By The Way...

Monday, May 7, 2007
10:48:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Well, I can't post any pictures to By The Way at the moment, because I'm using the hotel business center for this post, and the have their computers hidden behind a wall (seriously - the monitor is placed flush into the business center wall, there's only a wireless keyboard and mouse visible, and I'm having to stand in front of a counter on which the keyboard and mouse are placed). But I don't want you to think I've entirely abandoned you, just because I am laptop - less. So, here's an assignment anyway, which you may find curiously themed to my particular situation:

Your Monday Photo Shoot : Take a picture of some machine and/or piece of technology that you have a love/hate relationship with.

Now, the most obvious thing here would be one's computer, the source of so many love/hate emotions. But don't feel limited to that: If you've got a toaster that gives you heartbreak, snap a picture of that. Or a car. Or a remote control. Or an MP3 player. Or a blender! Really, whatever. It's all good (or bad, you know, depending).

Take that picture. Put it up on your blog/journal, maybe tell a little about why you have that love/hate relationship, and then come back here and leave a link. Trust me, knowing that I'm not the only one with technological issues right about now will make me feel a lot better.

(PS: I'll be late in posting the results to this week's Weekend Assignment -- doing that is actually a not trivially complicated process, best done one a computer of one's own. Patience, patience.)

Update, 7:08 pm: look! It's the new computer!




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• #5 Comment from anaedream 
  5/10/07 12:49 PM | Permalink

  Here is mine.
  
  Feel free to fail me for being late again. :)
  
  http://anaedream.com/2007/05/10/monday-proscratination-yet-again/
  
  Kate
• #4 Comment from hewasolddog299 
  5/9/07 7:19 PM | Permalink

  You aren't the only one with "lap-" problems...
  
  http://dailysnooze.blogspot.com/2007/05/meme-john-m-scalzis-monday-photo-shoot.html
  
  wil
  
• #3 Comment from cmarlow330 
  5/9/07 8:36 AM | Permalink

  Sounds like your hardrive died.... if it was making a clicking noise
  
  hehe I should know im good at computers :-P
  
  and UGHHHHH you had to get a laptop with WINDOWS VISTA on it.. hehe I can tell by the way the toolbar looks... Xp's isnt black and where it says START its just a flag..... which means its VISTA * GAG* lol...
  
  Windows Vista so far is the worst OS out there bc alot of people are having problems with it..
  
  Wait.... you use GMAIL..... Even though you work for aol * scratches head* whoa.. confusing lol.....
  
  
  
  ~ Christopher ~
  
  http://journals.aol.com/cmarlow330/ChristophersJournal/
  
  
  
• #2 Comment from mavarin 
  5/8/07 5:48 AM | Permalink

  I'm glad you got the laptop, despite the expense. Good luck with it!  As for me, this will come as no surprise: it's about the dang car! - Karen
  http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/2007/05/eagle-at-sunset.html
• #1 Comment from jmorancoyle 
  5/8/07 2:01 AM | Permalink

  http://journals.aol.com/jmorancoyle/MyWay/entries/2007/05/08/john-scalzis-monday-photo-shoot-without-an-example-photo/2096
  Easy question. And good one, too. I didn't have to think this one out, although I couldn't find a photo.
  Jude