Convocation Day
We’re done!!! I was looking through the photos that my sister and Jen took today, and I think this is one of the best ones. More pictures and notes to follow shortly.
UPDATE: Check out my UW Convo Flickr album for more pictures.
Florida Vacation
I’m back from my 1 week vacation in Florida, and there are tons of pictures to look at. Word Press seems to do some weird compression that makes a lot of the photos look washed out, but feel free to check out more at my Flickr page. Got to play around with my Dad’s D60 this trip and learning about how to take pictures and all. We spent the week at the Disney parks and there was so much to do! Our visit coincided with Star Wars Weekend at Disney Hollywood Studios, so there’s a lot of Jedi’s and Storm Troopers in the pics. It also rained a freakishly large amount, but we still had lots of fun.
Inside My Laptop Bag: Dan Hadi Edition
Lifehacker did a couple of posts about what their writers carry around in their laptop bags. Well, I thought I’d do a similar post of my own. So for your shear amusement or attempts to stave off boredom, here’s my laptop bag:
The Bag
My current bag of choice is this Brenthaven Pro Laptop Backpack.It is a solid laptop bag with awesome cushioning and a hard-shell front panel to protect my computer. Tons of pockets, but not much space once you’ve got the ‘puter in there. Sometimes it’s a little inconvenient when I can’t fit a bagged lunch in there, but at least my gadgets are well protected.
Notebooks
- Macbook Pro power adaptor (minus the extension cord). I usually keep the extension cord at my desk to save me from crawling on the floor to unplug the adaptor. This means that whenever I’m working at DC Library, my big honkin’ power adaptor takes up 2 outlets. Sorry!
- My trusty UWaterloo clipboard for taking notes.
- 2008 Unibody Macbook Pro. My new machine which replaced my aging PowerBook G4.
- 8 GB iPhone 3G in Griffin hard-shell case.
The Rest
- 40 GB iPod (4th gen), my trusty music player from way back in 2004. After replacing the dying battery, the thing is functioning perfectly.
- Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse (with dongle). It isn’t the greatest mouse, but I keep it in my bag for when I’m mobile. I hate the dongle though. Bluetooth upgrade, please!
- Pens, pencils, highlighters. The staple of any student’s backpack.
- Memo pad. I have a terrible memory, so I make tons of memos and notes for myself.
- Earplugs. I keep them in my bag because you never know when you might need them: noisy kids in the library, room mate having a party in the next room, or a baby crying on the plane. I speak from experience :(.
- Kensington laptop lock with key, for those times when you need leave your laptop for a quick second. Actually, with the laptop thefts that were happening on campus in my 4th year, I just started popping my MacBook into my bag and taking it with me when I had to go to the washroom. Inconvenient, yes. But better to be safe than sorry.
- Standard ethernet cable, because campus wifi sucks when everyone is using it to torrent.
- Sennheiser in-ear buds. I was never a fan of in-ear buds until I actually got a pair. Once you use them, you realize how much sound is leaking in when you use the apple ipod buds.