technical support

So my printer no longer wants to work for me and is stuck on paper jam. I got all the paper out, even from the back, but there seems to be some phantom paper stuck in there, so I finally called technical support.

For about 20 minutes Michael, a very patient tech guy, was trying to help me fix the printer but to no avail. So they're sending me a new printer, and I have to send the old one back. Stupid technology.

After the phone call, I realized how nice it was to talk to Michael. He was very kind and understanding, very patient as I repeatedly asked him to say instructions ("So I press the green button and red button at the same time? And then what?"). Gosh, I wish it was this easy to meet people. I'd much rather talk to strangers than to my friends. Sometimes they call and I just groan when I see the caller id. It's so horrible, I'm such a hermit.

Lots of work to do. I have a sci-fi paper to write due on Thursday, and I've set up a deadline for this other project that I have to finish. There's also my script. Bah. I can't wait for the drive home.

I'm going to try and stick to one book at a time, but here are the books I'm currently reading:
1. A Christmas Carol by Dickens
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society by ?
3. Short Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Watched:
1. Fahrenheit 9/11
2. The Man Who Knew Too Much (the one with James Stewart)
3. Wonderfalls (in process--I really connect with the Jaye character, and Lee Pace is in it as a student finishing his doctorate in Comparative Religions--I love his character.)
4. Conversations With Other Women: Too much talk for me, but the split screen is fascinating.