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blamebrampton) wrote2010-01-06 06:20 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2010-01-06 06:20 pm
I feel dirty ...
I bought my first PC today.
It's a little Toshiba netbook, and was on sale, and is basically the sort of thing that I can travel with and not feel bad if it is stolen or dies (because nothing turns you into a bitter haggis like lugging 3.5kg of non-functional MacBook Pro, let me tell you). And it cost about a third in actual dollar terms of the first Macintosh I ever bought, which is probably about 8% if we adjust for inflation. But still ...
I haven't taken it out of its box yet. It's sitting there, looking at me, exuding an 'I know I'm not your favourite' vibe. I might sew or knit a nice cover for it so that it feels more loved and I feel more warmly towards it.
On a completely unrelated note, the weather here is fairly draining, so I am watching TV rather than doing anything requiring thought. Everest ER is on, which is a show about providing emergency medical care to mountain climbers. The British version is narrated by David Tennant, which is a large part of its appeal. I just Googled it to check something and discovered that the American version is narrated by someone else! WHY?! Tennant's accent is quite comprehensible, and ... well, he's like good vanilla ice cream or double cream, you can add him to many things and just make them that little bit better.
It's a little Toshiba netbook, and was on sale, and is basically the sort of thing that I can travel with and not feel bad if it is stolen or dies (because nothing turns you into a bitter haggis like lugging 3.5kg of non-functional MacBook Pro, let me tell you). And it cost about a third in actual dollar terms of the first Macintosh I ever bought, which is probably about 8% if we adjust for inflation. But still ...
I haven't taken it out of its box yet. It's sitting there, looking at me, exuding an 'I know I'm not your favourite' vibe. I might sew or knit a nice cover for it so that it feels more loved and I feel more warmly towards it.
On a completely unrelated note, the weather here is fairly draining, so I am watching TV rather than doing anything requiring thought. Everest ER is on, which is a show about providing emergency medical care to mountain climbers. The British version is narrated by David Tennant, which is a large part of its appeal. I just Googled it to check something and discovered that the American version is narrated by someone else! WHY?! Tennant's accent is quite comprehensible, and ... well, he's like good vanilla ice cream or double cream, you can add him to many things and just make them that little bit better.
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"I haven't taken it out of its box yet. It's sitting there, looking at me, exuding an 'I know I'm not your favourite' vibe. I might sew or knit a nice cover for it so that it feels more loved and I feel more warmly towards it."
I've never had any problems with my Mac, fortunately, but I still bought a cheap PC laptop just to be safe (and for those hundreds of nice programs and dictionaries that don't work on Mac), but it's been almost a year and I haven't yet done more than hate it. *g*
Thanks for a good laugh!
*sends you a bit of snow and cold weather! (It's been snowing all night.)
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Yeah, Windows is just not a thing of beauty, alas. I'm in FULL agreement ;-)
*Takes snow gladly, sends you extreme UV sunniness*
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I bet you'll have this thing for decades. ;D
Windows XP was OK, I guess, but this weird Windows Vista just seems so overly complicated.
Oh, just keep your sun, lol. My photodermatosis doesn't have to flare up in winter. *g* That's why I probably would die in Australia, I just can't bear hot weather and sun.
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