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My life, and my ability to blog and stay on top of HPSland, have been somewhat hampered lately by my ailing computer. My computer is going on eight or nine years old. Like anyone dying of old age, it’s slowly winding down. It shuts its self off in protest frequently, runs much slower than it ever did, makes odd whirring noises and I can’t even defrag the drive anymore because it freezes up half way through.

I’ve been saving money for a new computer for a long time. I don’t know a lot about computers. For me, it’s a foreign language – but I know what I want it to do. Periodically I’ve shopped for my new baby. But for now, things are so up in the air in my life that I can’t make any commitments, not even to a piece of machinery. Resources are too precious to spend without extreme caution.

So, to tide me over these next few months, Ryan and Matt have come to the rescue. My brother Ryan just bought what sounds like the Royal’s Royce of computerland. He no longer needs his five-year-old laptop. And Matt, our fellow HPS’er and Ryan’s house mate for the summer, is a techie of techies. Matt has carefully cleaned Ryan’s new computer etc. to get it ready for me.

Last night I think they finally shipped it to me. I can hardly wait.

When I’ve stayed with Ryan I have to admit I’ve found his computer a bit awkward to use – but I think it’s all what you’re used to using. I’m looking forward to a little portability. After eight to 10 long hours at work sitting at a desk, there are nights when I come home ready to work on things, but unable to stand sitting at a desk another minute.

I still want, and probably need, a new baby. But right now, I’ll just be happy for an aging orphan that doesn’t shut down every 15 to 20 minutes.

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