Power outage
Posted by Pavan Chander | Filed under Events
So there I am at 5:45pm
Sitting on the computer plugging away at an online practice exam, only to be greeted with an announcement that the site would be down from 5:30pm - 4:00am.
Now I am all for online downtime, as it usually means something interesting is going on behind the scenes and there’s always the slight chance that when the site does manage to get back up there will be improvements.
But seriously, who the hell conceived the idea to wait till 15min after the site was going to be taken down to announce their intentions!
OK
Breathe, it was only a practice exam that was being a pain in the ass anyway..
[15min go by]
And then, like a flick of a switch…I’m left staring in darkness (well, more than usual) at one of my screens with a little popup saying that my network had been disconnected.
Shit
The only thing I hate worse then having the power go out, is to have it go out in the middle of the night when I’m not around.
So as calmly as I can I shutdown my computer and sit in the silence of my house and brood on how much better my life would be at that this point with an Asus Eee PC.
If anyone’s curious about UPS‘, APC has an online wizard to help you figure out your power needs.
Tags: Events, Technology
Spent the last 21 hours in bed
Posted by Pavan Chander | Filed under Events, Friends
And what a time it was!
I went to Leah’s engagement party last night, the food was definitely amazing but I had a couple of drinks more than I should have. We ended up going to a bar in the evening, I was surprised there was still a couple of people who were sober enough to drive us there, and I don’t know who picked the bar..but it was definitely a poor choice. It was basically a hole in the wall with annoyingly loud music. I grabbed another drink, which ended up costing me $5 compared to $3.50 at the Beer Store.
I did get ID’ed for the first time so I guess it counts for something.
After the bar my dad came to pick me and Maria, and on the ride home I started to feel sick and ended up puking into a bag. Passed out for the rest of the ride, got home and fell into bed. The quote about “falling asleep before your head hits your pillow” seems very appropriate.
Spent the last 21 hours asleep and woke up around 10, to realize I didnt know where my glasses were. So I was sitting at the computer squinting at the screen and not knowing whether I was typing English or just Mumbo Jumbo. My dad came down to give me my glasses after he realized I was awake.
All in all it was a good night, and I was left wondering why the hell do I enjoy drinking.
Tags: Events
