So the biggest downside to my apartment this year is the lack of internet. Occasionally last fall, we could snag a wireless signal from a neighbor, but winter caused that to end. And then, for awhile, it seemed like whoever’s signal it was, figured out how to mask it.

Today, I got adventurous, and tried to find the signal again. There was one spot on my porch, hidden from (nearly) all of the neighbors, where I could barely pick it up. But it was unusable. So, desperate, I climbed the hill behind our house. I didn’t go too far, perhaps ten feet up, and am now picking up the signal quite well. It’s buggy, and I fear that my display (or the illuminated apple on the back) is visible, but who cares. For now – I’m connected once more!