randomly snarky

You have been a constant in my life for 11 years. Oh sure, we only fooled around the first two years in the greenhouse, but we’ve been mutually exclusive for the past 9 years.

We’ve shared a lot of good times – a handful of great times – and our relationship survived more than its share of mishaps and mayhem. But you helped me see the world, supported my personal and professional growth, provided comfort and shelter, and introduced me to a lot of wonderful people.

You were often there when I needed you, and I was there for you, too. Even when some of my family and friends didn't care too much for you, I stood by you and guided others to feel good about you too.

So, it’s hard to tell you this, but in the past few months I have been seriously thinking about ending our relationship. I did consider trying to take our relationship in a new direction, finding different things to do together, but I feel the only way to preserve what we once had is to end this for good. And I have a hunch you have grown tired of me too.

The truth is I’ve moved on. Next week I'm going on a trip out west, and while I’ve always kept in touch while I traveled, you won’t be hearing from me this time. Let’s face it – letting you tag along would just be awkward now.

While it is a little sad for me knowing I won't be able to rely on you anymore, some of my friends still do. Be good to them.

Best Regards,
Suzie

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I went down to a local AT&T store this morning a little after 10. I counted about 30 people on line and they were also coming in behind me. Shortly after I walked up, the man in front of me yelled out loudly and suddenly (tourrets came to mind), “Do they have more phones?!?” to no one in particular.

Two women at the head of the line turned and explained they did, but only the 8 gig models, and probably only enough for the first few people in the line. One of them said the AT&T employees were coming out every 30 mins or so to provide updates. The women said they’d been there since 7am. I figured I’d wait for the next update.

Five or six people dropped out of the line, including the random shouter who left with a grunt.

A few minutes later an employee came out to tell us they were down to just a couple of phones, but they may have just received a shipment (deliveries can be so confusing). He promised to come back and update us soon. In the meantime, he said, another local AT&T store had just run out, but the nearest Apple store had “tons,” but there were also several hundred people already on line.

At this point 7 or 8 more people dropped off the line....

Continue reading "Instant gratification" »

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I’m a horrendous mobile keyboardist, unable to text message without a series of typos. I prefer quality typing of course, but the keys of my Blackberry are small and my nails are very long, which is, by the way, fine for full-sized keyboards.

Sadly, my friends and colleagues consistently point out the typos, which is unnecessary and very annoying. They all suck.

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I didn't like eating when I was a kid. My folks had to coax me with favorite foods, and a regular winner was honey. A small spoonful, poured over toast or a pancake. Or honey and peanut butter.

I still dig its golden goodness and got hooked on Starbucks' honey lattes when I was in Florida last month. Coffee + honey = who knew? Yum. Total comfort food for a former honey kid.

Now if only I could re-embrace my dislike of food in general... heh.

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Hi, my name is Suzie and I'm a vampire. 

Virtually, of course. No gothic vampirism interests here. Heh.

The Vampires app on Facebook (and Bebo!) serves as a great stress reliever. Seriously - a feed here, a bite there, it's a calming distraction. All in 10 minutes or less.

My colleagues and friends who aren't in the game can laugh all they want; I'll just keep biting them until they cave.

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We visited the Hard Rock in Tampa last Wednesday, and I won a promotional drawing. Again. But this time the amount was so crazy, I’m still comfortably numb. Sweeeeet!

Could my luck lure me to lose? Nah… I’m too cheap to “invest” my hard-earned money and turn into a serious gambler. I’ll stick with < $100 on nickel slots, a couple of times a year.

But, as Jackie suggested, I could rent myself out as a good luck charm. I’d come cheap, too – just transportation, room, and enough coinage to let me play those colorful 5-centers.

Think about it. Just don’t let me enter the promotional drawings, cause they’re all mine, dammit!

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Great weather, good food, shopping, and beach time. Seven leisurely days with my Floridian peeps. It's good to be home.

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Catching up on my Technorati links and discovered a snarky entry on BloggingTips.com. Cool. But Technorati is doing its usual madness: Some areas of the site show my authority as 16 while another says 13. I'm annoyed that this annoys me.

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