I wish all my tech support calls could be like this.

Me: What*?
$Director: Camwyn? My computer's got a 'System disk or disk error' message, and we've turned it off and turned it back on...
Me: Have you got a floppy in the drive?
(15 seconds of muffled noise)
$Director: Yes.
Me: Pop it out and start over.
$Director: Thanks! (hangs up)

*Normally I say 'hello' on an internal call and 'good $time_of_day, American Red Cross' on a call from outside, but the phone had started ringing for an internal call while I was on the phone with NHQ and I hate when that happens.

Huh.

I meant to post this this morning, but other things distracted me... one of the plum trees outside my window has broken out in blossoms. Not all over, just a few places. They look maybe a day or two old at most, which explains why I didn't see them before this morning. It's only one of the trees, though, and there are three in that area - the central one is the one that put forth blossoms. The swarms of sparrows have been landing in each of the trees about equally, so I doubt it's anything to do with increased levels of bird droppings or stress from tiny little claws...

Tres odd. Ah, well.

Must remember to buy notebook on the way home tonight, I've got Mandarin class. Ungodly nervous about this. I have a horror of looking like a fool in front of a class or in front of authority figures. Looking like a fool in front of a LOT of people is fine, because then I can at least be entertaining; looking like a fool in front of one or two people is fine, because I can explain what I meant. The mid-sized group, though... brrr. I have enough trouble pronouncing English sometimes. Dealing with a tonal language? What if I come off sounding like a tourist or some other form of -

Okay, I gotta stop right there before I panic myself. What the hell is going on inside my head? It's just a damn language class, and most likely the other students will be tourists, in search of a little something to stand them in good stead before scampering off to Shanghai or something. (Crap, lookit that sibilance. How much Mountain Dew did I have at lunch?) I'll be fine. It's just a language class. Everyone comes in ignorant, that's why they take the class. Deep breaths...

Okay, gonna be okay now. Sorry about that.