Apr. 28th, 2005
Deadline has been met, with a few hours to spare. This evening I have e-mails to write, and bills to pay.
Have woken up Old Laptop, which is now downloading antivirus updates in preparation for probably doing duty as small travelling laptop next week.
A few years ago, I would have been delighted to learn that a hotel had dial-up dataports on its phones. Now, my reaction is more like 'What? No broadband? What kind of dump is this anyway?' Amazing how spoiled I am these days. Even the Palo Alto Super 8 has broadband, after all.
The latest Noble Collection catalog features 'The Wrath of the Witch-King Incense Burner' as well as an ever-expanding range of LOTR-movie-based jewellery, and stuff based on jewellery, and jewellery based on stuff, and jewellery based on jewellery but not actually featured in the movies. The non-LOTR stuff (this being the general catalog, not the LOTR-specific one) is even more bizarre, in a way. I wonder how much of the profit on the one brooch I bought from them three years ago has been eaten up in glossy catalogs by now.
Have woken up Old Laptop, which is now downloading antivirus updates in preparation for probably doing duty as small travelling laptop next week.
A few years ago, I would have been delighted to learn that a hotel had dial-up dataports on its phones. Now, my reaction is more like 'What? No broadband? What kind of dump is this anyway?' Amazing how spoiled I am these days. Even the Palo Alto Super 8 has broadband, after all.
The latest Noble Collection catalog features 'The Wrath of the Witch-King Incense Burner' as well as an ever-expanding range of LOTR-movie-based jewellery, and stuff based on jewellery, and jewellery based on stuff, and jewellery based on jewellery but not actually featured in the movies. The non-LOTR stuff (this being the general catalog, not the LOTR-specific one) is even more bizarre, in a way. I wonder how much of the profit on the one brooch I bought from them three years ago has been eaten up in glossy catalogs by now.
Red flowers, just because
Apr. 28th, 2005 10:55 pmThree assorted cacti, and a very free-flowering miniature rose bush. The last two have the benefit of the late-afternoon light.
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