The toaster oven better behave...

(I'm proud of myself for finally writing in this damned thing again. You don't have to care.)

The new year has started out great in all areas but one for me - technology. In the span of just about a week, my phone service went out, I broke my portable CD player, and one the two-way wristwatches FB and I went in on so we could play James Bond broke down two days before we were going to give them a try at Disneyland. Hopefully the store will take them back for an even exchange since I can't find the receipt (which is completely unlike me). And if those break, all hell follows.

My land-line's break down was obviously the result of our recent torrential downpour in L.A. Even the people at the phone company say it's a grounding wire outside of my building that was probably damaged. But they still want to charge $55 just to come and look at the problem - maybe next week if I'm lucky. So my roommate and I sat down, had a short talk and decided to live without a landline. The monthly bill and our unused long distance plan come out to $50 a month. I could use the extra cash since I just joined a gym. And my cell phone works just fine and the long distance is free. Maybe I'll running kicking and screaming back to SBC sometime in the near future, but I doubt it.

It isn't all gloom and doom, though. I dug out my Sony MiniDisc player and discovered that it actually works when I thought it didn't. Turns out the new hard drive I installed (OK, my dad installed it) solved the problem I was having with it. So despite the fact that I wrecked my Discman, I am actually happier now than when I began the week. Having up to five hours of compact music to suit my ever changing moods is a happy thing indeed.

Yes, I can be that shallow sometimes.

A serious question...

Is it OK to laugh at something like this as long as nobody gets hurt?

Aaron Carter Drives Over Mattress, Escapes SUV Moments Before Flames Erupt

Just askin'.