You poor take courage, you rich take care
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hedgiewanRest in peace, beloved scarf, which is probably getting driven over and pounded into the pavement of Grand Avenue as I type. That, or it has managed to totally conceal itself in Ellie's car, and we'll find it years later. I made that scarf about seven years ago, and it took me a long damn time. Partly because I kept ripping it out and starting over, but still. It has served me well, and I anthropomorphize too much, because I hate losing things because I'm worried that they'll feel abandoned.
So tonight Brixton and I went to Clickity Sticks and I bought yarn for a new scarf. Tomorrow there is a Smif Club of MN knitting group meeting, which would be fun to attend and productive, too, but it's all the way in Plymouth, I work at 5 tomorrow, and my car may not be fixed by then.
Which brings me to the next point: have you ever had your master cylinder die? Don't. It sucks.
Fortunatly, I have The Best Sisteril Ever. Ellie has been letting me borrow her car for over a week now, and I cannot even begin to express my gratitude. I could do most things without it if I had to, but those 5am shifts at work would have been especially miserable in this week of near-Canadian temperatures if I had to take the bus for an hour to get there.
On Wednesday I go back to the U for a second interview with a PI in the neuroscience department. I am a little nervous after five months of retail work about taking a job with actual responsibility. Suddenly I am much more afraid of disappointing people than is entirely reasonable, and I dislike that feeling. I also dislike the realization that I shy away from responsibility. Double self-esteem whammy.
On the other hand, I'd get to learn a lot of really cool techniques, I'd learn a lot about neuroscience (which I have not studied), and my project would concern circadian rythyms, which hold a special place in my heart. Also, a regular schedule, nice-seeming boss, an easily non-car commute, HEALTH INSURANCE, a reasonable amount of money, something like self-respect, free classes at the U, using my brain, and vacation time. Things that most people take for granted... I just need to not be as dazed as I was at the last interview, but I won't have worked at 5am, so that should be no problem, right?
When I get a real job, one of the first things I'm going to do is buy myself a new MP3 player. Any suggestions? Well, I've got a pretty prohibitive list of demands, but let's see what we can come up with:
1) 40 GB or larger, HDD memory
2) drag&drop interface, no proprietary software
3) integrated FM tuner
4) voice (and preferably radio) recorder
5) line in/line out
6) at least 16 hours of battery time under normal conditions
Quick! Find me an MP3 player! Go!
the hedge abides.
So tonight Brixton and I went to Clickity Sticks and I bought yarn for a new scarf. Tomorrow there is a Smif Club of MN knitting group meeting, which would be fun to attend and productive, too, but it's all the way in Plymouth, I work at 5 tomorrow, and my car may not be fixed by then.
Which brings me to the next point: have you ever had your master cylinder die? Don't. It sucks.
Fortunatly, I have The Best Sisteril Ever. Ellie has been letting me borrow her car for over a week now, and I cannot even begin to express my gratitude. I could do most things without it if I had to, but those 5am shifts at work would have been especially miserable in this week of near-Canadian temperatures if I had to take the bus for an hour to get there.
On Wednesday I go back to the U for a second interview with a PI in the neuroscience department. I am a little nervous after five months of retail work about taking a job with actual responsibility. Suddenly I am much more afraid of disappointing people than is entirely reasonable, and I dislike that feeling. I also dislike the realization that I shy away from responsibility. Double self-esteem whammy.
On the other hand, I'd get to learn a lot of really cool techniques, I'd learn a lot about neuroscience (which I have not studied), and my project would concern circadian rythyms, which hold a special place in my heart. Also, a regular schedule, nice-seeming boss, an easily non-car commute, HEALTH INSURANCE, a reasonable amount of money, something like self-respect, free classes at the U, using my brain, and vacation time. Things that most people take for granted... I just need to not be as dazed as I was at the last interview, but I won't have worked at 5am, so that should be no problem, right?
When I get a real job, one of the first things I'm going to do is buy myself a new MP3 player. Any suggestions? Well, I've got a pretty prohibitive list of demands, but let's see what we can come up with:
1) 40 GB or larger, HDD memory
2) drag&drop interface, no proprietary software
3) integrated FM tuner
4) voice (and preferably radio) recorder
5) line in/line out
6) at least 16 hours of battery time under normal conditions
Quick! Find me an MP3 player! Go!
the hedge abides.
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MP3 players
Date: 2007-02-26 08:30 pm (UTC)http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/cowon/a2/
Only comes in 20 and 30 gb versions, unfortunately.
But, it uses USB mass storage protocol, so you just dump media files on it, it has a FM tuner (and can RECORD from the radio, a rarity!), voice recorder, they claim 10 hrs battery when watching video and 18 listening to music, and has line-in/-out with recording for both audio and video! In addition to USB client, it has a USB host port, so you can download pics from your camera to it. Oh, and it plays 8 million file formats.
"Only" $350... but it coems with a free 1gb flash based mp3 player! Heh.
Re: MP3 players
Date: 2007-02-26 09:22 pm (UTC)