Broadband
5/23/2006
I've decided to finally take the plunge. I'm getting broadband. In other words, this is the last post I will ever make using a crappy dialup account! Somehow, this seems significant. Pretty late for a geek to switch to broadband, but this geek has to eat, too.
Of course, I still won't have a mobile phone, which I don't mind living without.
1/ I HATE phones
2/ I don't like being immediately available to anyone
3/ I don't like the thought of being tracked by GPS, and
4/ I can't afford it.
Also, as the last couple of episodes of Doctor Who reveal, those weird bluetooth earpod devices can allow evil uber overlords to control your mind and turn you into cybermen.
Things I'm looking forward to this week:
1/ The finale of Lost, Season 2
2/ Getting hold of the Doctor Who episode I missed last week
3/ My gig on Saturday with Jonas (at the Gypsy, 9:00)
4/ Broadband at home!!!!!
Which means a new router, NIC card, and a particularly unhealthy download/surfing spree on Friday night. Funyon-breath, here I come!
My BIRTHDAY is also coming up on June 13. Since I've been attacked for my lack of cool tee-shirts by some very good friends, you might consider this post to be a good run-down of what I'd like for my birthday (in case you missed it before). Also, I do have an Amazon Wish List on the right-hand side of the page if you'd rather go that route. Not expecting gifts, exactly. Only hoping for two or three really awesome surprises on my 32nd Birthday.
posted by Edward Svengali @ Tuesday, May 23, 2006,
1 Comments:
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At 2:36 AM,
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Just thought I'd address your cell phone rant.
1/ I HATE phones
Me, too. But sometimes they're a necessary evil.
2/ I don't like being immediately available to anyone
That's what the "off" button and silent ringer is for.
3/ I don't like the thought of being tracked by GPS, and
Some phones aren't even GPS-trackable. And, if they are, you can turn off the GPS tracking. I did that when I was paranoid about my ex tracking me that way.
4/ I can't afford it.
My last land line Valor bill in Broken Arrow was over $60. Plus I had to pay a long distance company or buy a phone card to talk to my parents in Alabama. Cricket starts at $40 and has free long distance all the time. I actually went with a cell phone because I couldn't afford a land line anymore. I decided that $40 (cricket phone) + $30 (cox internet without cable) was at least $30 cheaper than $60 (land line) + $20 (phone card) + $20 (internet service provider)
