Loopholes

You noticed how many loopholes there are to things now days? i have... and i learned this the hard way today...
So when my lap top began to crash i backed all my stuff up onto a hard drive... this was great. i could plug it in to whatever computer and have all my pictures and stuff right there. well last night while i was uploading pictures the hard drive decided to quit working...
So i ejected it, plugged it back in and of course... it wouldn't work. this hard drive is only two months old so its under warranty no big deal...... or so i thought.
i call the company this morning and
"you have a no workeen har dribe?" he asks.... "yes" (this was just the beginning of a wonderful conversation....) but cutting to the point, they would replace my hard drive because its still under warranty.
" so you'll put all my stuff on the new one?" i ask.
"oh no.. you need dayta backup it cost monee" "well how much?" "eet star at seben hunred dollars and deepeneen on how much work eet can be up to sirty nine hunred dollars"................
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"i'm sorry, i just had to pick my stomach out of my butt, but did you say it would cost ME '$700.00' and it could be up to $3900.00 to replace your crappy hard drive that i bought for $130.00!?!"

"yes mam"
... click....

so off i go to visit the geek squad....
he tests it out and of course it has to be sent out to recover all my data from it but its kind of expensive. "how much?" about two hundred and fifty. ok. i can handle that. this is my life line here i need it. so he gives me adivce on the whole 'shoulda coulda woulda' predicament i'm in.

back up your computer... well thats what this is...
then you back up your back up.... well that seems redundant but i sure will from now on. thanks.
are there any hard drives that guarantee their products and if not they back them up for you?
oh no. none of them do. its one of those loopholes they use to make money. thats why they want 700$ and we only charge 250$....
loophole... if i hear this word ever again i will cringe...


so the point. to all my photog friends and friends that use external hard drives.... back them up cause you will pay out the .... if they break.....due to, a loophole.


oh and happy holidays everyone :)

the girls reunion....

so Val is in town for Thanksgiving from Vegas so we decided to get all the girls together since its been since Val was like 5 months pregnant since we'd all been together... everyone laughed when i said to meet at fat jacks, but its been a couple years since Val had some so we did. it was so fun too see everyone and Drey even took some pictures of us!

wrestling......

ya buddy! i love to watch this... its classic... here are some pictures, i'm sure i'll keep you updated...

the little things that make you go...... gaaaah!

...... Like for instance.... i had one of my huge twist top rock stars while driving around taking pictures yesterday. Needless to say while i was wondering around i had to go to the bathroom. So i'm bookin it to the nearest gas station, i grab two dollars so i can buy something when i'm done. (I always feel guilty just using their bathroom.) So i get to the bathroom, its locked. theres a sign on it, 'Key for Bathroom is with Cashier'. So i go wait in line so i can ask. The guy cashier appeared to be a new one, so the girl mopping came and opened her register to help me. So when i asked for the key to the bathroom she rolls her eyes and reaches to get it, and looks around. "Someone must be in there already you'll have to wait."
'THANK YOU!' i smiled as big as i could. So i go wait by the bathroom, i'm waiting...... waiting...... waiting....... thinking at this point i should have just gone outside.... then the door clicks open... with a breeze and a foul sting in my nostrils a lady came hobbling out and says "Oh i'm sorry dear were you waiting?" 'No, i was just looking at these salads' i pretended to bend down and look at lettuce and onions and whatever else disgusting items people throw on em.. so, i wasn't even gonna be nice and buy anything after rude mopper and i for sure was not going to use that bathroom!

So i drive along to the next nearest gas station, a maverick. I look for the restroom sign and book it cause the tickle in my stomach is about to make me puke i have to pee so bad. i open the door, find a stall, and without even thinking.... i sit on a nice, WARM toilet seat.... gaaaaah! i hurry and squat like i normally do in public restrooms but by this time the damage was already done. Nothing more lovely then wondering how this toilet seat came to be so warm, so my need to puke turned from the tickle in my stomach to the gag reflex i couldn't control.....


i will leave you with this quote:


"its the little moments that make life big."

little late... so what

some pictures from our halloween day... Drey, also known as Darth Vader, had a kindergarten program and did so good on his part! then he had a parade at school. then we went to porters parade, and finally off to trunk or treat... i'm glad halloweening is over... i'm not the biggest halloweener around....

who lives here?........

i walked outside today.... and this is what i saw....

no, we are not white trash.... and no.... a mail'woman' does not live at this residence.......

and yes... this is infact.... a mail box....

mind you i bought this 'mailwoman' a new one like two mothers day's ago, but the bro hasn't put it up... maybe its time he did....

drey's new suit....

so i finally got him out of the super hero suit.... last sunday was Drey's primary program, and yes, i even woke up at 9a.m. on my only day off to go. but saturday night after work i had to go buy him some new church clothes cause his are to small, or too big, and the one good pair of dress pants he had have up and disappeared. my mom had said how drey wanted a suit like grandpa johns, so i decided to grab one. they were pretty dang cute. so after church we went to show Nae at the hospital how cute he looked. of course my camera was with me and i was glad, cause when we pulled up there was the CUTEST old car in the parking lot! SCORE! i need to find out who's it is and use it again! but we took some more in the common's area and i think he looks all growed up big! especially with his new hair cut... ;)