Thursday, 23 July 2009

100 Pointless Questions....

I have never filled one of these things out before, but I figured it is probably best to start, so all of my readers can have an idea of who I am, and what I'm about. So enjoy my answers below, I shall try to do a few more that are floating around the Internet. If you have any questions for me don't be afraid to ask me!

1. EVER BEEN GIVEN A RING? Yes, two, one from a boyfriend, and my auntie’s handmade Russian wedding ring.
2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP? 5 years.
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED? Erm... whatever I got for my birthday?
4. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DROPPED YOUR CELL? Too many to count, it’s the reason why I recently had to buy a new one!
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT? HAHAHA...silly question...
6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON? Books and clothes mainly. Oh and silly things that I have no use for! EG 100 transparent stickers...
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE? A handful of maltesers! Yummy....
8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? Face and their smile...
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG: I don’t have just one! At the moment, either “Starting over Again” by Dolly Parton... or anything by REHAB, EVERCLEAR AND ICP
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Lichfield
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED Netherstowe High School
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER? O2! Been with them for about seven years!
13. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Don’t really have a favourite colour
14. LONGEST JOB HELD: my current one, weekend bartending been doing it for 5 years!
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE? More than likely, no idea where they would be though
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE? Only when I’m in my car waiting for them.
17. LAST WEDDING ATTENDED? My brothers August 2008
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY? My brother, or Kate
19. LAST TIME YOU ATTENDED CHURCH: For my brother’s wedding.
20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT: Subway
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE HEARD: “I love you”
22. FAVORTIE FOOD: Pasta
23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS? It was Crystals before it closed down, we haven’t found a replacement yet...
24. CAN YOU COOK? Of course! I prefer to bake though!
25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 2000 Ford Fiesta.
26. BEST KISSER? Me
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Erm today...
28. MOST DISLIKED FOOD: avocado
29. FAVORTIE TYPE OF MUSIC: I pretty much like anything
30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: Pretty much everything
31. THING YOU LIKE THE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: I'm a good listener, I have good hair....
32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB? 6 hours.
33. FAVORITE MOVIE? My Girl, Face/Off, The Notebook, many others.
34. CAN YOU SING? I think I can, everyone else tells me something different.
35. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED? Does the Download festival count as a concert?
36. LAST KISS? A couple of weeks ago... completely awful!
37. LAST MOVIE RENTED: I don’t rent movies
38. THING YOU NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT? Keys and my phone
39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT? South Africa! It was heaven
40. DO YOU LIKE CHINESE FOOD? Oh hell yeah!
41. HOW BIG IS YOUR BED? Double
42. IS YOUR ROOM CLEAN? On the service yes, if you look in the cupboard then no not at all.
43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER? Desktop, I don't like laptops
44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN? Dara O’Briain, or Jimmy Carr
45. DO YOU SMOKE? NO
46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES ON? Depends who I’m with.
47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT? No one
48. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK? No, I know this from experience.
49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE? Never! I want to keep it that way for a little while longer!
50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST? Pancakes
51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE? Yes! Strong black coffee, with no sugar! Thank you!
52. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? Anyway, although the yolk has to be runny if they are to be fried, boiled or poached....
53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY? No
54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE: My dad
55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST? Amy
56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECIEVED? It was from Kate saying she loves Harry Potter and she always watches the movies more than once in the cinema.
57. MCDONALDS OR BURGER KING? McDonalds
58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS? 4 but I only use 2 at a time
59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Jogging bottoms and a vest top.
60. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC OR SONG? “I think you are blind to the fact that the hand you hold is the hand that holds you down.”
61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J SANDWICH? None, I don’t eat PB & J sandwiches!
62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL? Yes, poorly, but I can still play it
63. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM? Yes
64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Mint choc chip, or Milky bar ice-cream!
65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS? No, that’s why I brought a satnav!
66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF? I was once on national morning TV singing.
67. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR LIFE SO FAR? No.
68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY? No
69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Winter.
70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID? No idea.
71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING? 10.30.
72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER: when the days get dark early, and you don’t feel guilty for staying in on a night time!
73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET? Never had one
74. CATS OR DOGS? Cats
75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET? Sparky, although technically it was my mums.
76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED? Very cool! I just wish they were all like Captain Jack Sparrow!
77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND? Working for a grand total of four hours at a bar!
78. HAS SOMEONE YOU LOVE EVER DIED? Yes
79. WHAT IS THE THIRD LETTER OF YOUR NAME? L
80. HOW OLD ARE YOUR PETS? I don’t have any pets.
81. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Lichfield
82. ARE YOU SICK? Yes! I’m sure I have swine flu!
83. DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? Yes, but I’m tempted to drop out.
84. IS THE BATHROOM OPEN? Only me in the house at the moment, so yes,.
85. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP? No
86. ARE YOU WATCHING MTV? No.
87. ARE YOU SMILING? Not while I am typing!
88. DO YOU HAVE ON EYELINER? No, I always look a mess when I use it.
89. DO YOU LIKE TO DANCE? Only when I’m drunk and around people I don’t know.
90. ARE YOU BLONDE? No
91. EVER BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT? No
92. DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND? No,
93. WHO IS YOUR CRUSH? Don’t think I really have one at the moment.
94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME? Wolfgang or Gideon
95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT/TRUNKS? Black and blue.
96. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST? October for me!
97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH? No
98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE? No
99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER? No
100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS? Yes I am.

Bye for now! x

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Saturday, 11 July 2009

Computers! Love them or hate them?!?

Computers

I think computers are a magical thing. They are one of the greatest inventions and as sad as it sounds I feel completely lost without my computer and without my broadband!

However, Computers can also be the most frustrating inventions ever! They are great when they work, but as soon as it decides it doesn’t want to do anything they are horrid. In recent months I have had nothing but troubles from my computer!

I’ll start with the details of my old computer. My then boyfriend (now ex) built it for me, and it was a perfect piece of machinery. At the time I believe it was a computer with a high spec, and it did the job, I had it for 6 years when I had enough as it was getting really slow, and I was always running out of space, I brought an external hard drive but after a few months I figured I would treat myself and buy a brand new top of the range computer.


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I went to a local business where my dad brought his new computer from, which he was very happy with, and so I thought I would go there because of the recommendation I received. I brought the computer, and a bunch of legitimate software. When I got it home after they had loaded office and antivirus software on to the computer and the screen froze, this puzzled me so I thought I hadn’t plugged the monitor in correctly. So I plugged everything back in and after a short period of time it happened again. Again I didn’t really think much of it. However, sporadically this kept on happening, and it was slowly getting worse. I would have just loaded up the computer and it would freeze, or blue screen, yet other times I could be on it for hours and it would work like a dream. I couldn’t take it back after a few weeks because I was busy with uni, so I had to make sure I could complete all my assignments, and after my deadline dates I returned it to the shop two months after purchasing it. I explained my problem and they then kept the system for a week. During this time the computer did not freeze, or blue screen once, so they returned the computer to me informing me that the system was working perfectly and that it shouldn’t crash.

Well... what do you know, within a few minutes it froze. By this point uni work had piled up again, and so I had to cope with it freezing and blue screening, this continued until uni was finished for the year and I started to keep count of the times it would go wrong. In one week it had frozen and blue screened a total of 27 times. And considering this was now only four months old it drove me crazy, I got a new computer in order not to have those problems, and I ended up buying a computer which was even worse.

So I returned it back to the shop, where they again kept it for a week, in this time they informed me that they did get it to crash, so they did a dell diagnostic scan, as well as a spyware and a virus scan, but those came up clean so their option was to reinstall windows. After they did so, I was able to have my computer back when I was told that I shouldn’t have any more problems with it.

As soon as I had it back home and plugged in it crashed. I am a complete retard when it comes to my emotions and expressing my anger, and so because I was so fed up and angry and the pile of shit which was my computer I broke down crying, it didn’t help anything, but never mind, so I got my dad to phone them up to tell them it still happened. One of the chaps that work there said that he will come out and check it out in its own environment. While he was here he updated the graphics card drivers and again said it should be fine. Oh how silly was I to believe him. So the next day I returned my computer back to the shop where they would work on it once again! After having it for another week and after changing the power supply and the RAM they finally let me have it back saying it should be sorted.

Well blow me down with a feather. I’ve had it back for two nights now, and so far not one issue, it hasn’t froze once, no sign of a blue screen. So looks like the chaps at the shop have finally sorted the problem. It took them more time than it should of, but to be honest, now I’m just glad it’s working perfectly. Touch would I will never have to see them again!

As for now the technological uprising has been put on hold. I have no luck with any technology so I know it is coming one day, and I will be their first victim!

Bye for Now! x