Ruby & Rachelle

In October 2000, Mark and I went to Comp USA in Kearny Mesa and I adopted Ruby. Since then she’s been with me through thick and thin, from California to New York and finally making her way with me to Chicago last year. I love her dearly. But 6 years is a long time, and in computer years she’s got to be about 96 years old and it’s starting to show. Slowness when trying to switch applications, not being able to handle Flash in a browser without having a nervous breakdown.. as long as 2 years ago when I talked Ted into buying the new SimCity and burning me a copy, Ruby refused to play that new fangled shit. These days we’ve got this relationship where we both love each other but I curse her out constantly for being so slow and not doing what I want and she’s hating on me for asking her to do things that she obvs can’t handle doing.

So the time has come. For a year or more I’ve been saying I should get a new computer. Then for the past 6 months I’ve said I’d buy a new computer when this change jar is full and I could cash it in and use it towards a new computer. Then for the past 3 weeks, with the jar full, I’ve procrastinated about what kind of computer I wanted. Finally, this weekend, I ordered a new iBook. I just got notice from Apple that it is with FedEx right now. I hope our network can handle me pressing refresh on the tracking screen every 2 minutes.

I’m really excited to get the iBook and to get a computer that’s going to actually work, and not at a 96-year-old granny pace, but still, I’m sad to let Ruby go.

Btw, how much change do you think is in this jar? I’ve got to cash it in like .. uh.. now, but am dreading lugging it somewhere. The bottom change doesn’t have quarters because it’s from New York and I needed them for laundry. The top change is full of quarters and even has a silver dollar on the top.

Other posts on Ruby:
» Insomnia
» Ruby & I Have a New Crush
» Say Hello To Ruby’s Baby Brother
» Ruby is 3!
» Backing Up Is Hard To Do
» Ruby’s on the Road to Recovery
» Ruby Needs Your Help
» Saturday Night: Great Music, Great Friends
» Sold Out Too Early

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