Dr. Milo T. Pinkerton III's Journal

Death to the Angel of dead...
...batteries.

All around me, batteries are going dead. Why? First it was my Scooba cleaning robot. Damned thing just wouldn't hold a charge (I'm trying to recondition that battery now...) Then one of the computers in my office starts forgetting the time and its CMOS settings. Time to pop in a new lithium battery. Then, yesterday, just as Jeannine and I are trying to get out to the theater and see Wall-E, the car won't start. After taking the truck there and then returning from the (great as usual Pixar) film, I determine that, yes, it was the car battery. (Well, on the other hand, it could have been the alternator, and THAT would have sucked a lot worse!) And now my cel phone's bleeping at me that it desperately wants a charge or it will go on strike too. *sigh*

Methinks machines are turning against me! Or at least possibly holding out for better w or something. My computer has certainly been cantankerous lately, requiring an OS refresh last week and skipping during a weekend recording session. I guess it remains for me to find out whether drumbot will rebel against the C.O.G. tonight at rehearsal, or whether my DVD/USB video player will choose to lock up while watching this weekend's Doctor Who! (speaking of which, did anybody manage to grab the commentary podcast to LAST week's amazing episode - "Turn Left"? If so, please let me know, as I missed downloading it while it was up!)

Current Music: Dead Rebecca - 'Crying Over You'

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