Kip

I saw this on Victoria's blog, and had to jump in with some sweet skills of my own:

Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?

You are Kip Dynamite and you love technology.
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and here is my DH:

Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?

You are Tater Tots. Go get your own!!
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I thought this was particularly funny, as he cooked some tots for himself just this evening!

c'mon, click on the link. you know you want to.

:::Yeah, I'm a nerd/geek/whatever:::
I have been playing Angband (while DH plays Zangband) on the computers for the past week. Yesterday, I told him we needed to switch computers, since I had some major catching up to do on the emails and such. Also, I need to scrapbook.
So imagine my dismay when my Angband won't work on the Vista computer. It simply freezes when I try to do anything except run around. It's impossible to do anything if you can't do anything!! The forum I found has been less than forthcoming with how to fix it, some have even said "I dunno what the problem is, it works fine on MY vista." Gee, that helped, thanks! So I have tried Zangband (this version has quests and a much grander "town" world), but it's scary!!! I'm used to being a higher level character, so starting off with just a dagger and a wooden torch was :doodoodoodooo: weird!!!

Well, I'm off to hack and slash more monsters and townfolk.

in the game.

sheesh!

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If you can't make it tonight, then get the goods and have some fun on Wednesday (tomorrow) Sept 19th at NOON EST.

computered out

Last week was a series of mis-haps with the computer. It started with the router going bad, so that only one computer can be online at a time. Not a huge inconvenience right now, but it will be if we don't get it fixed (we are getting it fixed).
Then on Wednesday, the computer that I use for all things scrapping, simply stopped connecting to the internet. I was having troubles connecting with GDS (the first and sometimes only site I connect to--which was having their birthday celebration), but then figured out that I couldn't connect to any other site, so I called my ISP (I had to call my mom for the phone number ). After troubleshooting, they determined that my expired internet security program was the problem (DH was supposed to fix it; I thought it was fixed MONTHS ago. grrrrr!!). So I called Norton, and they told me how to uninstall it (because I wanted to install the new one). I called my ISP again, and they "pinged" my computer, and said the old firewall was still there, and to call Norton again to help me remove it from the registry. So I called Norton, and they walked me through the registry removal. I called my ISP again, and they said the ping still wasn't going as fast as it should; we tried safe mode and it worked okay, so they advised me to a system restore. I did it back to 9/1, since I know my internet worked then. It didn't fix it. So then I had to do a System Recovery. Before I did it, I backed up all my photos, documents, and games onto my EHD (didn't take that long, cuz I normally put them there anyway). Then I wrote down all the programs that I need (you know, PSE, ACDSee, etc ) and did the system recovery. It worked! joyous day.
The first thing I did was get online with IE (which I detest), and download FireFox. So I install it, and sign into my email, and that's when it hit me. I forgot to save my bookmarks. It was almost midnight, and I just sat there laughing hysterically, knowing that if I stopped laughing I would start crying.
But despite that, the story has a happy ending. I did save my bookmarks from when I switched computers, so my bookmarks are only 6 months old. *insert heavy sigh*
So I went to bed (it was almost 1am by them). The next day (Thursday) I had to re-download and install all my programs and FireFox extensions. I thought they were all done, except for MS Office, since I wanted to check out the festivities at GDS before I did that. During a chat at 1pm, I discovered that PhotoShop Elements was not opening, kept saying something was wrong with the library and then closed. After 3 calls to Customer Support, I finally learned that the download version of PSE doesn't play well (at all) with Vista, and I would need my install disc (which I lost ages ago and didn't think I would need again). They offered to send me a new install disc, since I knew my serial number (thanks to my meticulous notes previously), and I said sure, but hung up thinking I would have to drop out of the Supreme Team contest. 'cuz if you can't scrap, you can't show off kits, now can ya?
It was later that night, and I was chatting with one of my online friends, kattyzak, and she asked why I didn't just go over to my mom's house to scrap, and I explained that mom's in WA and I'm in Kentucky...and then as she typed her response, I realized what she was saying, and I slapped my forehead. Duh! My friend Jessica lives in town here, and she uses the same program I do (she bought it as soon as she found out how much I love it)...so I could borrow her disc, and use my serial number!!! yay!!! Kattzak saved me!!! So of course I called Jessica the next day (Friday) and she was able to bring it over on Saturday.
I was further upset to find out that ACDSee's info did not magically stay on my computer, so the 6 gigantic folders I had organized...I have to do all over again. sheesh!
Anyway, it all worked out. I was able to complete my page for GDS Supreme Team contest. Here it is:

credits here

The announcement was made on Tuesday night that I, along with 69 others, am in the next round. KattyZak is also on the list. wahoo! So I better get scrappin. Those are some really talented ladies!

Supreme Team contest at GDS

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Free Products & Fun, Inspiring & Friendly Competition

Let the Search for the Next Supreme Team Begin!

Sign Up Here if you are Interested! *(Deadline for Sign-Up is September 4th, 2007)

The contest will begin on September 5, 2007 and will run for 4 weeks, ending on October 2, 2007 with the announcement of our GDS Supreme Team! The contest will have 4 rounds and will be judged by the GDS Designers. 12 Digiscrapper Supremes will be chosen!

Contestants will be provided with a different free kit to use for each round of the competition. The kits will be provided on the first day of each round and the contestants will have 5 days to complete their layout. There will be a chat to announce the successful contestants who will be going on to the next round on the 7th day of each round.

The GDS Designers are looking for creativity, uniqueness and the layouts that best showcase the kits!

No limit here to the amount of contestants so feel free to join in! You never know.. You just might be one of the next Supremes!!

Note: No Designers may participate in the Supreme Team Contest. Any CT members are welcome!

The Supreme Team Requirements are as follows:
As a Supreme Team Member you must commit to making 6 layouts (2 layouts per product) per month using the products you receive free as part of your membership. We also ask that the members be active on the site while serving their term as a member. That is the minimum requirement. You may end up with as many free products as you wish because for every layout you create beyond the minimum 6, you get another product for free! Supreme Team membership term is 4 months.

Sign Up Here if you are Interested! *(Deadline for Sign-Up is September 4th, 2007)

and since I like y'all so much, if you want a lookie-loo at the first kit (that you'll get for FREE) for the first round, click here.

Well, the results for the ADSR came in, and my team did not win. But I still had a fabulous time, and got lots of very nice prizes throughout, so I'm glad I did it!