Short Time

[rejectomorph]

I've decided that Sluggo has to be shut down before five o'clock each morning. I need at least half an hour of no stimulation before I can get to sleep, and Sluggo is way to stimulating. Well, what Sluggo shows me on the Internets is way too stimulating, and Sluggo himself is way too infuriating. The best way to get to sleep is for my brain to shut up, and my brain has an unfortunate tendency to diesel. Maybe I need a sensory deprivation tank.

There is a haze dimming the stars tonight. It is like gauze floating through the sky, or like a few drops of cream stirred into a cup of tea. Tomorrow Today is supposed to be even warmer than yesterday. It will be a nice day to go out, but a terrible day to use the Slug. I probably won't be around much. Even a few mild days have been enough to make me fall way behind in such tasks as keeping my inbox reasonably clear. If I get the chance, I'm going to go looking at computers within the next couple of days. The Slug has been with me for more than four years now, and I know he's terminal. I'm not even sure he'll last until I can get a replacement. If I vanish for a while, blame Sluggo.

Comments

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

Dell has good deals again, particularly if you don't need a monitor, but some current offerings include a 15-inch LCD monitor 'free upgrade' (who would choose the regular monitor over the flat LCD if it was the same price?). anyway, with or without a monitor, they've got good deals going on. go to the small business page and make yourself up a business name. on a fairly regular basis, they offer sluggo-recycling in the neighborhood of $10-$15/box, weight dependent. last year, I schlepped out two dead monitors for recycling. $20. much cheaper than my local center, and they really do recycle them. I think the local one just hauls them to the landfill, but there's a slight chance I'm being too cynical about the local guys.

for instance

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

http://cheap.typepad.com/cheapster/2005/02/dimension_3000_.html

Re: for instance

[rejectomorph]

There was mention there of a coupon for $500 off of laptops, but it expired a few days ago. Too bad, A laptop might be a good idea, given the limited amount of space in this room. And they don't need to be packed for moving house, either.