Successful Vacationing
Even though I started out my Christmas break with a plague that literally stopped me in my tracks–I had to delay my trip by one day–this vacation was awesome for a reason that seems so stupid, it’s almost difficult to say.
I actually vacationed.
It seems so simple, but historically I’ve had a hard time actually vacationing unless forced to (i.e. I had no internet access or I didn’t bring my laptop). If I have my laptop with me, which I usually do, I’ll often default to tinkering with work stuff in my free time, which effectively negates any attempted vacationing. Pointless, right?
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Waiting In Lines
Living in New York City required patience. I waited in endless lines, often for multiple hours. At the grocery store, at the post office, at restaurants—if you wanted something that other people wanted, chances are you’d have to wait in line. The two years I lived there beefed up my patience for good, and for that, I am grateful. Unfortunately, the type of patient line waiter that I somehow became is a rare breed.
On Friday, I waited in a 2 hour line for a new iPhone 3GS. I usually avoid release-day-lines, as experience has told me that waiting a day can save hours, but this time I didn’t. Upon arriving, an Apple store employee informed me that it would be a two, or two and a half hour wait. By the looks of it, I thought that estimate was way off, so I was planning on waiting for a while, seeing how fast the line moved, and bailing if it took too long. But after waiting with the crowd for a while, I became captivated by humanity.
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