Daily Archive: March 22, 2004

22
Mar
2004

BANG ON MY DRUM ALL DAY

Worked all day with a clamp around my head, both literally and figuratively, as I had my headphones on ON TOP of a headache. Urgh. I got home about 15 minutes ahead of Anders and the kids and crashed on the couch for an hour and a half. By the time I dragged myself upright I was groggy and felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd, I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud… *pulls self together* I read a chapter from The Meaning of Everything that travelertrish so kindly xeroxed and sent to...

22
Mar
2004

HEADPHONES: SANITY SAVERS

GAAAAH. Since I got in to work this morning, my computer has been running at high speed like it’s working on something, even when there are no programs open. Rebooting didn’t help. I’ve called Help Desk and they’re “sending a technician to take a look.” ETA: NEVER, apparently. I’ve got my lovely, wonderful, super, fabulous, noise-muffling headphones on and the music cranked up to cover the sound. For those in the know, repetitive noises drive me insane. Quickly. Anders says I consider TWO repeats of a noise repetitive (and I stand by that statement, actually). When I first started working...