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27 Sep 2003

About a week ago the hard drive in my ThinkPad died.  I spent most of the week trying to get back online, in awe of how impaired my life is without technology.

Last Monday morning I ordered a new hard drive from IBM.  It was in stock, so I paid for overnight shipping and expected it to see it by 10:30am the next day.  Tuesday morning came, and the hard drive didn't show up.  Shockingly, they didn't ship on the same day I ordered.  Once I calmed down I decided not to sue IBM over this incident, although obviously my lawsuit would be more justified than SCO's.

On the bright side, I used the downtime to clean my office.  It was really a mess.  I unpacked some boxes which had been unopened for around ten years.  I filled most of a dumpster with junk I can't believe I ever thought I needed.  My office is totally different now.  It's like having new office space.

Today's trivia question:  Not counting the one I use regularly, guess how many coffee cups I found when I cleaned out my office?  ;-)