Uh, Colonel?

Well I've been offline for what I'm guessing is "forever" in terms of internet time. No excuses. I think being offline just got easier for me every day. The idea of getting further and further behind on everything eventually got overwhelming.

Honestly? I'm feeling like I'm back at Day One of internet socializing. I'm so far behind right now that I have no hope of catching up. So maybe I'm safe to just jump back into the thick of it all?

Curious thing here on LJ. I have a message in my inbox but I'm "not authorized to view this comment." Really? But it's in my inbox! Why am I not be allowed to see it?  The message is from 4 weeks ago. All I can think is that maybe it's from someone who was once a mutual friend but no longer is? Or maybe a spammer that got deleted? Oh well, I'm not going to worry about it.

You've all heard me making fun of or complaining about living in "Green Acres" now, right?  Well I have another complaint. Out here we have one option for decent internet service and that is Frontier Communications. They provide my landline phone and DSL. Now, back in 2008 when we were moving here, we had to get the phone in order to get the DSL. Since then the company decided to offer DSL-only but only to new customers.  Well that's not my beef, sorry.  My beef is that the other day we got a letter from them informing us that they have issue with our phone usage. See, we got their unlimited local and long-distance calling package. But apparently Frontier has their own definition for "unlimited" minutes. Allow me to quote some of the letter here...
I don't know what pisses me off more: them putting a limit on the unlimited minutes or them lying about my phone usage.  Do they think I'm stupid?  Maybe they do since they bolded those first two parts I'm guessing they figure I can't multiply.  And they also must think that I can't add. But I can. And I know how to go out to my account on the web and get the itemized calls list and add up the minutes.  Guess what?  None of the past three months exceeded 3,500 minutes. Okay, the last month was close at 3422 but the two before that were 1888 and 1400. Guess what Frontier? I can divide too! The average of the past three months is 2237.

So yesterday I was hollering and cussing and throwing things. Seriously, that entire second paragraph is absolutely and completely absurd!  Hubby and son did their best to get me to calm down.

So I spent today digging up the old bills and all of the notes about our phone calls to them regarding billing discrepancies and internet downtime. This company is so totally messed up. None of our bills are the same amount. The first 12 months we called them every other month and they would tweak the bill. Then Frontier lucked out when I got sick last winter. As it is now, the bill has gotten to be $20 more than we signed up for. But even that isn't consistent. A few months ago the bill was $35 less than the previous month and then it went back up the next.

Not to worry. I've been given strict instructions from Hubby that I won't be calling the company. He will.  I will be as far away as possible and out of earshot. I've typed up a list of my "bitching points" that he will use at his own discretion.

Hubby is the absolute best thing ever to happen to me. The only reason we bother keeping Frontier's crappy less-than-3-Mbps-which-we-pay-for-and-more-like-1-Mbps-if-yer-lucky DSL because our son plays online games.  The things parents do for their kids, eh? Does this mean I'm spoiling my son? I hope not. I'm against spoiling kids. I'm a firm believer that they should suffer just like we did. I'm kidding. I completely turn to mush at "cause you love me, Mom."

If it was just me, I'd be signing up with the satellite company for their mega-laggy internet.  I'm okay with lag. Gives me time to think. Really. I stink at one-on-one conversations.

I don't know how many different emotions the human brain is supposed to be able to handle at one time, but my brain is currently maxed out.  Where's the reset button on this damn thing?

And that was just more video announcements.   So when was my last real update? 

Today I think I stirred up the hot coals at the Gateworld S/J shipper family thread.  If I pissed you off, I'm sorry.  Truly I am. I have no intention of angering folks.  Confrontations are bad for my blood pressure anyway.   So here I am backing down. 

About the blood pressure, it's up and so is my med dose.  As is the depression (or would that be down?) from the PMDD so that med dose is up too.  My cholesterol is up.  My weight is up.  I'm really not doing good with this middle-aged stuff.  My advice?  Don't get old.  Stay young. 

My cat is nuts.  He likes one type of toy and insists on shoving it under or behind or in something then immediately forgets where.  I end up crawling around with a flashlight while he sits there watching me with anticipation of getting his favorite toy back. (who's the nut?) I'd buy him a hundred of the damn things but I can't find them anywhere.  We're down to two almost-fuzzyless fuzzy balls and I can't find either one right now.  The brat sits there staring at me wanting me to go find them.  STOP IT! 

Haven't wanted to work for several days now. I really do need to get my butt into bed earlier. Okay, I'll go do work right after I do this...

Got this from almost everyone on my Friends Page...
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Okay, someone tell me what I'm doing wrong please. Why is the Geek thing shifted left? Guess this is why I'm only 59%.
I figured it out. Always learning.  Maybe now I'm 60% geek?

Okay, I just finished spilling out my guts below. It’s not pretty and it’s got a bit of cussing so you might not want to go in there…

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My day started at around 2 in the morning. I woke up because there was 18 pounds of cat lying on my feet. Gentle nudging did not clue him in to my wanting him gone so I had to pick him up and show him the way off the bed. So now that I was awake, it seems I’m eagle ears tuned into every little sound, despite the earplugs I have in. I wear earplugs because my husband snores loudly. I suppose so do I but you can’t prove it by me. So now I’m lying wide-awake trying to not hear the snoring, wondering if I can double up the earplugs without damaging my ears or maybe I should just drag a blanket out to the living room and sleep on the lounge chair. By now the cat has figured I’m asleep so he’s back on the bed but I’m not so nice this time. I slap my feet up and down on the bed and he skedaddled out of the room. My husband sits up and, “Huh? What was that?” I tell him he’s snoring and choking so he needs to roll over. He does so with a grumble, at least with my earplugs it was only a grumble, and he goes right back to sleep. I lay there staring at the ceiling because my eyes will not stay shut. I think I finally dozed off but again the cat and again my feet and this time the husband gets up coughing and goes to get some water. I didn’t want to know what time it was. I convince myself that meditating will do the trick and it does. Before I know it, the alarm is buzzing. Of course I don’t want to get up but after the fourth snooze it’s getting really late. So late that we are now rushing and I now have to drive my son to the bus stop because he hasn’t enough time to do the walk. I’m hurrying through the house with my keys and purse in hand and suddenly I hear the car alarm blaring. Damn! I triggered the panic alarm because of how I was carrying my keys, I’d pressed the remote button and damn damn damn HOW DO I TURN THIS DAMN THING OFF? WE HAVE TO GO NOW OR YOU’LL MISS YOUR BUS! LET’S GO!! Husband says to go and he’ll turn the alarm off. My son tries to calm me down but I’m too stubborn and tired. He sits in silence, I get him to the stop, he gets out, I tell him to have a good day, he says sure okay and closes the door. I drive off. God I hate when that happens! I get back to the house, the alarm is off, seems you just have to put the key into the ignition to turn it off. STUPID CAR ALARM!!