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seattle addenda
One of the highlights of the trip was seeing friends I don't see much (because they live in Seattle). I hadn't seen Dave for almost ten years, and Matt for maybe nine; Lynn I saw a month or two ago, but it's always nice. Plus she lives near a delicious Thai restaurant and an amazing Danish bakery. Dave and I ate dinner at a terrific Afghan restaurant in Issaquah, and I only managed to see Matt for a few minutes between my Microsoft orientation and his 3:00 meeting. I missed Emma and Roger completely. Next time.
This was the first time I've traveled with the iPod--whose purchase i justified in part as a travel accessory. There were great things about it--like, it significantly lightened my luggage, and eased the packing process. (I used to bring a lot of CDs on trips, and I'd have to guess which ones I'd want on the plane, so I could pack those in my jacket or my backpack or the outside compartment of my suitcase, while the others were bundled deep in layers of clothing.)
On the other hand, I didn't have any way to listen to it in the car. This was just oversight on my part--I could've bought the car kit--and it made me listen to Seattle radio, which was kind of fun. Another oversight: I brought the standalone recharging unit, but I forgot you need a firewire cable to hook it up. So it was only with the help of my better-prepared friend Andrew that I had a charged iPod to listen to on the plane trip back. You can't just buy new batteries.
A problem that foresight wouldn't have solved: I bought new CDs while I was there, and had no way to listen to them. Well, that's not true--my rental car had a CD player. But it would've been nice to add my new music to the iPod walking-around mix. Next time I travel I may bring a CD player just for music I pick up along the way.
I talked to a lot of people who like Seattle, one or two who love it, and no one who disliked it. Also: A lot of people in Seattle were nice. Not just smile-nice, the way some Californians are, but genuine and generous. So that was really cool.
Still undecided.
This was the first time I've traveled with the iPod--whose purchase i justified in part as a travel accessory. There were great things about it--like, it significantly lightened my luggage, and eased the packing process. (I used to bring a lot of CDs on trips, and I'd have to guess which ones I'd want on the plane, so I could pack those in my jacket or my backpack or the outside compartment of my suitcase, while the others were bundled deep in layers of clothing.)
On the other hand, I didn't have any way to listen to it in the car. This was just oversight on my part--I could've bought the car kit--and it made me listen to Seattle radio, which was kind of fun. Another oversight: I brought the standalone recharging unit, but I forgot you need a firewire cable to hook it up. So it was only with the help of my better-prepared friend Andrew that I had a charged iPod to listen to on the plane trip back. You can't just buy new batteries.
A problem that foresight wouldn't have solved: I bought new CDs while I was there, and had no way to listen to them. Well, that's not true--my rental car had a CD player. But it would've been nice to add my new music to the iPod walking-around mix. Next time I travel I may bring a CD player just for music I pick up along the way.
I talked to a lot of people who like Seattle, one or two who love it, and no one who disliked it. Also: A lot of people in Seattle were nice. Not just smile-nice, the way some Californians are, but genuine and generous. So that was really cool.
Still undecided.
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Adding "smile nice" to my vocabulary. Reminds me of work.
seattle nice
(Anonymous) 2003-04-16 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)Lynn
PS. Mmmmm, cherry danish....