Basement Chronicles

Manwich

"I'm wanna stay inside for good."

If you see these, run away. I threw a frisbee into them, and out it came covered with a substance that left my eyes swollen for hours.

Well, its not quite as hot as I remembered. I guess its that huge gap between 100 and 110 degrees. Really, it just feels like when I was outside this summer. And running around. And wearing pants.

Walked around the school a bit today, enjoying the sights, sounds, and credit card debt. Its good to be back at the start of a new year, laughing at how tan and sparsely clothed everyone is, and also at how intimidating the school seemed 1 year ago. It would be useful to be able to realize that anything you fear in the moment will seem mostly ridiculous a while later. Heh, if only I could remember that.

I also made a trip to Best Buy today. The best of buys. A sales clerk, costumed in a black "Extreme Geek" t-shirt, tailored to associate with my near-transparent brethren, tried to be helpful. I was trying to buy a cable modem (explained later). Having this in my hands, and searching for a cross-over CABLE, he asked me if I was looking to go "wireless". He must have read my mind, as yes, I was trying to set up a wireless router downstairs with a separate cable jack, while keeping a switch upstairs so that Zac and I could have wireless connectivity wherever we went.

Why can't all customer service be mind readers? Thank you, Best Buy. Best of Buys.

Ah, yes. So when I get home, and spend about an hour trying to trick Cox's system into recognizing both modems. I finally got fed up and called Cox, and asked them what was up.

The guy on the phone said that it was impossible to have more than one modem on the same account unless I decided to pay for the service AGAIN.

Maybe I don't know enough about networking, but as I see it, no big deal to add another entry to a routing list. But no, its "Cox's system" that cannot possibly comprehend the need for a house with two modems. Why, maybe people don't want to string 50 feet of CAT5 through their perfectly decent home? Maybe people don't want to drill holes in their wood floor?

Cox's current slogan is "Your friend for the Digital Age". I propose they take a cue from one of my favorite sandwich places, Schlotsky's, who claims "Funny name, serious sandwich".

"Ironic name for a serious man sandwich"

Well, at least they aren't GCI.