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the solution i tried last week was to install microsoft office 2010, since that was how the original outlook database was running. that seemed to work, or at the very least i couldn't duplicate the crashing. as a bit of clean-up, i uninstalled office 2013. i tested the machine beforehand to make sure it worked, before biking down to harvard square to return it to michael. but as soon as i was giving my demonstration, the crash started happening again; it could only show the contacts as previews, crashing when you tried to get a more detailed view. i'm not sure why it was happening, maybe had something to do with conflicting versions of office and uninstalling the original (2013) version. i had no choice but to take home the macbook pro again to see if i can get it fixed.

i stopped by the walgreens to get a few supplies (brut deodorant) before coming home.

in belmont, i signed a new xfinity cable/internet contract for my grand uncle using my mother's name. apparently that's one way to circumvent their normal policies in order to get a better deal, which are only opened to new customers. that's a problem for cities like cambridge, where comcast/xfinity is the only game in town, so they essentially have a monopoly and can set whatever price they want if you need cable and/or internet. well, if comcast is going to game the system, it's only fair that we find ways to game it ourselves. the deal that i picked is the xfinity double play, which combines cable and internet for $80 (using an owned modem). that's actually close to what i pay now, but i only broadcast cable, which is essentially a scam since i can just as easily get all those channels over the airwaves for free.

after dinner i returned home. which so much debris on the road (sand, salt, chunks of broken asphalt, twigs, rocks), i've gone back to my beater utility bike. it's not as fast as the fuji, but i don't feel too bad when it takes a beating. since my snow slip accident last month, i've become very careful when i'm riding, particularly around turns. i also wear my helmet more often (with the exception of local grocery runs).