :3
@pentium: it could be worse, right? her computer could be on fire. :3

[Nichi]

@Bella: My dad has had problems with the post office as of late, too. Still sucks, though

@Choco: The part with the heavy rain reminds me of something that happened about this time last year; when I was helping my sister get some stuff out of storage. Everything was fine, then suddenly it was pouring down while we where trying to load everything in the truck so we could get it to her house. We where both completely soaked by the time everything was done

[Bella]

That sucks K... :\ At least some good came out of the day, in the form of art supplies?

Eh, dad called aforementioned person and cleared things up with him. Apparently he though I was getting fresh with HIM because my voice always sounds upset and complain-y and because of the cleaaaarly ennnunciattting phonnne nummmmbers thing. (But come on! He couldn't get my dad's phone # right on the first two tries!) ><

[Chocofreak13]

@bella: if he fails with numbers that's his problem.
@pentium: i've only had experiences like that a couple times, most of which sucked ass. :\

EDIT: oh guys, i should mention that my sister has made a WoW character based off of nej. :3

[IanDanKilmaster]

@Choco:
Well, I'm glad the day wasn't a total loss.  I had quite a few days like that when I was still in school.  I think I've mentioned before how the dean at my university had unreasonably high standards for cancelling classes.  There were a number of times I could recall seeing broken/inside out umbrellas along the sidewalk, and I, having not thought to bring my own umbrella (like it would be of any use in that severe weather :/), would have to use the morning's paper I picked up that day, while shifting my backpack to the front of my body so I could hunch over it and hopefully prevent anything valuable from getting soaked.

@Bella:
Regardless, he was still being a total douche.  Maybe he was having a bad day, but there was no call in him automatically assuming you were being "fresh".  I mean, I can see it from his point of view, but unless you were being overtly condescending and treating him like slow cousin Eddie, he shouldn't have made that assumption.  The sad fact is, this only perpetuates the idea that the federal government only employs complete fuck-ups, and it also reinforces the notion that the only way to get anyone in customer service to do what you ask is to treat them with contempt.  It's people like that that ruin things for everyone else.

[Chocofreak13]

people like that are why i prefer to do things in person.

oh, and that character after nej dances like napoleon dynamite.

[stewartsage]

My school has called classes twice in the last forty years.  Twice.

Also: UPS is a competitor to the US Government's mail/parcel delivery; The USPS.

[IanDanKilmaster]

Damn... twice?  WTF?  I know the idea is to give you "your money's worth", but honestly, is it really worth the student's health to not cancel class?  It just seems so silly to me.

@Bella:
Addressing an earlier topic, if you don't have a name for your tumblr yet I have a (probably awful) suggestion.  What about GiuliaLupo?  My guess is you're probably looking for something aside from Italian, but I'm kind of drawing a blank now.

[Chocofreak13]

hellsbells.tumblr.com
ilovelinux.tumblr.com
hellomynameisbella.tumblr.com
ringthebell.tumblr.com
thebellatollsforthee.tumblr.com
myunixcanbeatyourwindows.tumblr.com
ostans.tumblr.com
mycieloisbella.tumblr.com
suzu-chan.tumblr.com (suzu is japanese for bell)

[Nichi]

Go with ProjectBadass.tumblr.com

It just sounds awesome

[Chocofreak13]

errgh, why are these korean boyband members so hot. ><;

[NejinOniwa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_ass
I don't know what to say...

[Chocofreak13]

.........how the hell did it come to that.