Grey Thursday Rambly Bits

[gnomi]

-- One of gnomi's life rules: I should not see my coworkers' hipbones. Never-never.
-- I'm struck by the fact that I have a number of friends who (a) don't have a television, or (b) don't have a cell phone, or (c) have neither.
-- I am guilty of having broken out into song in other folks' LJs. I apologize in advance if I break out into song in yours unexpectedly.
-- It's in the 50s today; it's supposed to be in the 90s over the weekend. I don't think I have anything to wear for the 50s -- I've never owned a poodle skirt. The 90s are easier -- I still have a number of articles of clothing that I bought while in college.
-- Among the things I'm considering for Shavuot food: cheese blintz casserole thingy, Bill's Swiss veggie medley, lasagna, chocolate cheese pie. I have no clue if those go together. If it's going to be hot, starting with soup is probably a bad idea. Unless I do fruit soup or other cold soup. Will continue to ponder.
-- It's really hard to make an appointment somewhere when, each time one calls, the phone either rings and rings and rings without picking up or the line is busy.
-- Yesterday seemed to be "run into everyone in Coolidge Corner" evening. This happens periodically; I wish there would be a schedule published.
-- Cole Porter has invaded my brain.
-- People reading audiobooks should not do funny voices. It just makes me giggle, and then I lose the plot.
-- How late is too late to invite someone for a Yom Tov meal? Or a Shabbat meal? The latest mabfan and I ever invited anyone, that I can think of (when it wasn't just an in-shul, "Hey, do you have lunch plans? Wanna come home with us?") was when we called arib about 20 minutes before candle lighting one erev Y"T and invited him to second-day lunch.
-- I've been watching "Doctor Who" episodes with the commentary tracks. I love it when the writers crack themselves up at their own lines.

Comments

[madknits.livejournal.com]

I refused to get a cell phone for years.
Then when i went on vacation, I found out that I'd need to coordinate with several people, so I got one of those pay-as-you-go. I only use it for when i'm on vacation and need to coordinate getting together with folk. Otherwise, i have a landline, and I don't check messages.

;-)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

And, see, that makes perfect sense to me. mabfan and I held out for a long time. We got our first cell phone for free (I was working for a telecom publisher, and Ericsson sent free phones with 30 free minutes of usage to everyone on their press release list). But after our 30 free minutes expired, we didn't do anything with the phone. Then one night after work, mabfan had car troubles and it was only due to the kindness of passersby that he was able to get help. That's when he got his phone.

And then I got mine when I moved to a job in Cambridge and we had a few too many missed connections due to transportation woes. And then September 11, 2001 came, and we were happy that we both had phones.