ANNOUNCEMENT: we have a winner.
I pulled Sal's name out of the hat. Her LibraryThing username is Towse, if you'd like to have a look at her library.
Thanks to everyone who signed up.
Next giveaway: a Queen of Swords ARC.
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October 26, 2005
computer shuffle
Every two years or so we undergo a big computer shuffle around here. We've got one going on right now.
My two computers (a desktop G4 iMac and a laptop G4 iBook) are being replaced by my purty new PowerBook G4. My daughter's older model G3 iMac is being replaced by my old G4 laptop. Which means I have to sell the G4 iMac and the older model G3 iMac.
Normally I give older computers away to charities or schools that need them, but in this case, as my husband pointed out, I kinda blew the cover off my budget and it would be a good idea to actually sell the older machines and try to recoup a little. But you know, I just hate the idea. I've written thousands of emails and millions of words on these computers. Even if I completely reformat the hard drive, the ghosts of the characters and the stories are still wafting around them. In an odd way it feels like selling a horse I've been hooking up to a work wagon day in and day out. Disloyal.
Eventually common sense (the husband's, not mine) will probably hold sway and they'll go onto Craig's List to see who might be able to provide a good home. But in the meantime I'm sitting here with this new thoroughbred stallion, admiring his gorgeousness and sleek lines and great resolution and huge screen and I'm feeling a little sad, and a little disloyal, and very, very thrilled.
cursing
There's a very interesting post/discussion over at Smart Bitches on cursing in its greater socio-cultural historical context. But of course there's a ton of cussing going on, so steer clear if you're uncomfortable with that.