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Today was annoying: I spent the entire day sitting in the new apartment waiting for Comcast to show up and set up our internet and landline. They never turned up; at about a quarter to 7 ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cattitude got there, and suggested we plug a phone in and see if there was a dialtone. There was. Yes, this is better than having been there all day and not having phone service at the end, but it's still annoying. Nor do I know whether we have internet (the router is in one of the boxes we have not yet unpacked).
I did get a lot more unpacking done, which is good. I also noticed something amusing and potentially useful. The view out our window includes a couple of glass-sided skyscrapers, meaning that I can get bright sunlight in the afternoon through our east-facing windows. We had a bit of that effect back in Inwood, but this seems an order of magnitude brighter than the reflection off the windows across the parking lot. The new thing here is that the reflection shows me the sky to the southwest, and thus gives me an idea of what weather to expect in a couple of hours. The reflection of blue sky with puffy white clouds, in front of the dark gray overcast, was also pretty.
I have tried a new apple, Pacific Rose, which I found at the supermarket yesterday. The name suggests it's relatively local and possibly suited to the climate (though of course "Pacific" could refer to Chile, Japan, or New Zealand). It's crisp and juicy, and only mildly flavored, with a bit of sweetness, a bit of apple-ness, and no noticeable tartness. I'd guess (from appearance as well as taste) that it's related to Gala.
cattitude got there, and suggested we plug a phone in and see if there was a dialtone. There was. Yes, this is better than having been there all day and not having phone service at the end, but it's still annoying. Nor do I know whether we have internet (the router is in one of the boxes we have not yet unpacked).I did get a lot more unpacking done, which is good. I also noticed something amusing and potentially useful. The view out our window includes a couple of glass-sided skyscrapers, meaning that I can get bright sunlight in the afternoon through our east-facing windows. We had a bit of that effect back in Inwood, but this seems an order of magnitude brighter than the reflection off the windows across the parking lot. The new thing here is that the reflection shows me the sky to the southwest, and thus gives me an idea of what weather to expect in a couple of hours. The reflection of blue sky with puffy white clouds, in front of the dark gray overcast, was also pretty.
I have tried a new apple, Pacific Rose, which I found at the supermarket yesterday. The name suggests it's relatively local and possibly suited to the climate (though of course "Pacific" could refer to Chile, Japan, or New Zealand). It's crisp and juicy, and only mildly flavored, with a bit of sweetness, a bit of apple-ness, and no noticeable tartness. I'd guess (from appearance as well as taste) that it's related to Gala.
