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crschmidttodo list:
no particular order.
write jess/kam slash.interrogate rho
talk to parents about getting home from new hampshire.
write ESN code to send email on new journal entries.
look into getting a cell phone before the trip.
clean my room.
start figuring out what the hell to pack for school.
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dammitnicole: as far as i can tell, your current journal style isn't public. If you could make it so, that would rock and make things infinitely easier for me to work with ;)
Probably going to be leaving home july 21st for, basically, the rest of the summer. a week in seattle, a week on the east coast, and travel inbetween. so. just mentioning that.
i want a cell phone that has the ability to connect to the internet, preferably with an irc and aim client, and the abilty to be used as a dialup device. I want free nights and weekends, and nationwide long distance and nationwide coverage. I'll probably make a more detailed post when i'm not falling asleep, but if anyone has any advice, that'd rock.
Note that it doesn't have to have a camera, likesupersat's, nor does it actually have to run PalmOS and all entailed software like alacrity's does.
Time and price are most likely off the essence.
Time till mark gets here: 2wks 3days 13hrs 5mins 46secs (6pm, July 21st)
Time til I get to see Jess again: 4wks 3days 4hrs 5mins 44secs (10am local time, Aug 4th)
Full explanation of the trip coming up after I talk to my parents and deal with them trying to talk me out of it tomorrow.
Happy fourth everyone! If you're in the US, celebrate the independance of your country by blowing up a small part of it.
fracturedfaerie and mysweetrapture: I'm very glad that you're both doing better. It's a good thing.
fall down go boom.
no particular order.
write jess/kam slash.interrogate rho
talk to parents about getting home from new hampshire.
write ESN code to send email on new journal entries.
look into getting a cell phone before the trip.
clean my room.
start figuring out what the hell to pack for school.
dammitnicole: as far as i can tell, your current journal style isn't public. If you could make it so, that would rock and make things infinitely easier for me to work with ;)Probably going to be leaving home july 21st for, basically, the rest of the summer. a week in seattle, a week on the east coast, and travel inbetween. so. just mentioning that.
i want a cell phone that has the ability to connect to the internet, preferably with an irc and aim client, and the abilty to be used as a dialup device. I want free nights and weekends, and nationwide long distance and nationwide coverage. I'll probably make a more detailed post when i'm not falling asleep, but if anyone has any advice, that'd rock.
Note that it doesn't have to have a camera, like
supersat's, nor does it actually have to run PalmOS and all entailed software like alacrity's does.Time and price are most likely off the essence.
Time till mark gets here: 2wks 3days 13hrs 5mins 46secs (6pm, July 21st)
Time til I get to see Jess again: 4wks 3days 4hrs 5mins 44secs (10am local time, Aug 4th)
Full explanation of the trip coming up after I talk to my parents and deal with them trying to talk me out of it tomorrow.
Happy fourth everyone! If you're in the US, celebrate the independance of your country by blowing up a small part of it.
fracturedfaerie and mysweetrapture: I'm very glad that you're both doing better. It's a good thing.fall down go boom.
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Date: 2003-07-04 03:18 am (UTC)However, I have not looked for an IRC client for it, so I don't know if that exists. Also, I have several issues with the version of AIM that is currently available for it -- the primary one being that it causes the device to occasionally throw an uncaught fatal exception. That's no fun. I like the PalmOS because it is simple, (mostly) stable, and expandable.
If money was no object I'd recommend getting some kind of Windows based phone just for the added toy factor. I wouldn't look forward to the crashes it is capable of, however.
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Date: 2003-07-04 06:49 am (UTC)If, for whatever reason, you simply can't get enough Internet time, *keep all Internet services turned off*. It's veeery tempting to use it when you don't have to, and the bills can be horrendous.
Look for a nationwide plan with plenty of towers wherever you plan on staying. Mark's family's is going to be an issue. Also, look around Manchester, N.H. (most of the towers around here seem to be owned by Verizon) and Urbana, of course.
Bear in mind that many nationwide plans are very expensive, but Verizon, at least, has stopped classifying them separately. You either have a local plan (and I mean LOCAL, like I'd get extra charges if I called from Nashua, 18 miles and 15 minutes away from here) or you have a nationwide plan, and that's not unreasonable.
Check out http://www.telebright.com/ for some comparisons.
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Date: 2003-07-04 08:51 am (UTC)I was a little wary about service quality, and I will say Sprint is definitely not without its problems, but overall I am pleased with the reception I get at home and have not had any major problems in my travels, either.
If you want, I can come up with a whole laundry list of (primarly small) things about Sprint that are bad. Again, as I said, overall I am happy with the service, but they do have their problems. When choosing between alternatives, I often prefer to compare the negatives to see which one would annoy me least, as well as looking at the positive aspects.
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Date: 2003-07-04 09:48 am (UTC)I think, however, the first thought should be, "Who do people use in Urbana?", since he's there 8 months or more out of the year and this cell phone has to last a lot longer than 2 weeks.
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Date: 2003-07-04 09:56 am (UTC)Sounds like a job for
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Date: 2003-07-04 09:57 am (UTC)Time til I get to see Jess again: 4wks 3days 4hrs 5mins 44secs (10am local time, Aug 4th)
you're such a dork :p is that xb95 mark?
i need to hurry up and set some kind of date for when i can see maryam again. it's easier when you have a concrete time when you know you can be together again, instead of this rough estimate that could change so much one way or the other.
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Date: 2003-07-04 11:32 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-04 11:34 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-04 11:36 am (UTC)I think I'll take pics ;)
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Date: 2003-07-04 11:37 am (UTC):kiss:
I love you.
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Date: 2003-07-04 11:39 am (UTC)I'm only here for about 5 minutes, then i'll be heading out to the pool. Otherwise I would already be texting you to clal me or something ;) If I don't see you, have fun at the beach.
You want a call at some point? It's not a weekend, so I don't have free minutes til 10 my time.
And all of them are uploaded,but no one knows where.
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Date: 2003-07-04 11:38 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-04 11:41 am (UTC)It's her own fault for running from the camera.
Anyway, I'll discuss with her and upload some of the good ones. My icon (the sears tower one i'm using) is a pic I took.
However, since mark and janine and ascii and karl may hate the camera less than jess, i'll try and get some uploadable ones ;)
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Date: 2003-07-04 10:15 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-04 11:42 am (UTC)They're crap. Realize this ;)
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Date: 2003-07-04 01:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-04 12:53 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-04 12:59 pm (UTC)(i love doing that)
Lookie that, it works. alright, i've ganked the styleid and I'll poke at s2izing it this weekend. It's my dad's birthday today, he seems to want attention or something :)
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Date: 2003-07-06 05:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-04 02:34 pm (UTC)Many phones support getting your laptop online through GPRS, including mine. My hotel at E3 charged you per-minute for local calls, so I got online through GPRS. You can get my phone for about $150 through ATTWS.
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Date: 2003-07-05 08:22 am (UTC)*hugs*