1) My turntable (yes, I still have one of those--as well as a whole bunch of vinyl albums to use on it) was making some kind of buzzing sound earlier. And I know what you're thinking, but--no--it wasn't turned on. Which, you know, is a little weird. (In case you're wondering, it has since stopped.)
2) I realized that my slow cooker (the one I wrote about yesterday) is, in fact, a Crock Pot branded machine. I knew that it was a "Smart Pot" by Rival, but I realized today when putting it away that it is the Smart Pot version of the Crock Pot by Rival. So the whole situation of me dancing around calling it a Crock Pot yesterday was totally unnecessary. Yeah. I know that it's not really a "technological issue," but it's an issue I had within the past 24 hours and it has to do with something that does use technology.
3) Our telephone started to flash today. It was after I had answered yet another call for a random political group. The weird thing is that the phone says that we have a Voicemail message. Why is that weird? Because we don't have voicemail--we have an answering machine. The answering machine is empty (and not flashing), but the phone (the same phone which I answered each time it rang today, never giving it a chance to leave a message of any kind) is flashing away saying that we have voicemail. And although I have to admit that I'm a little curious about what the message is, I would probably be able to ignore it if it wasn't for the flashing yellow alert light on both of the handsets--which there is no way to make go away. Yeah. That's just annoying.
So now I'm seriously contemplating simply picking up a book and ignoring anything with a plug. (Well, except for a light to read by, since I'm not a Luddite.)
I'll be checking back in with the turntable later to make sure it's still quiet. And I'll be sure to call my Crock Pot a Crock Pot next time. But I think I'm going to let Christopher try to figure out the issue with the phone, because that one has me a little freaked out.
3 comments:
And what exactly is wrong with being a Luddite?:-)
LOL! I thought it was better than using "Amish" and was also a little more "highbrow"... ;-)
You mean it's very "erudite" of you?:-) (Of course, I could be using the wrong form of that word.:-)
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