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Posted in nerdliness on Oct 29th, 2002
Okay, I’m fickle, I admit it. For some time now I have lusted after an Apple Titanium Powerbook G4 notebook computer. It has everything I want in a portable computer in the most pleasing form factor I’ve ever seen. It is unique.
Well, it was unique. It seems that Best Buy is horning in on the [...]
Posted in random on Oct 24th, 2002
Why do restuarants find it necessary to play music constantly in the background? When I go out to eat I want to enjoy my food, and the conversation with my companion. I don’t want to have to yell over the too loud music. This is a case where just because we can doesn’t mean we [...]
Posted in life on Oct 23rd, 2002
I find that I am in a bit of a quandary this morning. I know from the Comptroller’s web site that my latest check was cut on the 18th, which was last Friday. Assuming that the state doesn’t come into work on Saturday just to mail things in a timely fashion, it was mail on [...]
Posted in social issues on Oct 15th, 2002
Posted in life on Oct 8th, 2002
My earlier posting about feeling ADD seems to have opened the door to feeling depressed. I am spiraling down right now. I feel tired and listless, my focus is completely shot. I am having one problem after another here at work with my assigned tasks. Each problem feels like someone else is responsible, at least [...]
Posted in life on Oct 8th, 2002
I am really feeling ADD this morning. When I got to work I discovered that I had left my Palm Pilot at home. I use this tool throughout the day, and especially at lunch when it serves as my electronic book reader. When I realized that I had forgotten it I nearly drove the 40 [...]
Posted in nerdliness on Oct 7th, 2002
I bought tickets to see the Peter Gabriel concert in Chicago today. In the process I learned a lesson. You see, I didn’t ask my wife if she wanted to go with me. I knew that she wasn’t a big fan and that huge crowds like that just aren’t her cup of tea. So I [...]
Posted in nerdliness on Oct 1st, 2002
Last night, actually this morning at 1:21 am I won a bid for a supposedly new Apple Powerbook G4 Titanium laptop. The upscale 800MHz model, with 1 GB of RAM and a 60 GB hard drive. The seller accepted Amazon payments so I’ve plunked my cash down and now I am anxiously awaiting the arrival [...]
