My Dog is Chelsea

So.
A weird thing happened the other day. It all began when a friend of mine from college—let’s call her Leslie—and I went to see Colson Whitehead speak at the Schnitz. I didn’t know who he was, but I had free tickets and it sounded promising.
Well, he was flat-out hysterical—I have never heard a “how I [...]

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Left work early due to feeling like crap. (See yesterday’s entry.) Came home, took my temperature, clocked in at 94 degrees. Asked Dr. Google what that meant—he said, “Hypothermia. You’re going to die.” Waited on hold for 20 minutes to talk to an advice nurse—she said, “I wouldn’t worry about it. You have a cold.” [...]

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I AM SICK.
This has manifested itself in the form of:
• A stuffy nose
• A runny nose
• Frequent nose bleeds
• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Indigestion/feeling like I’m about to vomit
• Complete loss of sense of taste and smell
• Reduced ability to hear
• Constant headache
• Watery eyes
• Lethargy
Nevertheless—and despite the fact that I have to nap frequently in order [...]

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My iPod wasn’t working. So I called this phone number: 1-800-MY-APPLE. Do you see that? “My Apple.” That’s important, because:
The tech support guy on the other end of the line was very nice and I did appreciate his help. HOWEVER. At one point, he said, “Go to the Help menu and—no wait. That’s for a [...]

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Wow. I haven’t been this prolific of a blogger since 2005! Three whole nights in a row!
Uncle Joe called for more tech support tonight—I walked him through loading a TV show onto his brand new iPod nano. Now, if only I could figure out how to work my brand new iPod nano, which I must [...]

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