So I just hit the 9 month anniversary the past week from quitting smoking. Hard to believe in January it will have been a year. I was just commenting to a friend how nice it is to clean the pc and have dust come out instead of brown sticky stuff mixed with dust.

weirdly I've only ever gotten dust - whoch makes me think of my dad - 60 a day untipped smoker for... 65+ years... got cancer... lungs were clean. in fact, in his autopsy, they were the only major organ not infected with cancerous cells. pretty weird!

like my "gummy free" pc. O____________o/

That is weird, and almost defies logic - the pc, not yer dad. Even with me smoking in the kitchen instead of my room with my computer, there was still >some< tar buildup. You're a lucky man!

As for your father, I believe it. So many people are quick to blame cigs for everything and forget that the world is heavily polluted, and they breathe in more toxins visiting the city than by being near a smoker.

yup - a 15 minute cycle through heavy traffic = 60 untipped on avererage (with our brand standards here at least).
of course, it doeesnt cover the heat / smoke damage

of course, accoriding to the Daily Mail (that shitbox rag), coffee causes and cures cancer - articles not even a day apart! world is fubar!

Indeed, Mr. Chimp, indeed.

Bah!
My annual Halloween Yawnsville of not being able to choose anything / get into anything to do / watch / play has begun. I hate this - anybody else find themselves in a similar state?

"Oh, that film is on - cool!"

*5 mins in switches it off.

"I'll play that, haven't really played it yet!"

*5 mins in switches it off.

"I'll go out - that will be a laugh at least!"

*5 mins in regrest doing so as the only people out are "weekend wankers" and a bloke wrapped in tinfoil who is supposed to be a Cyberman

BAH! CRUMSHRUG!

I dont drink tea, but otherwise thats pretty much been the last three days.

Well, then I got nothin'

I got plenty - just... cant be arsed with any of it. Y'know?!
Its one of those situations where I need some random film or documentary (etc) to suddenly come on TV next, and I'm still sat there 2 hours later gripped having expected none of it.
Hopefully tomorrow (technically today) will bring a slew of random stuff I'll happen upon - or maybe... eh who knows?!

Just can't be doing with spending time, spending time trying to find summat to do.

A tinfoil cyberman?? LMAO! Was it a cyberman from the old series at least? lol, probably not.

Like anybody with a mind gives a crap about the Tom Baker years anymore! :(

Zackly!

So, today at work, I had a very fun conversation with someone who wanted to "fix" my computer. I've had these quite often before, and hanging up doesn't seem to help. I think they just put me back in the pool of numbers to try again later. I thought I'd share a transcript of what happened for your entertainment. A little bit of important information first: I work mainly on a Mac which made this interaction even more amusing, and let's face it, you gotta have some fun at work.

ME: Hello? (Long pause as I wait for the auto-dialer to connect me to some telemarketer or worse)

HIM: Hello?

ME: Hello!

HIM: (Thick, hard-to-understand accent) Hello sir, I am calling from the Microsoft Windows Repair Department. We see on the Internet that your computer has an error and we need to correct this. Are you sitting near your computer?

ME: Yes.

HIM: Can you please be in front of your computer now?

ME: Yes?

HIM: Thank you sir. Do you see on your keyboard?

ME: OK... (I look down at my Mac keyboard)

HIM: Do you see the control key on the bottom left corner?

ME: Yes, I see it. It's right here.

HIM: OK, now do you see the key right next to it? The Windows key? It has the 4 squares.

ME: The "4" key? Yes that's here too! (He must mean the number 4 key because I don't see a Windows key!)

HIM: OK, please now hold down the keys and the "R".... Did anything come up?

ME: No...

HIM: Sir, what is showing on your screen now?

ME: Well, I see a clock.... I see the desktop.... I see a background image....

HIM: What did you press?

ME: I pressed what you told me: the control key the "4 key" and the R.

HIM: No, no. Please sir, just press the Windows key and the R. (After a pause) Sir, what is showing on your screen now?

ME: Well, I see a clock.... I see the desktop.... I see a background image....

HIM: (Pause) What else is showing on your desktop. Sir, can you tell me the names of the windows?

ME: (I start dropping some clues) Well, I see "Safari"... "iCalendar".... "iTunes".... "Preferences"....

HIM: What buttons did you press?

ME: I pressed the 4 key and the R.

HIM: (Chuckles) Sir, you are a donkey. You are a bastard. You waste my time, go fuck yourself. (Disconnects)
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I really like how he maintained his customer service etiquette with that last part, "Sir, you are a donkey". It's too bad, I was hoping he'd finally realize he had been talking to someone on a Mac.