Out and about
Jun. 24th, 2005 01:41 amI just did something tonight I haven't done in years.... I met a group of people, some of whom I'd never met before, at a local cafe/bar for Happy Hour. And ya know what else? There was a guy there who was sorta cute in a white-haired-hippy kinda way, and I flirted with him. Heh. It's been so long, it took me awhile to get my sea legs back, but it was fun. He has a Mac, too, and gave me some recommendations for shareware that he has found helpful. So we're geeky old hippies, can I help it? Let's just put a happy face on it and say we're keeping up with the times.
The group was volunteers from Ten Thousand Villages, so it was an interesting group. I was surprised at how many of them were teachers, including the WHH. Topics ranged from the state of education (inevitable with so many teachers in one place) to the Bob Dylan/ Willie Nelson concert, which led to a long (illuminating) discussion of other musicians that we were all recommending to each other.
I made a less happy discovery when I got home. The graphics tablet locked up the computer again, which meant that I had to force-close the computer. Every time I do that, something funky happens-- this time, the icon for my printer/scanner vanished from the dock, which throws off everything I know how to do with that gadget. Erk. And Damn!
Tomorrow is another day. And a good thing, too.
The group was volunteers from Ten Thousand Villages, so it was an interesting group. I was surprised at how many of them were teachers, including the WHH. Topics ranged from the state of education (inevitable with so many teachers in one place) to the Bob Dylan/ Willie Nelson concert, which led to a long (illuminating) discussion of other musicians that we were all recommending to each other.
I made a less happy discovery when I got home. The graphics tablet locked up the computer again, which meant that I had to force-close the computer. Every time I do that, something funky happens-- this time, the icon for my printer/scanner vanished from the dock, which throws off everything I know how to do with that gadget. Erk. And Damn!
Tomorrow is another day. And a good thing, too.