phone-calls and emails

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Antony Garrett Lisi, busy writing, emails, phone calls, quote, Theoretical Physicist Antony Garrett Lisi, work

Today has passed by in a blur of phone-calls and emails, catching up on paperwork and trying to figure out how to schedule my week.

But as the day is slowly coming to it’s close I feel a little bit restless. Sitting at my desk all day is one thing, but not being able to write and dream is another.

So with that in mind I have decided to allow myself an hour of writing time every day. How I will carve out the time I am a little unsure about but somehow I will find the time.

And who knows maybe, just maybe I will create more time by giving myself time, after all time does seem to have a chewing-gum like ability when it wants to – stretches and bend changing shape with every minute and second.

I think the universe is pure geometry – basically,a  beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time.

Theoretical Physicist Antony Garrett Lisi

hot ears and lots to say

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friends, hot ears, lots to say, phone, phone calls, talking on the phone, thoughts

Today I spend all afternoon on the phone  with a friend. Ever since I was a teenager I have loved chatting with that little plastic receiver pressed up against my ear. Whether for minutes or hours makes little difference, the time spent talking about all and nothing, sharing stories and secrets, always seems to be time well spent.

I do sometimes wonder if it is that magical element of a friend sounding so tantalizing near no matter how far away they really are that gives phone-calls that special element. Or maybe it is the fact that you can’t actually see the person you are talking to that makes it so easy to spill a few hidden tales that we otherwise like to keep hidden behind a veil of silence.

And while I do love the fact that facetime and skype allow me to see the people I care about, the old-fashioned phone still holds a certain charm and enchantment for me. However the way technology is going I think, like letters, cradling that close to your ear will soon be a thing of the past.

But for now I will enjoy those times I spend laughing and crying with friends over the land-line, hot ears a warm reminder of the minutes spend with lots to say.

my little red phone

wasted time with UPC

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Helen Mirren, internet, internet connection, internet provider, phone calls, quote, UPC

I have just spent more than an hour on the phone, and not because I was having a particularly long girly chat with a friend or was interviewing someone or was ordering lots of shoes, no I was on the phone trying to solve some long standing issues I am having with my internet provider.

As someone who sits many hours in front of her keyboard staring into the world wide web my internet connection is a big part of my every day life. Sadly that connection has not been going smoothly since Christmas and there have been many hangups, time-outs, up-load and streaming issues.

After several phone calls, emails and even a letter of complaint over the past six weeks the issue is still unresolved, even after an hour wasted chatting to FIVE different departments.

Maybe it wouldn’t annoy me so much if I had the feeling that they where trying to help me, but after two hang-ups (yes two people psychically hung up on me) and being asked by a customer-care person: “what do expect me to do?” , I can clearly state that UPC really doesn’t seem to be interested me and my problem.

As someone who has been a loyal customer for nearly 10 years I find that more than just a little insulting, especially since they are upping their price by €5 and are advertising with the fasted broadband speeds in Ireland.

Now I am left with a very unsatisfied feeling in the pit of my stomach, a slight sense of rage niggling the back of my mind and a big question-mark occupying my thoughts. After all even if I switch my provider I may be paying less but the service isn’t better either.

Strange how something that should be saving time and making life easier seems to have so many hidden traps and inbuilt time wasters.

There is no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.

Helen Mirren