"I've got good news and bad news," the computer said to me.

[alexandraerin]

You all remember when I said I was having problems with my email client not properly showing me all the emails it downloaded? I still don't know what exactly was causing it, but cleaning up all the accumulated crapware on my compy has rescued hundreds of email from limbo.

And that's not counting the spam that's in my main spam-catching address.

(Fortunately a lot of them are just Livejournal and Facebook notifications, though.)

So, in addition to all the email I haven't seen because my email-checkin'-computer was out of order, I also have older emails going all the way back to before my trip to New Orleans that I'm just now seeing.

Fun!

I suppose I'm going to set up some rules/filter-thingies to try to sort them into more manageable masses (in particular, to get the notices from PayPal about sponsors and such separated out where I can see them).

Comments

Re: Computer Problems Suck

[stormcaller3801.livejournal.com]

I can sympathize. Most of my friends are about four hundred miles North of me- the rest are further away. It's been years since I've had a chance to really sit down and have fun with good friends. But, I hope to find more when I move, and I can use the Internet to keep contact with the old ones. And make new ones.

And hey- this gives you an excuse to talk to Tony.

Re: Computer Problems Suck

[sage-blackthorn.livejournal.com]

I would if I had a way to contact him.

So where are you planning to move to?

Re: Computer Problems Suck

[stormcaller3801.livejournal.com]

You could ask Kim, see if she has any information on how to reach him.

As for where I'm off to, I was hoping for somewhere near Lansing, just because being near Michigan State would guarantee gaming. But right now it looks like I'll end up closer to Detroit. Which still isn't bad. There's a renfaire within reasonable driving distance and apparently other events going on.

Still up in the air though- mostly dependent upon where I can find work. I just know I want it to be in Michigan, due to the aforementioned redhead. So that's where I'm looking.

Re: Computer Problems Suck

[sage-blackthorn.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't bank on there being much work in Detroit these days. I was reading an article last month about how vast sections of the suburbs are empty. The population has dropped from 2 million to 900,000. In particular, the article was about one old guy who's making a living as a trapper. Seems the animals have moved back in to the abandoned suburbs. Raccoons are getting into empty houses and cougars are lounging around backyard swimming pools. Here is the article, To Urban Hunter Next Meal Is Scampering By (http://www.detnews.com/article/20090402/METRO08/904020395/To+urban+hunter++next+meal+is+scampering+by)

I've read other articles about how many construction companies are being called in to demolish houses because the realty companies that own them just can't sell them. That's even happening out here in California. I suppose if they get rid of the tract homes, and plant some trees, they could turn it into a big park though. Might be a nice place to camp.