bug in my vcr

i'm about to have a little rant.

i've always liked the indy 500 in a weird and strangely compulsive way. no, i'm not a nascar car girl; i like open wheel.

not so many years ago, i discovered that what i really liked was formula one. but, i didn't have cable, so i never got to see it. (everyone knows this--communal groan.)

anyway, i met this guy and he just fed my craving for formula one--got me seriously hooked. oh yeah, he'd tape it and i'd go over and watch it with him. real convenient. then the guy changes his mind, takes off and leaves me jonesing for my race. bad enough to loose a spiffy guy, but the races too? too much.

however, i've been in luck since they're running four races on the network. bless them.

till today. i had a prior commitment that ran through my race. i had to figure out my vcr (cue dramatic music).

i futzed and pressed buttons and programmed the irate little bugger. i thought i had it all set up, but when i got home i found out how very wrong i was.

bloody hell. major upset in the race and i missed it. for pete's sake, hamilton won. hamilton was his guy, too. makes it all that much worse. grrrr.

i'm going to be forced to take drastic action and call the dreaded cable company.

the lesson? never go out with guys who wear hats.