I have <a href=http://www.homebake.com.au <http://www.homebake.com.au/>
>Homebake</a> tickets!!!
(even though they are not physically obtainable until November - not a
bad anti-scalping move) - <i>[makes sure that Homebake is on Events List
and on Facebook]</i>
I do think that the better idea would be to have a certain amount on
sale and then stagger the releases in tiers. That way, more genuine
attendees have a chance to get them - perhaps also reducing the number
of tickets that one can buy to 4 (at the most) would be a smart move -
although I think this is now the standard. Haven't seen Chrissie
Amphlett perform since she did a Mardi Gras a few years ago and I was
working security there :-) If memory serves, she performed 'Pleasure &
Pain' there. So it will be a buzz seeing her headline the Festival
(first time a female-fronted band has even done so actually ;))
Hellfire was packed on Friday night - it was quite a worthwhile night -
especially with the 2 new players from LA making a return visit. It's a
pleasure to do Security for people who can rivet the audiences attention
- even if their scene takes about 30 mins... very worthwhile indeed -
just like the old days with Snikki / Angee and I. Certain people were
supposed to come along to HF, but didn't and once again some of the
people there, bailed for Arq. Saturday was a day of AFI voting
screenings (which was broken up into a morning session and an evening
session - the evening one I didn't get to as I was having Michelle over
- and going to head out to The Gaelic Club). Of course having Hellfire
the night before meant that in the end, we didn't head out to The
Gaelic, as after watching <a
href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367027/>Shortbus</a> and <a
href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165832/>Interstate 60</a>, we just
didn't go. So it was kind of a trashy yet quiet night in. Sunday
afternoon was another AFI Voting Session (which I couldn't get anyone
else into unless they are AFI members) and then home for sleep.
I realise I haven't noted the IBM/Lenovo saga yet... well, 2 weeks ago
my laptop decided to NOT to recognise the Ethernet port so I could only
connect to my ISP through wireless... this is not too bad - as I have a
wireless router as well. However, it got worse and worse and so I
reported it to IBM to get fixed. This meant that they reported it to
Lenovo (as they are now... er... 'separate companies'). OK. So, I
upgraded the warranty so that I would be getting next-day on-site
service for 3 years. This is ALSO a good thing - especially when a
motherboard can cost upward of $600+ and service can cost $180/hour. So,
then the saga started with my warranty being miskeyed into the Lenovo
system in KL, yes Lenovo's Asia-pacific HQ is Malaysia. There is no
Australian HQ. So - fast-forward a week and a half when (after many
complaints and following up from both myself and the original people who
sold me the laptop, they fix the problem and IBM (who are Lenovo's
agents in Australia) despatch a technician, from an outsourced company
(not even IBM themselves). He takes 2 hours to remove the motherboard,
replace it and then snap one of the spacing plates so that the On/Off
button doesn't work properly. Now, that being said, there is also no
sound as I believe he didn't reconnect the sound connection (no I am
positive it is not software related). So, after even more complaints to
the IBM complaint-line - and a letter cc'd to ACA and IBM C-SAT - they
have decided to list the laptop as DOA, and replace it with a newer
model. No cost to me - except the pain-in-the-backside of having to
backup all my files and then reinstall them and the programs and so
forth - AND they seem to want to supply me with Vista Home (or Business)
which means I can't load Doom or SimCity or Civilisation IV onto it
(because they aren't Vista-compatible - although I guess there are
patches available). Anyway, they now state that to replace the machine
will take 4 weeks - because new models aren't available in this country
- so I have given them a further serve (next business-day
repair/replace, my ass) and they are supposed to be getting back to me
today with either a revised date (with a week, thank you) or another
option to be completed by the end of the week.
Supposedly bumping in today - but, well, the power went out on the
building we were bumping in to - and apparently it's an underground line
which they have to trace. So, there'll be no bumping in for us as yet.
However, work is VERY busy right now (yes I understand the irony of
posting from work that work is busy so I can't post) - so I am not sure
how much time I will have to update <a
href=http://eventsinsydney.livejournal.com
<http://eventsinsydney.livejournal.com/> >eventsinsydney</a> today -
perhaps this evening, definitely by tomorrow.
