And so it begins.... again

Tomorrow I start work again at my new job. I'm moved into my new place in Champaign and finding my way around here. My new apartment is pretty sweet, certainly bigger than anything I've ever had, it's weird having all this much space for just myself. I'm not 100% unpacked yet, but I'm close, thanks in large part to my mom coming out and helping me unpack on Thursday and Friday. I've also got a washer&dryer coming for installation on this coming Saturday, so hopefully I don't need to wash anything before then :-)

Oh, I'd also like to point out that Insight cable are a bunch of douchebags. Since I had my sweet new HDTV I bought just before leaving California, I decided to get the HD cable to go along with it. First, you they won't let you get *just* HD cable, you need to get DVR as well. Don't get me wrong, DVR is sweet, and I'm having fun with it, but it's a larger upgrade than I really wanted. Second, their basic HD/DVR package even though it's $15/mo, doesn't come with ESPNHD, which is really one of the few reasons to get HD in the first place, I mean HD friends is still friends, but a game in HD is really better. So I got the extra package that includes that for a few extra$ a month, cuz I'm a sucker. I'll probably drop that after the basketball season, as I'm not really into baseball. Maybe I'll pick it up for football again next year. Here's the kicker though, when the guy came to install it, I was informed that they won't provide the wires(either component or HDMI) needed to carry the HD signal to the TV. I have to go out and buy them... which I haven't done yet cuz... DAMN are they expensive, HDMI = $40+ for a 3ft cable. Comcast was way better... they gave me the componet wires(well I had to return them when I left) and their basic HD package was only $5/mo w/o DVR, AND it included ESPN. *sigh*

Oh and to top it off, my cable internet wouldn't work when the guy left, and he said to call the customer service center and they'd get it working. I call and they said their people were busy and they'd call me back. I called every hour for 3 hours and they said I was on the list and they'd call me back.. fuckers. Eventually after nearly 4 hours I called and got put through immediately to a support guy instead of the 'we'll callback bitch' and he transferred me to level 2 support where the guy fixed the problem in <2mins.... was it really that hard? No, i never recieved a callback.

On another note, i'm totally picking up a cold. It's mostly a sore throat, but a bit of stuffiness as well... not exactly ideal for starting a new job, but it doesn't seem to be too horrible and i'm doing everything i can to fight it, so maybe it won't cripple me for the first week of work. Speaking of colds, it'd friggin cold here. Ok, so it's not really that unseasonably cold(a bit, but nothing dramatic), but apparently living in california has had its effects. I'm not exactly bundling up in multiple layers and my heavy parka to go out, but i'm also colder than i remember being. I'm sure i'll get used to it about the time it starts to warm up.