Will Heaven Have Messengers?
Just my second day in my new workplace today. Yes, I am working. Stop laughing. I am not a complete, total degenerate yet. Yes, I know it means I might be a partial degenerate. I am writing this post in the event of total and complete boredom because right now, right here, I have nothing to do. So please excuse the post if it does not match my usual high standards. (Okay. How many of you went 'yeah, right' there? >:@ )
This place where I am working is two messengers short of being heaven. Let me explain. There's air-conditioning. There's high-speed internet. I was just given my own system to use and abuse. Comfy chairs (this is important!). Clean toilets (more important). Unlimited coffee/tea (most important :D). So, for me to spend my days as I usually did at home, all I need are messengers. MSN messenger and Yahoo messenger - my lifelines to real friends in the virtual world. I had not realised how dependent I was on these things until I came here just now and asked our computer guy how to connect.
He smiled at me sadistically and said in a slow voice, "No messengers."
Then he went on to say things about proxies and such... but those two words are still flashing in my head. 'No messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, n...' -- like that. (That was just an example of how they're flashing in my head.)
So here I am. No work. No messengers. Stupid posts. Weird life.
This place where I am working is two messengers short of being heaven. Let me explain. There's air-conditioning. There's high-speed internet. I was just given my own system to use and abuse. Comfy chairs (this is important!). Clean toilets (more important). Unlimited coffee/tea (most important :D). So, for me to spend my days as I usually did at home, all I need are messengers. MSN messenger and Yahoo messenger - my lifelines to real friends in the virtual world. I had not realised how dependent I was on these things until I came here just now and asked our computer guy how to connect.
He smiled at me sadistically and said in a slow voice, "No messengers."
Then he went on to say things about proxies and such... but those two words are still flashing in my head. 'No messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, no messengers, n...' -- like that. (That was just an example of how they're flashing in my head.)
So here I am. No work. No messengers. Stupid posts. Weird life.
posted by Aran at 4:47 PM
27 Comments:
will we need messengers in heaven? I mean isn't there going to be Hermes? perhaps even a whole army of them. (for the illiterate Hermes is the messenger of gods in greek mythology) so who needs yahoo and msn in heaven???
[Posted by Lily on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 5:09 pm]
Dont ask innocent questions like .... excuse me, how to connect ?
Just DOWNLOAD and connect yourself.
[Posted by T on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 5:18 pm]
Hmm...try MSNs new online messenger. You need not download and install it. You can log on online from the site. Its still in beta but it works. Available on the MSN messenger page. But psst...don't go and ask that guy abt this again ;)!
[Posted by Anil on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 5:52 pm]
Lil, I'll still need messengers. How will I survive without those cute smileys. Hermes or no Hermes, messengers are a must. :p
T, I DOWNLOADED it and I couldn't sign in. Then I asked the innocent question. Then he did the sadistic act. Boo and hoo.
Anil, life saver. I'll try that. Thanks. :)
[Posted by Aran on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 6:46 pm]
Hey..why dont u log on 2 yahoo..goto the games room and u can cnnct 2 the msngr without downloadin anythin...give it a try...it worked for me.
[Posted by divakar on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 9:21 pm]
Thanks divakar, will try that too.
And Anil, the webmessenger worked. Thank you so much. :)
[Posted by Aran on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 9:58 pm]
hehe. cool. literally.
[Posted by Stupendousman on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 10:03 pm]
so it worked! can I have your id now?
[Posted by Aran's Fan on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 10:42 pm]
Well, it worked from home. Will have to try from office tomorrow. :p
[Posted by Aran on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 11:05 pm]
SO, that explains a few things. Aran with no messangers....scary thought!! hope everything works... something atleast!
[Posted by tabrez on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 11:12 pm]
good luck with da new job! :)
[Posted by tabrez on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 11:13 pm]
aran: my office has all of the above, including the messengers! this blog made me realize how good my office is :D
[Posted by rainmaker on Monday Aug 30, 2004 at 12:27 am]
I ve been living in ur world for six months now.
[Posted by jai on Tuesday Aug 31, 2004 at 6:46 am]
Thanks tabrez.
Rainmaker, this is not good. Making me feel jealous of you on my own blog!!! :o
jai, I feel for you.
[Posted by Aran on Tuesday Aug 31, 2004 at 9:35 am]
Imagine having everything...EVERYTHING..and having it all cruelly taken from you..
I used to have messengers...*sniff* *wipes solitary tear*
*faraway look*
[Posted by Neurotron on Tuesday Aug 31, 2004 at 10:18 am]
If Hermes does emoticons, could you please ask him to do the rolling on the floor laughing one, or the surprised one where the eyes pop out and the head shakes, or maybe the blushing one.
The yahoo ones of course.
WAAAIT A MINNNNIT
Why should you ask him? I am going to ask him myself. I mean, if heaven's rules for admitting people have become SO lax, I might get in as well.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Have a great work life.
[Posted by aloque on Tuesday Aug 31, 2004 at 10:19 am]
Neurotron, I almost burst out laughing before I managed to stifle it. This is my workplace!!! Perhaps I shouldn't be reading your comments from here if I don't want to be kicked out for laughing too loudly. :D
Aloque, erm... what makes you think I'll get into heaven? :">
And thank you. :)
[Posted by Aran on Tuesday Aug 31, 2004 at 12:44 pm]
Okay I caught up late. well web messengers are still not real messengers. They lack many features. But tell you what, tell your stupid IT guy(s), that messengers work with proxies too. So just get the proxy address and put it in your messenger. If that does not work, it means either he has given you wrong proxy or he has blocked it completely.
[Posted by Anoop on Wednesday Sep 1, 2004 at 5:39 pm]
You want them to totally kick me out, don't you? :p
Really, it's just my first week and if I start asking about messengers and proxies, they'll fire me! I think it's web messenger for a while. :)
[Posted by Aran on Wednesday Sep 1, 2004 at 9:13 pm]
Nice to meet the nervous you. You should perhaps re-write the MPD stuff.
[Posted by Anoop on Wednesday Sep 1, 2004 at 9:31 pm]
Not nervous. Cautious. :)
[Posted by Aran on Wednesday Sep 1, 2004 at 9:35 pm]
Don't let them make you nervous Aran ;) if all else fails there is always inconspicuous email :D
[Posted by Lily on Wednesday Sep 1, 2004 at 2:16 am]
Yep. Long live email. :D
[Posted by Aran on Thursday Sep 2, 2004 at 2:15 pm]
now u shall have 11112 views!
[Posted by tabrez on Monday Sep 6, 2004 at 4:22 am]
Lol. Thank you tabrez, for that wonderful bit of info. I don't know how I could have lived without it. Eternally grateful. :p
[Posted by Aran on Tuesday Sep 7, 2004 at 12:48 pm]
Time for a new post!! despite work and no messengers :D
[Posted by Aran's Fan on Friday Sep 10, 2004 at 10:19 pm]
wasupp lady...
[Posted by ?? on Saturday Sep 11, 2004 at 10:02 pm]
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