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12.10.2010

i heart apple.

so, i broke down this week and bought a new computer. i bought a beautiful apple imac and i'm already in love. it's probably been up and running about 5 minutes and i'm so happy that i did it. so i thought i would write an ode to apple about how absolutely fabulous it is...

for starters, i didn't have to totally set everything up all over again. because of the fabulous application time machine, it took what was saved on my external hard drive and set up everything - passwords, software, bookmarks - on my new computer exactly the way that i had it on my old laptop. how easy-peasy is that? in love that i didn't have to do anything and could sit on the couch eating pizza and come back to find it finished.

the screen. how beautiful, big screened and fabulous this guy is. i'm obsessed. it makes the screen at work (which i thought was big and was worried my new one wouldn't be big enough) look like small potatoes. i can't wait to get to work designing things on this new one with the amount of workspace i have.

the apple magic mouse. it's wireless and works similarly to the iphone. i love it. i think i might need one at work. ha!

it looks good in my black/silver/purple master bedroom. for now - until the roommate moves out and i can turn the house into my office. i can't wait for that to happen, but it also looks right at home. i'm sure it will look more at home when i get my new desk next week. but i'm digging it.

the sound. i immediately downloaded the pandora application and the sound is fabulous. tv off, music on!

i'm hoping that skype will be just as fabulous as pandora. can't wait to try it out with the sister later tonight.

have a great weekend! we are supposed to get snow here tomorrow (in fact, we are under a blizzard warning this weekend!) so i'm hoping my appointments will all get cancelled so i can stay cozy in my condo all weekend. i will have to venture out to get some more christmas lights to finish my tree. but other than that, i'm staying put if at all possible. (and playing with my newest apple obsession!)

*this post is in no way in conjunction with apple - it represents my opinions and i'm not getting paid to write it. although, if they need someone to write blogs about how wonderful their products are, i would totally be up for it...

12.04.2010

christmas spirit.

tonight i put up my christmas tree. it's artificial and i must admit that i miss the christmas tree smell that comes with christmas trees. i might just have to buy a candle to get the feel. tomorrow i'm going to steal (with permission) some lights from my parents and then put the pretty ornaments i bought today on. i'm still looking for a perfect tree topper (let me know if you have any suggestions!) and a tree skirt. details, details, details!

i have been feeling a little wishy-washy about the holidays this year. somedays, i wake up thinking i want my whole house to feel like christmas and other days i wake up and think - who the **** cares? i don't know if its because i have been feeling extra sad and lonely and woe is me lately...but it isn't fun. even this morning i thought - why do i really need a christmas tree? it's just me (and i guess, a roommate that i barely know) in my cozy condo this year. i can get by with just visiting the trees at my grandparents and parents houses...but now that it's up and in the living room, i'm really glad that i have it and i think it may be just the thing to get me out of my funkified mood.