A $200 laptop? No way!

First, let me ask you this, would you buy any electronic device today that had a 3.5 hour battery? Of course not! Laptops from 10 years ago had better battery life. Not by much, mind you, but it was better.

So why would Acer put such a shoddy battery into their brand new Acer C7 Chromebook?! Smartphones have better battery life than that. It just doesn't make any sense. I mean, the rest of the machine is actually pretty nice. Chrome OS, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB hard drive (decent for any current laptop), 3 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI port, VGA port, 2-in-1 card reader, with an HD display and HD webcam. Not a bad deal at all for $199. So why skimp on the battery?

I am part cyborg.

Not that that is a bad thing, but it’s something that I just realized. You see, our internet just went out (thanks Comcast, you truly are ‘comcastic’). I can only compare it to the 50’s and 60’s when everything was run on electricity, and if the power went out, your life was at a standstill until it returned. Sure I could go outside, or get in my car and go somewhere, but it is currently 11 o’clock on a Sunday night. The only reason I can blog is I can save a copy of this post locally on my laptop (YAY technology). So the thing about me being part cyborg isn’t a physical thing, but more of a mental one. Along with no internet, we have no TV. I can live without one, but if I go without both for too long, I start having withdrawal symptoms. Usually I can use my smartphone to go online, check email, and send texts whenever I am not near a computer, but it just so happens that my cell phone died earlier today. I have no idea what happened to it, but I will be visiting my nearest Verizon store at some point tomorrow to find out if they can fix it. I say “fix it” only because I can’t afford to get the Droid 2 yet, and my contract isn’t close enough to allow me to purchase it at the discounted price.
I think normal people would probably go to bed, or find a good book to read (as I see Jenna has done), but not me! No sir! I bring my laptop to bed, and while she is perfectly content to read her book, I am clacking away at my keyboard and talking about what happens when I am no longer connected to the virtual world and must live in the real one.

So I may suffer from a bit of road rage.

I just don't like traffic. OK, that's a lie.... I HATE traffic. It's only a small part that dislikes the extra amount of cars on the road, but the extra amount of stupidity really puts me in a bad mood. I enjoy the summer break because it's mostly locals on the streets that know where they're going, but it's at the end of the summer when things start going to hell. The gaggle of 17-18 year olds driving a car that daddy bought for them as a graduation present who think they are special and we should clear the road for them, add about 50% more traffic to our streets. Just once I'd like to stop one of these idiots and try to explain that there is a reason that a blinker is not an optional accessory. Not surprisingly, those are usually the cars that are missing a bumper, or have a busted taillight, or just a dozen dents and scratches all over their car. My only hope is that most of them drop out in the first few weeks. Needless to say, my middle fingers get quite the workout while school is in, and my car horn starts wheezing from over-use, and on some weekends I can lose my voice.

I'm trying to end each post on a good note, but the only good thing I can think if at the moment is that HBO is airing a new episode of True Blood tonight. So, wee?

We're sick. *cough*cough*

My girlfriend and I, that is. We both have some sort of sinus infection or head cold or something. The strange part is, I had it a couple weeks ago, and got over it. Now, Jenna is about a week into it, and I'm getting it again! If you would like it too, here are the ingredients:

"The Funk"

• 1-part sore throat
• 1-part sinus congestion
• 3-parts coughing.
• Mix thoroughly in a glass of exhaustion
• Serve at an inopportune time with a shot of NyQuil

At least, that's what it feels like to me. Results may vary. I smoked cigarettes for almost 14 years, and during that time I would catch a cold once every 2 years or so. Usually a head or chest cold that would pass within a week. Now, after just over a year being a non-smoker, a get a head cold 2 times within a month. No sir, I don't like it.

On to more interesting things. It seems as though we have finally caught up on the shows we have been watching. True Blood, Hung, Weeds, etc. While I thought we were up to date with 30 Rock, I just checked their website and we're still a season behind. OK, so we're not current on ALL our shows, but we're close enough for government work. My awesome girlfriend got us signed up for HBO and Showtime last week, so now we can watch True Blood on Sundays at 9 like all the other normal people. It is by far, my favorite show this year.

"And now, time for the weather. Tiffany?"