Archive for June, 2005

Uh..

14 June 05 - 05:12pm.

So. Refresh, refresh, refresh.

The roommate was home, so I was continually checking in with him. He kept telling me that the UPS guy doesn’t get there until 3:30 or 4pm, and that he had not in fact arrived yet.

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Out for delivery!

13 June 05 - 08:06am.

6:15 A.M. It left the Pontiac facility this morning. UPS stuff usually gets to my apartment around 3:30 or 4.

Now I refresh the UPS tracking page. Over and over.

Shipment notification!!!

12 June 05 - 09:05am.

So much for June 23rd. I guess Dell goes by the expect-the-worst-and-you’ll-always-get-what-you-expected-or-better philosophy, except from the view point of make-them-expect-the-worst-and-then-you’ll-look-great-when-you-give-them-better.

Either way, my laptop shipped yesterday and is expected to be here on the 14th! (Yay!)

Now to press reset

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700mmmmmmmmm.

08 June 05 - 10:25am.

This is… The Dell Inspiron 700M.

Inspiron 700m
Intel Pentium M Processor 725 (1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB)12.1-in WXGA

Qty: 1
Unit Price: $1,680.00

Intel Pentium M Processor 725 (1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB)12.1-in WXGA

256MB DDR SDRAM 1 Dimm

40 GB Hard

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Never say checking one more time doesn’t pay off.

I was sitting around this morning feeling sorry for myself because it was looking like it would be a very long time before I would be able to buy a laptop, if it was going to happen at all. I

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