Thoughts in the USA

"How long would it take to get the new desktop to work, John"?

"Ah, an hour or so".


Yes, we are finally buying a new computer.

It took us a while to fully recover from the utter shock of getting a free almost-new laptop from Dell as a compensation for the one that got roasted.

Then we had to revive our faith in technology to believe that the third replacement monitor we got from Samsung (after the two times they sent us other screwed-up monitors) is really working fine.

And then we realized that, like, since we did not need to buy a new laptop nor had extra expenses on the monitor, we can purchase a new computer and replace our old one, that's recently been showing concerning signs of old age and forgetfulness, while reincarnating into a snail, speed-wise, stopping to ponder lengthily every now and then about the task it was requested to perform.

And so, last weekend, The JohnnyB has retreated into a serious one-on-one with the laptop, and came back from the other end, exclaiming, "OK, I chose our new computer".

He showing me the impressive Excel sheet (he made a fuckin' Excel sheet!) with the pros and cons of all the options, and in conclusion, informed his lovely wife that he's decided on an HP, although the Velocity computer has some real neat advantages, but costs $200 more.

Having been recently classified as "the long-suffering wife of JohnnyB", I did not argue.
Y'see, although I am merely a woman, I am learning my lessons and doing my homework. So, I mentioned - in my sweetest voice - that since the computer will be with is for years, I think it really is OK to go ahead pay the difference, especially when it's an amount that equals a couple of dinners. I then went to my studio, to leave The JohnnyB to make the decision on his own. (or at least think that is what's happening).

5 minutes later, he hollered that he got the Velocity one. See - it really is a win-win thing: if the computer is great,
I can also take part of the credit, as I pushed him towards it; whereas if it sucks - well, it was his decision, right?
What do I know about computers, being an artist and the owner of a pair of X chromosome in most of my cells?(Hmm... would have been more of a win-win if The JohnnyB wasn't reading my blog).

Now, the new toy should arrive in a week or two, and - as I am getting more and more involved with computer-related stuff that I do for our watercolor organization - it's kind important.

Hence the short dialogue above.

"And why is it a potential Sentence of The Month?", you ask?

Oh, C'mon... that is, like, the ultimate "Keilu, Duh!?", Eh? (*)

(*) This is a combined Hebrew-English phrase, which is used massively in the land of milk and honey, and means, "Like, Duh!?".
So, no copyrights for you, CherkyB, on this one!

Stay tuned for the arrival and installation of the new computer!

I foresee a wealth of blogposts, and a very frustrated me.

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