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Mar. 6th, 2010 12:04 pmSo far I've been thrown 2 "Going Away" parties. So either my friends are really sad to see me go, or really HAPPY to see me leave. Hmm. It's 50/50. Wednesday we went out to Dave & Buster's for food and games. That was fun. Last night we went to Bikini's (the guys picked it). That place was kinda lame. Average, yet overpriced food plus a mandatory 19% tip for our group of 6. What the hell, man? You can be sure I won't be going back there, boobs or no boobs. We got out of there ASAP and grabbed dessert at DQ, which helped to partially salvage the evening.
Aside from fun time, I've been going through a blitz of training and shopping to get ready for Canadia. My company being the way it is, all the preparation was delayed to the absolute last minute, leaving everyone involved in a real pinch. I did manage to get most of my gear, except for the Eskimo boots and the winter coveralls, which I'll be getting in Calgary. Last night I went to Best Buy to try and get the laptop I planned on taking north with me. I'd been keeping my eye on this laptop since January, back when I still thought I was going to England.
So when the BB slave came by and tried to coax me into a pricier laptop, I was all, "No, I know what I want. I want THIS one."
Then he says, "Well I don't believe we have it in stock, I'll go check in the back."
Five minutes later he comes back, "We're out of stock, and so are all the regional stores."
Damn.
"But you can buy it today and we can ship it in 1-2 days."
I tell him, "That won't work for me. I'm leaving the country in 2 days."
"Oh, we can ship it to anywhere."
"You better be able to ship it by sled dog to a set of GPS coordinates, pop-tart," I think. But instead I say, "Well can I buy this floor model?"
"No sir, we don't sell the display units."
"You don't?"
"No, we keep them on display so that customers can view the units and purchase them online."
WTF! Yeah, I was pretty grumpy that I couldn't get the laptop I'd been planning on and I wasn't too happy with that twerp. I even checked Target and Wal-Mart out of desperation, but they had crap in the way of laptops. So today I think I'll try Fry's. Hopefully I'll find something there.
Also, my brother had mentioned that he might come down to Austin this weekend to hang out before I ship out. That'd be fun. Other than that though, I'll just be cleaning house and getting things ready for Monday.
Aside from fun time, I've been going through a blitz of training and shopping to get ready for Canadia. My company being the way it is, all the preparation was delayed to the absolute last minute, leaving everyone involved in a real pinch. I did manage to get most of my gear, except for the Eskimo boots and the winter coveralls, which I'll be getting in Calgary. Last night I went to Best Buy to try and get the laptop I planned on taking north with me. I'd been keeping my eye on this laptop since January, back when I still thought I was going to England.
So when the BB slave came by and tried to coax me into a pricier laptop, I was all, "No, I know what I want. I want THIS one."
Then he says, "Well I don't believe we have it in stock, I'll go check in the back."
Five minutes later he comes back, "We're out of stock, and so are all the regional stores."
Damn.
"But you can buy it today and we can ship it in 1-2 days."
I tell him, "That won't work for me. I'm leaving the country in 2 days."
"Oh, we can ship it to anywhere."
"You better be able to ship it by sled dog to a set of GPS coordinates, pop-tart," I think. But instead I say, "Well can I buy this floor model?"
"No sir, we don't sell the display units."
"You don't?"
"No, we keep them on display so that customers can view the units and purchase them online."
WTF! Yeah, I was pretty grumpy that I couldn't get the laptop I'd been planning on and I wasn't too happy with that twerp. I even checked Target and Wal-Mart out of desperation, but they had crap in the way of laptops. So today I think I'll try Fry's. Hopefully I'll find something there.
Also, my brother had mentioned that he might come down to Austin this weekend to hang out before I ship out. That'd be fun. Other than that though, I'll just be cleaning house and getting things ready for Monday.
