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AOHell By: Mark Morgan on 1/24/2001; 4:17 PM Still short gainful employment, I'm back online courtesty 700 hours of free AOL. As you were. Portland's exactly as I remember it: neat to live, but cloudy and gloomy. That's the winter, of course. In the summer the sun mocks you by coming out for a few hours, making you think "Why, yes, it's going to be a good day," and then rolling the clouds in just about the time you make it to the park. On the gripping hand, the First Advisor is within rock-tossing distance. I think I have terrified Becka the new roommate with the vast amount of bric-a-brac I accumlated living for two and a half years in a five bedroom house. Some things had to be packed, and Elroy the iMac is perched on one side of a desk so I get to do the "face sideways while typing" posture so recommended by ergonomic specialists as a perfect way to keep the physical therapists in business. But, damn...I slept in today, and everything. Will wonders never cease. Hoping you are the same. Except for you--you really need a change. But you knew that. Don't come crying to me! Sheesh.
Re: AOHell By: Brian Carnell on 1/24/2001; 8:35 PM At 04:33 PM 1/24/01 -0500, Mark wrote: >I think I have terrified Becka the new roommate with the vast amount of >bric-a-brac I accumlated living for two and a half years in a five bedroom >house. Some things had to be packed, and Elroy the iMac is perched on one >side of a desk so I get to do the "face sideways while typing" posture so >recommended by ergonomic specialists as a perfect way to keep the physical >therapists in business. I know that feeling. I'm renting an enormous five bedroom house at the moment because here it's dirt cheap ($700/mo.) My wife wants to move to Evanston, IL, to get her doctorate but halfway decent two bedroom apartments go for $900 there. I have no idea how I'm going to deal with all of the stuff we've accumulated.
RE: AOHell By: Dorothy Marie on 1/24/2001; 10:27 PM I hear aol im doors opening in my head, right after those "oh-oh" sounds that icq makes when you recieve a message. Should i take a break from the computer for a while, perhaps? NEVER! Sleep is foreign to me! ANNUAL INSPECTION IS COMING UP! no sleep here M.M. i'll write something good when i'm sane.
RE: AOHell By: Mark Morgan on 1/25/2001; 12:11 AM Spent some time today talking with the First Advisor's husband about cable modems and routers and Ethernet cards and lengths of wiring. We're in an area that offers both DSL and cable modems and by God if I have to spend much more time slogging through AOL's dog-slow servers I'm going to run screaming naked through the streets. Painted blue. Until then, my AOL screen name is MarkMarshe, so anyone with AOL Instant Messenger who knows how that damned bit of technology works, give me a holler. I know zero about AIM. The best part about AOL is, because it's not an actual network connection, I can't figure out how to download another work unit from SETI@Home. I just know someone is going to receive the signal when it should have been me, darnit. Brian: the most interesting part of it all (to me) was how little Becka and I have in common, furniturely speaking. Other than bedroom stuff, and end tables (including the two coffee tables we have 11 horizontal surfaces to place my clutter upon) we complimented instead of competing. I had the dining room table and hutch and fishtank and a bunch of shelving, she had the couch and loveseat and television and microwave and toaster. Worked out very neatly, and despite the fact that Becka is of the "one item, perfectly placed" philosophy while I'd live in floor to ceiling bookshelves if I could arrange it, the place is warming right up. I have an amateur interest in home decorating, and it's just been plain fun playing around with the look of the place. Most challenging bit: darn fireplace is offcenter. Who made that brilliant decision? The room's not big enough for two full seating areas, so the fireplace isn't the focal point as it lurks off to the side. I may snarf a digital camera and post some snapshots of the new pad. Who loves ya, baby?
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