I hate my IM

*whine* This is driving me apeshit: I'm trying to get my Instant Messenger to run. I use the one from AOL Communicator. It does not sign on and it doesn't tell me why. I even installed Trillian but their messenger claims my password is wrong. It's quite ridiculous because my AOL password works if I go into AOL via IE. I'm a bad person, I always configure my messengers so they log on automatically... so the password should still work. I haven't touched it. *grrrrrr*
*bhod* (= bangs head on desk)
I WANT MY INSTANT MESSENGER!

ETA: I downloaded and installed Microsoft updates. Some security service pack. And now my IE preferences are screwed up. Baaaah.

Unusual activity, yay!

Okay, today was supposed to have been my day for fanfic writing. Only this morning I found an email by a local Shamanistic Pop band in my mail box. They want to have a rehearsal tonight and they were wondering if I'd finished betaing the lyrics for one of their songs. So, I spent a few hours tinkering with it only to find out later that they hadn't sent me the current version of the lyrics. *sigh* Several hours and phone calls later I had an MP3 file of the song and a more up to date version. So, for the better half of the day I've been sitting here with headphones over my ears, tinkering with meter, and trying to sing along to the music.
It was an interesting, if somewhat different creative experience. I hope the band will be happy with the result.

I also managed to make lunch and play cards with Tina, so I wasn't entirely neglectful of my family's needs.

Oh, and as for my previous post, for some unfathomable reason my IM is up and running again. Thank god.
Hubby just brought me a glass of yummie red wine. Since I get tipsy just from a mere whiff of alcohol, don't expect me to write tonight. In about ten minutes I will be completely incoherent. :-) *toasts everybody on my flist*