libertango | And Through the Wire(less)

I'm writing this to you, for the first time in almost a year, from the living room, using my notebook and our wireless connection.

Yeah, I know, big deal... except it was a big deal, back in May.

See, when I broke my leg, I set up camp using our sofa bed in the living room. No problem accessing the net, I thought -- I'll just use my notebook.

Turned out that while I could see the pixels move, there was no illumination. And, this being a TFT screen, that pretty much left me dead in the water. I'd been using the notebook as a compact desktop by way of its port replicator for so long that I hadn't noticed.

After that, it was just a question of dragging my ass (along mit notebook) to a repair place. After I was recovered, that is. And it's taken this long.

I would go to a procrastination 12-step program, but I keep putting it off.

But, as may be... I am now in WiFi goodness. And I'm supposed to get an improved antenna for the access point to broadcast with any day now. It's not that I'm not connecting (obviously) but that the signal strength isn't as strong as I'd like, and WiFi adjusts to weak signal by slowing down the connection.

It's also very cool to be using our lift-up coffee table like a desk, the way we'd always envisioned. That, and to have Sarah's head softly snoring on my thigh, as she shares the couch with me.