Jun 05 2009
Another rainy day and a job interview.
Here I sit playing with my new laptop (did I tell you I finally bought a laptop?) thinking about things in general, feeling the cool, cool temps (unseasonably cool - it’s great!) after two full days of rain. I love it. Sad, isn’t it? I love the rain.
I also had a job interview today with a temp agency in Cherry Hill. The job they interviewed me for was for order entry with Weekly Reader…yeah…THAT Weekly Reader. The same ones who published those handouts we got when we were in school that I always bought books from. I loved to read then and love to read now. If they decide I’m what they’re looking for, the job will start in two weeks.
In the meantime, I have another interview with a different agency on Monday. This one told me that multiple agencies are hiring for the same company, so if they tell me it’s this job, I’m allowed to tell them that my name was already submitted. Usually, they are very protective of their clients’ identities, but in this case, it’s OK. It’s not a permanent position, which is fine for me right now. It would start this month (June) and end sometime in October. I can live with that. Not to mention the weekly paychecks.
Anyway, I bought this computer last week after learning that postal customs has apparently put a hold on the wireless adapter I bought for my desktop. They’ve been in possession of it for over a month. How wonderful. It’s so nice that they can just take possession and never contact the intended recipient who paid good money for the item to let them know they have it or even WHY they have it. But, that being that, I decided to give in and buy a laptop. Of course, being the cheapy that I am, I looked on Craigslist for a bargain. And, by golly, I do believe I found one!!!
Someone in a nearby town was selling a Dell Inspiron 8600 for $200. I did a quick check on the model and found that when it was new, it went for over $1000!!! I was shocked!! So many computers now are in the $300-500 range, but there are still a few out there with big ticket prices. This was one of them.
I LOVE this thing!! It’s fast, it’s powerful and it’s wireless!! OK, so it’s older and heavier than newer models. And, it could use a RAM upgrade because if I do too many things at once, it will hang up on me. But, I am having so much fun with this little flat rectangular box, I just can’t express it strongly enough! I can be ANYWHERE I want to be with it!! And, its battery life is FOUR HOURS LONG, so I don’t have to be tethered all the time to the electrical umbilical cord. I really am happy with this (and so is my daughter because she no longer has to share her computer with me and can be on hers the same time I’m on mine!!) I really am truly happy with my spur of the moment purchase - no buyer’s regret on this one. Nosirree!!!
