We have internet! ::does dance of joy::

[amezri]

It's back! Woohoo!! We lost the 'Net way late Friday night, all of Saturday, and most of today, but... it's back up! Sweeeetness!

Thought it was just our campus, but apparently, it was more wide spread. Um.. way more wide-spread. Jamell passed on this story from CNN.com: Computer worm grounds flights, blocks ATMs

Experts called it the most damaging attack on the Internet in 18 months as networks across Asia, Europe and the Americas were effectively shut down, Reuters reported.

[snip...]

Alan Paller of the SANS Institute, a training organization for technologists who try to protect computer systems and networks, said the SQL worm did not appear to be affecting files stored on computers. Instead, he said, it was causing trouble by replicating quickly and sending queries across computer lines for more vulnerable computers.

So.. yes.. fun. Felt totally lost without internet yesterday. There were a large number of things I actually couldn't do because it depended on the internet.

Um.. what needs to be said.... oh, some ass called my room at 3am and I wasn't awake enough to figure out it was a crank call. Eventually did. So I said, "If you ever call back here again, I will hunt you down, cut your fingers off with a rusty spoon and drown you in your own blood." This was of course after I hung up. Meh. Next time.

Ah, and of course we can't forget the Amazon debacle:

Thank you for writing to us at Amazon.com.

As you have requested, I have cancelled the order and refunded the
gift giver for this item. I apologize for any frustration that this
situation may have caused.

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com.

Best regards,

Robert Rowland
Amazon.com... And You're Done
http://www.amazon.com

They've got two days to get the money back to her before I go on a killing spree. It's not a good idea to fuck around with me.

Went to the mall and Walmart today. Took pictures of weird children's toys. I think I may have gotten 5 decent shots, not sure. Should probably have used the flash some more. Oh well.

Wheeeeeee! Internet! ::does Numfar's dance of joy:: And to celebrate, new iconses! Replaced "That hurt" and "Just joking" with these:

Comments

[bibliophile0614.livejournal.com]

Hey... u go to O-State then... cool. Me too. I'm adding you... esp since u like lotr.. hehe.

Re:

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Hey Amanda. Grapevine says you work at the Helpdesk. This is Cynthia. I'm the other lead there.

[leyenn.livejournal.com]

I will endeavour to find out if they have, in fact, refunded anything and just been stupid enough not to tell me. Because, still no email. *shakes head* And these people are PAID for this?!