Oh, Comcast. So my six-month promotion ended, and I asked for another one. "Jason" informed me that I was not eligible since my promotion had just ended and I would have to wait six months, which is not true since I got my last promotion right after the one before ended. He then said that if they just give promotion after promotion, they are not "honoring" the regular prices. (BECAUSE YOUR REGULAR PRICES ARE EXORBITANT.) But! Because I was a "good payer and loyal to Comcast," he went looking...and he came back with $33 Internet for six months. Which is a whopping $12 a month discount. I was not impressed, but he said that was all he had, but he would make a note in my file that I was eligible for a better one after six months.
I started looking at my giant bill and wondered if I really wanted to pay all that. I wanted to know what this extra Digital Classic package I was paying for was. It looked like it was mostly the movie channels like Encore and Sundance and TCM, which are nice to have, but now that I have Netflix, they're not as useful. I could save $17 a month by cutting them out, but I wanted to confirm that I wasn't losing any channels I really did watch regularly.
I went in again and met "Vanessa." I remembered that I had gotten something in the mail about cable discounts, but I wasn't sure what it was. She came back with $40 Starter plus the $17 Classic. Where was this discount before, "Jason"?? The cable discount wasn't as good as the last two promotions, but it was still $25 a month. I asked if she had any Internet discounts, and she came back with $20 Internet. Now we're talking! What the fuck, "Jason"?? Screw your $33 Internet. I took the discounts and also cut the Classic—I don't think I'll miss it, as I have more than enough movie options on Netflix—and my bill's going down about $70 a month for six months.
Why was "Vanessa" able to give me deals that "Jason" wasn't? AND without any blah-di-blah about having just come off a promotion? That whole system is screwy.
Scary Sextoy Friday: Night Of The Living Dildo
Two words: zombie dildo.
You're heard of Cock Rock -- well, this is Cock Rot! It's part of a line of horror-film based dildos called Necronomicox (OMG BEST NAME EVAR!!)
eta: Photos of dildos are NSFW, right?
You're heard of Cock Rock -- well, this is Cock Rot! It's part of a line of horror-film based dildos called Necronomicox (OMG BEST NAME EVAR!!)
The phrase "TEXTURED ROTTING PENIS HEAD!" isn't making me rush to the creepy sex-toy store.
GNYAGGGGGGH!
Woohoo, free pizza! And a soda!
Today Woot.com has a little carabiner digital camera with software that lets you insert yourself into scenes from some Batman movie or insert Bat-characters into your photos. How silly, right? I think I'll get one.
Wow on the race thing. I am used to racism being much more subtle (and I find it sad in Rochester, which was the home to Frederick Douglass, Susan B Anthony, and a lot of activism in the 1800's-early 1900's).
Are beth or Amy or any other diabetic Buffistas about? My doctor tested my blood sugar when I went in for my rash (which I scratched so much I had a secondary bacterial infection). It was 145, which I understand is on the high side, but it was about an hour after a large carmel swirl latte and a breakfast sandwhich. I now have to go for more tests-- but is my sense that the eating made it higher right?
Not diabetic here, but it's my understanding that they'd want to draw your blood after fasting since the previous night to get an accurate blood sugar reading.
Press Your Ashes Into Your Favourite Vinyl Record
British Company, And Vinyly, will press your charred remains into your very own hyper-personalized spinning analog musical platter. The starter kit comes with your own generic gravestone-style cover art, 24 minutes of audio of your choosing, and 30 copies of your final release.
Sophia, I think 145 is a little high even after eating, but it's not outrageously high. I think if your numbers aren't squarely within normal, the doctor probably figured he'd better check.
A caramel latte an hour before a blood test might well skew it high. So if you have a fasting test, like Matt said, that should give a clearer picture.
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What I'm reading from Dr. Internet is that blood sugar *two* hours after eating shouldn't be above 140. But you said you had the blood drawn only *one* hour after eating, so the food probably made the results higher.
