28

July

2010

Day 1: Stacey is a klutz

Today was my first day at the Y. Get ready, get set, go.

Forgot how boring treadmill walking is and I have to do an hour? FML.

Was reaching for the iPhone to change to a flashpoint episode and TRIPPED. And fell. And got zipped away by the treadmill.

Forget that I hurt my knee. Whatever. The worst part was the humiliation. Really.

LOL FAT COW FELL ON TREADMILL.

I wish my pride had let me let the Y lady ice it immediately. But no, I got back on and walked another seceniah minutes.

Tomorrow I’ll be back and do the entire 97 minute workout.

Maybe if I see Kevin, my coach, I can show off my pretty bruise.

My knee is 3x the size of my left, which is scraped.

C’est la vie. Tomorrow, no casualties. It’s just so hard to even be there because I’m embarrassed. Falling didn’t help.

26

May

2010

Dear Plantronics: Fix your headsets

After reading several reviews of the various plantronics headsets, I decided to purchase their .Audio 655 headset. It wasn’t my first choice, as I wanted to continue to use my cheap microsoft lifechat headset which had earpads big enough to fit comfortably, but Futureshop didn’t have any in stock.

There are pros to this headset. It’s pretty. It feels sturdy. The headband is padded. The cable is long. My friends reported my voice quality went up drastically (You don’t sound like a grandmother anymore) over ventrilo.

But the pros are very frustrating. First off, the ear pads are too small, so my ears hurt. I figured this would happen, and usually I can tolerate it. Usually, in time, it goes away as the headset loosens up and my ears get used to it. So I was ignoring this frustration.

But the one thing I couldn’t stand was the crackling. CONSTANT crackling. This headset comes with no drivers, so when I contacted Plantronics, and advised them of the issue, they “kindly” informed me that it was my computer, not the headset, despite the evidence I found elsewhere online.

For those who care, I am running 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium on an i7 920 hyper-threaded quadcore with 6gb memory. My power source is adequate. I have tried four different usb slots on my computer, and all result in the crackling and the sound cutting out.

I can repeat this issue on other systems running 64-bit headsets, but the problem does not exist on 32-bit systems.

This echoes another plantronics headset, the GameCom 777. It uses the same C4 chipset as my headset. Coincidence?

Needless to say, if you are running a 64-bit headset, Plantronics earns a fail.

Their headsets seem nice enough, but unless you want lame customer service and a headset that crackles and cuts out worse than a blown car stereo system, give it a pass.

11

May

2010

Internet not as anonymous as you’d think

An opinion piece I wrote for work…

A ruling in Halifax, N.S., is one every person who posts on the Internet, whether anonymously or not, should pay attention to.

Many people who post online act as if the Internet relieves them of responsibility for their comments. Perhaps they think the Internet’s anonymity is a liberating thing: You can say what you think in a way that may be socially unacceptable. No one is going to reach through your monitor and punch you in the snotbox.

10

May

2010

Skinny people eat bacterial slime

I have decided to go back to work at losing weight. I was doing really well adjusting my eating habits, exercise habits, etc., until my arthritis manifested back three or so years ago. I had dropped down below 300 pounds, and was continuing to lose weight. I can’t fit into the clothing I bought then, and when I went to buy pants this time, I had to go up a size.

Not good.

26

April

2010

Bwahaha! No more pain!

In theory.

Right now, I’m pretty bitchy because of the pain.

You see, I had the third of four wisdom teeth removed today. I’m rather excited it’s gone because it’s been causing me a LOT of pain. Excruitiating, headache, face numbing pain. The dentist was just like “So, you want this out today?” And I nodded.

Now, of course, with no freezing, I almost want it back. Except it hurt more when it was in. I think. We’ll see. Here’s the story: