Last night on dial-up

And it's not going down without a bit of a fight: it's acting slow and dithery, so I decideed not to jack into the MxO (my connection seems to like to die horribly when I'm on there, as it uses up an incredible amount of bandwidth), as I usually do most nights. Said a good friend of mine on Xfire, when I told him what was up: "It senses that it's being replaced."

I'll admit, I'm a little anxious: what kind of Pandora's Box might I just be opening? But my dad has been asking around with a few friends at work. Said one gal, "My sister was the only one home when it was being installed and she's a complete idiot. You'll be fine." Another guy used to work for Verizon and knew exactly what we're getting into and basically explained the whole thing to him.

Of the three of us, my mom has been the hardest to sell on the idea, mostly because the TV stations around here were still running Verizon DSL ads. She didn't think ther was any such thing as Fiber Optic Service... and then last night, I spotted a FiOS ad... and then it was on again tonight during "Supernatural" tonight. I think she's convinced now.

The beginning of a new era in my web connection

The guys from Verizon are just about finished here: I've got a fancy new modem perched on the back of my desk now, it's little green indicator lights winking and blinking away, and I've been cruising the Web speedily while the crew runs a few tests on the power supply. No more dial-up slowage! I'm finally able to listen to the lovely Eternal Word Television Network's Internet radio stream from the comfort of my home, instead of having to trek to the library to listen to it for maybe 45 minutes at a time. And I'll be checking out some friends' videos very soon. Thank you, Lord!