Life in late capitalism can be vexing, alienating, fragmenting, and otherwise frustrating. There are many wonderful things in my life, but I'm more likely to talk about what's bad rather than what's good. I'm going to try to post one good thing here each day, and if you would join in by adding a good thing from your day in the comments, I'd love it--I'd absolutely love it. --RR
6/15: coincidence
I called a colleague in Classics at another college today. We are in touch occasionally by email, but we hadn't talked since last summer. We chatted about options for Latin texts and the possibility of meeting up this summer--and then he mentioned that he's looking forward to getting an iPad. I said, "So am I." He said, "Mine is scheduled to arrive tomorrow." I said, "So is mine." He said, "FedEx is estimating delivery by 10:30 a.m." I said, "Same for mine!" Our iPads probably came on the same plane from Hong Kong to Alaska to Memphis before heading to our separate states! It was fun to discover we are iPad buddies as well as Classics buddies.
That's a funny story -- I'm laughing through my jealousy! I'll be curious how you like it.
ReplyDeleteThe iPad did arrive on schedule, and it's pretty interesting. But I'm slow to adapt to new devices, so it'll take me some time to make it feel like my own (and an integrated part of my life). I downloaded the Kindle app so I can try reading e-books, and I also downloaded a Zen sand garden app for relaxation and fun. My hope is that it'll be easier to deal with an iPad during my travels next month than my laptop, so that'll be the real test.
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