Efficient ways to waste time on a Saturday

I think we all know what number one on this list is: Work on your blog! Yes, I absolutely should be raising my child and cleaning my house and most definitely I should be cleaning out my flower beds because my sister and brother-in-law are bringing me a bunch of landscape stuff from the house they will have to move out of. (Thank you Gov Granholm for assisting in running the state's economy into the ground and the subsequent loss of my family's jobs). This work list is far too daunting for a weekend so instead I am making rudimentary animations for my blog (see the picture by my header). Okay, my sister just called and they are going to be here soon and my husband will be home from work shortly after that. I better run through the house with a dustrag and a mop to make it look like I did something today.

Victory

I am feeling victorious and a little bit smug today. I wrestled with Vista and won. After turning the computer and printer off and on about a half a dozen times, I managed to delete the test page that had been printing or canceling (I couldn't tell which function crashed everything) for 72 hrs. At this point, Vista agreed to recognize my printer and digital camera. ha-HA.
Then, my husband got out of bed this morning after a sleepless night due to Manther's 4am tantrums. He admitted he came very close to spanking her himself last night. ha-HA again.
Of course, Manther is still a rebellious monster and I could barely get her to wear shoes this morning. I guess I can't expect to win all my fights. At least she's still small enough that I can physically maneuver her when necessary;
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Vista is the devil

I bought a new computer at a great price. $320. It came with Vista. I didn't really want to learn a new operating system, but I needed a new computer so I did it. Vista is the devil. It can't find my printer. It won't let my printer software run. It won't let my camera software run. I barely managed to load MS Office. If Vista is the devil, then Circuit City is satan's lord and master. The loaded so much crap on the OS that it runs agonizingly slow and advertising pops up constantly. For a mere $1oo, they will happily remove the advertising. What the hell? Are you guys the mob? Do I really have to buy protection from you in order to get a working computer? I'm going home and I will try ONE MORE TIME to get this thing operational. If I can't do it, I will pay $100 and let Circuit City do it. But, rather than let them think they have won, I will openly slander them on the internet and cost them thousands in lost revenues. I have had 22 pageviews this week. Did you hear that Circuit City? 22. That's 22 people who will hear remarks that are less than kind about how you run your business. I think I smell fear.
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