Despite some basic knowledge of that song, I must admit that I’ve never seen Sound of Music. In fact, I only know this song from when Selma (Bjork) sings it in Dancer in the Dark…this is at the beginning of the movie before she gets hanged mid-song.<\/p>\n
Anyway, life is good today (mostly).<\/p>\n
Today is the last day I have to\u00a0work before the office is closed for holiday recess. I don’t return to work for another 12 days (January 2nd)…and I’m not even having to use a single vacation day! In fact, I’m carrying forward 20 unused vacation days into next year. That on top of the 20 days I get next year (plus 3 personal days) gives me enough time that I could effectively take the whole summer off (but I won’t).<\/p>\n
I’m also going to Montreal with Randy for a few days next week\u00a0(a place I’ve not been to in 4 years or more). It’s such a great week to go up there, what with the favorable\u00a0exchange rate and after-Christmas sales up and down Ste. Catherine Street.<\/p>\n
And last night Randy invited me to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in February! His close friends, Ben and Sandy, have a place down there and invited me to join them for a week! WOO HOO – one more country to add to my list of visited countries….and a warm destination during the coldest months of the year (something I’ve not done in\u00a020 years).<\/p>\n
Alas, with the good comes the bad. My sister-in-law is back in the hospital. She has yet another infection: her temperature shot up to 104 degrees and she became dillusional\/incoherent. She’s been in the ICU for two days (mostly for better observation) and will likely remain in the hospital until after Christmas (she may be transfered to a Boston hospital – in which case I can visit her).<\/p>\n
Finally, I’ve been without a home computer for nearly a month now. On November 30th, my computer was dropped off at Best Buy at the Cambridgeside Galleria since it’s under warranty and it kept crashing. I called them the day after I got back from Japan and the technician said my computer was ready to be picked up. Randy and I planned on going over the next day…but then a water main burst and the store got flooded.<\/p>\n
It’s been nearly 10 days and the store is still closed. I’ve called repeatedly to find out what the story is and yesterday I was told that all repairs were shipped to another store (South Bay). I’ve called there and I keep getting the run-around. So far I’ve been told:<\/p>\n
“So was mine damaged?”, I ask.<\/p>\n
“But if you’re waiting to hear from corporate about my mine, doesn’t that mean it’s damaged?”, I ask.<\/p>\n
Why don’t I trust them?<\/p>\n
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