Entering the 21st Century

I know, it's been a long time, but let's get real. I've had a busy month moving halfway across the country, getting used to a new job, and a conference trip in the middle of all of it. It's been a pretty hectic and crazy past month. I am beginning to feel "at home" in my new home. Last night was the first night that I had a full night's sleep. I'm feeling really good right now about the whole move... now all that needs to be done is for the house in Minneapolis to sell [if you are interested in buying a townhome in Shakopee, please let me know!]

I have a feeling that this blog will deal with moving to the east coast, something this Minnesota boy never planned on doing. To say the culture is different here from the Midwest is putting it mildly. It's going to take a while for me to learn all of the new slang and to get "pop" out of my vocabulary and replace it with "soda." [Luckily I gave up pop... I mean, soda about a month ago]

Finally got DSL at home, so I will be able to check e-mail at home and write these strange blog entries. But what's really weird about the whole thing is that I got a wireless modem so I can get Internet access all over the house. For most, this is not a big deal, but for me, it just feels strange to be on my laptop on the couch, listening to Prince, all hooked up... What's even stranger is that the wireless modem I got is network capable, so my two computers have already discovered each other. I could play music on my desktop computer upstairs through my laptop downstairs... it just seems plain weird. If you would have told me that this was going to be possible 20 years ago, I probably wouldn't have believed you. Of course, if you would have told me that I would spend insane amounts of time with a little waste of time called "Facebook" I wouldn't have believed that either! [By the way, that's not me, but a coffee sounds really good right now.]

So, this is where I am now: getting used to my new digs, praying the house sells soon, and feeling a little more connected to this century... More Philly musings later.

Current Tune Spinning: "Glam Slam" Prince, Lovesexy