Ruby, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago
Actually, I did. But today my iBook started misbehaving and after 3 1/2 hours at the Apple Store’s Genius Bar, it had to be sent in for repair. Luckily I was able to back up my data to my external hard drive. It’s hard to get used to Ruby now: her slow speed, her rounded monitor, her browser crashing when it tries to play Flash, her keyboard, her big ass taking up all the space on my desk. But I’m glad she was still hanging around. I’d just spoken to Matt about selling her. Good thing I didn’t yet.
There must be something in the air because Dallas spent 2 full days of the weekend rebuilding his desktop when it crashed on Saturday and Killian’s laptop died this past weekend too.
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 
Join me in wishing Ruby a happy birthday! Ruby and I have been through a lot – she even moved across the country with me. For three years Ruby has put up with my daily torment. She is still going pretty strong (knock on wood). Happy birthday, Ruby!