Rob: There's an electronics place nearby that does the 'walk in, tell them what you want, and they get it for you' bit. Based it off of them. I'm rather a fan.
CD: His own scene, actually. :3
Also, they're their best customers. ^~^
Dartz: It bothers me, too. I usually try to keep the story:AN ratio above 1:1, at least.
I picked that much story because it was the end of the journal entry, but then I just sort of got carried away writing that response, and...
Let's just say it wasn't planned. Also, once the setup bits get done, the chapters get bigger. Substantially bigger.
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Entry 17 (Day 9)
Well, that was a day. I woke up at a civilized hour (1000 hours, not that crazy 0600 I had to deal with on Earth), grabbed a bowl of cereal, and sat down with one of my newest acquisitions- another laptop computer. Unlike the one I came here with, the one I was using then was compatible with Nanohaverse 'tech, both magical and not. I started by writing out everything I could remember about a few key events, people, and artifacts.
Ten minutes later, I growled in frustration, fired my Earth laptop up, and went digging. Two minutes after that, I was grinning like a loon.
I ended up transiting into this 'verse with everything in my car. This included my work laptop, which I was taking home for the night. For most people, that'd be pretty much useless, but I'm sort of a computer nut, a big fan of redundant offline storage, and an inveterate packrat. My work laptop is a 12" notebook with two high-capacity SSDs in it. It has a backup of all my files. ALL OF THEM.
Did I say I was grinning like a loon? That's not quite right. I was LAUGHING MANIACALLY.
A few hours later, I'd completed my notes, and hooked my local laptop up to the rest of my tech purchases, setting up some file transfers and scheduled tasks. While that got set up, I pulled out my best USB flash drive, wiped it clean, and tried to drop a massive pile of data onto it.
...too massive, actually. I had to drop six files from the transfer to make it work. With any luck, it'll be enough.
By the time my USB key was full, the rest of my toys had finished setting up. Humming a cheerful little song, I gathered them all up in a bag, put on my hoodie, earbuds, and shades, and set out on a very enthusiastic walk.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
CD: His own scene, actually. :3
Also, they're their best customers. ^~^
Dartz: It bothers me, too. I usually try to keep the story:AN ratio above 1:1, at least.
I picked that much story because it was the end of the journal entry, but then I just sort of got carried away writing that response, and...
Let's just say it wasn't planned. Also, once the setup bits get done, the chapters get bigger. Substantially bigger.
**********
Entry 17 (Day 9)
Well, that was a day. I woke up at a civilized hour (1000 hours, not that crazy 0600 I had to deal with on Earth), grabbed a bowl of cereal, and sat down with one of my newest acquisitions- another laptop computer. Unlike the one I came here with, the one I was using then was compatible with Nanohaverse 'tech, both magical and not. I started by writing out everything I could remember about a few key events, people, and artifacts.
Ten minutes later, I growled in frustration, fired my Earth laptop up, and went digging. Two minutes after that, I was grinning like a loon.
I ended up transiting into this 'verse with everything in my car. This included my work laptop, which I was taking home for the night. For most people, that'd be pretty much useless, but I'm sort of a computer nut, a big fan of redundant offline storage, and an inveterate packrat. My work laptop is a 12" notebook with two high-capacity SSDs in it. It has a backup of all my files. ALL OF THEM.
Did I say I was grinning like a loon? That's not quite right. I was LAUGHING MANIACALLY.
A few hours later, I'd completed my notes, and hooked my local laptop up to the rest of my tech purchases, setting up some file transfers and scheduled tasks. While that got set up, I pulled out my best USB flash drive, wiped it clean, and tried to drop a massive pile of data onto it.
...too massive, actually. I had to drop six files from the transfer to make it work. With any luck, it'll be enough.
By the time my USB key was full, the rest of my toys had finished setting up. Humming a cheerful little song, I gathered them all up in a bag, put on my hoodie, earbuds, and shades, and set out on a very enthusiastic walk.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.