Daily Archives: March 29, 2002

What ARE the Odds?

Test 1: I boot up machine. Insert Proprietary Storage Peripheral. Click on Peripheral Icon. Works. Turn off machine.
Test 2: I boot up machine. Insert WireLess LAN PC card. Surf Net. Works. Turn off machine.
Test 3: I boot up machine. Insert Proprietary Storage Peripheral. Click on Peripheral Icon. Works. Insert WireLess LAN PC card. Surf Net. Works. Turn off machine.

To Exec Assistant: “I’m ready for | INSERT NAME OF PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN, DR., ETC. OF ORGANIZATION YOU WORK FOR |. Everything appears to be working.”

Attempt 1: He boots up machine. Inserts Peripheral. Clicks on Peripheral Icon. “Cannot be found.”

Unpleasant Pause.

Outer Monologue: “That’s strange. Let’s reboot and try that again.”
Inner Monologue: “FUCK! FUCK! FUCKFUCKFUCK. . . FUCK AGAIN.”

Don’t get me wrong. I love my job. It’s just the damn computers that don’t want to cooperate.