Post-Its

I figure it's about time that I write something, even though this won't get posted for who knows how long... depending on tech support and various other factors like when I get around to filing a work-order and signing the papers to let the techies in. They say it's probably the network jack, but I doubt it since I have the same problem everywhere. It's rather frustrating... I do actually have my computer connected to the network (by both wireless and regular LAN) but the stupid thing won't assign me an IP address, so I can't get anything! No internet, no e-mail... I'm basically just sitting on the network for show. At least I'm pretty sure it's not my network card... though it is rather fussy about how I plug it in, and when I plug it in... ect ect. I can't believe how many problems I've had trying to connect to this stupid network... first the hotel thing, then the non-working connectivity CD, then the non-working network card, now the no-IP thing. It's insane... this is a brand new freaking computer, that has no other problems (that I have yet found)...

So... as for life in the big City... I guess it's not all that bad. I am a little wee bit homesick, but that's to be expected. I think things will be alright when things slow down and I have a bit more time to myself... and an actual internet connection for talking to people! That doesn't come from a Mac, or my poor roomie's computer. Nothing against macs... I just basically have no real working knowledge of how to function on them... I can't even turn the sound down. Evil things, not working like I'm used to computers working. The room is nothing like I expected it to be, but that was because I was told that I was getting a triple, which is typically three rooms, and I've got a double.... It's one of the smaller rooms on the floor, I think, but with all my roomie's decorations (and hopefully some of mine, eventually) it's rather comfy. Except I can't get online. Evil freaking networks!!! This is one of the very few reasons I'd ever like AOL. At least that worked with my laptop. Everyone looks at me like I'm insane for never being connected to a network with my laptop before, but where the heck was I supposed to do that??? I suppose it's a good thing that my mom and I never went to that cafe that had the wireless internet connection, because I only figured out today that there is an on/off switch for the wireless thing. That would have been needlessly frustrating, in addition to everything else that has been frustrating... Including the fact that I have yet to finish my Perkins reference form... since I completely lack the necessary information to finish it, and I haven't been able to check my e-mail...

I am so tired.... I think I'll go to sleep now. I hope I don't feel as sick tomorrow morning as I did this morning (I almost threw up). I just finished a huge-long e-mail to my mom, so I'll cut-and-paste that into an entry later on. Last night was actually the first night here that I didn't get up at rediculous times and wonder what was going on. I hope I actually set my alarm properly tonight, since I still haven't gotten it to go off properly since Sunday. I am so stupid when it comes to random common things like that. I'm dreading laundry, but my hamper's near-full (no one would notice the same jeans again, would they? I'm going to have to do some serious laundry-learning before I try.