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I knew "five easy steps" was too good to be true in the home wireless network instructions... but finally the thing seems to be working, thanks to "John" at RCN's tech support line (more likely Ajay or Mahatma or Naveen, but whatever, he was helpful). I am regularly frustrated by RCN, and I certainly didn't enjoy the half hour hold time on the phone, but in this case I really appreciated that they helped me with a problem that was really of my own making, by introducing a new component into my system. Actually I blame Vista, which most pirate-like took over the installation process from the router's own installation software and messed up all the network settings, requiring a reset from RCN's end. When M gets home, we'll see if the laptop can connect and if I got the security settings all correct, and then hopefully all will be well that ends well.
I sang songs I didn't really know in Rock Band last night and did okay--granted I didn't set the difficulty level any higher than medium, but once I got the hang of reading the lines and also let go of using actual words if I didn't know them already, I did okay. M was very amused by my singing a Nine Inch Nails song. At which I scored a 96%, I might add. Scored 100% on Teenage Lobotomy, but that only has I think one more vocal note than the guitar line has chords, so that's not really all that impressive. Still felt good though ;-) And now I feel more confident about joining in when Rock Band breaks out at parties. I'm hopeless at the instruments but people always seem to be wanting singers.
We were thinking about going out tonight but being out four or five nights in a row has left us both drained. I think the router finished off any initiative I had left in me. So tonight it is us and the couch and the weasels and last night's Sanctuary, a show to which I seem to have become quietly addicted. It's not at all great and Amanda Tapping's accent (or lack thereof) is ridiculous but I enjoy it lots.
I sang songs I didn't really know in Rock Band last night and did okay--granted I didn't set the difficulty level any higher than medium, but once I got the hang of reading the lines and also let go of using actual words if I didn't know them already, I did okay. M was very amused by my singing a Nine Inch Nails song. At which I scored a 96%, I might add. Scored 100% on Teenage Lobotomy, but that only has I think one more vocal note than the guitar line has chords, so that's not really all that impressive. Still felt good though ;-) And now I feel more confident about joining in when Rock Band breaks out at parties. I'm hopeless at the instruments but people always seem to be wanting singers.
We were thinking about going out tonight but being out four or five nights in a row has left us both drained. I think the router finished off any initiative I had left in me. So tonight it is us and the couch and the weasels and last night's Sanctuary, a show to which I seem to have become quietly addicted. It's not at all great and Amanda Tapping's accent (or lack thereof) is ridiculous but I enjoy it lots.
