Yep. New toy.
Don’t worry — I didn’t spend any of my own hard-earned money on this baby.
Apparently I have been at my DayJob long enough in actual years to earn a token of their appreciation.   Which took the form of a list of cool things, from which I could pick, the idea being that the person picking would not know how much the company actually spent on the item.
Of course, I work in Accounting, where I See All Numbers.  On which subject I shall remain silent.
Let’s just say that I could have used the money instead…Â but that was not an option.
Anyway, I now unexpectedly own a 64 gig iPod touch. Which is a hell of a thing.
It’s basically a computer. Just… little.  I am delighted by it.
Partly, I think, because I have some inkling of what it took to make this thing be what it is. There’s some amazing programming that went into it, clearly.  Makes me miss being a programmer.
Cool things I can do: anything on the internet; maps, weather, timers.  Music, podcasts, audiobooks.  Downloaded an excellent astronomy application. Email.
Meanwhile: writing, musing, getting ready for Boskone. Â The blizzard attacked us this morning, but now seems to have calmed down. Â I’m working upstairs in order to be able to hear the snowplows when they come, so I can know when to move my car. Â Bonus: actual natural light (my home office is in a finished basement).
Thus, nothing actually substantive to say here, as I am currently applying all my substantiveness substance to The Book. I plan to be very busy with it today.
