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Monday, February 10, 2014

If the Internet Lived In My Backyard, I Could Yell My Reviews Out the Window and This Kind of Thing Wouldn't Even Be an Issue

I've been having internet problems the last couple of days; I've got a new modem this afternoon, and that seems to have solved the problem, but the change came too late to save my most recent review, which I typed up, sent, and then watched disappear into the chasm between my computer and the wider e-world.

(This is why I started writing all my reviews in a .doc file and then importing them when I was done, but of course I got lazy and quit doing that a few weeks ago.  Go me)

Anyway, review Wednesday, and sorry for the delay.  Take advantage of the time to go watch the Olympics; there's a women's curling match on as I type this, and for my money, televised curling is one of the great things about Olympic years.
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7 comments:

  1. InquisitorMFebruary 10, 2014 at 4:33 PM

    No TV. No Olympics.

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  2. UnknownlightFebruary 10, 2014 at 4:45 PM

    You could always use Google Docs. I've been using it for five years now (oh god, that long?) and I've never lost a single piece of anything ever. I've lost a crap ton of stuff on my computer or from using crappy USB drives...

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  3. Professor WhoovesFebruary 10, 2014 at 5:59 PM

    You don't use Gdocs? It, like, keeps your stuff in the cloud, man...

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  4. Present PerfectFebruary 10, 2014 at 6:27 PM

    Could be worse: everything you'd eaten in the last 24 hours could have vacated the premises in a hurry. :(

    Also FUCK YEAH CURLING watching men's atm and the Norwegians' pants are amazing. Oh, and the US lost. :(

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  5. InsertAuthorHereFebruary 11, 2014 at 12:12 AM

    One of these days I'm going to need to watch these curling things.

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  6. Holly OatsFebruary 11, 2014 at 1:52 AM

    Ouch, that sucks. Speaking of the Internet, I just heard a song on there about fanfiction. Was actually about to send it to you on FIMFic before I read this post; figured I'd share it here instead

    I've never watched curling before, unless you count a fictional portrayal on The Simpsons (I don't). It's always struck me as a very Canadian thing, though it was invented in Scotland. Even still, I don't know why I think of that as a bad thing, considering how many Canadian things I love. Blame Celine Dion, I guess

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  7. Bad HorseFebruary 19, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    Whenever I fear the human race is too clever and resourceful for me to conquer, I think of all the millions of people around the Earth, eagerly watching grown-ups sweeping the ice in front of a giant shuffleboard puck.

    I recommend Sir David Attenborough's nature documentary on curling: http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/5425236/david-attenborough-winter-olympics-curling-video

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