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shadowkat1. Did LJ change its format again? When I go to my home page, I have to tinker to get to the post or friends page.
2. Speaking of updating, Turbo Tax's new software apparently requires 10.7 OS X for Mac or higher. Which they didn't tell me prior to sending me the new CD. As a result, I discovered that in order to do my taxes, I had to upgrade my Mac's operating system to 10.7. Only one problem, 10.7 is no longer available, so I had to upgrade to 10.12 - or Yosemite. This took two hours to download and install, and resulted in reconfiguring a lot of things on my computer. Although the only things I lost was Photo-Shop (it needs to be upgraded) and DivX - which is no longer compatible with the operating system.
Not sure how I feel about the new system. Seems faster than the former one, and a bit clearer -- so far. But the mail is all screwed up, although I tend to use Gmail more than Mac-Outlook messenger, anyhow.
Turbo Tax? I preferred last years version - better interface. Whomever did the software update on that - did not do a good job.
3. Behind on TV.
* General Hospital cracked me up by referencing Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's been referencing pop culture lately.
Carly (who has been married to a mob boss about 4 times and is involved with him again, had an affair with the mobster's hitman (before she met the mobster) and the hitman is her best friend, got engaged to a psychopath, and was briefly married to a millionaire/nice guy/corporate raider): If you talk to my brother, my relationships mirror Buffy's and Angel's.
Jake (the hitman who lost his memory and doesn't know he's the hitman, but she has taken under her wing and become best friends with): Wait, who is Buffy and Angel?
Carly: Oh, it's a tv show about a slayer and a vampire who fall for each other and all her relationship angst - according to my brother Lucas, it's a great metaphor for all of my relationships. I can ask him to loan you the DVDs.
Jake: I'll pass.
LMAO. Albeit only funny if you have ever watched Buffy, Angel and General Hospital, not necessarily in that order.
* Agent Carter - binge watched on Tuesday night...the remaining 4 episodes. It was quite good in places. My favorite line or exchange though was in the final episode, within the last twenty minutes...where one of the agents asks Carter why she isn't upset that their boss took all the credit. That this guy didn't do anything, that she had actually saved the day...yet he got all the credit. Why isn't she upset?
Carter: This clearly bothers you. But it doesn't bother me at all. You see, I know my own value. I don't need someone else to validate me or recognize it.
(It's something along those lines. It was said better in the show. But that's the gist.)
Rather enjoyed how the series dealt with/made fun of male sexism and how sexist attitudes hurt everyone involved. Considering it's based on a comic - and how insanely sexist superhero comics tend to be - that's rather refreshing.
The plot, though, was a bit slow and plodding in places. I didn't care all that much about Howard Stark, and I should have. Also after a bit, the other male agents dimwitted behavior got on my nerves.
* Vampire Diaries - say what you will about this series, it has done a decent job of developing a character that normally gets sidelined. Caroline has become rather complex in the series, along with Bonnie. Vamp Diaries has done a better job with the formerly ditzy blond cheerleader/mean girl trope than a lot of gothic horror series do.
2. Speaking of updating, Turbo Tax's new software apparently requires 10.7 OS X for Mac or higher. Which they didn't tell me prior to sending me the new CD. As a result, I discovered that in order to do my taxes, I had to upgrade my Mac's operating system to 10.7. Only one problem, 10.7 is no longer available, so I had to upgrade to 10.12 - or Yosemite. This took two hours to download and install, and resulted in reconfiguring a lot of things on my computer. Although the only things I lost was Photo-Shop (it needs to be upgraded) and DivX - which is no longer compatible with the operating system.
Not sure how I feel about the new system. Seems faster than the former one, and a bit clearer -- so far. But the mail is all screwed up, although I tend to use Gmail more than Mac-Outlook messenger, anyhow.
Turbo Tax? I preferred last years version - better interface. Whomever did the software update on that - did not do a good job.
3. Behind on TV.
* General Hospital cracked me up by referencing Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's been referencing pop culture lately.
Carly (who has been married to a mob boss about 4 times and is involved with him again, had an affair with the mobster's hitman (before she met the mobster) and the hitman is her best friend, got engaged to a psychopath, and was briefly married to a millionaire/nice guy/corporate raider): If you talk to my brother, my relationships mirror Buffy's and Angel's.
Jake (the hitman who lost his memory and doesn't know he's the hitman, but she has taken under her wing and become best friends with): Wait, who is Buffy and Angel?
Carly: Oh, it's a tv show about a slayer and a vampire who fall for each other and all her relationship angst - according to my brother Lucas, it's a great metaphor for all of my relationships. I can ask him to loan you the DVDs.
Jake: I'll pass.
LMAO. Albeit only funny if you have ever watched Buffy, Angel and General Hospital, not necessarily in that order.
* Agent Carter - binge watched on Tuesday night...the remaining 4 episodes. It was quite good in places. My favorite line or exchange though was in the final episode, within the last twenty minutes...where one of the agents asks Carter why she isn't upset that their boss took all the credit. That this guy didn't do anything, that she had actually saved the day...yet he got all the credit. Why isn't she upset?
Carter: This clearly bothers you. But it doesn't bother me at all. You see, I know my own value. I don't need someone else to validate me or recognize it.
(It's something along those lines. It was said better in the show. But that's the gist.)
Rather enjoyed how the series dealt with/made fun of male sexism and how sexist attitudes hurt everyone involved. Considering it's based on a comic - and how insanely sexist superhero comics tend to be - that's rather refreshing.
The plot, though, was a bit slow and plodding in places. I didn't care all that much about Howard Stark, and I should have. Also after a bit, the other male agents dimwitted behavior got on my nerves.
* Vampire Diaries - say what you will about this series, it has done a decent job of developing a character that normally gets sidelined. Caroline has become rather complex in the series, along with Bonnie. Vamp Diaries has done a better job with the formerly ditzy blond cheerleader/mean girl trope than a lot of gothic horror series do.