Well, without my desktop computer, I’m feeling pretty useless. I can’t illustrate my entries, I can’t watch the HD movies I have, I can’t access my HD library from my EVA8000, I can’t watch DVDs…

I just wish I hadn’t bent the pins on my processor on a Wednesday. I hate it when a package is sitting in a UPS warehouse over the weekend. I tried looking for my processor at CompUSA, and then I discovered that there are no longer any CompUSAs in my area. Apparently, they only have 23 stores nationwide now, and they’re mostly in Florida. I’ll have to go to the old CompUSA here and see what’s in its place.

I’m not surprised at CompUSA’s demise. Their service was terrible, the store was laid out poorly, and everything was always dusty or dirty. I had the pleasure of working as a vendor sales representative there, selling Verizon Broadband. I get boxes of giveaways. At the time, it was just after Thanksgiving and I had a box of huge peppermint sticks, a box of jumbo pretzel sticks, as well as other items. I set them down them at the kiosk area designated for Verizon DSL. Because there wasn’t a Verizon DSL locker to put stuff in, I had to put it on the shelves under the counter. I ended up covering it all up with the Verizon Broadband signage for safekeeping.The next day, I returned to check on the kiosk, examining it to check that it met the standards for presentation and all that nonsense. I checked underneath, and lo and behold, all the giveaways were gone. There were a couple of pens left, approximately half of a bag. Why the hell would you wanna steal some shitty pretzel sticks and a box of huge peppermint sticks? Pens I can understand. Maybe even the nasty pretzel sticks. But who the hell eats those oversized candy canes? Maybe the thief had a penchant for phallic objects, since the foam footballs that weren’t touched.Anyway, I hate not having my primary computer up. And it’s all thanks to my own stupidity. I wish I had someone else to blame.