Posts from — January 2005

Okay, so I got the laptop today. It arrived via Fedex this afternoon sometime. I was surprised when I got home from work.

It is a Sony VAIO laptop. I was surprised it was a sony. That means it’s a little less computer for the $1500 price tag, but I’m not complaining.

I was also surprised that it is not what was described. Kind of funny, actually. The only description I had of the laptop is that it is powered by centrino technology. And, this laptop is not powered by centrino technology. There is no wireless support included, which is pretty disappointing. Particularly because I already purchased some pieces of hardware in order to setup an wireless network in the home. I’m hopeful that there’s been some sort of mixup and the wrong computer was sent to me. Or something.

Other than that, here are the specs..

1.4GHz Intel Celeron M processor
512MB RAM
60GB hard drive
CD-RW/DVD
13.3″ widescreen
Radeon 9200 graphics chipset

it’s got two usb 2.0 ports and one 4pin firewire port, a modem and ethernet ports, and the sony memorystick drive thing.

“A One that isn’t cold, is scarcely a One at all.”

The past two Sundays our church service has been cancelled. It feels really weird.

We’ve gotten together with families that live on our street both times, and yesterday we had an actual liturgy, but it just isn’t the same. Of course, I don’t want to make it sound like it isn’t an incredible blessing to live so close to families from church, and to be able to gather together and worship when church is cancelled. It is wonderful, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

But it isn’t the same as gathering together with all God’s people, and hearing His word authoritatively proclaimed, and partaking of the Supper.

I’ll be quite ready to be back in church next Sunday.

Okay, so I now know that mr.laptop was shipped on the 24th. Ground shipping, 6-8 days.

sigh torture!

Twice in just the past week a delivery driver from a big delivery company (two different ones) has reported that he attmepted to deliver a package, when my wife had been there the whole time and no such attempt was made.

This has had a profound impact on my respect and attitude towards these companies. I think it is so cool how you can send stuff, and track it, and the drivers are all connected with their dispatch place and they can do all kinds of cool things to get these packages to you.

But there is a chink in the armor. I am bothered by this.

Today’s the first day I took my iPod out and about with me. Up til now, I’ve still be in the “how’s this work” phase.

Now I realize that I really want to put a lot more on it. I’ve got about 250mb or so, and that really doesn’t go far. Okay, actually, it does pretty well. I’ve got one audiobook and two albums and about anther album’s worth of various songs.

True Confession:

A few months back, we watched The Iron Giant. I had seen it before, and I think Megan had, but the girls had not.

I cried.

The past few days, whenever I call home or Megan calls me at work, she has to preface the entire conversation with “not here”, or else I will be wondering if she is calling to tell me that my happylappy arrived.

I have a sad existence.

I got my iPod yesterday. The delivery guy didn’t have our address on his map, so it looked like it wasn’t going to be delivered until today, but, he made it. Some time after 4 he delivered the package.

It’s a pretty cool little device. Unfortunately, iTunes won’t recognize it for some reason. My first suspicion is that it’s because i only have usb 1.1, and the packaged keeps saying you have to have firewire or usb 2.0. But, others have said it works fine with 1.1, so I don’t know what’s up.
And it’s not like my computer isn’t communicating with it, because I reformatted it for use with Windows.

Not a big deal, since I wanted to wait until I get lappy before I setup iTunes. That way I won’t have to keep moving the files all over from computer to computer, or whatever. I just wanted to get the puppy up and running last night. Still, I had a good time just looking at what all it can do.

I completed an offer to help a friend get an iPod Shuffle. You only need three referrals to get one, so I thought I’d go ahead and post my link here and see what comes of it.

Glory to God for good art…

My iPod has shipped!!

Expected to be delivered tomorrow. If only I had put my work address, I’d probably get it today, as it is currently in Roanoke. Oh well!

I’m excited!!