Friday, January 30, 2009

Our new laptop is coming!

Tracking the path of our new laptop (a Lenovo/IBM, made in China). We probably should have stayed domestic, but we are supporting a number of fed-ex depots, from the look of things.

01/30/2009 1:56 P.M.
DELIVERY

LAUREL, MD, US
01/30/2009 4:39 A.M.
OUT FOR DELIVERY

LAUREL, MD, US
01/30/2009 3:04 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

BALTIMORE, MD, US
01/30/2009 2:39 A.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

BALTIMORE, MD, US
01/30/2009 12:03 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, US
01/29/2009 2:25 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, US
01/29/2009 10:57 A.M.
IMPORT SCAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, US
01/25/2009 8:47 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

ANCHORAGE, AK, US
01/24/2009 5:59 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

ANCHORAGE, AK, US
01/24/2009 3:23 P.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

INCHEON, KR
01/25/2009 2:10 A.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

INCHEON, KR
01/25/2009 12:37 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

GUANGZHOU, CN
01/24/2009 9:00 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

GUANGZHOU, CN
01/24/2009 8:00 P.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

GUANGZHOU, CN
01/23/2009 8:53 P.M.
EXPORT SCAN

GUANGZHOU, CN
01/23/2009 7:00 P.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

SHENZHEN, CN
01/23/2009 4:50 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

SHENZHEN, CN
01/22/2009 10:58 P.M.
ORIGIN SCAN

CN
01/23/2009 10:02 P.M.
BILLING INFORMATION

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Watching history

Musical interlude worthy of the day

Today represents so many things: the beginning of hope in exceptionally dark times, an end to the worst presidency ever, but most importantly the realization that anything at all is possible--that anyone no matter what skin color can become president of this fine country. It's beyond fantastical.

Regrettably CJ had a cold on Sunday so we did not go down to the free concert on the National Mall to see these boys in person. But, in the absence of poetry suitable for today's historic moment, we will rely on Bono, Edge, and the rhythm section.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Oops

In a wonderful moment that perfectly captures how frustrating this month has been, I spilled a cup of coffee on our laptop at home. I thought I was ok until it started making weird noises... Most of the data is backed up, with the exception of photos and videos from the holidays. So I don't know if I'll be able to save those, and I don't know when I'll be able to post any others. Until then, you'll have to make do with the photos from our Hong Kong-Taiwan trip, which you can see on the side column here.