bob: hola my good friend
john: hey
bob: back in the saddle this morning -- same ol same ol ---
john: coming down tomorrow
john: taking day off in fact
john: i think
bob: I have class tomorrow night
bob: but
bob: will skip
john: i may come down early
bob: cool
bob: I can skate out early - no problemo
bob: we'll get out
bob: shoot a boatload of film
bob: i'm LOVING the XT
john: i have satellite dude coming in the morning supposedly
bob: LOVING it
john: then i'm taking off
bob: SBC, too? :-)
john: ha
john: no
john: i've got to try and call them today
john: fuckers
bob: i feel bad for you
john: i may have to go with cable
bob: oh
john: OMG
bob: that sucks
john: the move was fucking horrid
bob: ha!
john: saturday was pure freakin hell
bob: oh boy
bob: everyone okay?
john: yeah
john: it was just a mess
john: the movers showed up 3 hours late
john: then
john: they didn't do shit the first 30 minutes
john: then
john: they said they needed lunch before they started
bob: oh man
john: they took like 40 minutes to eat and shit
john: at this point i was fuming, but it got worse
bob: they should have ate during those 3 hours!
john: no kidding
john: it was 3 guys
john: some boss dork
john: his son (bad sign)
john: and some other dude
john: it was sandford & son
john: the son was hungover
bob: oh god
bob: oh man
john: and the other guy was ridiculous... kinda of small and not strong
john: and the boss didn't do shit but sleep in the cab!
john: ha ha
john: it was a joke
john: they took 7.5 hours to load the truck!
john: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
john: after about 5 hours i yelled at them, and started cursing
john: ha ha
john: i told the boss guy to unload the truck and leave
john: i wasn't paying for anything
john: turns out he's the owner!!
john: it was crazy man!
john: they took until after 11 pm to move us
john: and i only paid them for 5 hours work
bob: wow
bob: wow
john: i've never had an experience like that
bob: what the fuck???
bob: weird
john: we were all boxed up etc
john: i thought it would take them about 3 hours to load
john: and 2 to unload
john: and gave them a 1 hour cushion
john: 6 hours on the outside
john: they didn't even have the truck half loaded at 6 hours
john: and i became furious and lost it
john: then boss man started yelling at the 2 knuckleheads
bob: wow
bob: oh my gawd
bob: I wish I was there!
bob: I'd be snapping off photos!
bob: and posting that shit
john: so... everything i had planned on doing saturday afternoon (after the move)
john: i had to do yesterday
bob: I'm so laughing right now
john: so i'm dead tired
john: we were planning on just relaxing yesterday
john: but no
bob: L O L
john: i've never had such a bad moving experience
john: it was a fuckin joke
bob: lainey's looking at me like I've lost it
john: dude
john: i never yell at people for stuff if they're doing their job
john: i came unglued
john: i was totally prepaired to have them completely unload the truck and post pone the move (again)
bob: I can't imaging YOU losing it
bob: I just can't
john: well, they only got paid for 5 hours!
john: fuckers
bob: oh man
bob: hold on a sec
bob: brb
bob: Dude -- the XT rocks
john: you like
bob: I shot nearly 1000 images with it
bob: it's nice
bob: really nice
john: yeah, it's going to beat the d50 or whatever nikon comes out with for most types of shots
bob: you may find it a little small -- but for me - it's SUPER...
john: it's a killer rig
bob: the images are the same as the 20D
john: yeah, i've used it... it's a great size
john: i think
bob: i'm going to get the battery pack
bob: so I can use longer lenses
john: yeah, it's like a mini 20D
bob: I used the 50mm 1.4 - SMOKIN lens
bob: my shot today -- and that shot of the horse - both from the XT / 50mm combo
bob: AND
bob: I have a place for us now
bob: the owner of that farm will let us in
bob: with our view cameras!
bob: there's an old windmill
bob: and cool shit
john: cool!
bob: I spent the weekend
bob: shooting farms
bob: and trying to lure people out
bob: so I could talk with them
bob: so - I got one -- and at my FAVORITE barn
john: ha ha
john: good for you
bob: i know -- I have a barn fetish
bob: I was like a little kid talking with him
john: ha
bob: he looked at me funny
bob: but he knew I loved old farms -- I got choked up talking about my grandfather
bob: it was cool
bob: he had an old Farmall tractor -- like the one I learned to drive
bob: I couldn't even take a decent pic of it - I was that choked up
john: wow
bob: nice guy --- great place -- great history
bob: I found so many old farms
john: how big was his farm?
bob: he had TWO barns
bob: the skeleton of the one you see
bob: and there's one that's fallen down in the back
bob: nothing but a wood pile
bob: but coo
bob: cool
bob: HUGE farm
bob: now
bob: not much left
bob: he rents the land to a farmer in Wisconsin
bob: for cattle corn
bob: and hay
bob: invited me to work when they bale
bob: I may go
bob: good work
john: that would rock!
john: good lord... i'm on phone with SBC fuckers
bob: ha!
bob: I hate them
bob: HATE THEM
john: for the 19th time in 2 weeks
bob: oh man
bob: ask for a SUPERVISOR
john: i HATE them too!!!!!
bob: that's what I do
john: i have
john: i'm on phone with one now
john: they keep *losing* my dsl order
john: it's a joke
bob: yep --- back office shit -- typical
john: life likes to play jokes on me
john: it's been a nightmare
john: they cut off our phone 10 days early
bob: I remember it well -- and I've been in this place for 2.5 years
bob: same thing for me
john: then they botched our new address shit
bob: bastards
john: it's unreal
bob: one of my lines is actually in someone else's name - I don't think I've ever been billed for it!
john: in texas everything went smooth because i used a good host
bob: SBC is your only choice
john: here you HAVE to use sbcYahoo BS
bob: yep
john: no choice in isp etc
john: and cable here SUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKas
john: ha
bob: did you call dsl/yahoo? there is a difference
john: it's slooooooow
bob: if you call SBC
bob: you get the run around
john: tried that
bob: there's a specific number for yahoo/sbc
john: yahoo can't do mine
john: i know
john: trust me
bob: bummer
john: it's a nightmare
bob: is louise okay? did she make the move all right?
john: i've been on phone with them for 45 minutes already this morning
john: still on hold
john: she's fine
bob: good
john: all my camera stuff went early
john: it's all in one spot
bob: okay
bob: let me ask
bob: I have the 17-40L
bob: I think thats a f/4 glass
bob: I've been THINKING
john: yup
bob: I'd like the 16-35 f/2.8L
john: ha ha
bob: is that stupid????????
john: i *KNEW* it!!!
john: i predicted it before you said it!!
john: LOL
bob: ha
john: not stupid
john: f2.8
john: wish i had it
john: Go has one
bob: that lens is SMOKIN
bob: yep
bob: I spent time chatting with him this weekend about processing
bob: and talking about that lens
bob: is there a place for BOTH lenses though?
john: uh
john: i wouldn't own both personally
john: that's just me
bob: i agree
bob: I'll sell the 17-40L
bob: shit
bob: I haven't even used it
bob: it's a 700 piece of glass!
john: but, i'd MUCH rather have the 16-35
john: 16mm and f2.8
bob: uh yeah ........... I MISS that nikkor glass - 17-55 2.8
bob: best damn lens in the universe -- besides Leica -- of course
john: yep
john: and that 12-24
bob: oh man -- I so miss that lens
john: yeah
bob: I like the 10-22 .. but please -- Nikkor glass rocks
bob: now that I've used both A LOT
john: i just can't afford 2 systems
bob: no doubt in my mind
bob: I can't either
bob: I feel gluttonous
bob: won't do it
bob: so - it's the 20D / XT combo
bob: maybe I'll just get the 85mm 1.2
bob: which
bob: DOES
bob: have the USM focusing
bob: and stay with the 17-40
john: my gawd
john: these people are MORONS!!!
john: man, they're talking august now
john: i swear
bob: no fucking way
bob: no way
bob: no way
john: i don't think i'll every have service
john: ever
john: it was supposed to be last week
bob: i'll just run Orbit for you
bob: put up all farm shots
john: then it never came up
bob: and horses
bob: and carts
john: ha!
bob: and hydrants
john: hydrants!
john: i'm going to change my site to... 'www.ahydrantaday.com'
bob: ha!
bob: posted with your mobile phone!
bob: cool idea
john: i HATE moving
bob: it sucks..
john: i'm now forced to listen to more muzak
john: OMG
john: i was on hold with the supervisor
john: and now i'm getting...
john: 'all of our customer service... blah blah are busy blah'
john: she re-routed me out!!!
bob: oh -- just wait
bob: you'll be ACCIDENTALLY cut off
john: holy shit!
john: i'm so pissed!
john: i'm just going to start calling them everyday and screaming 'I HATE YOU FUCKERS!!!!' as loud as i can i nthe phone
bob: you live life large man
bob: I want to be YOU
john: i fucking can't believe how bad this is
john: i get better fucking service in mexico
bob: ha
bob: i'm so laughing
bob: I wish you had a webcam
bob: so I could see your head pop off!
john: this is a freaking joke on me
john: i know it
john: someone has a hidden camera somewhere
john: and they're trying to show what happens when people have strokes from pure stress and agony
bob: ha!
bob: I see you laying on the floor
bob: your chest heaving
bob: and your boss coming over
bob: 'should we give him mouth-to-mouth'
bob: NO FUCKING WAY
bob: let him go
john: i'm now almost prepared to commit a felony by burning down any sbc building i see with everyone in it
bob: HA
bob: i'm laughing so damn hard
bob: stoppit
bob: my stomach hurst
john: i am now overcome with pure white hot HATE
bob: L O L
john: every single droplet of empathy has left my body
bob: oh my gawd
bob: I am not even going to egg you on
john: i think i should post this conversation on orbit1
john: just cut & paste the fucker
bob: no -- I'll post it on No Traces
bob: because a few people have sent me notes wanting to know where the hell you are!
john: i'm typing like a drunken sailor
john: cursing, spitting
john: yeeaaaaaaaaaaargh!
john: mateeeeee
bob: ha!!!!!!!!!!!
bob: I can't post this