The Last Straw

I know I've threatened this before, but I'm seriously done with my laptop. As in, shut down for the last time and if it mysteriously catches on fire and melts into one giant chunk of plastic, I'll roast marshmallows and hot dogs over its (hopefully not too toxic) flames. If you're out there Dell and Microsoft (aka. Axis of Evil) you just lost a customer who swore she'd never buy a Mac.

There have been a series of incidents that have led up to this decision, the most recent and annoying is the failure of my power cord yet again. It has left me laptop-less for over a week. Luckily, PSU has an abundance of computers on campus and 500 free pages to print for students. Bonus! Last night, we had a scare that Jesse's 4-year-old+ laptop from work wasn't going to start up again (it did, hence my ability to blog this morning) and I realized that we need to have one reliable computer in the house. The Mac Mini is great, but it's not a full computer -- basically a word processing and music machine. Jesse also reminded me that I'm a student until the end of August, so we might as well take advantage of the discount. I think we're going to pop into an Apple store and check out the goods, ask a few questions, and maybe even consider a purchase.

As for today? I have a piece of fabric* that is calling my name. Perhaps I'll make a sundress this afternoon. I haven't touched the sewing machine in ages!

* Yes, this photo is taken with my cell phone camera. No, there is nothing wrong with my real camera. Jesse's laptop will not allow me to download just one image, due to the fact that the iPhoto version is so ancient. It insists (even though I yell at it) on scanning every single photo on the memory card, which happens to be in the neighborhood of 800 right now. Someday, I'll operate technologically in the 21st century and feel secure enough to actually delete photos from my camera (which sadly, is the most stable device in my life right now).