6:27 AM: Sasha wakes up.
6:28 AM: Sasha urgently requests Wiggles DVD be played.
8:30 AM: Family eats breakfast. Baby v. loud. Baby flings food with wild abandon.
9:00 AM: Boss calls. Scanner has arrived!
9:22 AM: Install VRS software, Adrenaline card, scanner.
9:48 AM: Scanner not working. Reinstall VRS software, Adrenaline card, scanner.
10:00 AM: Show floor opens. Scanner still not working. Call scanner manufacturer for technical support. Check cable for proper seating, bent pins, nasty flashing red lights, etc.
12:30 PM: Scanner still not working. Scanner manufacturer suggests hardware failure. Suggests speaking to software company, just in case. Place call during fancy sit-down lunch.
1:30 PM: Following software company's suggestions, uninstall ALL software from machine, manually delete dlls and registry keys. Reinstall scanner bits.
3:00 PM: Scanner still not working. Examine cable for missing pins for n!th time. Realize corner pin is completely missing.
5:30 PM: Join family at Disneyland. Hurrah! Watch character parade. V. high production values.
6:00 PM: Enjoy dinner with v. loud, wiggly baby at French Marketplace. Scenery includes live band, moonlight in river, wrought-iron lamps. Comment on romantic nature of locale to husband, as baby drops macaroni & cheese down sweater.
7:00 PM: Ride on Christmas-decorated Haunted Mansion. Much enjoyed by whole family. Resolve to rent "Nightmare Before Christmas."
8:00 PM: Family retires to hotel to sleep.
9:30 PM: Family woken by Disneyland fireworks.
Posted by andrea at November 13, 2003 11:03 AM