Posts from — January 2005

When you get DSL service, are there additional charges/taxes per month in addition to the fee advertised?

If they say 29.95 a month, for example, are you actually going to get a bill for 32.45 or something like that?

Fat Head

update on the free iPod, too. “Sent to Vendor, Waiting on Product”

This apparently ‘most likely’ means that they don’t have the inventory to ship out yet.

Just got word that the lappy has shipped, and I can expect any day now. My informant suggested I might have already received it, so I guess it’ll be here soon!

So I clean installed Windows XP Pro last night. Eventually. The first time I did it, I must have done something wrong, because it didn’t reformat the hd first, it just installed over. So, when I saw that I had less than half the space on my hd available, I thought, “Man, XP is BIG!”. Then I realized my mistake, and reinstalled it.

I didn’t see it finish, though. Too tired. This morning I checked it, and everything is fine and dandy. I haven’t installed any software yet, but I’ll get that done soon.

I realized that I forgot to backup one thing: my address book. It’s not too bad, though, because I’ve got it on my palm. I’ll just need to sync it up.

Gaines is ‘working’ for a free iPod. Help him out!

I think I’m going to upgrade my home PC to WinXP this week. I’m going to do a clean install, because that computer has been around the block a few times, and probbably has all kinds of useless, leftover data on it. I figure if I start fresh it’ll work better.

I’ve backed up my documents, settings, etc., and have copies of my software installers. And I’ve downloaded updated XP drivers for anything I think might need it.

Anything else I need to do before I take the plunge?

I’ve been pretty out of it lately. So sorry.

Sunday our pastor, Virgil Hurt, was ordained. Randy Booth came in to preach at the service and ordain Virgil. It was nice. Virgil got a robe, and it was put on him as he was ordained. Very cool. I remember a number of years ago taking part in a poll on Rick Capezza’s blog about what you would like most to change in your church. I don’t remember all the options, but I remember I chose clerical garb. And now it’s done.

We had a party Sunday night, celebrating the ordination. That was a good time. The time was six to eight, but I don’t think anyone left by 8, and we didn’t leave til 9. Pastor Booth was there, so we were able to sit around and quiz him on various issues. Good times.

I still haven’t received my lappy. Don’t know what is up with that, dangit. And my iPod still hasn’t shipped. That is likewise lame.

There’s yer update.

I’m posted!! Check out the front page at weather.com!

UPDATE!

My free iPod approval request has already gone through, and I just submitted my order!

another update: ugh… I just got the confirmation email,and it says orders may take up to 4-6 weeks to ship. Here’s to hoping that’s just precautionary. But, if not, at least i’ll (hopefully) have my lappy by then!

Download a Wilco show… for free!

Wilco disc 1
Wilco disc 2

Just what I was afraid of…. I have seven completed offers with freeiPods.com.