Speeeeeed

Wheee! Can you see the speed? The Comcast guy just left after spending 1 hour 45 minutes getting our new high-speed cable access installed. It was a bit tricky since our cable outlet didn't work in my office ... my guess is that's because the cable, CAT-5, and phone jacks in this room were installed after the house was finished. Anyway, I just did a speed test and it shows 5551 kbps - way more than the about 768 kbps we were getting with DSL. I can also really tell a difference when surfing. So nice. I feel so good for punishing Qwest for their bad customer service when I tried to get the issue rectified with them. Of course, I still need to cancel DSL, but one thing at a time. I couldn't bear the thought of not having service if installation didn't go well, so I'm waiting to cancel DSL until tomorrow. I'll leave it to D to hook up the service to the wireless network.

Today, I saw what I call a "smart" car driving around Portland (I call it that since that is what D called them when we saw them in Europe).
I've seen another one, but it appeared to be a gimmick car for a real estate office. This car seemed to be driven by a normal citizen. To the right is a picture of the type of car I'm referring to - at least the size of it if not the same make/model. I'm not sure I would feel safe driving on the highway in it, but it seems very practical for in-city use in a place like Portland. Plus, can you imagine how easy it must be to parallel park?

Tonight, we're having roast chicken because I'm being lazy. However, D has a conference call from 5-9, so we won't be eating together anyway. I asked him if they knew Survivor was on tonight when they scheduled it. Clearly, these people do not understand how I'm the sole person left who needs to watch Survivor ASAP.