Heiderino

Do you think we could let it rest, already?

It was a HUNTING ACCIDENT. It was terrible, and very unfortunate, but it was an accident, and I’m really growing tired of the press going wild over the alleged “coverup.”

You see, no matter how this incident could have been handled, it would be handled incorrectly.

I w0n’t be surprised to see a breaking news flash the first time Whittington uses a regular toilet again, quite honestly.

I think she’s really funny. She was at the Grammy’s last night, and met Madonna. She said “I want your thighs.”

Madonna looked surprised, and a bit freaked out.

My take on the situation:

a) Kelly is HILARIOUS
b) Good for her for saying what she thought
c) She’s right - Madonna has AMAZING thighs!

Cherry Pie

Originally uploaded by Heiderino.

Oh man - we went to Rooter’s last night and saw “Cherry Pie,” a 1980s hair band who plays every great 80s metal song you could imagine.

That was the most fun I’ve had in a long time, and it was well worth the $7 cover charge.

See their site!

I am currently irate.

Best Buy sold me a digital camera, and I bought their Best Buy Warranty, for three years.

My Fuji S3100 digital camera produced marvelous pictures for quite some time. Late in summer, the quality of the pictures declined. I took my camera back to Best Buy, confident that the Best Buy Warranty would resolve the issue with little or no problems.

The first time I took my Fuji S3100 in, I was informed that they would have to send it away, for up to four weeks. I wasn’t thrilled with the notion of being camera-less for three weeks, but if Best Buy has a policy to send things away for repairs under the Best Buy Warranty, so be it. The camera came back with a vague description - “checked components.”

It still didn’t work. So I returned to Best Buy, with my Best Buy Warranty paperwork in hand. They sent it away again. It came back again, with the same issues.

I took it back to Best Buy today, and they were going to send it to their Best Buy Certified Repair Center again. I got a voicemail from the Best Buy Geek Squad, however, that they solved the problem. They turned the setting to “Flash always on.” I pointed out to the person that I don’t always WANT the flash on. When I’m outside in daylight with my already pale children, I’d get ghostly images. He told me that, sometimes, the auto setting “messes up” on digital cameras. After going in circles with him about it, I finally asked to speak to a manager.

The manager picked up the phone and started the conversation with me in a very patronizing tone. He told me that they’d walked around the store and taken over 60 perfect photos with my camera. I mentioned that this technique is not the same as taking pictures of my children, in different light settings.

All I know is that I heard “Restored to factory settings,” “Nothing wrong with it,” “Did you READ the warranty?”, “This camera isn’t new - it’s over a year old” (ahem, why I bought the THREE YEAR Best Buy Warranty) and “User error.”

It all blurs together for me - I used this Fuji S3100 with NO PROBLEMS for many months. If, indeed, they meant to return it to factory settings, something didn’t work. This Fuji S3100 used to take great pictures, and now it does not. Period.

I ended the conversation by asking him to send it (once again) to a Best Buy Certified Repair Center. I think they owe me that.

I am VERY disappointed with not only the Best Buy Warranty, but the way in which I was treated by the manager. I feel I have a legitimate issue, and he’s telling me I’m crazy.

What’s next? I don’t know. A call to the local News channel? Call Fox 6’s Katrina Cravy?

At this point, I believe that the Best Buy Warranty is a total sham. I hope Best Buy proves me wrong about this, in which case I will write an apology. But in the meantime I’d advise anyone against paying extra for the Best Buy Warranty.

I love Kenny Loggins. We’re watching “Elmopalooza” right now - and he’s on there, singing “One Small Voice.”

Kenny has a WONDERFUL voice. He sings good - and nice - songs.

Songs I love by Kenny Loggins:

One Small Voice
House on Pooh Corner
Meet Me Halfway
Footloose

There MUST be more. But you get the point.

Cool Fake Roses - A Self Portrait

When you find yourself taking a self portrait in the bathroom of your office at 3:58 PM on a Thursday, it’s safe to hypothesize that one of two things is going on:

1)You are incredibly bored.
2)You are incredibly busy and are trying to find a way to cope.

Today, and most of the time, I’m a 2.

Did I mention the strange phenomenon that seems to consist of anonymous donations to the ladies’ rooms at work?

In almost every bathroom at our facility, there is a hodge-podge of half-used lotions on the corner of the sink. Suave, Gloria Vanderbilt, Vaseline, Top Care… I’ve seen pretty much all brands and scents, and I’ve never touched a single one of them.

When I poke around under the sink in my bathroom at home, I always see multiple bottles of partially used lotions. I can’t really justify throwing them away, but then again, I stopped using them for a reason, which is usually boredom.

Do you see where this takes me? To a purgatory of too little space under my sink, because I can’t get rid of the lotions.

I see these bathroom donations as dumping grounds. Usually lotion, and on occasion, a gauche red vase of bad, fake plastic red flowers.

On Monday, I think I will be carrying a large, heavy duffle of lotions to distribute throughout the buildings.