Now they tell us that we need a new modem, which I doubt, but we have to go through the motions. I fully expect that when we exchange our brand new modem for another brand new modem, that we will have to call the ISP back and wait for them to figure out the real reason our internet is down.

I went through this a few years ago with the Sony computer. It proves the rule that computer geeks who know what they're doing are generally not going to be found behind the counter at Frye's or manning the phones in some Indian dungeon. They'll be out making money.

So what does this mean to you? It means you get more Victor sooner!

And we'll pick up with Jeopardy in August upon my return from Scandinavia.

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1 Ooh, I wish I could go to Scandinavia I'm not very good with estimating temperature, but it's like 873 (+-5) degrees down here in LA. Scandinavia is under permanent air-conditioning, right?

Posted by: Kevin at July 14, 2006 05:23 PM (++0ve)

2 from what I hear it's like 75 degrees there : )

Posted by: annika at July 14, 2006 07:11 PM (oUkFX)

3 Be thankful you're not in Memphis. It is 11:30 pm and 86 degrees

Posted by: jjjet08 at July 14, 2006 09:31 PM (j1cJ0)

4 Blow off mu.nu when you return, too.

Posted by: shelly at July 15, 2006 05:36 AM (BJYNn)

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Due to a local internet connection problem with the phone company, I have been unable to access the web from home today. I am posting this from my phone.

Therefore, no Jeopardy question today. Maybe tomorrow I can post one from work, but I will have to forego the graphics.

In the meantime, get your Wednesday poetry fix from Tony at LAist, who is celebrating Pablo Neruda's birthday with a really romantic one!

Update: Those bastards at my ISP still haven't fixed the problem.

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My boyfriend and I have finally decided upon our summer vacation destination. Some of you may know that I had talked about going to Japan, and then Italy for a while. Then my mom asked, why don't you finally go and see Denmark? So Chris and I thought about it, and it made perfect sense.

I haven't been back there since I was about one, and I have always been curious. But I always felt like it wouldn't be right to go without my mom, so I kept postponing the trip. Since my mom doesn't fly anymore, I just kind of gave up on the idea. But now I want to support Denmark, so why not spend my travel dollars there? And everybody speaks English, plus it's a lot cooler in summer than Italy, which we'll probably save for a winter or fall trip.

So, my triumphant return to the place of my birth is scheduled for next month. And with the best travelling companion I could ever have, too! It's very exciting.

This means of course, that I will be on vacation starting next Tuesday. A very special guest blogger will be taking over for me. It's Victor of Publius & Co., who has been on a blogging hiatus for a couple of months. We hope he will return to his own Mu.Nu blog soon, but in the meantime it will be great to have him working the levers over here.

Jeopardy will continue until next Monday. We'll see how far we can get before my vacation. Then we'll pick up again after I return on July 29th. Don't freak out about this, Jeopardy fans. Remember last year, we didn't get to final Jeopardy until the end of August! Annika's Jeopardy is like the Tour de France. It's a grueling ordeal, but a fun one, and with 50% fewer Frenchies. So it will be totally worth the wait!

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1 You never heard of laptops and broadband? There are no Internet connections in Denmark? Sitting on a park bench in Tivoli Gardens without a laptop will make you look like a fish out of water. Don't plan on spending too much time in Denmark; the drinking/driving laws will freak you out. Amsterdam is not too far away.

Posted by: shelly at July 11, 2006 01:02 AM (BJYNn)

2 Sacre bleu! Have a great trip, and know that I'm completely jealous

Posted by: The Law Fairy at July 11, 2006 05:07 AM (954g7)

3 Are you alright LF, or do I have to Heimlich your ass?

Posted by: Casca at July 11, 2006 06:38 AM (rEC2k)

4 Annika, I wish you a pleasant and safe journey. I have not been to Denmark since 1972. I have mentioned to you that I have many cousins in Copenhagen and my Mothers brothers were born their during the family's immigration from Poland. Their journey was interrupted by WW I and some of my grandparents' brother's or sister's married Danes and remained. I found it to be a lovely country with lovely helpful, generous people who nearly all spoke English. (The beer is great as well. Have a pint of draft Lowenbrau Elephant.) You need only glance at a map and some passerby will stop and offer asisstance. I hope you and BF's tastes are more refined than mine were and you cross the street towards the cheese shops not away from them as I did in my callow youth. Go to Louisiana, http://www.louisiana.dk/ a modern art museum an hour's train ride out of the city. A very beautiful setting on the water. They are, I see, having an exibition of a furniture designer that I like alot, Paul Kjaerholm. And don't forget to get a picture of yourself in front of the Mermaid and at Hamlet's crib. Bon voyage!

Posted by: stawman at July 11, 2006 09:03 AM (G2Zzw)

5 Shelly, apparently you forgot what vacations were like *before* you were a lawyer. annika, remember what Shelly has said. Want a little foreshadowing? My second post will be a lawyer joke. (Foreshadowing: Your sign of fine literature.)

Posted by: Victor at July 11, 2006 10:03 AM (L3qPK)

6 Thank you for the suggestions Shelly and Strawman. Tivoli is definitely on the list of things to see, Shelly, with or without a laptop. And I will definitely try this Lowenbrau Elephant you speak of, Strawman. If it's anything like Carlsberg Elephant, it should be pretty awesome. And I love cheese, so I'll definitely sample a lot of it. I hope customs lets me bring some back. One thing we Americans could learn from Europe is how to make great cheese. I also hope to squeeze in Louisiana, which Rick Steves recommends too.

Posted by: annika at July 11, 2006 11:35 AM (zAOEU)

7 Hope you have a great time on your trip!! I'm totally jealous!

Posted by: Amy Bo Bamy at July 11, 2006 12:53 PM (Wz2Gp)

8 If Annika's Jeopardy is like the Tour de France, then I'm waiting for the allegations of steroid abuse. I've only visited Europe once, in 2000, staying mostly in Switzerland, but also popping in on Austria and France. Need to go back...

Posted by: Ontario Emperor at July 11, 2006 04:34 PM (bGyIu)

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Check it out at Darleen's Place.

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