Austin's Lesbo BBQ

Time for some more vacation time for the Mel-a-rific...because I just don't get enough time off.

Expect post cards...all of you with addresses anyway. I can't send you stuff if you're still living in that box.

I'm headed out to sweet home Chicago bright and early tomorrow morning...granted the nonstop torrential thunderstorms let up long enough for the plane to get off the ground.

Chicago, Chicago, Chicago...where the people talk funny...where the cigarettes are called squares...where Oprah calls home...where the snow is always dirty.

I like the place ok.

I'll be spending Thanksgiving with my giant extended family...most likely with no access to computers, beer, or cigarettes...damnit. So wish me luck.

So, other than that, what have I been up to lately? Let's see....

On Friday night, I decided to get back at my crappy night at work by going out and pounding 7 drinks in an hour. Yeah! That showed them! Well, it was more like...a bad idea. There are now some incriminating photos of me passed out on a friend's apartment floor...

On top of Friday's fun filled evening, I nearly lost my computer this weekend. I came home on Saturday to find the poor thing sounding like a hard-ridden 76' Chrysler Cordoba*. I used my minimal computer hardware knowledge to strip the thing apart and found out that I needed a new CPU fan. Of course, I did all this dismantling last night after a few beers...there's no better way to problem solve. It was mostly the beer that was assuring me that the fan truly was the culprit. Fun times.

So, I went to visit the friendly guys over at the computer parts store (as a side note, I like these guys because they're all punk rock and nice...not condescending and lacking in people skills) and got myself a new CPU fan. Punk rock computer guy even gave it to me for free! That made my day.

Now that I've put the part back in and after a small "hard drive crashing" scare...I'm back in business.

There's only one problem now...my computer is emitting a smell similar to a Goo Goo Dolls album set ablaze by an unattended Bath and Body Works® Freesia candle.* I'm choosing to ignore the putrid smell until I actually see the flames coming from my computer. I mean, someone has to get hurt before any action is taken, right?

*I'm all about the similes today.

# posted by themellenhead @ 3:13 PM