New Things
posted on march 19, 2004, tag: photos
Katia's iPod mini arrived yesterday. It was shipped in Shanghai, China on Wednesday and arrived at my office in New York, USA at 10:30AM on Thursday. That's the fastest shipment I have ever received in my life. Granted, time-zone differences were on its side (China's 13 hours ahead), but it still got here much faster than I expected.
Because a few people asked me to take a picture of the new iPod mini, I figured I should also take some pictures of two other new things that I've not mentioned—a 15-inch PowerBook and our gigantic sectional couch.
The search for the couch was long and difficult. I really wanted an L because it would fit better in the living-room and open it up more than a standard couch, since the room is a bit longer than it is wide and I didn't want it to feel as though the room faced one way. The L does exactly what its meant to in this case, and makes the room feel much more full. Also worth mentioning is that it's a ton of sitting space. Both Katia and I can lie down on the couch and there's still room for at least one person to sit comfortably. Now if we only had people over more often.
And the PowerBook... well, first of all: yes, this means I've purchased four Apple computers in the span of just over a year. I'm aware of how ridiculous that is. For those who don't remember, it started with an iBook, then a 12-inch PowerBook (both of which I sold), and ended with my Dual G5 and Cinema Display. Well, ended until a few weeks ago at least, when I bought the new PowerBook.
For the past few months Katia had been using my G5 because she needed the screen space to do some freelance work and she couldn't use the small 12-inch screen of her VAIO sub-notebook. After a while, though, it got so that I would never be able to use my computer because she was always using it, so I told her we either needed to get a bigger laptop or she would have to start sharing. Luckily for me, she went with the former and I promptly bought a 15-inch PowerBook.
I should also mention, related to the couch search, was the search for a rug for the living-room. Let me just say that people who manufacture rugs are making a shit-load of cash. I have never in my life paid so much money for something so simple and, really, useless. Yuck.
Comments
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Colin D. Devroe on 03/19/2004:
I see no pictures of the Dual G5! That I'd like to see. Nice iPod, PowerBook and couch.
Stew on 03/19/2004:
Nice living room :)
Out of curisoity is there a noticeable difference between the iBook and the 12" PBook in terms of photoshop and such??
I fancy a Pbook but can't really jsutify the cost for not a lot of extra (need 12" screen for travel use between college/work/family :)
Reese on 03/19/2004:
Where did you get the couch from? Looks nice and comfy.
Garrett on 03/19/2004:
The couch is from Macy's (so is the rug), the coffee table is from IKEA.
Brian on 03/20/2004:
Whoa, the image is very neat. It almost looks fake, but not. It looks more like it's something out of a movie, actually. :)
Good job!
Thomas Chai on 03/21/2004:
Very nice picture. I think Apple ought to use it in one of their Powerbook's ad