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i absolutely love apple products, however i can’t stand the apple store. while it is cool looking with the hot apple tattoo boys in true religion jeans (i guess if you have to wait that long for service they want you to have something pretty to look at), the service level notsomuch…

my 40 gig ipod broke a couple months ago. don’t worry, i have a nano so i am still with pod. i have one month left on my warranty, so time to get it fixed. much to the dismay of a certain friend and my geek squad i have procrastinated this for quite a while.

no more.

the geeks and i hit the gateway for lunch yesterday in attempt to get the damn thing taken care of. out of spite i didn’t want to go. out of spite for apple, and out of spite for my bossy friends. for some unknown reason they make the process so difficult. studio bar, genius bar —just fix it already.

i have an appointment with the apple genii this afternoon. it took everything not to laugh at them when they said that! it reminds me of the sandwich shop by my office, where they are referred to as sandwich artists. l-a-m-e! to get an appointment i had to get online earlier than the usual 9 am. in case you are wondering what the hell i am doing blogging at the ass crack of dawn.

now, if i can just get out of the gateway without spending an ungodly amount of money on jeans….ohhh lolabella. sarah, focus on the task at hand (repeat in head–apple and sbux)! steve jobs, depending on the frustration level after this outing please expect my retail therapy bill in the mail. mmm…thanks

this week’s top five comes after a couple trip to stores this week i found humiliating! so here it is–top five stores you would wear a disguise in, if you thought it wouldn’t attract even more attention….

1 wal-mart–obvious reasons. it’s the people who aren’t embarassed that worry me.

2 sam’s club–i promise i don’t have a membership. blame politico, as i only go with him.

3 reams–i swear on daisy, i only go there for dry ice runs. work, not bombs (usually).

4 best buy–i attempt to keep my geekiness at a low, being seen in this store undoes all the hard work.

5 batteries plus–get your mind out of the gutter you dirty people, there are other reasons women buy batteries.

al and i are broken up. yup, you read right. no more, it’s over–at least for now.

why you ask?

charging for the air america podcast.
the al franken show was my first and favorite podcast. the only one i listened to religiously. monday’s show was the last of the franken freebie era. i am sure i will end up pulling out the old credit card and suscribing after i pout for a couple days! until then, broooken-up!

the geeks and i went on a field trip today to pick up some some geek supplies for jeff. destination–hydrapak seals. for you lucky non-geek hanging folk, this is THE destination for o-rings and any other type of seals. yawn.

while jeff was discussing o-ring pickers (whatever) i was looking around for my own entertainment. when i found this:

chaaa-ching!! business card for none other than warren jeffs, famous and oh so wanted leader of the FLDS church. entertaining isn’t it? wait, there’s more….scott peterson works there too! who needs the fbi. we have detective sarah and her trusty geeks on the job!

i was in a rush today so i had to grab coffee at the maverick gas station rather than sbux. i really need to work on their ads, little bit country…little bit white trash. who cares if it offends them. it’s true, which is why i go there. prime people watching!

anyway.

as i was walking out, in walked a war veteren. he had to be in his late 70’s or so. he was in full uniform, and by full uniform i mean even his oxygen talk had dress blues! it reminded me of a time when seeing someone in uniform meant something to me. as opposed to now. now when i see someone in uniform i am only reminded of a war i don’t believe in. i would offer my full opinionated sarah trash talk here but honestly i am not in the mood. WHA?? me not in the mood to shit talk the current administration? obviously that coffee didn’t give me quite the boost i was hoping for. i remember being little sarah and seeing my grandpa’s uniform in grandma red-car’s closet. i don’t have many memories of him, he died when i was really young. seeing the uniform as a child was impressive. something of honor and respect for a man i only knew through pictures. seeing the maverick man brought that all back. sadly, my grandmother is now gone as well, so i am unable to make a quick trip down memory lane.

i can’t help but wonder…..will i ever be a proud american again? or was that only something of my childhood….

is it just me or do the rest of you find it nearly impossible to sense the mood of someone while conversing through messenger? often i have found myself completely annoyed at someone while chatting, only to find i am taking things the wrong way. which is easy to do a) when typing on a computer, and b)when the person you are conversing with is attempting humor that is left un-sensed.

i propose msn mood-eger.

remember those fabulous mood rings from our teenage years? i loved those! why can’t the keys on our beloved ibooks sense our moods the same way those delightfully tacky silver rings did? the typing will change colors depending on your current mood. of course i say ibook because typing with mood-eger will be something only the very cool will use (enter apple).

until then…..this will have to do.

OR

condoleezza”sometimes she just looks like the devil” rice

my brother took me to the jazz game last night. it wasn’t until i walked into the delta center that i remembered i had sworn off of larry miller. oops! oh well. i glared at him from across the court everytime i remembered. as ben pointed out countless times it does no good. i know this, but it still feels good. despite the possible wrinkles i am causing.

can someone please explain to me why the delta center can not let your lid remain on your coke bottles? has this always been the case? of course i would have no idea as i spend my money on better liquid (read-beer). remember in elementary school when you saved soup can labels to buy new equipment? perhaps the jazz really are doing so poorly they need additional funds for new equipment.

and what is with the alcohol enforcement officers? as if anyone is going to get trashed at 6 bucks a cup. come on.

to the girl behind me i want you to know there is a fine line between being an enthusiastic fan and a obnoxious twit. you crossed that line 4 minutes into the game. since you were with your mum i chose not to point that out. i should not expect much after seeing her pants. i have never seen so many star studs on one pair of jeans. gross. you should have gotten the hint you were hated when the people sitting next to you moved. duh. i understand your excitement as i too love basketball. BUT, you bugged the hell out of me. your wal-mart jeans and your nascar jacket only provoked me. Unfortunately for my readers ben made me play nice. he is soooo going to heaven for keeping his sissy in line.

no, i didn’t get punched and make millions. maybe next time.

happy 29th birthday! enjoy this year, because it’s all you got left of those glorious 20’s. trust me when i say this year will go by fast. i know, from experience.

you will always be 16 to me, hot lips.

Inventory, Dorothy Parker

Four be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I’d been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye.

we all do it. we pretend we have read and enjoyed a book we really haven’t and didn’t, just for the sake of impressing others. some of us can just admit it. maybe i have watched high fidelity one too many times or maybe it was just talking to scott one too many times this week. whatever the case here you have it…..

top five books you say you enjoyed to impress others, but really didn’t:
1 this side of paradise, i didn’t even finish it!
2 lolita, yaaaawwwwn.
3 the winter of our discontent, oh please we all lied about that one. we only like it for the title.
4 in cold blood, dear god that was bloody! you have to lie about this one, capote factor.
5 life of pi, religion and ocean water? come on. color me bored and thirsty.

yeah, yeah…i know. get over it. at least i read, unlike some. namely branden, remember that leash? he only read words in magazine form or on the back of a vitamin (read; pretend steroid) bottle. only proving to us that pretty boys really are dumb. and who said that stereotyping was a bad thing?