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A list of things currently shitting me off!
(because I do try to stay positive)
1. THE HEAT. Not too bad indoors thanks to the aircon, but my laptop is ridiculously warm and is making my hands sweaty. It's going to be 39 on Saturday, so as you may imagine, I am SUPER KEEN about the prospect of being stuck in the car for four hours.
2. Also THE SUN, which is threatening my beloved pasty whiteness.
3. My little Clio has had an engine cylinder die or something because she is shuddering at low revs and accelerating with all the enthusiasm of a tired sloth and creeping up hills only with the speed of the same. This is the first driving I've done in months and months and I'm doing it in a senile car.
4. My five AU characters are simming along nicely, but even though I am getting to know them well and I adore the premise of my fic, I am unable to write anything. Bet you any money the words come flooding back the day after I start second year med.
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Okay, unrelated -- I am thinking of getting an iMac (no input needed here, believe me, I am SO EXCITED at the prospect of maybe being able to finally make the millions of fanvids currently residing in my head) AND a teensy portable laptop for use in lectures. The latter needs to be highly portable but with a keyboard large enough not to drive me insane, possess a long battery time, and run basically Office and Firefox. Does anyone own such a thing? Or know of a good brand?
1. THE HEAT. Not too bad indoors thanks to the aircon, but my laptop is ridiculously warm and is making my hands sweaty. It's going to be 39 on Saturday, so as you may imagine, I am SUPER KEEN about the prospect of being stuck in the car for four hours.
2. Also THE SUN, which is threatening my beloved pasty whiteness.
3. My little Clio has had an engine cylinder die or something because she is shuddering at low revs and accelerating with all the enthusiasm of a tired sloth and creeping up hills only with the speed of the same. This is the first driving I've done in months and months and I'm doing it in a senile car.
4. My five AU characters are simming along nicely, but even though I am getting to know them well and I adore the premise of my fic, I am unable to write anything. Bet you any money the words come flooding back the day after I start second year med.
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Okay, unrelated -- I am thinking of getting an iMac (no input needed here, believe me, I am SO EXCITED at the prospect of maybe being able to finally make the millions of fanvids currently residing in my head) AND a teensy portable laptop for use in lectures. The latter needs to be highly portable but with a keyboard large enough not to drive me insane, possess a long battery time, and run basically Office and Firefox. Does anyone own such a thing? Or know of a good brand?
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Something like mine (Dell Latitude D430 or something in that range; my brother just got the newest model which is a bit smaller than mine apparently) could also do the trick; it could fit into my old handbag plus cords.
Or if you want to splash out a bit and get something really new and shiny, Sony has a new Vaio out (saw the ads when I was in Japan), Sony Vaio P (http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/just-why-isnt-t.html) (can fit into a large pocket, only available overseas right now I think)
Surf CNet.com, see what you like.
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Ultraportables (http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/?filter=1101502_13798325_&tag=mncol)
Thin-and-light (http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/?filter=1101502_13798327_&tag=mncol)
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I am now hot and unventilated. WOE
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Mind you, netbooks are a growing market and there are likely to be other good models out soon. I read good things about ALDI's rebranded Medion model - variant on the Wind.
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