Reconnected!

Home internet works again, so I can stop using the office computer to post on my lunch break!  I have no idea why, but for some reason switching the ethernet connection between the modem and the computer for a usb connection got it to stop acting up.  And I know for sure there wasn't anything wrong with the wire or connections.  Now on to the scanner, which inexplicably unplugged and uninstalled itself while I wasn't paying attention.

I had the day off yesterday and got to spend about five hours writing uninterrupted!  It was awesome.  That night I went out for pool and darts with the roommates.  It was fun to go hang out, but when we got back they immediately poured themselves some more drinks and fired up Guitar Hero (it's my TV that has the PS2 hooked up to it, naturally).  In situations like that, both the game volume and obnoxious over-friendliness start on a steep climb, so I decided to go to work and relax.

The boss was there, so I had to endure the arbitrary criticism and recrimination that inevitably accompanies any encounter with him.  After that, I was able to go sit in on the Thursday night prescreenings of Robin Hood and Letters to Juliet.  And yes, prescreening is fully justified, since I caught and fixed a bad splice on Robin Hood.  After all, we should make sure everything's perfect for opening night, shouldn't we?  Actually I see less movies than you'd think, working at a movie theatre.  True, they're free and I get free popcorn and drinks, but it feels too much like going to work on my day off.  Especially since I always seem to notice some problem or another that the projectionist missed, and feel the need to go upstaris and fix it before I can enjoy the movie.

The roommates were still going strong when I got back at about 2:00am, but by then I was beat and feeling much less accomodating than normal.  I made it clear I was going to bed, and they took the hint and relocated downstairs.  There have been enough instances when I griped at them to keep it down, and then again the next morning when I overslept, that now they tone things down pretty quickly when I ask.