Simple Things
18Apr2006
It’s always nice when I find simple things which make me smile. Here are some this week:
Speaking in Tongues
Ever thought of learning a new language? How about the OLP? I speak a few languages, but this one would certainly be different. And it would probably help me converse better with my work colleagues…but would I have to dye my hair orange? (I should also mention that Tai Shan made me smile this week)
Let it Roll
Why did it take me so long to get a rolling laptop case? OK, it makes me look like a cliched business traveller, but my right shoulder is certainly smiling all the way to gate 37…
Hygiene not Encouraged
I was in a high school last week, and had to make use of the restrooms. I was not surprised to see the urinal positioned 8 inches off the ground – that makes sense I guess. But I did smile when I saw the soap dispenser hanging off the wall at a height of 72 inches. There should have been a sign on the wall – ‘Now Wash Your Hands…if You Can Reach’. Maybe the setup was designed specifically for my orange-haired friends with short legs and long arms?
I love my rolling laptop case. I call it my portable office and use it on any day to/from work where I have a heavy load (not just when I travel).
Oh, wait, I quit my job and am now a Woman of Leisure. Put that whole first sentence in the past tense… that was what I used to do.
haha… but you don’t want wallpaper with pandas? i have seen a documentary film of pandas in china, they live like kings.
You mean they actually make rolling laptop cases? Why have I never heard of this before!? I’m going to the store…
sportychick – thanks for rubbing that in! Must be nice…
ana va havana – a baby panda is not something which would normally move me at all, but it was just so cute. It won’t be so cute when it’s a 280-pound bamboo-eating machine, however.
author312 – it took me a while to switch, but now I’m a convert.
I hear you! Rolling laptop cases — rolling hand luggage, in fact — are the way to go.
After trekking from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at Heathrow last week, carrying a scoliosis-inducing shoulder bag and a laptop case, I crawled to the one duty free shop selling luggage and sprang for a Mandarina Duck rolling carry-on.
Now only hoping that my right shoulder springs back into shape. . .
I consider having kids to do my chores and carry my groceries out to the car a simple thing that makes me smile. It only cost me 9 months apiece, the last one 4 of which were in bed, and a hell of a lot of pain and sleepless nights, so I use them all that I can. If they have to drag my non-rolling bags through an airport, then that is what they do.
LOL
In all honesty, I love simple mindless mornings after all have departed the house for their days, sitting in my rocker on the porch watching the morning rain. That makes me smile.
Today a young person dancing to the rythm of the music playing in a cloth-store among byers-to-be hasting to choose, try and have, made me smile!
Great blog!! Nice pictures and you bring up some very interesting points
Jen
Nubbit.com
Really nice photo!
Yep, Heathrow is ten times the size of my village, and in between terminal 1 to 3, I just want to get rid of everything hanging from my hands, neck, or other parts of the body… And I never heard about rolling laptop, but everything that has wheels, is welcome to my life!
I love your site, and your photos are amazing.
Nice work.
I have got a rolling Swiss Army Knife-case to sell you. As I consider you a blog friend I can give you a real bargain =:D
Your blog makes me smile.
Hey! Where ya been?!
I’d never heard of rolling laptop cases before, but they sound like a great invention! I think i may need one, especially as I sometimes take my laptop to campus with me to work (I’m at uni you see) and to get there from where I live i have to walk over some very tiring (but very pretty) and very big hills…
Thanks for the comments – just peeled off a hectic working week with no time for actual posting, but plenty of content in the pipeline…