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The flashing lights are on
Jul. 3rd, 2006 09:28 pmToday was pretty annoying. I wanted to make an appointment to get my car serviced, so I tried making an appointment on the Internet with a nearby dealer. After both of my two attempts, I got calls from the dealers saying that the times I had chosen were impossible. What, do the people who make the websites never even communicate with the actual people? It was really irritating. So I tried making an appointment via the phone instead, and I ended up with one on Saturday morning. That's not an ideal time at all, but I have no idea whether I'll be able to come in on any weekdays in the near future. If it turns out I can, I might end up changing the time. I have no idea why they don't have any evening hours. They just want to make it as difficult as possible, don't they? Also, I wanted to stop in at the Motor Vehicle Commission, only to find out that "non-essential government services" are all closed. I have no idea why, nor how they decide what's essential. Granted, what I needed to do WAS non-essential and can wait, but such might not be the case for everyone.
One thing that worked out somewhat more fortuitously was when I went to the grocery store to buy some ham and cheese. The deli counter was crowded, and I took a number, and then went to get the cheese. When I came back, it was only a minute or two before they called my number. Pretty cool how that worked out, huh?
And here are a few other things:
1. Not to sound too much like Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with flashing traffic lights? Last night, there was a pretty bad thunderstorm, and one of the lights was flashing yellow in one direction and red in the perpendicular one. Do they have to be physically reprogrammed every time they lose power? If not, what's with the flashing?
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bethje and I watched Happiness last night. That's a pretty messed-up movie, especially the parts dealing with the pedophile.
3. Here is the much-ballyhooed J. K. Rowling interview. It's worth watching for Harry Potter fans, I'd say. At one point, she says of Harry, "He spends his entire life saving the world, and then next term, he's just back at school being bullied by everyone." This was actually something that I brought up back in this entry.
4. While I'm linking to videos, how about an animated version of the Tin Woodman's origins?
One thing that worked out somewhat more fortuitously was when I went to the grocery store to buy some ham and cheese. The deli counter was crowded, and I took a number, and then went to get the cheese. When I came back, it was only a minute or two before they called my number. Pretty cool how that worked out, huh?
And here are a few other things:
1. Not to sound too much like Jerry Seinfeld here, but what's the deal with flashing traffic lights? Last night, there was a pretty bad thunderstorm, and one of the lights was flashing yellow in one direction and red in the perpendicular one. Do they have to be physically reprogrammed every time they lose power? If not, what's with the flashing?
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bethje and I watched Happiness last night. That's a pretty messed-up movie, especially the parts dealing with the pedophile.3. Here is the much-ballyhooed J. K. Rowling interview. It's worth watching for Harry Potter fans, I'd say. At one point, she says of Harry, "He spends his entire life saving the world, and then next term, he's just back at school being bullied by everyone." This was actually something that I brought up back in this entry.
4. While I'm linking to videos, how about an animated version of the Tin Woodman's origins?
