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Yesterday was long, very very long.

I spent most of the day installing Windows 2003 server, all the service packs, the network routing tables, and programs. In the down time I played some Carmageddon TDR and even created a new skin featuring me in the drivers seat for the “Charger” model.

I can post it for download if anyone ever even plays Carmageddon TDR anymore. It is so much fun, great as a laptop game when you’re on the go, and I think it qualifies as abandonware at this point. I’ve got the ISO if anyone’s interested.

So a little fun, but most of the day was spent working – 10 hours! Plus an extra hour or so, but I was mostly there for moral support for the last part: setting up the Project/Management software they use, so that doesn’t count.
All in all a long day.

I wanted to do it on Saturday, then yesterday, and I’m still trying to get my car in good enough shape to stop by the dealership. I want them to tell me how much I can get for it, but I need to make sure it’s dry, clean, and I need some epoxy for the turbo gauge which is drooping a little.

Once they give me a price, I can work with them on it, confirm a price for the trade in, the Legacy GT and then order for March. I want a new car for my birthday, dammit.

I also need to stop by FinishLine. He wants to do a revamp of the website on his own. I’m all for it.
I just don’t want to do yet another design only to have him tell me “I don’t really like to show people the website because I’m not that fond of it.” I’m not a mind reader. I know I presented it several times and worked with him to remove the “crazy” background, and tweak things here and there, but unless he can tell me what to do with it – “I just don’t like it” doesn’t help me fix it.
I was very flustered when I left there on Friday. I had just stopped by to drop off an invoice, he’d already paid, but I wanted to give it to him for his records and I end up getting “trapped” into a computer lesson. Every time I was about to leave, he’d find something that “wasn’t working” with his computer, or trying to save a file… silly little stuff interspersed with “so how you doing”?

I was very confused, I kept saying I was leaving and then he’s talking about a redesign of the web site. I told him that’s just time to code it and reiterated what he said before about wanting to create a site of his own – “if you create it, it’s going to be just what you want” I don’t want him to be unhappy, but also don’t want to waste my time. It’s not easy, and I’d really like for him to see that… then maybe he’d appreciate the effort I put into it.

He can’t describe what he wants, and that’s not my problem — but he’s my customer and he’s not happy so it’s my fault. I’ll stop in, but I don’t think it’ll be tonight.