It's been nearly a month now since my iBook arrived, and I finally begin to feel that it's comfortable. When my English friend Abigail first moved here, she complained that nothing worked quite right; even the light switches were "backwards." On the Mac, the close window button is at the upper left; on the PC, it's at the upper right. Now I understand what she meant.
I have a long list of things I keep intending to do, or talk about, or both. Things changed when I was mostly off-line. One of my favorite blogs, Affliction, was suddenly in a different language, even a different alphabet. Now it seems to have been hijacked by advertisers. Anne has suspended fishbucket and has started something new. Artichoke Heart is still absent and should probably be removed from my sidebar.
When my time online was restricted, I began to pay closer attention to what I actually wanted to read every day, and several of them are not on my sidebar. Soon I will be adding How To Save The World; Echidne of the Snakes; Body and Soul; NewWest; feministe; Burning Bird; In a Dark Time; neon epiphany; and Whimsy Speaks.
I also see that My Comments Elsewhere keeps slipping down the sidebar. I've no idea why that happens, but will put my mind to it -- soon. That is here mostly for me, anyway, to jog my uneven memory so that I go back to conversations I have joined. Of course, I have to remember to bookmark them to begin with, another unreliability. And an odd consequence of the recent TypePad changes seems to be that the shell on my title bar is suddenly sliced off.
There is a conversation happening about altars that I want to participate in. I am participating in a study on sacred moments that I want to talk about.
I think I am, slowly, getting my rhythm back. Thank you all for the welcome!
Oh, yes -- I took the above photograph this morning, under the Madison Street Bridge.
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Glad that you're geting back in the swing of things!
A very strange photo. . .
Posted by: Karen | 20 July 2005 at 03:14 PM
Affiction (not Affliction) was publicly discontinued by Paula, who wanted to consolidate all her blogging efforts in just one blog, Paula's House of Toast - still some of the best writing in the blogosphere: http://paulashouseoftoast.blogspot.com/ .
This was maybe a month and a half ago. She reported that within hours of her discontinuing Affiction, someone else snapped up the address, much to her chagrin. That's what you're seeing now.
Posted by: Dave | 21 July 2005 at 06:02 PM
I misread it.
I did *not* know it was Paula, though that is a blog I often read.
Thank you very much -- now I know where to go.
Posted by: SB | 21 July 2005 at 06:12 PM
Hmmm, you've got me thinking about my next computer. I would love the portability of a (wi-fi) laptop, but I worry about ergonomics. I've had some tendon problems from typing wrong and don't want to go through that again. Do you feel any long-term ill effects from having to look down at the screen and typing on a narrow keyboard? How's the mousing? They say it's less tiring to use arm muscles than hand/finger muscles for things like mousing. What's been your experience?
Posted by: Sylvia | 21 July 2005 at 07:45 PM
hey, artichoke heart is back!
http://octopusgardenhome.blogspot.com/
best news all day.
Posted by: erin | 28 July 2005 at 02:30 PM
Sylvia, I love the iBook keyboard, but I think that is a personal thing, having to do with hand size & shape and individual preference. For me, since I am usually sitting up on a bed or chaise, looking down at the screen is actually quite comfortable -- though I do try to limit my time. And the portability is life-enhancing for me.
Erin, I saw that!! Yay! -- and it's past time for me to update my sidebar.
Posted by: SB | 28 July 2005 at 06:00 PM