For
the last two-ish years, it’s been a joke that my computer is about to die- I’ve
had it for six years, used it through college and I am typing on it right now.
Finals week my senior year of college I had my computer up and running for
about 46 hours. As soon as I got to the hotel with my family, the computer
crashed. The episode of Grey’s that I was DYING to watch…it would have to wait
until my boyfriend dragged out his work computer because my computer wouldn’t
turn on. In fact, it took 4 hours to turn it on to update it and four more to
open a functioning internet browser. Every major holiday and birthday since, it’s
been a suggestion that I ask for a new computer. You might have guessed that I’ve
shrugged each and every opportunity off by saying, “eh,” and asking for
anything and everything else.
Once I
got home from college, I rarely used my computer for about a year. I was
exhausted after work and anything I needed/wanted to check could be accessed
from my phone. Enter summer research phase of post-college. I went back to
school to study spiders and the like for six weeks and study for the DAT. Low
and behold: I needed my computer all day long again! My old dinosaur brick
started, but my boyfriend suggested I take his barely-used, fancy laptop just
in case. After the first week, I realized I should have listened when my old
brick crashed once a day, but I was too stubborn to admit I finally needed a
new computer. I finished out research and 3 more months of studying for the DAT
with my brick.
Enter
blogging: If college didn’t kill my computer, if research didn’t kill my
computer, if DAT programs didn’t kill my computer, blogging would, right?
WRONG. It’s still kicking, albeit the twenty minute start-time. But, what kind
of FINALLY post would this be if I didn’t say: I have finally decided to use a
new computer. Well, I have finally decided to use a new computer. This
hard-drive is packed with scientific papers, filled with viruses, and is SO
slow, that I can take a shower and get ready before it boots up. Because I will
hopefully be embarking on a new education era and because my business requires
a reliable hard-drive, I am finally going to retire my old brick. Finally.
Here’s
to 2014 and at least 52 things I can FINALLY cross off my list this year!
P.S. I am so excited to share this article featuring Second City Food Wine + Social Club!
P.S. I am so excited to share this article featuring Second City Food Wine + Social Club!
Love this idea! Can't wait to read about all your finally-s this year :)
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