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Update

August 27, 2008 on 7:24 pm | In Computers and Web Stuff, Life In General, music | No Comments

I’ve got nothing new to share on the topic of my stolen computer.  We’re still waiting to find out if the insurance company will help me get a new one or not.  In the meantime, I’m stuck using my tiny computer.  It’s a good little computer (an Asus EEE pc), but I can’t play many games on it, and some web sites don’t work.

I did something stupid at work and screwed stuff up and had to re-do about an hour’s worth of work, along with making a bunch of work for one of the data managers.  Made me feel like a stupid piece of crap, but I think I got it all fixed.

I’ve been obviously a bit depressed.  I’m getting a bit better.  I’ve been looking at maybe going to Napier University next year to get a Master’s degree.  I’m tired of being the loser of the family.  All my old friends have advanced degrees and real careers, and I’m a data entry clerk, earning just above fast food money.

One of the few web sites that mostly works on my tiny computer is YouTube.  So I’ve been there a lot.  I mentioned my new obsession with Weezer a few weeks ago, and that led me to this video, which is awesome cause it has both Weezer and the Muppets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4mDIpYHxWY 

Okay, so that’s 100% awesome, with the Weezer and the Muppets and everything.  But then I started following links on the side and wandering around in general, and came upon this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6NHPrYcJpo

It is a girl called Julia Nunes, and she’s awesome.  I almost like her version better than Weezer.  Almost.  I encourage you to go to her YouTube account and check out some of the other songs.  I especially like her version of Mr. Brightside by The Killers.  I tried to buy her album, but paypal does not like my tiny computer.  

I like Julia Nunes so much I even took my ukulele out and fixed the tuning heads and got it all tuned and playable.  Of course, I still can’t play the thing.  I think my fingers are too fat for a tiny guitar.

Alana