I’m finally back on DSL! Dial-up was seriously killing me and I was incredibly bored. I plan on making some changes to this site as desired but they will mostly be gradual changes. I have been looking for an AJAX Comments plugin. I have one but I don’t really like it but I have seen one around on other sites but I’m not sure which plugin it is. I’ve tried numerous others, but for some reason they aren’t working for me. I guess I will figure the problem out later.

This upcoming presidential election is a popular one and I find myself more indulged in politics than I have ever been. One thing that I don’t like is the fact that people are going off on tangents and spreading rumors about Barack Obama that are obviously attempts to make him look like a terrible person. Of course, this is a common campaigning tactic but nonetheless, some of the rumors are over the top. It seems that people are very caught up in skin color instead of what these candidates have to offer as our leaders. It’s very sad and sickening. I’ve even heard people say things about McCain being old and going to “die soon”. Why would anyone say something so nasty about someone? I’m not even a supporter of McCain and I just don’t agree with some of the things people are saying.

I haven’t been up to much during my unexpected hiatus. I am proud to say that I’m glad that summer is coming to an end. This heat is killing me! All of these storms people are having frighten me and I feel so bad for the people who are being inconvenienced because of these storms and such. Last night, my neighborhood had a blackout for over an hour. It was terribly hot, irritating and I was incredibly cranky. Mostly everyone was outside on their steps or porches wondering when the problem would be fixed. My son was scared and I had a bit of a hard time calming him down. I suppose it was all of the commotion going on because of the blackout that frightened him so much.

Going to browse the net.

Dealing with dial-up for the last couple of days has to be one of the most frustrating things ever. I remember back in the day before I even considered purchasing dsl, dial-up was my best friend. Needless to say, once I actually got dsl service, I was determined to never look dial-up in the eyes again. Well, here I am, using dial-up. I’ve become patient because I know that on Wednesday, my good ole dsl service will be back and it’ll be a lot faster than what I had before. You guys don’t understand how frustrating it is to be on bed rest with limited options for activities and to have to use dial-up. A couple of times I wanted to just say fuck it and wait until Wednesday but boredom definitely got the best of me. Not to mention that I missed chatting with my online buddies and all of that other good stuff. Once I get my dsl service back, I’ll be making some much needed changes around here as well as on my livejournal page.

I have been an emotional wreck lately and much of it has to do with the pregnancy I believe. I have never been too emotional. Although, I am known to become very irritable and moody at times. Now I find myself getting sad and upset over almost anything and even taking my anger out on people who’s only motive is to make me feel better. I feel bad in the end of course, but I can’t seem to tame these wild emotions. I honestly cannot wait to have this baby because I’m just tired of being pregnant. Not to mention that I can’t even do anything because I’m on bed rest, which is even more frustrating. I find it difficult to sleep at night because I can’t even find a comfortable sleeping position. Then again, I’ve always had sleeping troubles.

It seems the more I associate myself with people, the more I realize why I was in my shell to begin with. For the most part I have trouble comprehending why people behave in such outrageous ways. I have always been a logical and reasonable person with a pretty good grasp on reality. A lot of people seem to live in fantasy worlds and wonder why things become increasingly difficult for them to the point where they cannot mentally handle certain happenings. I don’t believe that I’m insensitive to anyone and whatever they may go through. I simply remark on the fact that sometimes you have to be more responsible with your life which also comes with being able to deal certain things that occur in it. It’s completely understandable that some people are not as strong as others. It’s actually something that I’ve recently come to accept. I endured a lot as a teenager and young adult that a lot of people tell me would have been completely out of the question for them. I guess that’s why I usually have a hard time coming to terms with how people behave. Although I joke around a lot and things of that sort, I’m a pretty serious person when it comes to life because I believe it should always be cherished and enjoyed. When people ask me how I am able to endure half of the things that I have/do, I just reply that it’s a gift from God.

Ok, so I know you guys remember me telling you about the situation that I had with Verizon. I’m going to take the entry I posted in my livejournal and place it here.

So I was having problems with Verizon for a while. I didn’t have any service for a whole month. Needless to say, I wasn’t very happy and the sad thing is, after they called themselves “fixing the problem” the service went out again for another week. I had enough by that time and I decided to switch services. Well, to my surprise the day after I went to switch services, I received a bill from Verizon for the month that I didn’t have service. I went through about 5 customer service reps who all gave me the runaround until the last one confirmed that I didn’t need to be billed if I didn’t have service. She took that shit off of my bill. When I tried to switch services, Verizon put a service freeze on my account so the other service couldn’t switch anything. Now I have to wait until Wednesday for my service to switch over, which sucks. For now, I’m on dialup and let me tell you, it’s frustrating as shit. I’ve had to wait 2 weeks for my service to be switched just because Verizon wanted to be some slick asses. Word of advice, don’t ever get Verizon for your home phone service. Their customer service completely sucks and they’re assholes.

I was gone for a short time but now I’m back on dial-up until Wednesday as I stated before. Dial-up is frustrating as hell to say the least but being on bed rest, I don’t have much to do and I was going insane being completely bored and not being able to do what I enjoy doing most — chatting with my online buddies and browsing sites. Dial-Up isn’t as quick as my dsl was but with Verizon’s shitty dsl service, I kind of see no difference now that I’ve removed the filters from the phone jacks. Everything has been good with me for the most part, besides being completely bored as shit. I’ve been doing well. Everything’s fine with the baby. I’m going to try to visit all of your wonderful sites on dial-up so bear with me!