Screaming doesn't help

The ongoing annoyance at Nextgentel continues. I thought that opening a big ol' can of Texan Evil Whoop Ass on them would help, but I think I have finally found an Evil that is Eviler than I am. Nextgentel is impervious to my curses, hexes and Evil Whinging. Damn. Minions, please, I will be calling you into battle soonest. Be prepared to do your level worst.

NOW they say they are working on the "backbone" in our area and we won't have internet for at least two weeks, though, of course, they can't give us a definite date and it could be longer or shorter than that amount of time. They just don't know, and by the way, didn't we get the letter about it? To which, I reply, no I didn't get the letter, I have called you people many times over the past week, been on hold for 40 minutes each time, and gotten a different story each time, and now you say I missed the memo. Who do I need to blow to get an answer around here? (And, boys, just so you know, by "blow" I mean "blow away" by force of my Evil Mind Splattering Tricks, not the kind of blow that your naughty little minds instantly conjure up in a whelter of images and cheesy 70's porn music.)

I find it ironic that we live in a flat that is so sophisticated that our oven speaks 16 languages, including Sami (the language of the Northern Norwegians and Swedes who take care of the reindeers), and I have yet to master how the dimmer switches work in my bathroom, and yet I can't get freaking internet. I mean, really!

Honestly, I really don't have much to write about right now. This library computer won't allow me to post some pics I took from our recent trips to Budapest and Venice. I just got back 9 rolls of film, and there are some great shots in there. My camera is a cheap one, but damn it can take good pictures. Soon I will be getting a digital camera, though, and hope that I will be able to post pictures more frequently, especially of day to day stuff and the house, my jewelry efforts, etc.

I am planning some big stuff, travel wise, but need to keep it on the Down Low for a bit, as I don't want to jinx it by it going wrong. Let's just let it suffice to say that I hope to add at least two more continents to my travel plans by year's end.

Now I am off to go for a walk. It's been rainy and cold for a week now, today is the first nice day we've had and I need to move around a bit. Later.....