Yay technology!

So today I was forced to reformat my laptop after my Windows installation mysteriously corrupted itself and became virtually unusable. Besides killing 2 hours of my night, this normally wouldn't be that big of a deal, except that this is far from the first problem I've had with computers in recent history. My previous laptop, an HP Pavillion dv6045nr, broke down approximately 4 times in the past year alone, ultimately resulting in it being replaced by Best Buy with my current notebook (an Asus, never again will I purchase an HP computer), so naturally I was scared that I had somehow come into ownership of yet another lemon.

Luckily, it turned out that the problem was fixable merely through reinstalling the OS, but the timing of this event has made me question much about myself. Recently I've been having serious doubts about whether Computer Science is the correct field for me to be in. I'm starting to think that all of my computer troubles of late are a sign from some higher power that I need to be doing something else with my life, perhaps something more meaningful. But what? I don't have any real passions about anything, and changing majors on a whim would just cost me money and fuck up my graduation date. It would be awesome if these higher powers that are watching over me would just send me an e-mail explaining what they want of me, because it seems I just can't take a hint.

Speaking of which, it seems that OpenOffice.org is refusing to install on my computer now. This is especially nice since I have a Philosophy paper due tomorrow. Sweet. I guess I need to go figure out what's wrong...

...oh wait, I already know what's wrong. Computers fucking suck

Seriously, STFU

Dear Asian girl and friend who sat behind me in Discrete Structures II today,

SHUT THE FUCK UP. When I go to that class, I don't want to hear your inane babbling about who the fuck cares what for 80 minutes; I'm there so some Russian dude can teach me how to count and gamble. I'll let it pass this time, but if this happens again I will BURY you. Same goes for the Indian chick two rows to the left and two seats back from me in recitation this morning, except the guy you were blabbing to had the decency to ignore just about everything you said. Get a clue, dipshit. Days like these actually make me glad that there are no girls in Computer Science.

Now that my rant is done, I will leave you with this:

joe pwnd by meme

1. Is anyone mad at you?
I hope not

2. Who's the last person you kissed?
Archana or my grandmother, depending on the type asked for

3. Who's the first person you'd call if you won the lottery?
my mommy

4. Do you have a fish tank in your house?
probably, but Eenie Meenie Meinie and Moe died a long time ago

5. What's your ring tone?
vibrate

6. Do you delete people on MySpace when you're mad at them?
I don't have a myspace

7. What color is your pillowcase?
different shades of blue, white

8. Nearest green object ?
box of dixon ticonderoga pencils

9. What color shirt are you wearing?
grayish blue

10. Who do you trust the most?
my parents

11. What color is your phone?
Black/silver/gray

12. What's on your tv?
nothing

13. Do you forgive people easily?
yeah

14. What did you do today?
woke up, stretched/did crunches, took shower, read venkmansuite, posted this

15. Last person to IM you?
Gary (wtf he lives in the room next to me)

16. Last person to comment you?
commenting "you" is probably a pretty common occurrence in the world, I have no way of knowing this

17. Who do you text the most?
looks like Neal has the highest percentage of my past 50, I'll say him

18. Could you find an umbrella in your house if you needed one?
not in my house, but in the car yes

19. Last song you heard?
"I'm on a boat", that song gets better every time I hear it

20. Want any tattoos you don’t have?
no

21. Are you wearing a belt?
no

22. Do you play the lottery?
not with my own money

23. Last text in your inbox?
"Joe! Remember that gorgeous asian i told you about? I forgot her name. Do you remember?"

24. Last thing you broke?
my pencil point yesterday

26. Last present you received?
valentine's day candy from parents

27. Anything on you hurt?
right armpit

28. Have you taken down your Christmas decorations?
no, but I didn't have any to begin with

29. Quote something?
"This is my area, don't touch my area, it's a violation!"
-my OS professor

30. Ever do something really awful to someone?
probably

31. Last thing you ate?
peanut butter sandwich

32. Plans for tomorrow?
class, finish astrophysics homework, maybe play some games

33. Anyone in the room with you?
no

34. Miss anyone?
Yes

35. Know someone that's lying to you?
No

36. Walmart, Kmart, or Target?
Walmart

37. Gold or Silver?
Silver

39. Anything you wish you were doing right now?
arm-wrestling Optimus Prime and winning

40. Talking to anyone right now?
No

41. Last thing you bought?
food at BK

42. Whose birthday is next?
Neal

43. Next time you plan on drinking?
never

44. Fondest memory of your childhood?
idk

45. What are you compulsive about?
cleaning dishes, I've come to hate seeing full sinks

46. Anything you'd change that happened in the last 2 weeks?
getting my computer back, technology is the devil

47. Markers or crayons?
crayons

48. Where's your phone?
in my pocket

49. How are you doing on your new years resolution?
didn't make any, so pretty good

50. Who will re-post this?
Neal and Chuck Norris

HAI GUYS

Hi, my name is Joe, and I'm an addict. Addicted to what, you might ask? VENKMANSUITE OF COURSE!!!!1 I'm their biggest fan, so the powers that be let me join and now I can BLOG ABOUT WHAT EVER I WANT WOOHOO!!!11! MAYBE EVEN WITH VIDEO?!??? nah...

Anyway, I'll start off my career in the blog-o-sphere by mentioning how I seem to have gone to war with Skynet. And I thought it was just coincidence that every piece of technology I've touched in the past three years has blown up in my face, but nooooo! Its obvious to me now, Skynet is out to kill me! Its already killed my identity aka my AIM screen name Socialjoe13 (RIP)! The next step is naked Arnold Schwarzenegger bots stepping out of time portals to kill me before I can put my 1337 c0d1n6 sk177z and home-made Christian Baleout bots in action to stop it. But trust me, loyal readers, it will take more than roided up governator droids to put this contributing writer out of commission. viva la venkman!

this is joe signing out


EDIT: SKYNET FAILED AT KILLING MY IDENTITY HALLELUJAH