I want a block of IP addresses that I own to be routed to the serial IP assigned of a circuit I own. Three years ago, I would pick up the phone and call my upstream provider with the relevent information. My request was handled within two hours, most times it was sooner.
Today I call the outsource provider assigned to manage my circuit. This outsourced "service" provider then calls their outsourced project management team to create a "project" for making the request. The outsourced project management team's first action is querying the outsourced circuit installation team about why this wasn't done when the circuit was installed.
Hilarity ensues from Thanksgiving until mid-December when I get tired of sitting back and watching the issue go around and around through different management teams and outsource partners. I suggest better uses for the fingers they're all pointing at each other and get in touch with my upstream provider directly. Will my request be handled within two hours? Will I be on the receiving end of some unknown corporate recrimination for not following protocol? Stay tuned...
One of my two favorite scenes from the Red Dwarf series:
And from later in the episode, this linguistic knot from Rimmer: "It will be happened; it shall be going to be happening; it will be was an event that could will have been taken place in the future."
I've arrived safely in Winnipeg. My suite is much smaller than the one I enjoyed in Indianapolis, but the quality is much better. Eggs benedict for breakfast, martinis with dinner. Winnipeg is deathly cold, but I'm able to stick to the underground tunnels to get from where I'm staying to where I'm working.
I just found out that I'll be in Tempe, AZ late January through early February. Nice contrast, there.
I've arrived safely in Indianapolis. Yesterday evening these was a Colts game and the downtown area was painted Blue; people here love their football. I'm in a hotel suite larger than my apartment. There are two tv's here, yet I find myself watching streaming Colbert Report from the MacBook while enjoying my continental breakfast.
What's this about silently reducing the maximum audio upload file size to 25mb? Did I miss a Team Vox post that mentioned this? I was thinking of using Vox for hour-long podcasts and now I can't? Hmm...
Oddly enough, the same day Byrne had his accident, I was involved in my very own first automobile accident. Coming home from work, I was stopped at a stop sign at Hayes and Laguna and I was rear-ended. There was a loud bang, it felt like I was punched in the middle of the back, and the loose cd's in my dash holder went flying.
I turned my radio off, turned my car off, shook the cobwebs out of my head and got out to assess the damage. First thing I noticed was the other guy's car. The front end was dented in, there was steam or smoke coming out of the hood, and his airbags had deployed. Dammit, why didn't mine deploy? I went around to the back of my car only to find no visible damage whatsoever. Amazing. Go Subaru!
I took pictures but they're not very dramatic. I called the police but they said they didn't really care about the accident unless someone was hurt. Morbid fuckers. We exchanged insurance information and went about our merry ways. My back was a little stiff yesterday, but today I feel just about right as rain.
Yes, you. The guy on the bicycle on Folsom between 7th and 8th this morning. What's that you say? There were lots of guys on bicycles at that place at that time? Ok, I'll be more specific. The guy smoking a bong, on a bicycle this morning on Folsom between 7th and 8th. Yes, you.
Are you aware that you're swerving dangerously between two lanes? Are you further aware that there's a dedicated bicycle lane two lanes to the right of the two lanes you're currently not-exclusively in?
Now I enjoy a bit of surrealist cabaret, especially in the mornings. However, it was a bit too much for me to handle when while stopped at the next light you rode up and actually leaned on the hood of my car to keep yourself from falling over. I was a bit too flabbergasted to react as I should've done. Next time I'll be prepared, oh yes.
Hey when'd that happen? Vox got .html suffixes at the end of post url's. That wasn't always like that, was it? What gives?
What's your musical horoscope? (Put your music player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) Inspired by Stephanie.
- Stereolab - First of the Microbe Hunters
- Nouvelle Vague - I Melt with You [1]
- Andreas Dorau - So ist das nun mal
- The Avalanches - Breezeblock Mix
- Solid Steel On Air - 2002-11-25 (Strictly Kev, Ala Fu, DK)
- Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider [2]
- Yasunori Mitsuda - No Hope (Brass) [3]
- David Bowie - Heroes [4]
- The Evolution Control Committee - Star Spangled Bologna
- Mogwai - Cody [5]
[1] This is from a mix that haloform made.
[2] This is the track from the opening credits scene of The Devil's Rejects
[3] This is from Chrono Trigger
[4] This is not as good as the Eno/Bowie/Glass version.
[5] This is inextricably linked to the three-legged dog in The Life Aquatic
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