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Sign-Up for Free Wiretapping Today, Courtesy of the US Government!

I’m fairly sure that by having these people send George W. Bush a copy of the US Constitution on my behalf, I just signed up for free (warrantless, unconstitutional) government wiretapping. The Patriot Act is fantastic¹. I’m also probably on the no-fly list. I’m going to have to swim to the UK and figure out that ocean thing later².

It’s probably sad how much I wish I was joking.

Someone should remind me to stop talking on my mobile about how much I want to 1) take over the government, 2) offer Bush a peanut just to see if the Secret Service will shoot me for attempted assassination³, and/or 3) steal Ned from Pushing Daisies and have him a) make me some pie, and b) reawaken the founding fathers so they can smack about idiots in the government. Because witnessing Bush getting taught a lesson in civil liberties by really, really dead guys is the kind of hilarious you can’t buy on television.

On an ‘eat your brain’ note, I’m definitely going to write that how-to guide to zombie survival. It’ll probably be a series of posts, actually. I’ve been watching loads of zombie movies to get ready and hone my zombie fighting skills.

Any particular aspect of zombie survival you’d like to see first? And should I tell everyone else in my house that their conversations are no longer private?

1. And by ‘fantastic’, I mean ‘completely against everything on which the US was founded’. ↩
2. Do they allow pedestrian swimmers through the Panama Canal? ↩
3. Chewing, among many other things, is an apparent mystery to George W. Bush. ↩

Things on the Brain: Zombies (and Other Stuff)

I’ve been thinking about two things a lot lately.

Number one is I need to get another job. Preferably two more.

In early October I decided to drop my classes at Seattle Central–where I was attending until I transfer to an in-state university due to money–to take care of my mother and earn money for tuition.

Right now I’m just delivering newspapers which, quite frankly, pays shit. I have limited work experience because I was focusing on school and my family before, but now I need a few part-time jobs. The next couple weeks will consist of me applying everywhere that happens to be hiring.

I’m hoping to get one with medical, dental, and optical insurance because I definitely need all three. The fact that I could get really sick at any moment and be totally screwed without insurance scares the hell out of me. Who thought universal health care was a bad idea again?

I’ve also been thinking about zombie attacks and how to escape when one inevitably happens. I have a mental list of things to keep in mind when zombies attack (though a lot of points could go for Maoist rebels or something as well as zombies). Perhaps I’ll make how to guide out of it soon.

Apple’s MagSafe Adapter: If By ‘Safe’ You Mean ‘Burning Down the House’

I got my MacBook Pro about a year and a half ago. And by ‘about’ I mean I know the exact date and time the stork the UPS delivery guy dropped it off on my doorstep. His name is Steve. The UPS guy, I mean, not my MacBook Pro.

I’ve been in love ever since. As much as I defend Apple though, there is one thing I cannot defend them on and that is the shitty MagSafe adapter.

I can see where they might not have been testing it for a year before they released it and they may not have known that around that year marker they’d begin to fray. And that fraying? Would inevitably cause a lot of them to melt and burn.

There are scorch marks all over mine. It’s almost completely destroyed and, of course, right when it happened to mine? There was a three week back-order on the MacBook and MacBook Pro adapters. I have clips–like the sort they use in salons to keep your hair out of the way–pinching in just the right places otherwise it won’t work.

I think it’s a short or something because only when it’s charging does it start to heat up. I’ve small burn marks all over my fingers from the past couple weeks.

Now they aren’t back-ordered anymore online, but I still plan on taking it to my local Apple Store to see if they’ll give me a free replacement. Word is that they’re giving replacements to anyone whether or not they still have AppleCare¹.

Technology hates me this year which is sad considering how much I love it. I’d elaborate, particularly on more recent incidents, but 1) I’m sure something else will happen within the next few days, and 2) even the abridged version would be novel-length.

That said, I still love Apple, its products, and I’m dying to get Leopard. I’m just not happy with this particular product.

1. This is really good for me because of the effing disastrous milk incident which voided my warranty. ↩

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