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Ideally, one should not be able to play three games of solitaire between each page load, but that was pretty much my night last night; I was all Sally Field with the "Not without my emaaaaaail!" Today it seems to be better.

Here's the best part: the fussy internet? Isn't even on my computer. This is the borrowed computer (my parents'. Yes, it was cheaper to get two different internet connections than route them together). My actual internet is fine--it's just that the monitor on the old computer blew out, and the computer is apparently so old (five, six years?) that it doesn't even have the correct outlet-pluggy thing for my new flat screen monitor, so I can't just switch them out. And I don't have the BellSouth installer CD anymore, so I'm waiting on that to come in so I can get the new computer online. Basically, it's the biggest clusterfuck ever, AND I still have to research the term paper. What I'm saying is, we're not out of the woods yet. If I disappear again... well, don't be surprised.

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You do what you have to do. We will all be here waiting when ya get back.

And it doesn't help that the BellSouth people seem to be slow/stupid about everything, at least with me. They did send us an extra DSL package (modem, filters, cabling, software, etc.) for some reason, and never charged us for it, so that's cool. I'm keeping it in my closet in case this one explodes.
I saw a billboard for BellSouth once that I loved though, it said "We take the BS out of phone service." and I just cracked up, because I always made fun of their initials.

I have cable at my place and when I go to my other's it's back to old-fashioned dial up AND IT DRIVES ME CRAZY, CRAZY I TELL YOU. So I do sympathize.

I think it was you who liked a song of Hélène Ségara, I was wondering if you wanted to have more?

Sure!

Vivo per Lei, with Andrea Bocelli (http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2M4ARG7HJTPV4316LXK8Q37SF6)

Vivre from Notre Dame de Paris (http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0I5W5LULY2NY909L2H93P8HUH9)

Je vous aime adieux, her first hit (http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3IWBNYAFUTVVU1850Q1M7HMXR3)

Il y a trop de gens qui t'aime (http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1F9ZG3HE88RU325ZRJHQXAA0U3)

Les vallées d'Irlande. (http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18GF5QFRS52X529LCTN2FMHUD6)

Au nom d'une femme (http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=36LWCKAED63XY3IHQNJPA1HVUW)

Tu vas me quitter (http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0ME0BX3ZMBZ2T1HD2D6GXENRVA)

These songs are so great! I'd never heard of this artist before, but I couldn't resist a french song with Ireland in the title, and after hearing that one, I had to get them all. Thanks for posting these!

Thanks so much. :)

Good luck with getting everything fixed.

*sends good wishes your way*

My time-zone's slightly ahead of yours, so I'm not sure if you've already received the good wishes or will have to wait another day... :D

My job doesn't start until next week so I am bored out of my skull. Want me to do any research about whatever you're writing about and send it your way so you don't have to wait for your comp to load? Research is the part of term-paper writing that I actually like.

Well, I mean... I have to sign into the UAB database and look up criticism on Susan Warner's "The Wide Wide World." It's probably something I have to do myself.

Ahh, well. If there is something yoou'd like me to do, feel free to ask. I am bored out of my skull.

Holy shit, dude. You're a friend of 2600 people?

Are we up to that now? It was 2400 the last time I checked.

OMGWTFBBQILOVEYOURICON.

Thanks! Just made it this week.

internet suppliers suck. Good luck.

See I worry about stuff like this. My home 'puter is a six-year-old lime-green iMac named Polly Jean, and I fear that every time she does something freaky, like drop an Internet connection for no reason or crash while I'm word processing, the last time will have come. And I can't really afford to replace her right now.

Good luck with the Internets and the paper...

Good luck on the papers, Cleo!

I wonder...would it be possible to find a converter/plug changer/adapter for the flatscreen monitor to fit the back of your computer? Or am I having pipe dreams again? ;)

Genius icon.

(What is with the sudden abundance of hilarious Star Wars icons? I LOVE it. :D)

Oh man, good luck with getting everything worked out and fixed. When's the term paper due?

Anyway, I second (or fifth, whatever) the suggestion that we'll wait patiently for you to return. Do what you need to do and don't worry about us.

P.S. I almost don't want to ask, but.. did you finish the book?

Oh yeah, a week or so ago. The internet struggling this time was over getting all the copyediting back to them (which I just finished, yay!).

SF has been lonely without Cleo! ;)

Have fun trying to fix it. ;)

Not to be a downer, but don't forget that damn tropical storm headed your way--power/phone lines getting fucked and such. Backup early and often, as 'twere.