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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Petty frustrations

This morning I was berated for not ordering my bagel with "Fresh Bacon Bits," like the sign said, and calling it "bacon cream cheese" like the rest of the world would. By the time that bitch was done pointing to the little sign and saying, "See? That's what it's called," I just said "Never mind," and left. I can live without their mediocre bagels and stupid attitude for the rest of my life, thanks.

I do think it would be fun to make little signs for what I think the various types of cream cheese should be called and then surreptitiously post them on the glass for others to enjoy. Or more likely for someone to be savaged by the staff when he or she tries to order the "Roasted Vegetable with Champagne and Crystal Meth."

But mostly I'm peeved because I have no internet access at home until my ISP mails me a new modem that's faster than 3 bits per hour. Evidently, my modem is from the Paleozoic era, and there are only, like, three of them still in existence, and the Smithsonian wants to bronze mine.

I'm going to miss having it fill up the entire guest room when it's gone. But that doesn't mean it wasn't kind of shitty of my ISP to keep charging me premium prices while waiting for me to go to them and ask for a post-1849 modem.

Hey, I told you these were petty frustrations.