Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Friday, September 29, 2006

PC LOAD LETTER





It is not known whether the Army captain pictured in this video clip was "pretexted" during his ultimately futile telephone calls to HP tech support.



|| Andrew, 10:02 AM || || link ||

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Bookseller no more

As of 10:30 PM last night, I am an ex-bookseller. And as opposed to the last five times, I expect this status to continue permanently.

Once more for posterity:
How are you tonight?
Did you find everything you need?
Do you have a membership with us?
Your receipt is in the bag, thank you and have a great evening.
|| Andrew, 9:47 AM || || link ||

Jon Carroll lives in a left-click universe

Left-click here to read more.
So we live in a left-click universe, and what we need is a right-click button. We could figure this whole thing out if we had a right-click button. Say you are at the on-ramp to the freeway, and you can see the traffic jam already starting. Right click on the on-ramp and select 'Create shortcut.' Already you want to live in the right-click universe.
|| Andrew, 9:24 AM || || link ||

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Burrito. Taco taco. Burrito. Taco. Taco taco.

SF Chronicle feature writer Bill Addison goes in search of the transcendent taqueria and puts 85 beloved Bay Area burrito joints to the test:
Taquerias are an indelible part of the Bay Area's food culture. They provide their customers -- blue- and white-collar workers, college students, families of all backgrounds -- with the region's indigenous fast food. They're a near-ubiquitous presence in almost every area, neighborhood and town.

And, whoa, do they encourage fierce loyalty and ferocious debate. The focal point of that debate, though, is centered on the foil-wrapped, barrel-shaped burrito.
He didn't visit the two closest to us, but I drive past Tacos El Grullense in Redwood City on my way home from B&N. Never stopped there though.

What's that? Restaurant reviews? Yeah, I suppose I could start that back up. I've neglected it for months.
|| Andrew, 8:50 PM || || link ||

Monday, September 11, 2006

Almost made it to three years

I turned in my two weeks' notice at B&N today. For a job I don't really need, it had gotten to be too much of a grind--no longer any fun. I'll be giving up my 30% employee discount, book loans and about $300/month net. I'll be gaining back my Sundays and two or three nights a week and a bit less stress and anxiety.
It was going to be difficult to keep the job through the holiday season since we have travel plans on three or four weekends in November and December. The "days off request" book shows those two months as blocked out--no requests allowed. So I was going to be in the position of negotiating or begging for those days and I just don't think it's worth the trouble.
I dropped a short-and-sweet notice letter in the store manager's inbox when I got here tonight, where she'll see it tomorrow morning. Wonder if she'll call...
|| Andrew, 8:55 PM || || link ||

Sunday, September 10, 2006

(650) 992-3847 - Google Search

Here's a helpful tip. If you're going to crank-call someone three times at 6:45 on Sunday morning, don't forget to disable your Caller-ID. Amelia Macario of San Francisco, CA 94102, this means you.
|| Andrew, 12:21 PM || || link ||

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