Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 02:04 PM CST [
General]
My friends came to town from Tennessee this past weekend and I got to see them, Abadon (sp) and Pandora. Abadon I regrettably did not see too much of as he had other people to see. Pandora did so, But some of those were in Katy too I took her out there. We had a blast hanging out...
----This Just in-----
I get sooo many comments on all the things that I do for my friends. The things I do, I do because these people are my friends, in some cases they mean as much or more to me than family. So I am no slouch on a computer (obviously as I can do this thing that I am doing now...) and as any one who knows a considerable amount about computer can tell you, there is no shortage of people who ask for help.
Okay for those who keep up, you all know that I was very ill last week. I mean I was sicker than a dog!!! So I get this call for help regarding a friend's computer. Now I work in North Houston, right on the beltway. I live 35 Driving Miles from work in Pasadena, South East of Houston. About 45 to 60 % of my friends live in Katy which is Dead West of Houston, better then 40 miles from where I live.
Just to give you an idea:

Those who live in and around Houston would know what it is like to go to Katy around 5 pm on a weekday. There is just no getting through it in and thing remotely resembling a decent time frame. I would not be able to work on the computer when I was actually IN Katy for other reasons, because these people were going to be out of town. So I made the suggestion that the sick computer be taken to a place, (on that side of town ) that I was planning on being at while they were away. The Owner of the computer said "Okay" to this.
So, like I mentioned at the top, My friends came in from Tennessee. Pandora was eager to see our friends who were still in town that were not able to go to Scarborough Faire. So Sunday night, I cooked dinner here at the house and after having to do some household repairs that came up unexpectedly. The we headed out to Katy. The Fist thing I asked when we got there was, "Did the computer get dropped off?" I was told "No." So I figured that it was not that dire of an emergency.
Today I was at work. I was in the middle of printing and processing thirty tickets all at the same time. So needless to say, I was some what busy. I get a phone call from the Friend who wanted the help. Wanting me to go to Katy today after work. ANYONE in Houston knows that f you can avoid going to Katy during evening rush hour traffic. It can take a 45 min drive and turn it into a three hour tour.
I tried to be polite and explain that I was not able to make it, and I may have sounded not completely like I was paying total attention. After all I WAS At Work and had made it clear that I was handling 30 tickets at the same time.
Well Next thing I know, She gets all exasperated and stuff. Tells me to "Just forget it" and hangs up the phone! Like I did something wrong! Geeze Maloo Where does she get off trying to make me feel lower than whale snot because I am unable to make it clear across town?
Oh!!! and my Nomad MP3Player is broke