Epimetheus

My Day.

So, the next nine days are work-free. How did I spend Day One?

• IRC.
• The Unmentionable.
• AIM
• PSP: Ridge Racers
• Put the finishing touches on a pot of Curry and Rice.
• Dinner with friends.
• Alcohol.

IRC Dumbness: Geeks. Smart but Dumb.

Chatting with geeks on any protocol is a challenge. Each geek brings with him, or her, a slew of biases and misconceptions. For example, “The worst thing that is wrong with Mail.app (OS X’s Mail client) is that you cannot really sort mail.” This is like saying, “My car can only carry people.” There is a perfectly good trunk for carrying things, but since the “geek” cannot find the lever that opens the trunk, the trunk does not exist.

Sigh

Now, most times, I allow the geek to hold his, or her, beliefs. Other days, I go on the offensive:

• GEEK: It only has ’smart folders’ or whatever they are called.
• ME: ummm, no. it also has mail boxes.
• GEEK: I’m not seeing a way to automatically filter mail into a ‘Mailbox’
• ME: Under “MailBox” click on New Mailbox.
• GEEK: I made a mailbox, but how do I filter mail into it?
• ME: Go to Preferences and then Rules.
• GEEK: oh, rules. Ok, Mail.app is a bit less lame than I thought.

“A bit less lame,” than he thought? Huh? I thought that was the worst thing. Surely, it must suck a lot less. Geeks.

PSP: Ridge Racers. How Not to Game.

Have you ever tried playing a video game while sleeping? No? Don’t. All you’ll do is mess up your game.

Circuits:

Sleeping while setting up a race results in a Basic round being selected as opposed to the Pro round you were thinking about.

Car Selection:

There are 3 car types in Ridge Racers

• STD: Not much drift action. Slow.
• DYN: Good drift with little to no loss in speed. Twitchy.
• MLD: Between STD and DYN.

Pick the wrong car and you get to suck wind for the entire round of circuits. It is annoying.

Racing:

Sleeping during the race is a surefire way to lose.

Curry Rice.

My mission, which I accepted, required me to add the big blocks of curry stock stuff, into the already cooked veggies and meat. To my knowledge, I was successful. Personally, I enjoy adding a clove or two of grated garlic to my Curry. Any of you ladies fancy a kiss?

Dinner and Alcohol.

Good times. Good times. Well, at least until tomorrow. Memories of the Taco Rice should get me through the hangover.

Well, that is Day One. Yes, I know some bits got skipped. Tough.