It was back to work for me this morning, and all the excitement that that entails. On the train ride into Manhattan, I discovered in my jacket pocket a receipt I was missing last week from my trip to San Jose, so I was able to include it in my expense report, which I finally submitted to accounts payable. It was only about sixteen bucks, from my Friday-night dinner at a local Mexican restaurant, but the company reimburses all personal meals while traveling, so it’s silly not to put in for it.
Meanwhile, I finished reading Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin. I liked, though didn’t love, the book, and I’m definitely going to have more to say about it, hopefully soon. I say that often about the books I read and less often follow through, but I think I can tie this, at least tangentially, to some of the other novels I’ve been reading lately. I think I may read Joe Hill’s Horns next.
Also meanwhile, I bought an iPad, with some unexpected and very generous birthday money that came my way. I went with the Wi-Fi and 3G version, which isn’t scheduled to ship until the end of April, but this afternoon FedEx tried to deliver the dock I bought at the same time. (I also bought a carrying case, and I’m thinking maybe I should have paid a few dollars more and gone with the keyboard dock instead.) Delivery required a signature, so I drove over to pick it up. The woman behind the counter asked both me and the customer in front of me if we were getting iPads, since both of our deliveries were from Appel. She hadn’t seen any come in, she said, and she was just curious what they looked like. I don’t know if she was expecting either of us to pop open the boxes and give her a guided tour, but the woman in front of me was just getting a laptop, and the dock Apple sent me is distinctly unimpressive. I’m looking forward to receiving the actual device.
And really, that’s about it. Our dog came back from the kennel today, and I went back to work. It promises to be a pretty ordinary week.
IPad? Wow – I can’t wait to hear what you think about it. The Canadian release isn’t until later this month, but I think I’m going to hang back a bit before drinking the iPad kool-aid. But I do covet one. Massively.