1/4/07
So the phone guy came around today. Instead of coming between 9:15 and 1:15, he first showed up at 8:38 a.m.. Fortunately he left a number and came back around noontime. He used his equipment to check the line, says everything looks okay.

First he says that it may be my telephone. Not the phone line, not the socket, not the phone box. My telephone. I explained to him I have three phones, a regular telephone when the cordless conks out and my modem. He looked further, decided to change out the old phone plug in my bedroom with a new one and figured that would get the job done. As he left he said "If the problem persists then it's your phone. Not our line."

Well Jaybird let me come over and test my regular phone and my modem. After he turned off his DSL, I was able to get online with the same, uninterrupted and slow connectivity I'd normally expect with dialup rather than having tons of pages taking too long to load or the server's not responding messages. Plus when I left a minute long nonsense message on my voicemail there was no static or interruption.

Qwest says someone will come out tomorrow to further investigate the situation.

Since Wednesday morning I've felt like someone stood on my head and compressed it. Both sides of my upper jaw ache. raddidge thinks I'm clenching my teeth and it's muscle fatigue. Part of me is wondering if it has anything to do with my persistent oral health issues. raddidge first recommended that I get something for my mouth to prevent the clenching but those devices were twenty five bucks! Later raddidge recommended that I just relax.

I'm sincerely hoping that the drama at work was a one time deal and as long as I remain quiet and do my job I won't have anything to worry about as an employee. Monday the Eighth will be the proof in the pudding, also if they have me sign up for health insurance which I will do despite my miserly side screaming that it'll lead me to the poorhouse.

Plus I'll probably schedule a week's vacation in May so I can have surgery on a Monday and spend the rest of the week in convalescence.

I was thinking of going someplace like an internet cafe to upload heptapod.org and the associated pictures from the past week and change. Unfortunately I remember the last time I attempted reaching heptapod.org from an establishment with public internet access I always get a message that heptapod.org is a restricted website for hate speech, violence and other nonsense that is taken wholly out of context by bleeding heart liberals who want to give you "freedom from" rather than "freedom to".

Not that George W. Bush is any better as a human being or politician.