So... the three days that I'll be in Boston, everyone I know there will be out of Boston?

I'm making my "sad and lonely" face now.

Has anyone on my f-list ever sold anything online that wasn't via Ebay? Especially something electronic and/or computer related? I'm thinking most specifically about Craigslist here, but I'd consider something else ( Read more... )

That article that was linked all around LJ and on linguistic sites, about specialized words in foriegn languages, has got me thinking:

There should be a word to express the feeling you get when you were absolutely positive someone would put up a torrent of an episode you missed, and now you can't find it on any of your regular sites.

• So yeah, when you exist on LJ solely to haunt your friend's page and drop mad science in the comments and then forget to update your own page, it shouldn't be a surprise when you run across friends you haven't seen in a while and they're like "David! Are you still in Delaware ( Read more... )

-Song Airlines utilizes a Barry White sound-alike recording to deliver the pre-flight safety instructions while smooove R&B plays. Awww yeah ( Read more... )

So, in a few days I'll be going to a family thing in California. Once that's over, I'll have a few days in San Francisco (namely Monday through early Thursday next week) to do touristy stuff. So ( Read more... )

Has anyone ever flown standby because they had a loose schedule? What I mean is, I'll be joining my parents for a few days in California next week. I know what day I'm returning, and from where, but I don't need to return at any particulat time that day. So, is it true that I can save some money by flying standby on whatever plane has an empty ( Read more... )

...have absolutely no plans. How 'bout you all?

However, I have a job interview lined up this week of which won't speak just yet.

Here's a cross-cultural train-wreck in progress ( Read more... )

So, while house cleaning, we found my first PC, about 12 years old. Anyone into classic computing?

20 Mb RAM (I think)
CD-Rom (the newest part on it)
3 1/2 floppy drive
5 1/4 floppy drive
Keyboard that pre-dates PS/2 connections

It works, but I think it lacks boot instructions.

Any takers?