The Internet on campus is starting to act really bad again. Tomorrow, they are supposed to be taking down the Internet for two days, but in the early day today, my Internet stopped working. And, of course, their technical support (that answers calls 24 hours a day) never responded. So, even after they're done with this mysterious Internet "update", I still don't know if I'm going to have access. If it's like every other semester, a sign on screen will come up when the system comes up, asking me for my money, and then after they charge my account for $80, it will stop working again.
Something bizarre happened today also. As I couldn't use the cable modem to connect, I decided to use my laptop to connect with a regular modem (my desktop doesn't have a modem...something I never figured I would need; what was I thinking?). As I opened the laptop, I realized the letter "o" was missing. Gone. Jumped ship. Sleeping with the fishes.
After several hours of searching my house, I found it, hidden under one of my desktop speakers (probably waiting until I wasn't looking so it could make a break for the window). Now, the letter "o" kind of doesn't really fit properly (keeps coming out crooked). Kind of strange, actually.
I sent off 10 query letters today for my novels. I also received a response earlier in the morning from Publish America stating they received my novel and everything needed (author's bio and that kind of stuff), and they would get back to me in two or three weeks. So, hopefully that will work out.
Took a trip to Best Buy and walked around the store, imagining buying a lot of great things that I don't really need. Didn't buy anything.
Then went to Barnes & Noble and like I always do, I bought a few books. Purchased:
How to Write Killer Fiction by Carolyn Wheat
The Pocket Muse by Monica Wood
20 Master Plots and how to build them by Ronald B. Tobias
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (my favorite author)
That store can be deadly on my checking account sometimes.
I'm not sure I'll be able to connect to the Internet over the next few days (even with my laptop's modem connection), so if not, I'll probably have to update after school starts up again.
Stumble It!
Something bizarre happened today also. As I couldn't use the cable modem to connect, I decided to use my laptop to connect with a regular modem (my desktop doesn't have a modem...something I never figured I would need; what was I thinking?). As I opened the laptop, I realized the letter "o" was missing. Gone. Jumped ship. Sleeping with the fishes.
After several hours of searching my house, I found it, hidden under one of my desktop speakers (probably waiting until I wasn't looking so it could make a break for the window). Now, the letter "o" kind of doesn't really fit properly (keeps coming out crooked). Kind of strange, actually.
I sent off 10 query letters today for my novels. I also received a response earlier in the morning from Publish America stating they received my novel and everything needed (author's bio and that kind of stuff), and they would get back to me in two or three weeks. So, hopefully that will work out.
Took a trip to Best Buy and walked around the store, imagining buying a lot of great things that I don't really need. Didn't buy anything.
Then went to Barnes & Noble and like I always do, I bought a few books. Purchased:
How to Write Killer Fiction by Carolyn Wheat
The Pocket Muse by Monica Wood
20 Master Plots and how to build them by Ronald B. Tobias
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (my favorite author)
That store can be deadly on my checking account sometimes.
I'm not sure I'll be able to connect to the Internet over the next few days (even with my laptop's modem connection), so if not, I'll probably have to update after school starts up again.
Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 9:06 PM
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