Surprising myself

[susandennis]

Well the new chromebook/tablet arrived. It's really nice looking and feeling. It's got nice curved corners and it's really light weight. And... it's going back to Amazon today.

If it were $200, it would be a great buy. The screen is really pretty. The stylus is really handy and stored conveniently right in the side. But, it's a $500 box with issues.

As a chromebook, it's really slow - compared to what I'm used to. But as a tablet, it's a mess. Half of the Android apps I use every day don't work well enough to enjoy and the other half don't work at all. I think if the Pixel 2013 sells, I'll get one of the $200 chromebooks with maybe another one of those $50 Fire tablets - I'll save money and get better function.

I managed to revive my Nexus 7 and it's working fine. And contrary to how I thought this would work out, I'm boxing up this Samsung for its return trip.

I could drop it off at the UPS store near the pool tomorrow but I think I'll just take it to the one on Capital Hill today and do those errands I put off yesterday at the same time. I need gas and tortillas and more of those cheese crackers from Trader Joe's. I also need something from that Bartells next to the UPS store and I can't remember what it is. Hope it comes to me before or while I'm there.

There used to be a Food Network show - Ten Dollar Dinners. I was watching one night when the star/host tossed out this tip on how to regrow green onions. I tried it and it worked and then I totally forgot about it. Since I found the savory pie crust shells and have gotten on this mini quiche kick, I'm using a lot of green onions and I'm growing my own which tickles the heck out of me.



Yesterday, I had a quiche for lunch. I chopped off the tops of these very onions and plopped them back into the water. The darker green at the top there is growth from just yesterday! It takes a couple of days to get enough for my quiche. I should get another batch going - crop rotation.

Ok, time to box up the laptop and get organized and out the door.

Comments

[pheloniusfriar.livejournal.com]

Cool idea with the onions... do they need any kind of nutrients or does one just use up what's there and move on to a new batch?

[susandennis]

Isn't it cool?! Nothing needed but water. Cut off other green parts, stick the whites in the water. When the green grows back, lather rinse repeat until it grows no more. I did dump the water and put in fresh last time I 'mowed' the lawn.

[maju01.livejournal.com]

I've regrown green onions by planting them in the ground in the past.

I absolutely love my Asus 10 inch Chromebook, but I mostly use it as a laptop rather than in tablet mode.

[siobhan63.livejournal.com]

That onion thing is odd because I always use the white bulby part -- doesn't everyone? The only bit I cut off is the maybe a quarter-inch of the very end of the bulby bit -- the bit with the roots coming out. Consequently, I'd have nothing to stick in water to regrow. Why do you people not use the white bit? It's lovely! If anything, I'm more likely to ditch the green bits because they often get slimy if in the fridge too long while the white bit is still totally fine.

[susandennis]

It depends on what flavor you want. If I want a real onion flavor, I'll use the bulb end. But, if I want a more chive flavor (which is what I use mostly), I chop the green ends. I don't put them in the fridge so no slime.

[howeird]

FWIW, I've been working at Google for > 3 months and have yet to see a Chromebook. They gave me an HP linux tower and two Macbooks.

[susandennis]

Doesn't surprise me. On the other hand, for me, the chromebook is perfection. But, it needs to be a really really really good chromebook :)