The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

My new laptop arrived a day early. It came yesterday. That gave me some time to unpack it and try to get used to it during the late afternoon hours. I like it in a lot of respects, and hate it in others. I'll get used to it, but the one negative is killer. It's big.

The laptop is this lovely soft gold color with black. Really sharp looking.
Although I haven't decided on a name yet, the golden color is lending
itself to "Smaug".

I'm not sure when my inability to read dimensions and translate them back to my active brain failed, but it's a lot bigger than I had ever planned. On the other hand, it's pretty damned great for the money and I really like a lot of aspects about it. I don't own a carry case large enough for a 15" length, so I have to get to the office supply store and purchase something. I can't carry it along with me until I have a way to transport it.

Obviously the fact that it was a 15.6" diagonal measurement didn't
compute with me. I certainly thought it would be much smaller than
it actually turned out to be. 

I'll have to get used to working with Windows 8.1 and that's an education in itself. There are a lot of things I really like about it, but many things that are driving me crazy right now. I'm glad I got the touchscreen option because I think that's the most reasonable way to deal with this operating system, but it will take some time to get the hang of it. I estimate it will be about a week before I'm ready to take it out into public. It's pretty, though, and sleek, and light-weight for the size. I like a lot of things about it and I'll get used to the rest.

Windows 8.1 is also an experience to get used to. I'm sure it won't
take too long, but there's always a learning curve when getting used
to a new operating system. 

Between getting the laptop unpacked and playing with it, doing several loads of laundry, checking out new washers and dryers, and doing other errands, I also managed to get a lot of words written. I've passed the half-way mark for NaNo and still have a lot of story to tell. Sheesh! I have a feeling this book will be somewhere between 250,000-300,000 words before I begin editing it. I still have a long, long way to go. But it's a hell of a lot of fun. Happy Thursday to all!