The good news is the dreaded sore throat/runny nose/cough has yet to show itself. But I still feel exhausted. If this keeps up a nap may be required before Sci-Fi Friday tomorrow.

I did try to get the DSL hooked up tonight. OK, maybe this is obvious to most people, but when the SBC operator told me I could set up the DSL before the activation of the service tomorrow, I assumed that meant I could just turn on the computer tomorrow and be good to go. Well, after Step 4 was still running after nearly a half hour (total set-up time is suppose to be about a half hour) I thought something was wrong. I checked troubleshooting in the manual and it said something about installing equipment *after* the 'service order completion date/date due' which I take to mean the activation date of 2/24. The hardware is set up at least. That part I actually could have done without ever inserting the software. Gee, put the phone line in the phone port? Who knew! And the illustration putting the plug in the outlet? Very helpful.

jonesiexxx I received The Upside of Anger today. Thanks! I really enjoyed the movie when I saw it in the theatre and when I saw it again a couple weeks ago on HBO I liked it even more. The story has some fairly major plot problems. It still bugs me that we never understand why Joan Allen's character makes the rather huge assumption she does about her husband. Nor do we ever see the sweet, kind woman she supposedly was before he left her. But, God, is she fabulous in the role. How she didn't get an Oscar nod is beyond me. And Kevin Costner, who I haven't really liked in anything since, er, the late 80's/early 90's? is really good here. That's a really long explaination behind my appreciation for this gift. ;)

And, lynnb, I finally tracked down the box! I did have to sign for it at the post office. That coupled with the before mentioned waste of money for express shipping is why you are swearing to never do that again. ;) Anyway, she got me an M&M toothbrush! In blue! Which I'll never use because it's much too cute! :) And I'm also the proud owner of the smallest camera I've ever seen outside of a Bond film. I'll try to figure that out after I get this DSL thing licked. Thank you!

OK, time to go crash on the couch again...

Tags: birthday 2006
Current Mood: exhausted

Let's start with the negative, which there wasn't much of. I now know why people tend to take the day off from work on their birthdays. See, my office, on their intranet page, list 'Today's Birthdays' so I encountered a steady stream of e-mails, phone calls, and people stopping me in the hall to wish me a happy birthday. You can guess how productive my day was.

And keeping with a tradition I can recall as far back as the age of five, I seemed to have picked up an illness of some sort. The tired and achy kind. Hopefully it won't progress further. But, yes, it wouldn't be my birthday without me facing down a cold.

Now, on to the good. There was cake! Chocolate with chocolate frosting from scratch. No mixes. From my bestest friend in accounting. Tomorrow will be lunch out with the girls and the guy who runs our mail room. Why he hangs out with us so much I don't know. Actually, he's a married male who has an excuse to hang out with seven women. Never-mind.

Work was also interrupted by my constant trips to my Flist. You are all much too sweet and kind and generous. I actually had a Sally Field "You like me. You really like me!" moment. (Feel free to slap me.) I also was the beneficiary of a lot of Bamber. From wickedgillie's choice screencap pick to sdwolfpup's Lee/Laura fic with pictures! to k_julia's Lee/Laura sexy/angsty fic that would help explain a lot! And I've decided that 'autograph' is a euphemism. ;)

My plans this evening were a bit wacky. I had them, canceled them do to illness, felt well enough to meet up for a bit, had my friend cancel because she was pissed off with her husband, picked up takeout on the way home, only to have her call me and decide to come over (with takeout) because see needed a break from her husband. Least I could still veg. We watched home decorating shows and mocked people. Caught a commercial on Sci-Fi for 'Doctor Who' (her channel flipping puts mine to shame) and found out she and hubby are 'Who' fans, but were clueless about the "cute" (her word) new Doctor so I ended up burning her copies of the last series while she was here.

The DSL arrived yesterday...and is still in the box. Too tired to deal with it yet. And I received dragonfly0303's prezzie. Much thanks and a great addition to my classic film collection. :) And lynnb I'm trying to determine where your package is. Though we had no postal service Monday, someone tried to deliver it??? Now I need to determine if the apartment complex office has it or the post office. The card they left made no sense. But thanks!

And I have to share some other things that have made me very happy the past couple days that had nothing to do with me. inlovewithnight has posted her latest edition of Drunken Hornblower Theatre. This time she mocks (with love!) The Wrong War. Hilarious. And over at hh_slash romanticalgirl has posted Ride At Anchor which is one of the best Horatio/Archie fics I've ever read. It's set pre-'Mutiny'. The characterizations are spot-on, the language is rich and fabulous, and hotter than the sex is them talking about it. Go read!

Ok, it's now time for a shower and sleep and nip this bug in the bud!

::Hugs:: to you all. :)

Tags: birthday 2006
Current Mood: loved