Tuesday 22nd of August 2006
Snatched Moment
This is a first for me – blogging from work. Could this get me fired? I hope not. As with any job that involves working on one or more projects with well defined start and end points, sometimes schedules fall in such a way that one may find oneself mildly at a loose end during the work day. This is, of course, balanced by the times when schedules fall in such a way that one forgets what one’s apartment looks like.
I’m filling the time appallingly by indulging in some fantasy shopping. I think I want to get myself a nice watch. The one I have now, after a week or two of sluggishness, entirely stopped this morning. Not having a working watch is very disconcerting. I guess I could replace the battery, but maybe it’s time I got myself something Swiss and expensive. Any advice appreciated.
I also need to get myself an Xbox 360 – for work, obviously. Also, I really like the look of Chromehounds and Dead Rising. I’m way behind the times when it comes to next gen gaming – these things were released in November, for pity’s sake! Maybe I’ll get myself a new laptop to replace the one that I lost was stolen last year. I’m sure there have been advances in ultra portable laptop technology since then.
Anyway, that sure passes the time. I’ve actually already ordered myself a new phone – my current one seems to be dying slowly, and I never liked it much anyway. My new one will have a cool camera. 3.2 megapixels, which is more resolution than the first digital camera I owned – a 2.4 megapixel Kodak I bought in the duty free shop at Hong Kong airport on my way to Australia in 1999.
The most important thing it will have, though, is the ability to work in Ireland. It’s frustrating to be home and not have a phone. I did borrow my mother’s, for which many thanks, but it’s not the same. Plus, it’s a brick. It’s gotta be at least five years old. Mum, did you know they have phones with colour screens now?
Ok, I’m starting to feel self conscious now – the dangers of an open plan office. That’ll have to do for the time being.
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At 2:07 pm on Tuesday 22nd of August 2006, Nigel channelledHmmm … I do that shopping thing at work too. I seem to spend my time on Amazon.co.uk though which doesn’t prove quite as expensive. (I was recommended a Cuban novel called “The Dirty Havana Trilogy” recently and I have to read it to impress a friend. Heh heh!) So Anthony, don’t fret, you’re not alone.
Actually, now that I think about it, I may be about to splurge as I’m eyeing up a MacBook Pro to replace my 3 1/2 year old G4 Powerbook which is misbehaving now and may be due for retirement.
Cue an anti-Mac rant from Anthony. Go on Anthony, you know you want to…......
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At 3:26 am on Wednesday 23rd of August 2006, D. declaredThe watch may be a poor cheap thing; though the battery must be of high quality to last so long. Does sentimental value count for nothing? Why do you suppose happiness is found in material possessions? Nothing can compare with the sense of well being consequent on a duty well discharged. Think saving, think of the ageing parents across the sea, think remittances! Anyhow I am told watches are depasse, the cognoscenti rely on their mobile phones.
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At 8:08 am on Wednesday 23rd of August 2006, cp typedgod i feel so behind the times – i’ve just figured out how to put songs onto my ebay bought ipod !
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At 12:12 am on Thursday 24th of August 2006, Babs felt the urge to writeI was going to say the exact same thing as D. If I need to know what time it is I don’t look for people with watches, I look for someone with a cell-phone (which is pretty much everyone on the planet except me).
Barring that, go old school, get a cheapo Swatch. No one will poke fun. Honest. Long live the 80’s!!
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At 10:17 am on Thursday 24th of August 2006, Anthony statedBut my phone is in my pocket! And I have to pres a couple of buttons to turn the screen light on. And it doesn’t display the date handily. There’s something very convenient about just looking at one’s wrist.
I am indeed mindful of sentimental value, but I know you would have bought me something like this or this if it had been plausible at the time. Is there any harm in merely updating the gift?
And yes, cp, you are very behind the times. I hope the iPod thing works out for you.
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At 11:03 am on Thursday 24th of August 2006, D impartedTt was neither feasible or plausible then; it may be feasible now but are either a plausible choice?
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At 11:33 am on Thursday 24th of August 2006, Anthony blurtedWell, perhaps those are a little bit extravagant. But along those lines should be doable, no?
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At 5:26 pm on Saturday 26th of August 2006, Ivan saidI still have your brick, chugging along nicely thank u very much. Although it does have a habit of turning itself off every now and then, and the thing that used to vibrate just rattles in the earpiece now.
Watches are a tool of the man, anxiety creators, noone except the unnessesarily anxious need to know the time with what becomes an involuntary phsical tic. Besides you spend most of your day looking at a computer screen, eyes bottom right, unless its a mac and then , who knows? Only Nigel i recon.
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At 5:28 pm on Saturday 26th of August 2006, Ivan typedOh yeah, dont buy a dell, the sony batteries are tools of terrorism. Old news in geekland i suppose.
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At 4:09 am on Monday 28th of August 2006, skeebagsquarepants! started typing, with this resultAnthony, I too have that problem at work when surfing porn on the internet! I can feel footfall at over 200 yards away now!
As for yer watch, I agree with Babs (Strangely so). Was in Dub airport last week and they have some watches for 12 yoyos each, but they´re tres funkay! Honestly, don´t be a dickhead and splash out on one of those watches that wiegh more than yer ma´s phone and lok like something Dolf Lungren would wear!
Holy shit, a jet fighter just buzzed the building I´m in at a zillion mile sna hour! Fucking german humour!