Technology: Threat or Menace?

[rolanni]

So, who wants to explain to me what, exactly, an IPod is and why “it’s essential” that I have one?

In other news, the deck is roofed; the crew boss is due back on Monday (or Tuesday, or “early in the week”) to measure for the back-splash and install the pesky mini-blinds that refuse to acknowledge my dominion over themselves.  I think we’ll hold off on the ceiling fan; the installation sounds like too much wear-and-tear on everyone at this point.

The house is very slowly coming back into something resembling coherence.  I’m trying to sort out books, music, and knick-knacks that no longer give pleasure rather than mindlessly tossing things back where they were.  This?  Is harder than you might think.

And, yes — we are still working on Dragon Tide, which as some astute readers have noticed, is late.  Our fault entirely, for not completely grokking how much the new order of bidness would affect the old order of bidness.  We have kindly received an extension from Madame the Editor.  And I’m busy cutting-and-pasting, foreshadowing, and laying in the subplot(s).  This?  Is also harder than you might think.

So, in a few minutes, I’m off to the Word Mines.

What’re you doing today that’s fun?

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

My use of a music player. (your music may differ :)

[edgreenberg.livejournal.com]

I keep my music library on a media player, and when I drive, I hook it to the car stereo and set it on "shuffle." 2200 songs are played at random.

I can listen for hours. Well worth it. Took the place of endless cassettes, then cds, then cds with mp3s on them.

If you don't carry music around, or don't want to, you don't need one.

Many people use their phones as music storage devices, but I don't, because I don't want the essential functions of the phone to compete for battery life with music playing.

Best,
Ed