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It was sorta like a nerd mirage

So my iPad 2 had shipped yesterday, but the UPS tracking code hadn't shown a scan since it left China. My roommate said that sometimes packages arrive, even if the scan isn't up to date and there was still time in the day for a delivery. I couldn't take the waiting, so we went outside to play basketball. I was trying to keep an eye down the street for the truck so I could catch it in time. A few missed shots later (I'm an awkward engineer. I don't really do basketball well. missed shots are the norm.) and I see the UPS truck on the WRONG STREET CORNER. had UPS already made it's delivery? I glanced back at the door to my apartment. I could just make out the "missed delivery" sticker on the door. Damnit. the UPS truck started pulling away and I started sprinting down the street after it. I think I chased it full speed for two blocks. The driver stopped to make a delivery and I finally caught him. so I'm standing there, breathless, and the driver asks, "Can I help you?"I say, "Do you have a package for (insert my address here)?"and he's like "Oh yeah, I think I do." So I'm thinking to myself, yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, my iPad2 is finally here and then he asks "Are you (insert neighbor's name here)?" I said, "what." "Are you (insert neighbor's name here)?" "That's my neighbor." "Well can you sign for it?" "Yeah, I guess." So my gratification will be delayed another day or two. And that's my story.

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4 comments:

  1. Me from Cali4/29/2011 1:27 AM

    Looking forward to reading your posts. The visual of the *real* typewriter is so beyond description. Fantastic eye candy! I wish I had an old clacker; and I can afford it. But to give up my perfectionistic habit of requiring everything typed out ‘just right’ like really only a computer can do, is the deal breaker. I wish I could live with all of the charming ‘errors’ while typing, but alas, I just can’t let go of my anal ways.
    Kudos!

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  2. Awkward Engineer5/02/2011 11:16 AM

    I mostly like the noises it makes when I type. Sometimes I bring it to my favorite coffee shop to see what people do. DING!

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  3. Me from Cali5/03/2011 4:33 AM

    LOL!! I love the visual. Wish I could be there to witness it and enjoy the fun. Maybe someday I’ll have my own Starbucks one-man-band gig.

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  4. Jim Thompson5/29/2011 2:39 PM

    I'm straining my brain(?) to remember(LOL) the title of a terribly clever song that goes, "Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-a-tap-tap-tap-tap--DING.
    Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-a-tap-tap-tap-tap--DING.
    Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-a-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-a-tap-tap-tap-tap--DING." Or something like that.

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