Ugh

Well, while standing in line to get on the plane I dropped my full cup of soda. Causing a page to be sent and the entire line to have to shift over. The only perk is that I did not spill on anyone.

MHT Airport

They added a dunks behind security in the airport here. It is way down at the other end but it is available!

Darn Pager

I didn't realize I was on pager this weekend, which wouldn't have been too bad of a thing, except I'd turned my cellphone/pager on silent, so I didn't even hear it beep. Oh well, I worked on this callout for 4 hours and didn't get anywhere, I'm not sure another 4 would have mattered. I just feel bad for the guy before me who had to keep working it.

Hungry USB Hard Drive Case

I had a 300gb drive I wanted to use on my new non-ide computer. I went and bought a USB case for it, plugged it in, and it worked for a short time. The hard drive then went bad. Okay, not a huge deal, probably hard drive issue. So I decided to reuse said case on my 25gb drive. Pulled out the dead 300gb, trashed it, put in the "new" 25gb. It has been working for about 1-2 months (about as long as the last drive) and now it is also making horrible clicking noises... So is it the case or am I just really good at picking flaky drives?

Library Renovations

I finally decide I'm going to the library to get some books, and it's closed until the end of July! What timing. :-(

Wrong Bumper Sticker

So I was driving and looking at all the bumper stickers you see. I thought maybe I could have one that said:

My children participate in stem cell research.

Even if it's not true, I think I would end up getting keyed or rearended.

Good-bye New Camera

Well, that camera didn't last long, someone, somewhere, has a nice new Pentax W10 with a 1GB SD card in a hard case, cause I no longer have one. I guess I'll be going to get a new one later this week so I can continue my photo fun. Had to use Chris' Nikon D50 at my cousin's wedding.

Amex Fun

Due to wallet location issues, I cancelled my American Express card. I ordered a rush replacement card because I have plans next week and need the card before then. No problem, overnighted, arrived Monday. I attempt to activate said card. It seems to activate okay, but I notice that the online account number does not match the account number on the new card. I call. The card in my hand is invalid, a new card was sent out Sunday regular mail, causing the card that was rushed to me Friday afternoon to be cancelled. Now the plan is to ship a temporary card, to arrive tomorrow, and then a permanent card that will arrive sometime next week.

Wallet Found!!!

I thought I'd lost my wallet yesterday. I called and cancelled all my credit cards. I looked up all the information I needed for a new driver's license. I admitted that I am an idiot. I moved my suitcase, and there was the wallet!!! Yay!!!

Parking Ticket

Working the boxoffice across from where we have reserved parking, there has been a lot of yelling to warn people about tickets. Someone didn't listen. Unfortunately the police only got to write a ticket, not tow the sporttrak.

Traveling...

so... how to start... okay, i have a college buddy out in san diego, and almost every year i fly out there to go to comiccon. so this year my jul/aug are a bit busy, so i got a ticket that would go from mht (manchester, nh) to san (san diego, ca) via ewr (newark, nj) then from san to rdu (raliegh, nc) again via ewr, then i'm going with chris from rdu to edi (edinburgh, scotland) again via ewr, edi to rdu (of course via ewr) and then back from rdu to mht (yes, ewr AGAIN). needless to say, slightly complicated, but two tickets, so one is mht-san-rdu-mht, the other rdu-edi-rdu.

i'm scheduled to leave mht for san thu after work (yes, i left a little early, 4pm). i get there for my 5:30p flight, and the flight out of mht is delayed by 2 hours, meaning i miss the last flight out of ewr to san. no problem, i can stay in ewr overnight, right? uhm, no. so then i can leave at 6:45a the next morning. that would be good, except i have to work. there are no seats on the 5:30p flight, but i can take a 1:30p flight, and make a 5:30p flight out of ewr to san. problem being, i'm working... so i figure i'll take a "lunch" for the 2 hours of my flight.

fri, about noon, i get an urgent call from work, and i have to stay on the phone... okay... so as my roommate drives me to mht, i'm on the phone with a onsite rep from my company... i check in, flight is about 30 minutes delayed, it's no big, i have almost 3 hours in ewr this time. i go up to the gate, plug in my laptop, keep talking on the phone. ewr has a ground stop. 4p the put us on the flight, and confirm that no one will miss flights. okay. we taxi out to the parking lot off the runway and wait for ewr to let us go... and wait... and wait... and wait... about 7p they take us back to the gate and let us get off and get food. talk to the person, we are supposed to have a "wheels up" time of 7:55p and although i missed my first san flight, i will make the last flight of the night. get back on the plane, go back out to the parking lot on the runway. i get a call from my friend in san, he just checked and the last flight to san that i was going to make, it's been cancelled. well now we can't go back to the gate, and we sit there until about 11p, when we finally take off for ewr. i got a free margarita, not sure it was worth it.

i get to ewr around midnight, call the airline and see when i can get out to san. the next available flight out to san is at 8p sat... uhm... i'm scheduled to leave san 10p sunday, that means i'll be there less than 24 hours... i call my friend, who has elite status, we talk, he gets me on a connecting flight through houston at 10:45a the next morning. i go catch the 1a train down to new brunswick, nj, and stay the night with another college friend. since i checked ALL of my clothing, i have nothing but the clothing i wore to the airport that morning, we go to a 24hour drug store and i get some contact solution and some grannie undies. get to sleep about 3:30a. get up again at 7a so that i can go back to the train station and catch the 8:30a train back to the airport... i get back to the airport and the flight from ewr to houston is delayed 2 hours... i call, and the next available flight (again) is the 8p flight that night... i made the executive decision that i will not be going to san diego, i will not go to comiccon, i will not see the wow booth...

okay, so when can i get to rdu? sun 6:55a... they say i can stand by on the 3 other flights today to see if i can get out, but it's not likely. and i have to go talk to the ticket agent cause i can't do standby over the phone. i go wait 45 minutes in the ticket agent line, get up there and get my standby ticket, go through security. get to the gate about 11a, sit around, can't play with my laptop cause there are no power outlets, so i just try not to fall asleep. about 12:30p they announce that the 1:30p flight (first flight available) is cancelled. at this point i give up, i call my parents to have them pick me up. i go back down to baggage claim, ask about my bag, i can't have it back. it takes my parents an hour to get to ewr from where they live in south jersey, so i go find a starbucks.

my parents pick me up, i go home, i go to sleep on the couch. i wake up, eat dinner, help my dad with some stuff on the computer, and since i'm going to rdu where my aunt lives, mom asks if i can take a desktop computer to her. means i'll have to check a rather empty other bag, and have to put the laptop in the same bag as the desktop. no big, i am asleep again before 9p, since i have to get up at 4a the next morning to get to ewr.

next morning, i get up, i use the computer to do an online checkin, so all i have to do once i get to the airport is give them my one bag. my dad drives me up to the airport, i go in to the baggage drop off. i wait in line for 45 minutes because they have 2 computers and one person doing all baggage checkins for online checkins... i go up to security, and i have to take not only the laptop out of the bag, but also the desktop. needless to say it takes me a few minutes to get them both back in, not nearly as nicely packed as originally, i rush down to my gate, get there as they are doing the "boarding all rows" deal, and my printed online checkin does not work... i am asked to step aside and wait. not a big deal, until they start calling stand by passengers!!! my seat!!! if i miss this flight, there are NO seats on any of the other flights on sun, and my parents are going out of town and will not be back until tue, so i'd be stuck somewhere?!?! they have 3 people trying to figure it out, and finally let me get on, but i have to gate check my bag with the two computers...

i arrive at rdu, go to baggage claim and the bag i checked in ewr comes out, but no bag from mht. chris shows up so at least that is good!!! go to that claims office, and indeed, the bag made it to san diego... no prob, i've been wearing the same cloths for 3 days now, what's another? yeah, okay, we go shopping. seems i've finally made it, all is going to get better.

i get to chris', decide i want to check something on my laptop. i open it and the screen is shattered.. at that point (i feel bad for chris) i sat in the chair and just sobbed...

this was the first time i think i ever thought, IS THE WEEKEND OVER YET!?!?!?!