Month: October 2000

You know what’s silly about

You know what's silly about my new TiVo (which I'm currently setting up)? It just uses the plain old phone line. It's downloading data right now over my phone line, and I'm sitting here on my computer downloading crap way faster via DSL. Why doesn't TiVo use your DSL if you've got it? Seems like it should. Aside from that, I'm quite pleased with it so far, setting it up was a breeze, even though I've got my cable running through my VCR and into my stereo receiver, and I've got Super Nintendo hooked up too, but I just added another coax cable, moved the cable (service) cable into the TiVo and another out from TiVo into VCR, and presto! TiVo, VCR, stereo, TV, and video games: a geek girl's dream. Actually, a geek girl's real dream would include DVD. What I've got is a poor geek girl's dream.

I think I’ve been working

I think I've been working too much. Upon accidentally clicking a link to this blog, I was surprised to see I hadn't updated today. I was surprised because I distinctly remembering posting a picture of some pumpkins today. This morning in fact. But actually, that happened yesterday. And it turns out I hadn't posted anything today. Oy.

William’s posted pics of a

William's posted pics of a review of Blogger in this month's edition of Internet Magazine. And they're large enough so you can actually read all the words. It's a good article, mostly because the author seems to understand Blogger quite well (and also because we get five stars! five! woo hoo!), which is more than can be said about some other press we've been receiving lately. Thanks Will!

In the kitchen we have

In the kitchen we have a little vending machine called the Snack King. And I can reach my arm, because my arm is long and fairly skinny, right up through the dispensing chute into the back, where the wiry corkscrews release the treats held within. I can reach in and pluck a Snickers or a Quaker Chewy chocolate chip granola bar from its corkscrewey grasp. But I never do, unless I've put in my money and nothing comes out. Today jack busted me with my arm all the way up inside the King as he came into the kitchen. I'm not sure he believed me when I said I wasn't stealing.