NT + FH = FU

So part of the deal I’ve got with a new client includes my working down in their office. Their first strike is that they’re in the Tech Center. Their second strike is that I was supposed to use NT of all OSes, and the third strike comes in the form of fucking Freehand 9.

Jesus christ. I almost shoved a fork in my eye just so I’d have a decent excuse to not do the work. But as it turns out, there was a G4 450 in the corner being used as a print server. So I suffered through a hockey-puck mouse and Illustrator 7. A lesser of two evils, I’m sure. Tomorrow, I’m bringing in my pro mouse, at the very least.

And now I know the answer to that age-old question: If offered an otherwise perfect job but you had to use Windows, would you take it? My answer is ‘Yes, but I’d make them need me first and then whine until I get a Mac.’

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