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Monday, April 02, 2007I Write, Therefore I Need a MacBook ProWell, it's only fair. Eric has one. I think that he and "MacBoy" have a kind of symbiotic relationship going on. (Not that I really want to know.) I've got a good list of reasons why I need to have a MacBoy, too. Want to hear them? 1. MacBooks are the new "cool tool" for real writers. Seriously. Why, I'd fit right in. 2. Since much of my time with Eric is now spent with MacBoy on his lap and a glazed look in his eye, I would at least be able to IM him or something on my own MacBoy. It might foster a hint of real intimacy. Maybe. 3. I could write anywhere. The screened-in porch, McCreary's Pub, Starbucks, the beach, the toilet. Imagine my increased productivity. (I shouldn't have typed that last sentence after the word "toilet.") 4. Did I mention it's the new "cool tool" for real writers? 5. I wouldn't have to listen to Eric's silly rants about Why Bill Gates Is The Antichrist anymore. We'd be on the same team. Comrades. Fellow Mac-odians. 6. The glowing apple is really neat. So is the little light that snores when MacBoy is in standby mode. (You didn't know that MacBoy snores? Oh, what you've been missing.) 7. People would see me with my MacBoy in public places and automatically assume that I was a Real Author. I could practice smiling mysteriously while raising one eyebrow. 8. My children would stop favoring their father just to grab a turn on MacBoy. Anyway, it's not going to happen. Not this year, anyway. I'll have to keep plugging along on my e-machine-with-Sony-monitor. And I'll have to find some other way to get Eric's attention when he's idolizing his MacBoy instead of endlessly doting on his wife. I'll have to think of another (cheaper) way to be a Cool Writer. Or not. |
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11of my readers are feeling chatty:
I've been reading your blog for a little while and had to post a comment after this post, it was cute.
I have a MacBook, does that mean I'm real writer? Sure hope so. :) Hope you get one soon, they're pretty awesome. Then you could use Scrivener, the awesome writing program for Mac.
I was a homeschool mom and a writer for a long time. I know how interesting that can be. :)
I'm Enjoying your blog.
Hey, wouldn't yours be a MacGirl? :-D
Girl or boy I'll cast a yes vote for getting a MacBook!
Yep, you heard me say it, you even have it in writing...
If I had a do-over I just might get myself a Mac instead of my shiny new (and slower-than-molasses) HP.
Vista has eroded what was left of my mind - I've gone over to the dark side!
ACK MAC! LOL
I went the cheap-o route, but have a lot of the same freedom. I choose, however, not to write on the pot.
My little gizmo works fine, but has absolutely NO bells or whistles. Type and beam.
It is nice though because I can write, like you say, anywhere.
I hear e-Machines finally came out with a real word processor software though! ;)
It is the same in our house. Dave has the Wow Gee Whiz Super De Duper computer. And I have the...
Holy Crap...is this thing ever going to load P.O.C.
It is so good to se you express you true feelings about Macs. I agree with Kerrie, it would be a MacGirl. Having a MacBoy is akin to having a toy boy. Mmmmm, maybe I should look up from the screen more often.
:)
And I'll have to find some other way to get Eric's attention when he's idolizing his MacBoy instead of endlessly doting on his wife.
I hear nudity helps...
Uh, not on-screen nudity. That would be bad. I mean, you know, nudity in the context of a healthy marriage...
Oh my, look at the time!
Bren -- Welcome, and thanks for posting a comment! Yep, you are DEFINTELY a "real writer" -- congratulations. :)
Kerrie -- But "MacGirl" just doesn't have that ring to it, ya know? Maybe MacChick. LOL
Dave -- Please buy Erica a new laptop for Mother's Day. :)
Sweetie -- I wouldn't want you to strain your neck or anything.
Jerry -- Sounds to me as though someone is VERY happy to have his non-pregnant wife back!! ;)
Oooh, but MacChick sounds like a sandwich at MickeyD's - LOLOL!
Jerry -- Sounds to me as though someone is VERY happy to have his non-pregnant wife back!! ;)
A pregnant wife is very sexy! But an un-pregnant wife is very...
Oh, uh, I think the cat is calling me...
And here I thought all real writers used #2 pencils and journals like John Boy! Well, you learn something everyday. :)
My COMPANY bought my computer. Every time I get a new computer, I pass my old one to Erica. It would therefore follow that since I always have the "Gee Whiz Wowie" computer, that when said computer transfers to her possession, it is still a "Gee Whiz Wowie" would it not?
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