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Journal Em Emalb's Journal: indeed 31

Journal by Em Emalb

So, sorry I didn't get to respond to the questions in my last entry, been super busy.

Here's an update:

I took a job with an investment firm in the DC area. Jen and I packed up during the week of the 18th and moved here on saturday the 20th. Our stuff got here the 23rd, and the movers unpacked the trailer that same day. So far, so good, got a lot of unpacking to do, lots of things to go. Had the directv and cox cable guys out on tuesday, and boy, did they ever do the shittiest job imaginable.

So the Cox guy comes out first, 3 hours before he's supposed to be here, and rather than come at the alloted time, he decided to just throw a welcome to Cox packet on my front door and left. Well, I went from DSL to Cable modem, and didn't have a cable modem. So my wife calls Cox dispatch and requests the tech get his ass back onsite. Ok, no problem, tech will be there in 2 hours. Dude never showed. Lovely. So...moving on. Directv dude shows up...4 hours late. I request a 5 LNB setup, since I'll be getting two new HD receivers and 2 new HD tvs shortly. Well, that's a no go, according to both Directv cust. support and the tech onsite. Fine, whatever, see you in a month, dickhead. Anyway, I get home right about the time dude is finishing up, and Jen's been unpacking the entire time...so no one is really paying close attention to what dude is doing. I walk down stairs to dude getting the picture up and working. Sweet. He leaves.

I go to check the lines, (I have a dual line tivo box) and am only seeing one signal. Fuck. Oh, and my cable modem doesn't work, nor does my digital phone line. Double fuck.

Anyway, I got to spend last night unfucking the giant nest of retardedness that was the directv dude's "install" job.

This MFer had removed all the Cox connections, and slapped on his on connectors. No biggie, I'll just move these to the correct places. Except this asshole had DUCT TAPED THE ENDS ON. I shit you not. Not crimped, duct tape. Unreal.

So around 11:30 last night I finally got everything hooked up right. I now have active ports in every room of the house. Sweetness.

Tons more unpacking to do, etc, etc. But I'm here.

How you doin?

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  • Well drop me a line, and let's meetup dude!
    • this looks like a good place to do a reply for all you folks living in this area.

      I live in Alexandria now.

      I don't plan on meeting anyone til I get my shit settled...that might be a while. Anyway, I'm here, ya dig? :)

      We'll do a meetup at some point, I'm sure.

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        by gmhowell ( 26755 ) *
        I don't plan on meeting anyone til I get my shit settled

        Glad to see you're still a little bitch, no matter where you live.

        I live in Alexandria now.

        And a trendy little turd to boot. Did you leave your testicles in your old house?

        At least if we wait until it's warmer, you might get to see my bike:)
        • Tre Chic. We can go and meet up at the Palm and then walk around Wisconsin Ave with our pinky's sticking out just so... or we can go beering (and maybe meet Sean Connery in what I like to call, Beer 2: the Beerening)!
        • Glad to see you're still a little bitch, no matter where you live.

          Hrm, not such a "little" bitch these days, for sure. Working on that.

          Give me a month or so to get settled in and all that and we'll do a meet-up.

  • since that's from, you know, fredericksburg to annapolis.

    I live in the DC area.
  • Except this asshole had DUCT TAPED THE ENDS ON. I shit you not. Not crimped, duct tape.

    I would have taken pictures and sent them to his manager, and said (if they charged you for installation) demand a refund.

  • No biggie, I'll just move these to the correct places. Except this asshole had DUCT TAPED THE ENDS ON. I shit you not. Not crimped, duct tape.

    Oh that's rich! I thought I had it bad that my RJ-45 jacks in my house were improperly wired (probably only for rj11!)

    I'd welcome you to the DC area, 'cept I'm midtown Manhattaning it for another week. But this "duct tape welcome" is better than anything I could have done!

    /This is even better than the ol' flaming bag of dog poop/ring and run.
    • Generalissimo T: when you're back in town we should do some *drinking motion* or the like. Also, the Decline of Western Civilization [declinemovies.com] movies are coming soon to DVD (no date but still good to have a tentative release). I also still have it on the DVR.

      Also I think I might have some new toonez you might enjoy.

      • Re: (Score:1)

        by mekkab ( 133181 )
        perhaps when I take a break from these Gramercy Girls (*the lesser known, lesser cool neighbors of the Chelsea Girls) that's the first thing I should do!

        speaking of ch00nz, I actually bought an album on iTunes! Can you believe it?

        • speaking of ch00nz, I actually bought an album on iTunes! Can you believe it?

          Haha. Next thing you'll be charging your card heavy to Bleep and Beatport. :P

          BTW, I tried Chinese with Shiraz. Beef in Garlic Sauce so a bit strong on the spice angle, which I guess was the whole argument for going with the Shiraz and, hm, I have to say for my palette I want relief when I'm getting on some spicy food. I know that the dryness + red should go with teh beeef + spice but I still gotta say I like the Sav Blanc. Refreshing. I think the Shiraz might be better with some Vietnamese... hmm...

          • Re: (Score:1)

            by mekkab ( 133181 )
            Serious. OH, were you aware of Beth Gibbons work with Rustin Man? (OLDE, 2003). I heard some samples from the website and actually wasn't all that impressed.

            ANother angle for teh spice- perhaps a nice Gerwuerztraminer, which also does well with Turkey (the food and the country). Also, on the Sauv Blanc tip, perhaps a white from Alsace; they've got a minerally thing going for them. I don't fully "have" shiraz in my head or mouth for pairings. My Secret Shame!
            • Yeah I heard up and down things on BG+RM. Every year I pray that this is the year the third Portishead disc drops. I dunno, they seem to be getting closer... they have MySpace page now (useless) and actually made some public comments last year. I'm not sure what my expectations are because- well, I don't know how they could have grown in the last DECADE since they published.

              My whole problem: I don't like hot drinks. Or more accurately I like my drinks to be cool and refreshing. For that reason I'm mor

              • Re: (Score:1)

                by mekkab ( 133181 )
                Either that or I need to become POWERFUL enough to start the new vague of chilled dark reds.

                Didn't anyone tell you? A merlot in the fridge 20 min before serving is De Riguer in some houses. And I'm not shitting you!!!
  • I assume with your dealing with Cox instead of Comcast. But like the rest of these folks I'm DC area (probably moreso than these other folks. I actually live inside the Beltway). Should definitely do some kind of meetup. The DC folks are more of a civilized bunch: all couples it seems except for myself, tech professionals so we can have a lot of wanky talk about real estate, investment, business politics... all the usual crap. Ok, the mekkabrino and I might get off on some music isht but the talk is u
  • nothing to see here really. just saying hi.
  • welcome to the extended area. I'm still working in northwest baltimore, living in southern pa. wife's 22 weeks pregnant with my spawn, getting into the constantly uncomfortable part.
  • ... the old fashioned way turns out i was a contract pfc, but didn't know. got pinned the other day tho. feels good to have some metal on my collars. gonna get the stripes put on my service a/b/cs sometime next week

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