“A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before.”
-Anonymous
I’m baaaa-aack! Damn, it’s amazing how much I’ve come to rely on my trusty computer to get through my daily routine. Found that out the hard way when I booted my system a few weeks back and got the dreaded blue screen and “fatal error” message. Jeez, the inconvenience…
No getting online to see what movies were playing. No, had to actually call the theater. No chatting with friends, either. Had to pick up the phone. What a pain in the ass. No shopping…what, you really think I wanna walk through a mall? Couldn’t look up a restaurant menu, schedule my next Netflix delivery, or pay my bills.
No updating the iPod either, or checking email, or even doing taxes. Hell, I even had to resort to going to a buddy’s house and perusing his cable for…umm…let’s just say, thank the gods (and Mr. J. S., you know who you are) for HBO and Katie Morgan.
But now, thanks to the Geek Squad (and by the way, if that’s what’s passing for “geek” these days…holy shit), “normal” life has resumed once again. It’s taking time to adjust- I’ve gotten used to picking up the phone, going into a store, writing checks and putting them in the mail, picking up an actual TV Guide to find out what’s on, and looking outside to see what the weather’s doing. How did we ever do all this stuff before computers?
And now, I’m back. Looking at my last few posts I see that I haven’t written much recently (even before the computer fiasco), and during these last few weeks I realized how much I’ve missed it. So let this be a sort of re-dedication of the Corner Café- cleaned up, reorganized, and open for business once again.
-Anonymous
I’m baaaa-aack! Damn, it’s amazing how much I’ve come to rely on my trusty computer to get through my daily routine. Found that out the hard way when I booted my system a few weeks back and got the dreaded blue screen and “fatal error” message. Jeez, the inconvenience…
No getting online to see what movies were playing. No, had to actually call the theater. No chatting with friends, either. Had to pick up the phone. What a pain in the ass. No shopping…what, you really think I wanna walk through a mall? Couldn’t look up a restaurant menu, schedule my next Netflix delivery, or pay my bills.
No updating the iPod either, or checking email, or even doing taxes. Hell, I even had to resort to going to a buddy’s house and perusing his cable for…umm…let’s just say, thank the gods (and Mr. J. S., you know who you are) for HBO and Katie Morgan.
But now, thanks to the Geek Squad (and by the way, if that’s what’s passing for “geek” these days…holy shit), “normal” life has resumed once again. It’s taking time to adjust- I’ve gotten used to picking up the phone, going into a store, writing checks and putting them in the mail, picking up an actual TV Guide to find out what’s on, and looking outside to see what the weather’s doing. How did we ever do all this stuff before computers?
And now, I’m back. Looking at my last few posts I see that I haven’t written much recently (even before the computer fiasco), and during these last few weeks I realized how much I’ve missed it. So let this be a sort of re-dedication of the Corner Café- cleaned up, reorganized, and open for business once again.
