Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 2359

kennyc · 01-13-2013, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

Those are my sentiments also, the weighing down (+ I'm saving up for an iPad mini

). But I have way too much books. I'll unload my paperback crime and fantasy, but still I have too many books I cannot part with+ I used to collect antiquarian books. Well....I may be a lost case anyway.

Maybe you want to wait on this one: http://www.pfhub.com/tim-cook-says-a...ming-soon-248/

Technology marches on!

Stitchawl · 01-13-2013, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Sounds like a potential market there....hmmm....

Another few months and there will be a hundred different ones for sale here. I just was never good at delayed gratification. I want what I want NOW.

Besides, it's fun to figure out how to make something I can use, even if two months from now I wind up buying a commercially made dock because the one I made looks like Frankenstein's Summer Camp A&C project.

Stitchawl

desertblues · 01-13-2013, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Maybe you want to wait on this one: http://www.pfhub.com/tim-cook-says-a...ming-soon-248/

Technology marches on!

True, true.
hm, I remember, when I was in China, that I had about the same restrictions in browsing the internet as I had in Iran.

WT Sharpe · 01-13-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Trying to decide whether or not to order an Oberon case for my new Kindle. I noticed that just after a week Amazon's case already has some scratches on it whilst it hasn't spend much time in my handbag yet. I also like that Oberon's cases have a closing, I now use an elastic band to keep Amazon's case closed in my bag. On the other hand I like how small and light the Kindle is in the original case and I know that the Oberon case add size and weight.

The Oberon will add a LOT of weight, but they are beautiful and offer a lot of protection. The last Oberon I bought was a Mini Sleeve for my Paperwhite, and it's considerably less weight than their full covers. The Mini Sleeves also fit the K-4, and if money is a consideration, they're also a bit cheaper than their full covers.

ProfCrash · 01-13-2013, 10:21 AM

Unfortunently they stopped making the sleeves.

WT Sharpe · 01-13-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Unfortunently they stopped making the sleeves.

I'd heard they were going to stop making them, but since I ordered mine on October 18, I notice that not only are the Mini Sleeves still on the website, but they've increased in price from $49 to $52.

ProfCrash · 01-13-2013, 10:58 AM

Nice. Hmmmmm maybe a Kindle PW is in order

Rumpelteazer · 01-13-2013, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The Oberon will add a LOT of weight, but they are beautiful and offer a lot of protection. The last Oberon I bought was a Mini Sleeve for my Paperwhite, and it's considerably less weight than their full covers. The Mini Sleeves also fit the K-4, and if money is a consideration, they're also a bit cheaper than their full covers.

I had an Oberon case for my Kindle Keyboard and loved it. I broke down and ordered one for my Kindle 4, the Da Vinci case in saddle.

Right now I'm packing the semi final things for my holiday. Can't pack certain things until tomorrow (toiletries, etc). I've rented a cottage in a bungalow park and I've planned a lazy week of reading and watching films and series (spend the last week converting various dvd and copying them to my media player).

WT Sharpe · 01-13-2013, 05:48 PM

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I got one REALLY GREAT Christmas gift: My wife is having some artwork framed for me. It's something I bought some time ago and had always meant to get framed, but you know how financial priorities get in the way of our desires! So when my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I told her I wanted that artwork framed. It should be ready around the middle of January.

It's called simply "Tree." Some of you just may recognize the artist.

I got the painting back from the framers and mounted on my wall. I think it turned out really well.

Stitchawl · 01-13-2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I got the painting back from the framers and mounted on my wall. I think it turned out really well.

From here, it looks like a leather frame! Very nice! (Of course, I'm somewhat biased...)

Stitchawl

WT Sharpe · 01-13-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I had an Oberon case for my Kindle Keyboard and loved it. I broke down and ordered one for my Kindle 4, the Da Vinci case in saddle.

Right now I'm packing the semi final things for my holiday. Can't pack certain things until tomorrow (toiletries, etc). I've rented a cottage in a bungalow park and I've planned a lazy week of reading and watching films and series (spend the last week converting various dvd and copying them to my media player).

I bought a saddle Da Vinci for the 1st generation Nook I had. Now my K-3 lives in it (with some alterations).

Rumpelteazer · 01-14-2013, 03:15 AM

Everything is packed, I only have to go to the supermarket to get some food stuffs I'm not sure they sell at the park. But first I want to get my feet warmed up; I had already packed my slippers last night, which wasn't a good idea since it was very cold this morning.

ProfCrash · 01-14-2013, 05:12 AM

Enjoy your vacation!

WT Sharpe · 01-14-2013, 09:05 AM

Gotta' sign off. "A Study in Terror" is just starting on the telly. Unless I'm mistaken, that's the one where Sherlock Holmes & Ellery Queen go after Jack the Ripper. Read the book (perhaps under another name) and it was great.

kennyc · 01-14-2013, 10:20 AM

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otherwise I'm just hanging out going to fix myself a nice breakfast and will be going to see the "Becoming Van Gogh" exhibit with my kids this afternoon.

It was a nice show other than the bitter cold getting to and from and the crowds....I really hate crowds! It could have been worse. There were more paintings in the exhibit than I expected. I was expecting more drawings, but it chronicled his learning process that brought him to his famous self-portraits (which was the final pieces in the exhibit) -- I guess some people (overheard) were confused and expected to see "Starry Night" or his more famous stuff. It was worth seeing and the book that my son bought for me will be even better...no crowds to deal with!

01-13-2013, 10:21 AM	#35375
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Unfortunently they stopped making the sleeves.

01-13-2013, 10:58 AM	#35377
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Nice. Hmmmmm maybe a Kindle PW is in order

01-14-2013, 03:15 AM	#35382
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,367 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Everything is packed, I only have to go to the supermarket to get some food stuffs I'm not sure they sell at the park. But first I want to get my feet warmed up; I had already packed my slippers last night, which wasn't a good idea since it was very cold this morning.

01-14-2013, 05:12 AM	#35383
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Enjoy your vacation!

01-14-2013, 09:05 AM	#35384
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Gotta' sign off. "A Study in Terror" is just starting on the telly. Unless I'm mistaken, that's the one where Sherlock Holmes & Ellery Queen go after Jack the Ripper. Read the book (perhaps under another name) and it was great.