there was a period of about 36 hours where i thought i might actually get a new intelimac. alas, the astounded chuckle when dad saw the price (before taxes) pretty much confirmed that my becoming a switcher on his dime was just a pipe dream. just when i was getting all excited, instead of ambivalent about leaving the windows world behind, too. le sigh.
it was fun ordering him a new computer online last night. he was aghast when i suggested it and told him we'd use his credit card ON THE INTERNET! but, he soldiered through it very well and in two weeks he'll have a new athlon64 pc and 19" widescreen lcd monitor to read his email with. again: le sigh.
tonight, i'm going bowling. cosmic bowling, actually. i'm ridiculously excited about it, too. even with all the strangers friends i haven't met yet, i'm still really thrilled at the prospect. bowling is one of those things you can do with people and everyone has a good time 'cause you can be as wild and silly as you want. i mean, really, you're wearing communal shoes. what's not absurd about that?
Hey, you're not Ms. Windows - you've got an iBook!
Don't feel bad... Y'can't trust an Intel anyhow. :-)
My extreme prejudice aside, this is a very new concept product. You're safer waiting until at least the 2nd generation kit...
Ah, I wish I could find a way to get you a Mac. At work there's this half-dead eMac that everyone there hates (they think all Macs crash like this one does every few minutes or so). It boots up but obviously needs some TLC. But if you have an iBook, you're not totally deprived.
BTW, I still listen to some American (NPR) radio shows on the Internet, including a word-game show called "Says You" which originates from my old stomping ground of Boston. Guess what their 'bluff everyone with fake definitions for the word 'was? Fubsy! The fake definition that fooled everyone was the that fubsy was the stuff found on the floor of a garment factory. Nobody guessed the real definition!
I love bowling.....10 pin of course.