In which goblinbox.com looks mediocre at 16 bit.
At work, I have a pretty hot computer and monitor. This is because I’ve worked there for so long that the box I had originally died and was replaced (finally). At home, I have a box my dad built me, with a monitor he got me for cheap.
At work, the orange banner is rich and beautiful, and the green is an intriguing olive with darker tones. At home? The site looks mediocre.
Oh, well.
I want a laptop, but I don’t want to spend two grand — even though I know I’d fall in love with a Mac laptop running OSX… I did a little used laptop shopping online today, and gave myself a wicked case of laptop envy.
I also want a new PPC. The one I have now is old and obsolete, and even though it still does everything I need it to do I want a sleeker, newer, faster, cuter one with the latest opsys.
And of course I want a new iPod, even though the one I have now isn’t even full yet. I lust after the form factor of the latest generation iPods, plus: video.
What else? Oh, I’d take a sleek, thin new cell phone, though the one I have does the job nicely.
In a nutshell, I lust after electronic devices. Maybe I need to get a second job. *wink*
In other news, we’re leaving at 8 tomorrow morning for the memorial service. We have to stop in ScrOttumwa to buy Bread some black slacks and shoes because he doesn’t own any (and redheads look, in my opinion, fantastic in black). Then we’ll drive a couple of hours up to some little town called Hartford, IA for a one o’clock celebration of life service, then back home again. Hopefully it doesn’t snow again, like it did today. MIL is doing as well as can be expected; we went out for dinner with her last night and it seems she’s soldiering through. JG’s union is coming through with a nice check to help her with all the expenses and I think that will ease her worry some, which is something she certainly deserves. I feel so much for her.
Again, I admonish you to hug someone you care for. Remember that Leo Buscalia guy, who was all about the hugging? Hugging is soooo good for you. Peace, my babies.
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Love Leo Buscalia. One of my favorite reads when I was majoring in psych back in the day.
One of the advantages of being a geek is being able to (having the capacity to) work a full-time geek job, which will usually pay said geek enough to geek out *just enough*. However, once you get the latest thing, there’s always the next latest thing that said geek must have.
It’s a vicious cycle.
Hug, yeah. Coincidentally, Silver’s grandmother passed away this morning. I tracked down some airline tickets and we’re headed to Atlanta tomorrow morning. So, yeah, hugs are good.
I wish you the means for a new kick ass laptop.
BTW, your site looks pretty vivid and awesome on my old home built computer.
Gregg
So sorry to hear your news – hope the memorial service goes okay,
I’m real sorry for your loss. Take care.
How do you own an iPod that is NOT full? I filled my 20 GB one before a year was up, and passed that on to the hubby and bought a 40 GB. Filled that, too. I have 67.38 GB of music on iTunes these days, so I just gave up. I’ll swap it out if I get bored with the 8K songs I’ve got.
I filled my 4Gb mini one before a year was up, and passed that on to the hubby and got a 20 GB. Just about filled that, too. 😉 -m
i’m not much into hugs or hugging, but i do give out warm fuzzies ****************** for you to wrap yourself in, fall into and generally get that warm fuzzy feeling from.
i hope things go well with the memorial, i’m sure they will. remember to take care of you or you’ll get sick/er again.
Unfortunately, I’ve been dead 90 years so hugs are beyond me but I do share your sentiment.
Why’ve you been dead so long? Is it for tax purposes? -m