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can i just bitch about something for a minute?

so i was really happy to find out that target carried my generic prescription and i could purchase it for $9 as oppose to $50 at walgreens.

so i went through the nonsense of transferring my prescription, etc. they couldn't fill it right away because it had to be special ordered so i had to come back today to pick it up.

turns out that it's still $50 because the generic that's on the list isn't the extended release version which is what i actually take.

damn.

still paying $50 per month. and now i have to make inconvenient trips to target to pick it up. and i'm too lazy to get it transferred back now. i have to get a prescription renewal next month, so i'll probably just bring it back to walgreens.

11 years ago i paid $25 for the brand name version. wtf? healthcare is such a crock.

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
11.12.09

Yes, finally back.
But all I do is work now, so I don't really have time to make myself look presentable.

This explains why I look so furry and frumpy. I probably haven't shaved in a month.
(My facial hair grows slowly.)

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY! 11.12.09

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#lastfm VoxEarCandy Monica – Like This and Like That: www.last.fm/music/Monica bit.ly/k1ggr

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#lastfm VoxEarCandy LeToya – This Song: www.last.fm/music/LeToya bit.ly/34e20Z

Liked "January Jones GQ Outtake, Photo by Terry Richardson — It is nice to see her smile" ff.im/-biLNF

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#lastfm VoxEarCandy Fantasia – I'm Not That Type: www.last.fm/music/Fantasia bit.ly/2M7Oc

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#lastfm VoxEarCandy Chris Joss – Waking Up In The Park: www.last.fm/music/Chris+Joss bit.ly/4ym6Ws

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Good news:

Yesterday Ben and I were asked by our old roommate Talena if we could watch Osa the chihuahua this weekend while there is construction done in her new apartment! =)

To celebrate, I'm including some videos of Ben and I spending time with Osa.

This is Ben making Osa sing:

It's fun to make her howl because she purses her lips.
AND she starts to hack/cough like she's a smoker.

But my NUMBER ONE FAVORITE THING to do is this:

I'm still waiting for the day she leaps up and bites me in the face.
But I think she's too sweet for that.

I think I'm more of a dog person now.
I had a bad cat experience at my last apartment with Gordo. He was too needy. Shed too much.  Ate too much, ate when nervous, ate until he vomited. It all made me not want to leave my room.

Dogs are so much better, I think.

In other good news, Ben J. was featured on Daily Candy yesterday!
It is an AMAZING write-up.
I am v. proud.

P.S.
I might do a self portrait later...

• 20:03 @meghanthefox that's terrible! #
• 20:04 @christinaheart haha that's how I feel some nights. #
• 20:21 @meghanthefox my mom is the exact opposite of your dad in that she thinks that if people say anything about my weight I'll stop eating. #
• 20:26 I ate too much again. I seem to have lost my self control. A bit depressing. #
• 23:00 Kind of thirsty. But way too lazy/tired to go get water. #

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Disclaimer: I do not have Windows 7. The statistical likelihood that I will have it in the next year or so is equivalent to me being descended from Anastasia. You know, the one who died in vain according to Mick Jagger. I'm moneygrubbing and my laptop is 4 years old and I won't replace it for another year or two.

That said, I have long been a fan of the Get A Mac ads, because they were funny and punchy. They would playfully exhibit the differences (both in purpose and daily use) of each OS and it was at a level that was "all in good fun". The latest "Get A Mac" ad, though, is weak.

And here's why:

Every single previous ad brought out a specific feature, issue, or benefit that Mac had over Windows. Maybe it was removing the myth that only Windows OS could do business. Maybe it was exploring Mac's graphics/arts-friendly side. Maybe it was antivirus issues. But each and every ad had a point.

Until now.

This ad ("Broken Promises") is so generic it threatens the whole genre; there isn't a specific target except that each Windows release has promised to improve on its predecessor. Well, I would think that Mac's OS' have offered the same (after all, if there isn't improvement, then what is the point?). It's a below-the-belt punch, and it shows that Apple is truly threatened, or at least perceptually threatened, by Windows 7.

This bothers me on a couple of levels: one, I do have some significant friends and family who busted their @ss on Windows 7, and rightfully so: I hear it's a sweet ride. Two, I'm all for competition and playful (or barbed) banter: but it needs to have substance. The latest Get A Mac ad is the equivalent to Churchill retorting "I know you are but what am I" to any of his foils.

The irony being that it sends me down the path of looking to a Win-specific platform next year, and not switching to Mac.