Okay, are any of you watchng the new series "Touch" with Kiefer
Sutherland? Keifer's character (Martin) struggles to connect with his
non-verbal autistic son (Jake). The boy can see/understand complicated
numbers/patterns and how it relates to those around him. (ie how the
number 5 relates to everyone in that episode who is destined to 'touch"
in their everyday lives, and how ones person's actions will cause a
reaction through the chain of events.) Cause and effect.
Jake
struggles to get his message across through various mediums, leaving
single dad Martin to muddle through, even as the state is determined to
take Jake from him. (Don't get me started on how easy it was for
officials to swoop in and place the boy in a "centre for evaluation".)
I'm
not a huge Kiefer fan, but I'm enjoying him in this, and the writing is
brilliant. Those of you who miss Joan of Arcadia, will likely get a
kick of of this show for it's "cosmic" connections, very similiar to
Joan's.
Now, why does this make me think of my webcam you ask?
Because,
in the latest episode of "Touch," a girl tries to track a guy down via
a "video" blog. It got me thinking that I might like to throw a few
vids on here, just to make it a little more interactive. Imagine my
shock when I discovered that the webcam on my new netbook doesn't work.
It says "device not present" even though I can see it's there.
When
I looked the issue up, I discovered that it's a common problem with the
acer netbooks, and I'm not alone in my frustration. I'm not going to
bother sending it back, it's just not worth the hassle over a webcam,
but I will tell you, I would never buy acer again. My Mom has already
had two major crashes on hers, and she had to fight to get the repair
covered despite a one year warranty. When will these companies learn
that customer service is crucial when trying to sell your brand?
They're just lucky that I'm not big into sticking my face on the net,
for friends, or anyone else.
So, I shall have to "touch" you all in other ways. :-)
Yikes about the Acers.
ReplyDeleteI watched the first few episodes of Touch. Love Kiefer so I had to try it out. Really liked the pilot, but didn't care for the next couple, got bored and quit watching. It's an interesting concept, but I don't find it nearly as layered as JoA. Granted, I quit watching Touch, but the episodes I saw were a bit too formulaic.