Velvet

When I start my computer it says "Windows" somewhere along the way, so I assume my op is windows?

The computer clock is set properly.

The AVG security thing is the part with the incorrect date setting. The AVG claims my last scan was 11/11/11 and my last update was 20/11/11.

Again, my computer is set to the proper day and time.

I was misleading regarding the mouse comment. The mice I have work fine.

I point my curser at things and click them, but nothing happens. Once I alt/ctrl/del the clicking will work again.

My virus protection (vt) says the date is incorrect, but I can't figure out how to correct it. When I try to update my vt it won't complete it, and when I do a vt scan it gets almost done then tells me the scan has been cancelled. It suggests I restart the scan but gives me no way of restarting it.

Special thanks to phishtaper, DB and sloth for reminding me that if I do indeed find myself without a computer that I won't be missing much.

Why didn't anyone tell me Mac's don't get viruses?!?!?!

Astounding that PC's still sell if they're the only ones getting viruses.

Astounding.

My computer is fucking up again. It sorta doesn't recognise the mouse, like the curser moves around and such but it won't click anything.

I try and run a virus check - the virus checker says my last virus check was (will be?) 11/11/11, and it says my last virus checker update was (will be?) 11/20/11. (AVG free virus checker)

I checked my calendar and it's set for today's date.

Any suggestions?

I honestly think if this computer craps out I'm gonna try very hard to resist buying another. I go nuts supporting an industry where "More than half of these units will crap out on you the first year" (the sales pitch I was given while computer shopping).

If this is it, I'll still check the internet from work a few days a week, so I'll still be around.

Well, I would classify that as "exciting".

And tix starting at $50. Sa-weet.

It's a good album. I think you're gonna like it.

See, you really know me.

Now that he's experienced the frustration of delayed response time, I wonder if he'll go theough with his cuts to police services?

Just kidding, I wonder no such thing.

I find I'm missing a lot of show announcements lately.

Gotta get me a cell phone!

I'll be dressing up* for work on Monday, and instead of giving away candy I'll have a bowl full of guitar picks for the treaters.

*It's a bit ironic - I have the freedom to dress casually at work so I am always in jeans and a t-shirt, so Monday I'm gonna wear a suit and tie.

How is it I hadn't heard about this until now?!??

Have a great time everyone!

Here's a semblance of memory:

Spanish Pipe Dream

Flag Decal

Woke Up This Morning (Please Don't Bury Me)

Dear Abby

6 O Clock News

All The Best

Lake Marie

Hello In There

Sam Stone

Angel From Montgomery

e: Paradise

Jimmy Rankin's setlist went something like:

Love You, I Feel Blue

Do You Love Me, We'll Wait And See.

If She Only Knew (That I Loved Her Too)

I Make A Clever Rhyme (Almost Every Time)

Sounds like you found yerself a ticket! Good job, sir.

Great show tonight. His guitar player Jason Wilber is fantastic.

Yep, great show.

Jimmy Rankin is L.A.M.E.

Looks like she's staying at Delta?

I remember one time phorbesie couldn't do that walk. She laid right down on the sidewalk for a drunky sleep.

Voices: Musicians for Mental Illness

Amanda Rheaume

Ana Miura

Peter Hammond

Lynne Hanson

NAC 4th Stage

Thursday, November 17th

7:30pm

$25

I hope you will be able to join us on Thursday November 17th at 7:30pm at the Fourth Stage at the National Arts Centre where four of Ottawa's finest musical artists will perform in an intimate song circle. Singer/songwriters Amanda Rheaume, Ana Miura, Peter Hammond & Lynne Hanson will lend their voices and personal stories to a cause that is too often hidden in the shadows. Emceed by Alan Neal of CBC Radio One 91.5 FM, 100% of the proceeds from this inaugural event will benefit the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. Tickets are $25 each.

For more information about Voices and to purchase tickets, please visit www.themissingvoice.com.

Thanks SM for your detailed and informed opinion, and thanks again Esau for the links.

There's a guitar that came into the OFC that has a price tag of $24,000 on it. They are careful of who they let play it. I jokingly suggested that they put up a YBIYBI sign and let everybody try it out. It would seem to me that it's a playable work of art and it would further seem to me that any noticable mark inadvertently made on it would make it unsellable and would thereby move that six-string right off the shelf.

I reiterate it was a joke and not a sales strategy! It did however lead me to ponder and thought I'd post here to see what would turn up.

Also, and more practically, I was wondering what my liability would be if I tried it out and somehow damaged it.

Bottom line: I'm not gonna try it out, and it seems that OFC is smart to have thw guitar in a locked display case.

Cool updates there Mark, thanks.

Sorry Dave, I thought you were trying to set a trend.

Awesome! I don't feel old

Todd I assume you're gonna post the NYE details for us non-FB folks?

Cheers

Absolutely.

The bass player from Helix was there.

"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is commonly thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written and sung for Thanksgiving. It was mistakenly branded as a Christmas song because being extremely popular at Thanksgiving, it was sung again around Christmas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells

Dashing through the snow

In a one horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bob tails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to laugh and sing

A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

A day or two ago

I thought I'd take a ride

And soon Miss Fanny Bright

Was seated by my side

The horse was lean and lank

Misfortune seemed his lot

We got into a drifted bank

And then we got upsot

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh yeah

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

Bump 4 2nite.

shnizzle

Cupcakes people.