Home At Last(?)

Though I can (and have been able to) sleep anywhere, whether it be a car, a cave, a futon or a California King, I’m a lot less comfortable with the idea of being a wandering cyber nomad.

Since I was traipsing around Asia this summer, I figured I would leave my beloved laptop at home, safe and sound with my parents. Much to my dismay, I found out that my Macbook Pro’s allure was too irresistible for my dear old dad, for he fell in love at first use and has since ceased to relinquish the silver comp from his grasps.

And then I found that that I’m not so comfortable when my digital possessions lack a home. In Hong Kong, my sis and cousin were kind enough to share their Macs but I didn’t like borrowing and thus my internet appearances decreased drastically. (Which may or may not be a good thing.) Also, I kept everything in my hard drive but it’s a luggy old thing, so it was a pain to bust out all the time.  I was super uncomfortable with the idea that all my stuff seemed to be scattered everywhere and I couldn’t focus. And focusing is already a tough enough issue as it is for–did you see that butterfly?!

Anyway, to remedy this situation, I got meself some new toys.

I know, a macbook and the iphone 4?! TRUST ME, I know I am one lucky son of a gun. I KNOW.

Moms, pops and I actually got the family plan so there are now THREE new iphones in the family.

You bet we’re going to be skyping, texting, calling, and FaceTiming each other all day long. I’ve already spent most of the weekend teaching my mom how to use her phone.  It was double the hard work on my behalf because being a first-time iPhone user, I had to learn how to use it myself and then teach it to her. And then teach it to her again when she didn’t get it.  But she picked it up pretty fast.  My mom is one smart woman, yO!

I’m really an old-fashioned geezer and of the belief that technology makes life a lot more complicated rather than easier and I hope I won’t get my life sucked out of me trying to tech-manage it.  If you ever see me checking my text messages during a meal, shoot me. No, not a text.

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