hello everyone :)
i am typing from my new gateway notebook. happy me :)
i took the last one they had in the store today. the screen is absolutely wonderful, the machine is purty, and all in all i would highly highly recommend gateway. of course i've only had it for a grand total of six hours now...
just thought i would spread the joy..
...and say THANK YOU all for your advice & help! :)

oh, flo.. isn't your boss out of town? can you leave at a normal hour today at least? :(
or maybe a walk outside would refresh you, it's 62 degrees out (feels like 75)...

it will officially be spring in a week.

yeah, i guess a 15" is a better bargain than the 450s..
but on the centrino: is it ok that it's only 802.11b? (not multi-mode for a and g).. will it mean i can't get online in a few places where others w/ multimode would be able to? or is it just how fast the connection might be?..

oh yeah. where does one go to get a headlight lamp replaced?
ralphie is one-eyed ralphie by night..

hm, ok after more browsing, i think i'd be happy with a Gateway450 (the 14" S series but beefed up a bit).. p4 2GHz-M/ 384MB/ 40GB/ modular DVD&CD-RW combo/ windows xp pro/ norton anti-v and ms office small business for about $2K even.
i had to reconsider with the modular drive cuz i wasn't considering that as an option before but i think i could live w/ it.
i know. no one else is shopping laptops and this post is putting you to sleep. but i thought i would, in case someone better informed has any burning opinions..
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fro: ouch, that's pricey, is that how much laptops are going for nowadays?
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actually it's like $1,780 which is really good but then adding the software was $200 more, plus i'm getting knicknacks like a mouse & surge protector.. and shipping's free
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hey what happened, my rant was cut short, did you delete it by accident (or on purpose grrr...)?
do you like the font?
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hehe, sorry. mine got cut off too.. what did you say?
yes :)

let's upgrade to superblog, yeah? i'm tired of text-only..
btw, i like that the guestbook's blue like our page :)
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did you want to go $5 a month, or go for the 1 year - $50?
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i guess the monthly..? it's almost the same
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should we take the discount and be cuffed for a year? or should we vote to be free and pay more for it?
real question is: are we going to move within a year? if not, we should prob go w/ the yearly. thing is, are we still going to be doing this in a year's time...
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let's do the monthly.
btw, are you happy w/ the font? i feel like are the words are kinda squished..
// we've broken 7,000 on the site meter! :o

hp seems like a great company. their graphing calculators rocked those ugly TIs back in hs (remember those?). maybe i'll get a Compaq.. saw the Evo N610c which seemed pretty comparable to a powerbook, minus the sleek aluminum shell and like 10% cheaper.
today's just for looking though.
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fro, see you soon. i'll keep my phone on.

better than ramen, instant noodles that are actually good for you. they were 99cents at wholefoods ;d
yum.
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what happened to our counter by the way, did we lose it forever? i miss seeing it

omg, it is snowing. it's supposed to be like 60 degrees tomorrow though.

i ended up doing none of what i planned. i spent the evening organizing and recording songs. oh yeah, i did get (another) oil change. transmission fluid too. cars eat up so much money..
are you just going to stay after Encounter tonite? we'd have like an hour in between right?..
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fro: did you want to go to Columbia today? right after work?
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yeah, voulez-vous aller avec moi? what time will you be off?
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la fro: bien sur, a cinq heure et demi? chez moi?
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eu... la bibliotheque n'est pas loin de toi, oui? peut-toi me rencontrer la apres le travail?
[we're reaching the limit of my french ability. the grammar is probably horrid - excusez-moi..]
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la bibliotheque est tres proche. Il est deux bloques de mon travail. {okay, that took me 5 minutes to write...}
what time are you getting off work? is 5.30 too late for you? you can come hang out at my work, my boss isn't here today...
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you know i get off at 4:30. but it's ok, i've been wanting to aller a la bibliotheque. et c'est mon travail, non?
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oui, c'est 'mon', desole. how do you say in french "i am a pyro-maniac?"
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?! ..maybe i shouldn't ask..

let me just take the opportunity to plug one more animal (one of my favs!):
razorbills.
i first saw them at the baltimore aquarium, flying under water (the exhibit showed a cross section of their pool & ice ledges). it was unreal, seeing them flap their wings like normal birds and then just pop up out of the water onto land. they're fast. they fly perfectly well in air too. incredible little creatures.

and i just read that a majority of them happen to nest in Iceland: yet another reason to visit :)

hey fro. what are you doing today? i was thinking about hanging out in columbia -- Target (i need an alarm clock), Comp USA (but you could play at Joanne's).. maybe Expo (that interiors place)..

I have a feeling I'll be looking for playmates a lot this week - i'm down to only one roomie til thursday, and even she's not home all that much..

oh yeah. fro's off today. dentist...
sad, lonely me. ;|
i remembered yesterday how much i hate being home alone for very long. it's a very different thing from doing your own thing when roomies are at least physically around, doing their things..