I’ve Had It!
Ok, I had to dial in to work just to get my email and blog. I’m finding it extremely difficult to believe that I’m at a “Web Services” conference with no internet access. OpenSource had a (free) wireless network setup all throughout the conference area. The focus of that conference was not the web, but they understood the need for easy internet access. This web conference doesn’t even have walk-up machines to go read news or anything with. Is it just me, or is that bizarre?
Late Monday
<rant>Why do people have such a prejudice against macs? I’m taking a Java tutorial and when I have issues, the instructor assumes right off the bat that it’s because I’m using a mac, not because I’ve typed in a line of code wrong. I’m not one of those mac users who tries to convert pc users – I firmly believe that whichever platform you want to use is the one you should use. But (and not to offend the 46% percent (all 3?) of you who read this on a pc) I think windows is buggy and akward, and I can’t understand why sane people think that it’s easier to use than a mac.</rant>
Monday
Day 3 and no internet access in sight. I’m starting to go through withdrawal – I guess this means that I’m getting too dependent on technology. It’s frustrating to have to watch the weather channel to find out about the forecasted high instead of hopping onto weatherunderground.com and getting the info in less than 10 seconds. It probably doesn’t help that we have a wireless network in the house – I’m connected everywhere in the house, on my property, and even at the neighbors’ houses. Oh, well. Maybe I’ll dial in to work later just to get my email fix. :)
Sunday
We walked the freedom trail today, although we didn’t go into many of the buildings – more out of lack of time than anything else. We met some friends for lunch and walked along the Charles for a while. Unfortunately, my allergies (or cold?) are getting the better of me, so I’ve been dragging today.
Saturday
Highlight of the day: we went to see the “make way for ducklings” bronze statues… They were pretty cool! It was neat to watch all the kids playing around them, too. Trinity church had some of the most beautiful stained glass windows I’ve ever seen, but my camera was not interested in taking pictures of them. Oh, well. Probably a tripod would have helped. We wandered around Newbury Street, went to Quincy Market, ate dinner at the “Barking Crab”, and took a horse drawn carriage ride around the financial district. Pretty nice day, in all…