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floatingleafI was incredibly productive yesterday. I cleaned the place, threw out some junk, dyed my hair AND went to see a movie. But then, by the time I got back home, it was really late and I was dead tired, and the weather was awful, and my sinuses started acting up again... so today I barely managed to get up early enough to drag myself to the 3 p.m. matinee I already had the ticket for. And I nearly fell asleep on the bus on the way there, too. Still feeling deflated, btw. So I am taking a break tomorrow. Letting myself act disgustingly lazy if that's what I feel like. I do have to get groceries, though, since Friday and Saturday I'll be too busy again... *sigh*
The movies were good, in case you're wondering. Each in its own way. I just don't feel like talking about them. Movie reviews are time-consuming, and I am too exhausted to brain properly. I should be catching up on my correspondence instead...
Incidentally, I just finished reading Royal Assassin - the second volume of Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy. OMG what a captivating story. For the final few chapters, I couldn't put it down. But now I have a strange little dilemma due to the new and "improved" way Barnes & Noble sells its eBooks. I can no longer transfer the EPUB files from my PC to my Nook through the USB cable, like I used to do. I can read the next volume, which I have just purchased, on my PC - or on any other "connected device". But the problem is that my Nook is NOT connected. I don't have wireless - either at home, or at work (where I mostly used to read the Nook during my lunch breaks). So the only way I can keep reading stuff on the Nook (or my iPod Touch, for that matter) is if I go to a place that has free WiFi. I need to be able to access the Barnes & Noble website and log into my account there. Otherwise, the Nook is useless. I can no longer carry it around and read on the bus/train etc. Or in bed, for that matter. I have to sit in front of my PC at home if I want to read anything I purchase from B&N in the future. Unless I get a smartphone/tablet. But I feel like I can't justify buying those if I already have an iPod Touch (which, btw, also doesn't allow you to transfer files from the PC through the USB cable). I know most people have multiple high-tech devices, I see it all the time - but to me, it just feels redundant and overindulgent to get yet another gadget that does all the same stuff plus ONE extra feature I want. Besides, I pay about $10 monthly for my current phone plan; if I get a smartphone, I will have to pay at least 3x as much for a data plan. It's not that I can't afford it; it's just that I don't like paying for stuff I don't need. I can totally live without internet access "on the go", since I'm not the kind of person who spends much time "on the go" in the first place - but if you have an e-Reader, you should be able to upload files to it whether it's "connected" or not. What if I want to read something I had saved on my computer long ago, in a PDF file, or a Word file? I don't need the effin' wireless to read it - so why should I need it to read an eBook I had already paid for?... Hmmm?... *grumbles*
Anyway... I am dropping on my face. Need to recharge. Hitting the pillows NOW. *signs off*
The movies were good, in case you're wondering. Each in its own way. I just don't feel like talking about them. Movie reviews are time-consuming, and I am too exhausted to brain properly. I should be catching up on my correspondence instead...
Incidentally, I just finished reading Royal Assassin - the second volume of Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy. OMG what a captivating story. For the final few chapters, I couldn't put it down. But now I have a strange little dilemma due to the new and "improved" way Barnes & Noble sells its eBooks. I can no longer transfer the EPUB files from my PC to my Nook through the USB cable, like I used to do. I can read the next volume, which I have just purchased, on my PC - or on any other "connected device". But the problem is that my Nook is NOT connected. I don't have wireless - either at home, or at work (where I mostly used to read the Nook during my lunch breaks). So the only way I can keep reading stuff on the Nook (or my iPod Touch, for that matter) is if I go to a place that has free WiFi. I need to be able to access the Barnes & Noble website and log into my account there. Otherwise, the Nook is useless. I can no longer carry it around and read on the bus/train etc. Or in bed, for that matter. I have to sit in front of my PC at home if I want to read anything I purchase from B&N in the future. Unless I get a smartphone/tablet. But I feel like I can't justify buying those if I already have an iPod Touch (which, btw, also doesn't allow you to transfer files from the PC through the USB cable). I know most people have multiple high-tech devices, I see it all the time - but to me, it just feels redundant and overindulgent to get yet another gadget that does all the same stuff plus ONE extra feature I want. Besides, I pay about $10 monthly for my current phone plan; if I get a smartphone, I will have to pay at least 3x as much for a data plan. It's not that I can't afford it; it's just that I don't like paying for stuff I don't need. I can totally live without internet access "on the go", since I'm not the kind of person who spends much time "on the go" in the first place - but if you have an e-Reader, you should be able to upload files to it whether it's "connected" or not. What if I want to read something I had saved on my computer long ago, in a PDF file, or a Word file? I don't need the effin' wireless to read it - so why should I need it to read an eBook I had already paid for?... Hmmm?... *grumbles*
Anyway... I am dropping on my face. Need to recharge. Hitting the pillows NOW. *signs off*
