Service With A Smile

I love CyberPower.

All last week I was having trouble with my computer’s CD-R/RW drive. No matter what I was trying to record to disc; files, music, pr0n, the drive would merely spin for a few moments making very unhappy noises and then spit out the completely empty, and now unusable, disc. I went through about 10 discs before giving up and admitting to myself that the drive was dead.

I was not a happy Geek.

Resigned to the thought of purchasing a new CD-R/RW drive, I began doing some research online. On Tuesday of this week, I mentioned to HoBiscuit that I needed a new drive and she wondered aloud how long I’ve had the computer. When I told her I thought it was less than a year, she called me a moron. Believing I had just been insulted, I stopped using one of our big, wooden spoons to bang the metal pot on my head and turned to my lovely fiancée.

Wiping the drool from my chin I asked, “What do pretty lady mean?”

She let out a big sigh and raised her eyes heavenward, as if to ask a higher power why she had ever agreed to marry such a blithering idiot like myself. Speaking slowly, she explained to me that most computers come with a ‘Warranty’ of at least one year. At my blank stare, she further explained that if my computer had this wondrous and magical ‘Warranty’ I might not need to purchase a new CD-R/RW on my own because the company I bought the computer from would simply replace the faulty component for me. For free.

O, Font of Wisdom! Thou hast saveth the day!

With my new understanding of the inner workings of the universe, I called the tech support number conveniently located on the side panel of my computer. In less than 30 seconds I was speaking with a real, live person who took down my name, telephone number and my computer’s Service Number. The last was a number was found on another sticker on the side panel of the computer, right below some other important numbers like the OS registration number, my bank account and HoBiscuits birthday.

Dammit, missed it again.

The kind woman on the phone then told me that a tech support person would call me later in the day to help me with my problem. Thinking that I had just been screwed, I was shocked and amazed when, less than an hour and a half later, someone actually did call!

I nearly fell over dead from the shock of it.

My guy, Dave by name, worked with me on the problem. After working on it with me for a while, he admitted that the drive itself had probably failed and, after making sure I was still under the protective custody of the ‘Warranty’, he put in a request for a new drive to be mailed to me.

This nearly caused me to have heart palpitations, but wait. There’s more.

Dave went on to ask me if I wanted to install the drive myself, or if I would rather have someone come to my home and do it for me. Aha, I thought, so that’s it! He expects me to pay for the pleasure of having Johnny Buttcrack install something for me when I’m perfectly capable of doing it myself! What kind of fool did Dave think I was?! But when I asked Dave how much such a service would cost me he said, “Not a dime.”

This time I did faint, but only for a moment.

So, I am now a charter member of the CyberPower Fan Club. Now, I have owned computers from almost all of the big name computer manufacturers out there, and even some of the smaller guys so I do understand that many other companies have this kind of service. Fast phone support answering times, replacing defective computer parts and even sending a technician to your home to help with component installation isn’t something exclusive to CyberPower. But I also know from first hand experience just how many hoops those other companies make you jump through before they’ll get to the point of sending a replacement and/or a technician. So in the future, if you ever ask me what computer to buy or what computer company is tops in service and support, I’ll say CyberPower without any hesitation.

Now, if only they made laptops…

Dropping More Than The Soap

Riddle me this, Batman.

What’s the proper etiquette when you’re in the shower with someone and you feel a really nasty fart coming on? Do you warn your showermate, thus giving them the option of fleeing in abject terror, or do you simply try to squeeze it out silently and pray that your soapy friend won’t keel over and fall to the bathtub floor in convulsions?

Either way, it sure is fun to blow those anal bubbles, isn’t it?!

Stay Tuned

Next week will be fun.

I’m not kidding, it really will be. That’s because JadedJu of JadedJu.com will be here interviewing me all week. I’ve agreed to answer any and all questions she might throw at me, so you all might just find out something new and revolting about me!

Won’t that be fun?

So remember to mark your calendars and clear your schedules, because next week is Geek Week right here at The Mighty Geek! Look out Pat O’Brien, because one day soon GeekMan is coming to Access Hollywood! And you better believe I’ll be grabbing some O’Dell buttock while I’m there! Boo-Yah!

Man! This level of entertainment just can’t be Tivo’d!

Laundry Pixies

I don’t understand.

Last week, HoBiscuit and I did the laundry together, leaving behind nothing unwashed. Today we once again have a full hamper. Nothing strange or noteworthy about that since we do tend to wear clothing during the normal course of our day, but what is strange is that all of the clothes in the hamper appear to be mine.

Say, “Wha?”

Did I miss something here? Is HoBiscuit doing her laundry at 4am while I’m asleep, or something? Do we have Laundry Pixies? How the heck can I, and only I, have a basket full of dirty clothes when HoBiscuit goes to work in a different outfit every morning while I lie in bed in my pajamas until noon?

Elementary math says this just doesn’t add up!

I count eight pairs of my shorts, ten of my shirts, my workout clothes, my pajamas and a whole slew of my socks and underwear, and all I see here that belongs to HoBiscuit are about two hundred pairs of panties! Ladies, help me out here. One of you, please, have pity on this poor Geek and explain to him why his woman has no dirty laundry to speak of after a whole week of wearing clothes. It’s driving me insane!

For the love of llamas, there aren’t even any BRAS!

The Missing Link

Mmmm, tastes just like chicken.

Not only did this idiot cut off his one-eyed wonder worm with his own hand, but he even managed to ignore the immense pain of self mutilation long enough to fry it up and eat it!

Now what’s he gonna do when he needs to pee? Swallow a sponge?

At this point most people would leave this story alone and move on, but not me. That’s because I’ve got a question running through my head that’s driving me crazy. You see, I’m wondering if this schmuck sat down at the table and used a knife and fork to eat his tallywacker, or if he ate it out of the frying pan over the sink like a real man?

You know, in his wife-beater and tighty whities reddies.

And what spices does one use in preparing a sexual organ for consumption? I’m sure there’s salt, pepper and garlic in there, but what about paprika and thyme? Also, what does one serve with schlong? Peas and carrots? Chickpea melody? Homefries? What?

Dammit, this is going to keep me up at night. I can tell.

Safety Alert

Men, listen up.

Jumping rope can be a great way to exercise as it gives you a total body aerobics workout without the need for cluttering up your home with large, overpriced, celebrity-endorsed equipment. You’ll certainly work up a sweat if you jump rope for as little as 15 minutes a day and doing it gives your legs (calves & thighs), abdomen, chest, shoulders, back & arms a wonderful workout.

Feel the burn, baby.

However, when jumping rope all men should keep in mind that safety comes first. And no matter how convenient it might seem at the time, you should always remember to wear the proper clothing when doing your workout. Remember men, jumping rope in the nude is never a good idea. Especially when you’ve just woken up and Mr. Winky is still ‘excited’ to start a brand new day.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need some Neosporin, a flesh colored band-aid and a bucket of ice.

ID4

Beaches, barbeques and boats.

It’s a holiday weekend so I’m going on holiday. I’ll be back Monday. Try not to get into too much trouble while I’m away but if you do happen to get into trouble, don’t call me.

You see, I’ll be on holiday. So I won’t really care, now will I?

No Good Can Come Of This

My grandpa will be the death of me.

GeekMan:
“HoBiscuit, have a piece of my cake. It’s really good.”

HoBiscuit:
“No thanks. I think I’ve had enough for tonight. I’m trying to slim down for the wedding, you know.”

Grandpa:
“You know, I have noticed that your ass is getting big.”

[HoBiscuit punches Geekman. HARD.]

In other news. Happy birthday to me.

Ain’t What I Used To Be

Here’s a poser.

At what age, exactly, does the human body become unable to get up from a seated position without making some sort of grunting noise? You know what I’m talking about. The “Uuunghfff!” sound that escapes unwillingly from your lips as you ponderously extract your tectonically expanding butt from the seat cushion you’ve spent the last 3 hours turning into an ass-shaped Jello mold while you were watching Trading Spaces and eating cheesy-poofs.

I mean, I can’t be that old, can I?

The Last Straw

Just a quick note.

It is not possible, under any circumstances, to gracefully recover from a failed attempt to sip from a straw in a public space. Especially when the liquid you were attempting to sip squirts outward from your mouth and onto your new shirt because you didn’t make the proper watertight seal on the straw with your lips. It is even worse when you also have a coughing/sneezing fit due to the carbonated beverage finding its way into your nasal passages and attacking your sinuses with its deadly Bubble Explosions Of Tickling Pain. And as if all of that wasn’t bad enough, it’s even… uh, worse-er when you fail to remember to move the cup away from your face before sneezing/coughing.

Trust me on this one; a straw in your forehead HURTS.