Gizmo update:

I picked up my computer at 8:45 tonight after an interminable wait for the confirmation email from Best Buy. Anyway, after half an hour or an hour of playing, I got the internet set up, I'm working on downloading instant messenger (oh, dial-up, I curse your name), and I watched part of Titus. Now I'm blogging on it. I've put it through its paces, I would say, and it's performed admirably. It's been a grand evening.