Now, where was I? Oh yeah...

I have a cold, an ordinary cold. I don't know why they call it a cold, cos I'm not bloody cold, I'm HOT, dammit! But those that need to already know what a hottie I am... hehe

Our dog is on heat so she is up at the farm. We have another shar pei here, having a holiday at the Adams Family Holiday Home for Country Dogs. Since arriving here on Saturday, she has discovered the joys of beds, TV, riding in cars, couches, chairs, carpet, music, being chatted to all the time and a stream of strangers parading through the house. She seems to like it. I wish she wasn't so fond of MY bed though; by the time the kitten gets in there and the dog, there isn't a lot of room left for Moi to recline in a graceful pose. I look more like a fat version of a poor man's pretzel all twisted up in a knot.

It's not a pretty sight, if you know what I mean.

I think I will go throw everyone out of my bed and reclaim my space... and have my hot cold in peace.

Bugger the chemo, it makes everyday life such a drama. I would rather get to choose a more exotic form of drama that doesn't have the word "common" in it, thanks :-)

"Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won't cure a cold." - Jerry Vale

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Now, where was I? Oh yeah...

In my mail today...

Dr. Seuss Explains Why Computers Sometimes Crash
(Read this aloud, if you can!)

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted at a very last resort,
And the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, So your
icons in the window are as wavy as a souse Then you may as well reboot
and go out with a bang, 'Cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna
hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk,
And the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk,
Then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!


~~ The day Microsoft doesn't suck will be the day they produce vacuum cleaners ~~

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Now, where was I? Oh yeah...

There is this restaurant in Auckland. It's got itself into a wee bit of adhesive excrement over a few teenage girls with a desire to eat out.

One news report says; "Three girls aged about 15 clocked up a $560 bill at Mikano Restaurant earlier this year, including a $265 bottle of champagne. They were not asked for identification until they refused to settle the bill."

OK, now they were served alcohol underage by a restaurant. With a meal. That's why people go to a restaurant, to eat.

Another news report says; "One of three teenage girls in a champagne spree that has forced the temporary closure of a top Auckland restaurant told the Herald yesterday it was "just something to do"."

Something to do. It must be hard having to amuse yourself by going into a restaurant and ordering alcohol, refusing to pay the bill and trying to leave, just because you are bored. One of the girls said that in a way she feel sorry for the restaurant, but that they didn't look 18 and that they ordered drinks and cigarettes just to see if they could - and just kept on trying. One of them ordered a limousine for their getaway but the restaurant staff stopped them from leaving and called the police, who in turn contacted the parents.

Naughty girls, aren't they?

But here is the kicker: The 11-day suspension of Mikano's liquor licence handed down by the Liquor Licensing Authority is expected to cost it $100,000.

That's a lot of Tattinger and Sir Winston Churchill Pol Roger champagne.

The mother of one of the girls is quoted as saying that she did not want to comment as the liquor authority had made its decision and media were making too much of an issue of it.

"Mikano have got their free advertising - the story has been blown out of all proportion."

Now, I wonder where the kids get their shitty attitude from?

~~ Brain cells come and go but fat cells live forever ~~

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