The DJ Set that Did Not Happen

Current mood: Cranky as hell....

Well folks, I came up with my 40 or so songs for my Special Guest slot in ssmariner's dj set at Umbra Penumbra in Second Life. I picked out some Brian Eno and some Bryan Ferry; some Arctic Monkeys and some Gorillaz; some New York Dolls and some Pine Valley Cosmonauts. And then technology fucked me in the ass.


I was so looking forward to this evening, too. I was off the computer most of the day, having accidentally taken two Tylenol PMs last night (I had a headache and that's all we had in the house), not knowing that the recommended dosage was just one capsule…. So I slept late, was groggy when I finally awoke, and didn't fully wake up until 3pm or so. When I got online around 4:30, the first technological problem I encountered was that there wasn't a wireless internet signal for the laptop to hookup to. I fixed it, but it continued to go off and on all day. The second technology glitch was my own fault: last week I tripped on the laptop cord and the laptop slid off the couch and hit the floor. It seemed mostly ok, but now it appears that the screen has to be at a very specific angle in order to work. If it's not at the correct angle, there are these lines on the screen and then it freezes up. Finally, the third problem was that ssmariner had problems with his computer, lost the songs, found them again, but would have to reload the set list, and there just wasn't enough time to do that. I don't blame ss—these things happen. I was just disappointed.


With the gig cancelled, I had to notify my SL friends, but off course the Friends list showed NOBODY online, which was wrong, because I was chatting with one of them! Anyway, I did a group notice (or "thingy thingy" as I referred to it to EJ) and let everyone in on the bad news. My son was probably the most disappointed after me, but he said "YAY" when I told him it was being rescheduled—this is why he's my hero….

Currently reading : The Plain Janes (Minx) By Cecil Castellucci Release date: 02 May, 2007