Our group got moved into a new area a two months or so ago, and the new cubicles and furniture have not arrived yet. Because of this, we’re using (mostly) junky old furniture and chairs that were here since the beginning of time. My chair in particular was super junky, and I had resigned myself to waiting until a new chair came.
However, the random IT guy who was in our area (until they found a new location for him) finally got assigned to a desk in a different building and gave us the rights for the chair. Since everyone else already had a decent chair, I rolled need and got myself a (somewhat worn) very large high-back chair. It’s really large and the non-adjustable armrests don’t fit under the desk, but the high back is really nice and it’s comfortable.
The G5 iPod is so sweet like whoa, and I have been putting it through its paces since last week. On the buses, which have become increasingly crowded as students begin filing back into Pittsburgh, it is like a personal space shield. Power that sucker up, and you can drown out annoying people yelling on their cell phones. However, this is pretty standard stuff. It wasn’t until Saturday that I truly experienced the Video iPod revolution.
I was coerced into taking Bunky and her demonic little sister shoe-shopping, and was bracing myself for hours of boredom. However, being the visionary that I am, I had gone through the tedious task of ripping and encoding episodes of Firefly to my iPod a few nights before. I had never seen Firefly before, but I’d heard it was pretty good.
Although some of the really dark scenes were harder to make out, overall the quality was excellent. Plus I cannot put into words how much better it is to be watching entertaining TV shows instead of trying to discern the differences between two pairs of shoes that look exactly the same. By remaining stiffly focused on the screen, and randomly throwing out a nod, shake of the head, or generic mumbling noise, I was able to pass quite a bit of time and keep Bunky off my back with ease. Awesome!
I participated in my first baby shower yesterday, and it was an eye-opening experience. The amount of cool baby gear they have is immense, and my coworkers were quite creative and generous. I think my gift was successful, if simple, and a good time was had by all. I have yet to attend a bridal shower or a wedding.
It’s pretty amazing how the baby shower veterans were able to organize and decorate the event in such a short period of time. Most of the effort was spent on deception, to surprise the new father. Still the transformation of the conference room into a sleek display of pastel glory was nothing short of inspiring.
Wow, apparently the FareCast beta has added even more cities, making it a viable service to use for the majority of readers. In a nutshell, it lets you see how the airline industry will try to game you by using historical data to offer expensive fares during popular times. By avoiding the price spikes, you can get a lower fare, especially if you are flexible with your travel dates. Check the writeup here.
General | Kabitzin 8/29/2006 | 
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