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raincitygirl) wrote2015-06-24 08:37 am
raincitygirl) wrote2015-06-24 08:37 am
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So, why didn’t anybody TELL me Naomi Novik had a new book out? You’re all fired, fired I tell you! I’ve just started “Uprooted”, her first fantasy novel not set in the Temeraire-verse, and it’s too early to tell if it’s a modern classic yet (I’m literally 16 pages in) but so far it’s very good. I made myself go to bed after 16 pages, because I knew otherwise I’d be up all night and find it hard to function today.
Something very irritating and expensive happened yesterday. The battery on Aeryn Sun Mk 2 (my phone) started draining. When I checked my phone at lunch it was only 4% charged. So I dug the cable and adaptor out of my bag (thank God I carry them) and plugged it in to a nearby outlet and carried on with my work. When I finished work it was mostly charged, but I also had a bunch of text messages from Telus, all that same afternoon:
You have used 75% of your data for the month.
You have used 90% of your data for the month.
You have used 100% of your data for the month.
You have used $50.00 of supplementary data and your data plan has now been blocked.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the weird part is I wasn’t using my data plan at all that afternoon. I was working, but the phone was whirring away in the corner using up $50 worth of data on its bleeping own. At least if I’m going to spend $50, I’d like to enjoy it. I think I’m going to call Telus after work today and ask them if they can set my supplementary data block to kick in earlier. If this ever happens again, I’d rather spend $10 or $20 than $50. Anyway, I’ve got an appointment at the Apple Store after work tomorrow to figure out why the battery is draining on the phone.
I just spent the better part of $500 on plumbing repairs, and then Young Miss Weaver had her very expensive biopsy, and now an extra $50 just in the blink of an eye. Aggravating. But calming breaths, I will cultivate a state of zen. I am trying to have a more positive outlook on life, but there are times when it’s difficult.
Something very irritating and expensive happened yesterday. The battery on Aeryn Sun Mk 2 (my phone) started draining. When I checked my phone at lunch it was only 4% charged. So I dug the cable and adaptor out of my bag (thank God I carry them) and plugged it in to a nearby outlet and carried on with my work. When I finished work it was mostly charged, but I also had a bunch of text messages from Telus, all that same afternoon:
You have used 75% of your data for the month.
You have used 90% of your data for the month.
You have used 100% of your data for the month.
You have used $50.00 of supplementary data and your data plan has now been blocked.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the weird part is I wasn’t using my data plan at all that afternoon. I was working, but the phone was whirring away in the corner using up $50 worth of data on its bleeping own. At least if I’m going to spend $50, I’d like to enjoy it. I think I’m going to call Telus after work today and ask them if they can set my supplementary data block to kick in earlier. If this ever happens again, I’d rather spend $10 or $20 than $50. Anyway, I’ve got an appointment at the Apple Store after work tomorrow to figure out why the battery is draining on the phone.
I just spent the better part of $500 on plumbing repairs, and then Young Miss Weaver had her very expensive biopsy, and now an extra $50 just in the blink of an eye. Aggravating. But calming breaths, I will cultivate a state of zen. I am trying to have a more positive outlook on life, but there are times when it’s difficult.
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Uprooted is my favourite book of this year so far... Loved it!
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