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[muckefuck]

Can't I think of anything to say that isn't hopeless recondite or just petty bitching? Consider this a test.

• Last meal at the nearest Japanese restaurant to work, I think. I don't know that I could quite roll better sushi myself, but I know enough to demand that, at those prices, someone should be. Small portions, insipid flavours, intrusive service--goddamn did it make me wish I worked within striking distance of Oysy. People in the Loop! You owe yourselves a special lunch there. I know you don't have all damn afternoon to walk down to 900 S. Boul Mich so splurge for a cab. Their lunch specials are an absolute steal and, if my Monday-afternoon trip was any indication, they're not at all crowded after about 1:30 p.m.
• Following in our long tradition of being on the trailing edge of hot technology, monshu has finally procured for me an iPod Mini. So far, I'm liking it a lot although a few design decisions puzzle me:
  1. You can only charge it through a computer? How convenient is that? Very, if you carry around a laptop or return home every night; not so much if, say, you're on vacation for a week (which is when I suspect I'll be making the most use of mine).
  2. I need to return to the top-level menu to turn on the backlight? What gives! The reason I'm turning on the backlight is so I can navigate the menus in the first place.
• My other new acquisitions--with the notable exception of that Chinese music CD--have chiefly been books. In particular, monshu found an abridged bilingual edition of 西游記--with pictures! The English text is brief and colourless compared to the Chinese, so I've plenty of incentive to read the latter, but I can always fall back on the former (not to mention my own knowledge of the story) for the gist. The language is a curious mix of Modern Standard and Literary Chinese, with archaicisms like 道 for "say" (something I've only seen in Classical works) sidling up next to 那兒, which is so 北京話 it hurts my ears!

Comments

[lhn.livejournal.com]

IIRC, prilicla's is the white square, but the plug part just folds down into the body rather than there being a cord. (You can see pictures here.) If it wasn't in the box, it might be worth going back to the Apple Store (or calling Apple) and asking about it.

[bunj.livejournal.com]

The plug folds down into the body, but the cord that connects the body with the ipod can be detached, leaving you with a smooth white square and a separate cord suitable for hanging mice (or whatever). It's that swell Apple production design coming through.

Speaking of which, try looking in the bottom of the box. My ipod came in a cube, with the ipod in the center. If you remove the center section, I think the charger's underneath.

Ah! Mystery solved!

[monshu.livejournal.com]

Indeed the charger is in the box--shows you how dazzled some people are by that sleek Apple design and minimalist packaging. Hope and faith are restored--for the nonce.

Re: Ah! Mystery solved!

[bunj.livejournal.com]

It looks like my job here is done. I'm off to help others with their packaging. Hi-ya!