Conor Meagher Fan Club

A year ago today, I met a girl who was days away from buying a ticket to New Zealand to study English for a year. I even wrote about it, The Worst Luck. I knew that she would be happy if she went, but she took a risk and stayed because of me. 365 days later, it looks like it was the right choice.

사랑해 자기야!!!

My LG desktop computer is starting to show signs of it’s age. It’s almost two years old, so I’ve decided to purchase a Dell XPS M1210 Notebook (Certified Refurbished). This will put less stress on my desktop and allow both computers to have a longer lifetime. Also, the factor of traveling overseas, going back to school, and under estimating my saving by $2,000 were other reasons. Now The Conor Meagher Fan Club is mobile!

XPS M1210
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1210?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

XPS M1210 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz/667MHz/4MB)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

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Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
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Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
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Hard Disk Drive
80 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
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Video
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
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Software Upgrade
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
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Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
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Base
XPS M1210 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz/667MHz/4MB)
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Media Bay
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
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Network Interface Card
Dell 1505 Wireless-N
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NoteBook Screen
12.1 inch WXGA Notebook Screen
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Hardware Upgrade
6 Cell Primary Battery
Auto/Air Adapter
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Bluetooth
Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

With only 15 days to go in my contract, I find myself making a todo list of things before I leave. It’s amazing how a fulltime job can change you. At the top of the list is something I think about everyday. “Get CAU Acceptance Letter”. This is the only unique item I need when applying for my student visa. Now getting that letter takes a simple email to the CAU advisor who would print one up and mail it to me without a problem. But… before he can do that, CSU has to admit me and before they can do that, CSU has to receive my GRE scores. It’s like I’m playing Jenga, one missing piece makes everything else fall down. To make things more interesting, I leave Korea on the 22nd and my GRE scores are suppose to be available to CSU no earlier than July 9th, but no later than the 23rd. This makes everything more unpredictable. The worst thing for me is that it’s something totally out of my control which means I have to wait it out. I can still remember when I was a kid the time I ordered my custom made DW 4×14 snare drum and waited for it to be delivered to Explorers. It felt like an eternity, but it was only 6 weeks. I think in those 6 weeks, I spent almost all of my time making a plan on how I could pick it up when it arrived because when your 14 and you can’t drive you need to plan those things out. Anyway, I think “4 to 6 weeks” has got to be the worst phrase in the English language and if I don’t get my letter before I leave Korean, then my time is magnified even more because I have to wait for it to be mailed to the US. Which gives me almost no cushion to receive my student visa before I return to Korea. Fun Fun…