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A Brief Internet Interlude
Sep. 28th, 2013 11:57 pmI found the missing clothes. Luckily, they weren't too far back in the storage unit and I was able to see them. By climbing over and sliding around some stuff, I was able to reach them. (I'm not happy with the way that they packed the storage unit. Instead of placing items along the walls with an aisle, they packed boxes as high as they could reach, filling the entire unit, starting from the back and moving forward about 2/3 of the way. On the other hand, I was there, but vegged out instead of watching what they were doing. If my clothes had been in the middle of that pile, I never would have found them without hiring someone to move boxes.) My favorite t-shirts are going directly into my suitcase.
I forgot to mention that I am impressed again with the magic of the Internet. I've been giving stuff away on Freecycle, but they wouldn't let me give away food, so I listed it on Craigslist and gave it away to a nice older guy.
Thursday, I went to clean out the garage--and discovered that my ladder was still there. I had planned to list it on Freecycle the day before, but forgot. I said several choice words, and ran upstairs to list the ladder on Craigslist, telling people that I needed it gone by the end of the day (and it was already 5 PM) and asking them to call me if they wanted it. My phone was ringing non-stop, and I wound up giving it to the same guy who took the food. It was gone within an hour.
The Internet was useful again tonight. I was dragging, although I had taken a nap on the floor. (It's probably true that if you can really fall asleep on the floor, you're way too tired.) I wished that I still had my stereo in the apartment so that I could listen to music to wake me up. Then I remembered that I could listen to Pandora on my computer. However, I was working in the bathroom, away from the computer. Then I remembered that I had Pandora on my cell phone, and there was a pair of headphones in the living room. It did energize me. Pandora was on a roll with songs that I liked and hadn't heard for a while. My compliments to their algorithm programmers.
By the way, I'm surprised by how well Pink Floyd songs stand the test of time. Led Zep, not so much.
A third way that the Internet (or electronics, anyway) are magical: I need to read a book on competitive intelligence and write a report about it by next Friday. Given that I'm between libraries, there's no way that I could check a book out. Ordering a printed book on Amazon.com wouldn't work because I need it now. So I bought a book for my Kindle. Simple.
I forgot to mention that I am impressed again with the magic of the Internet. I've been giving stuff away on Freecycle, but they wouldn't let me give away food, so I listed it on Craigslist and gave it away to a nice older guy.
Thursday, I went to clean out the garage--and discovered that my ladder was still there. I had planned to list it on Freecycle the day before, but forgot. I said several choice words, and ran upstairs to list the ladder on Craigslist, telling people that I needed it gone by the end of the day (and it was already 5 PM) and asking them to call me if they wanted it. My phone was ringing non-stop, and I wound up giving it to the same guy who took the food. It was gone within an hour.
The Internet was useful again tonight. I was dragging, although I had taken a nap on the floor. (It's probably true that if you can really fall asleep on the floor, you're way too tired.) I wished that I still had my stereo in the apartment so that I could listen to music to wake me up. Then I remembered that I could listen to Pandora on my computer. However, I was working in the bathroom, away from the computer. Then I remembered that I had Pandora on my cell phone, and there was a pair of headphones in the living room. It did energize me. Pandora was on a roll with songs that I liked and hadn't heard for a while. My compliments to their algorithm programmers.
By the way, I'm surprised by how well Pink Floyd songs stand the test of time. Led Zep, not so much.
A third way that the Internet (or electronics, anyway) are magical: I need to read a book on competitive intelligence and write a report about it by next Friday. Given that I'm between libraries, there's no way that I could check a book out. Ordering a printed book on Amazon.com wouldn't work because I need it now. So I bought a book for my Kindle. Simple.
