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Apples, Mummers and Tea
Jan. 6th, 2007 02:48 pmI didn't actually buy an Apple laptop today, as I had been planning. I did go to the store in Ardmore, but when I spoke with a rep at the store about the specifications I wanted - in particular, extra RAM - he said it would be cheaper for me to order it online. However, the trip was still useful, in that I learned about how I should set up my computer if I want to run Windows on it.
I also took the opportunity to do a little shopping in Chinatown when I came back. I stocked up on ban lan gen (for my next cold) and I also picked up a pound tin of Ti kuan Yin for $9.00, which is a much better deal than the stuff I got before.
And I saw some of the people who had participated in the Mummers' Parade. I didn't watch the parade itself, but seeing the groups of people in costumes was plenty interesting. The best was a group dressed like a mariachi band with these bright, acid-trip color scheme ponchos. I actually saw them outside the bar near my office, along with a group of women dressed like glammed-up Indians. Most of the other groups I saw wore these outfits that were essentially Raggedy Ann dresses in a variety of color schemes. One of those guys hit on me on my way home: I politely rebuffed him. I wasn't turned off by the fact that he was wearing a dress and face paint, since he wasn't the only one, but he had just been swearing a blue streak at his friend over the phone, which is not classy.
Now, I'm going to order my MacBook. If you hear an eardrum-shattering squee within the next few days, you will know where it comes from.
I also took the opportunity to do a little shopping in Chinatown when I came back. I stocked up on ban lan gen (for my next cold) and I also picked up a pound tin of Ti kuan Yin for $9.00, which is a much better deal than the stuff I got before.
And I saw some of the people who had participated in the Mummers' Parade. I didn't watch the parade itself, but seeing the groups of people in costumes was plenty interesting. The best was a group dressed like a mariachi band with these bright, acid-trip color scheme ponchos. I actually saw them outside the bar near my office, along with a group of women dressed like glammed-up Indians. Most of the other groups I saw wore these outfits that were essentially Raggedy Ann dresses in a variety of color schemes. One of those guys hit on me on my way home: I politely rebuffed him. I wasn't turned off by the fact that he was wearing a dress and face paint, since he wasn't the only one, but he had just been swearing a blue streak at his friend over the phone, which is not classy.
Now, I'm going to order my MacBook. If you hear an eardrum-shattering squee within the next few days, you will know where it comes from.
