ivyology
21 October 2006 @ 06:44 pm
 
My new iMac is so shiny and exciting I could just cry.

There's definitely a learning curve, but so far it's easier than I thought it would be. And I've been able to find quick answers to all questions I've had so far via Google.

Right now I'm copying all my important files from the HP laptop. Seriously, figuring out where my shared files were on the Mac was the hardest thing to figure out so far - and that took about four minutes.

I mean my god there's a remote, and it attaches to the side of the monitor magnetically, and that right there is the where Macs really do have PCs beat, it's like they just think of everything and it's kind of awesome.

Hopefully I'm not going to need a new laptop for at least a few years, but when I do I can tell already it's going to be a Mac. I'm just saying.

P.S. How is it I can love the Tenth Doctor as much as the Ninth? Series 2 has been so awesome. "School Reunion" last week was so good it almost had "The Doctor Dances" beat out for my favorite episode ever, and omg Giles! EVIL Giles! And then it made me cry. Doctor Who is so very many kinds of awesome.

There's so much fabulous sci-fi and sci-fi-ish stuff these days it could make this geek die happy - Doctor Who, BSG, Stargate Atlantis, Heroes, Supernatural - oh, so much love.

My cat is acting spazzier than usual - and that's saying a lot.
 
 
ivyology
21 October 2006 @ 08:22 pm
cira centre  

future of an illusion
Originally uploaded by lorrainemd.

Cira Centre, which finished construction about a year ago exactly and notably expands philadelphia's "skyline" across the schuylkill river, is not loved by everyone. (quotes added to emphasize relative irony of calling philadelphia's few skyscrapers a "skyline.") some people will hate any new tall building because of the alleged curse of billy penn. others just dislike any modern architecture - when my father visited, I couldn't get him to see appreciate the Cira Centre for anything.

Now I love old architecture and I hate cookie-cutter modern construction, but I don't hate modern architecture that was designed with thought and artistry. And I love the Cira Centre. It's a chameleon and an illusion; the mirrored facade reflects the light and the sky and never looks the same twice, and the odd slopes and angles are tantalizing in their seeming impossibility. Whenever I ride the train I try to sit on the side that will give me a view of the building as we approach/leave 30th street station; it never fails to make me happy.

This photo makes me happy too; it captures perfectly everything I love about the CC. Lovely.

I am also obsessed with Flickr lately; it's a sickness worse than ebay, I tell you!