Double the price but Quadruple the gratitude

[susandennis]

I did. I took the car - which still runs, yeah - and went to the Amazon dropoff location. I needed to return the monitor I did not keep and my usual option of leave it for UPS pick up would have cost me $8. Dropping it at Amazon cost me $0. Easy choice.

It was fun, and different to be outside in daylight when other people are out. Most everyone I saw was masked. One guy on a bicycle was not and I saw one other person walking alone who was not.

Twitter says that traffic in Seattle is picking up, but not around here. Had I made that trip in January, by the time I waded through traffic at that hour, it would have taken me twice as long. My trip took me by the baseball stadium and they were, indeed, working on that north entrance. So encouraging to see that.

My new monitor is cool. It attaches to my laptop via magnets so very easy to pop on and off if I want. For some reason it seems odd to look to my left but I don't want it sticking out the right and taking up precious desktop space. I wish I could find a table like this one with a bigger top but so far, no joy.



If I had a bigger table top, I could pop the screen off and prop it next to the laptop and use it vertically which would be fun. Maybe some day.

Years ago I started using Pepsodent toothpaste. Plain old white Pepsodent in a giant tube that I got at the dollar store... for a dollar. When the pandemic hit, I only had one tube in my stash. I'm now getting to the end of that tube. But, I found some on Amazon. $12 for 6 tubes. No problem. Yep I could get it cheaper at the dollar store but, I'm totally willing to pay the freight this time. Hopefully, by the time I get to the end of tube 6, I'll be able to go to the dollar store myself and stock up.

Comments

[carriea31.livejournal.com]

That's neat. Must be some pretty strong magnets!

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

I don't remember how long I've had two monitors. I'd be very sad to do without.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming that the magnets, which are clearly by design, are okay to stick on the laptop. I have no idea why it's okay and why it's not degaussing anything, but I"m assuming it's just fine.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Hello; I'm one of SusanDennis's lJ friends and your user icon struck me. Seems familiar, but my recall's not all that sharp.
Is that John Alexander as "Teddy Roosevelt" Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace?"

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Timothy Spall as Mr. Poe in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Oh, my!
Evidently my eyesight isn't that sharp, either!

Thank you very much, and do you recommend "A Series of Unfortunate Events?"

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I do not. The Jim Carrey version, anyway, is quite horrible.

I do like Tim Spall, though, and he has a great WTF? face. :-)

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. I do like Timothy Spall, who makes me believe his characterizations, totally.

[rromantic.livejournal.com]

Chirping in from the side here :). My absolute favourite Timothy Spall character is him playing the earl in Blandings. He is beyond absolutely brilliant and it's a fantastic show to watch if you need a breather from real life.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Hello! :^)

I'll have to ask himself if we get that.

[pensandquills.livejournal.com]

I need a new secondary screen for online schooling. That looks like a perfect solution for me. May I ask where you got it?

[susandennis]

Sure! Here's the website: https://www.mobilepixels.us/products/duex

I actually got mine via Amazon.

[pensandquills.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think it will work nicely for me as well. I think that's on my list for when I get my refund on the financial aid.

[siglinde99.livejournal.com]

That is a really sweet set-up. Now I want to find a little table.

[susandennis]

Little ones are easy to find :) Here's the bigger one I just ordered:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LT66FE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1