300 baud Hayes Smartmodem

View from our window this morning. That's the CN tower in the center.

Yay, we have DSL!

Yes, I'm a spoiled technonerdgirl; I still remember how excited I was when I picked up my very first 300 baud Hayes Smartmodem at Arkon in 1981 (I think it was '81) with my friend John Chew. We immediately went to our respective homes, of course, and tested our modems by dialing each other up and typing contentless messages. :-)

A survey: How many of you others out there had a 300-baud modem?

Jeff sitting in front of his own teenage portrait at his mom's place

My next adventure was venturing up to the fitness room on the 33rd floor the other day. Geez. Gorgeous view of the city and the lake, lots of well-maintained equipment, and a HOT TUB. Best of all, no blaring televisions...each cardio station is hooked up so you can change channels without getting off the equipment, and you listen via headphones, so you don't disturb your neighbours.

Still, I opted for my iPod instead, listened to the wonderful Tolkien song CD that Allison put together for me (thanks, Allison!). Had a good run, too. Don't know about the rest of you, but I start feeling restless and crabby when I don't get enough exercise. With this workout room only a 2 minute walk away, I now have no excuse to slack off. :-)

Househunting continues. The houses are starting to blur together for me, except for one whose owners obviously liked Lord of the Rings a LOT...I've never seen so much Lord of the Rings merchandise in one place. This immediately made me feel much more warmly about the place, of course; good thing Jeff was there to remind me that the owners would be taking all the LOTR stuff with them when they moved out.

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