it's a lappy on my lappy!

this is my new toy...prolly has more to it than i know what to do with! but...here's some stats...

• 15.4" true life wide screen
• inspiron e1505 intel dual core processor
• ridiculous amounts of memory...obscene amounts, actually.
• 6 cell and 9 cell batteries
• docking station...because, you know, i need more than one computer at a time
• and a free swiss army lappy bag to boot! (free, yeah, right...i paid for the damn thing somewhere in the cost!)

i took her on vacation with me...although, i made her stay behind when i headed for the beach. something tells me lappys and sand have a strong affinity towards one another...besides, she doesn't need a tan. most evenings, i headed to this quaint coffeeshop on centre street and did a little mindless web surfing on their wifi. suprisingly...i never signed into my email. i was on vacation after all!

the best part of having the lappy on vacation with me was the plane ride to florida...an annoying family of four (mom, dad and two sons) were sitting by me. i was in the single seat row and they were 2 x 2 in the double seat rows. mom was the type that has to analyze and evaluate every split second of her children's lives..."blake, you doing okay?...blake, are you wearing your seat belt?...blake, did you remember to wear clean underwear?" (well, she didn't say that last one...but i could just imagine it being her next pointless question...shut up lady!!!) (all these questions were presented in a very loud outside voice to the son sitting next to dad right behind her and son #2...mind you, we were riding in an airplane that seated 51 passengers. sitting in row 14, i could clearly hear convos in progress in the front of the airplane) in the meantime, all four are obnoxiously gnawing on apples. crunchcrunchchompchompcrunchgulp and mom again inquires "blake, how's your apple?" "good, mom, real good....yours? mine's juicy!" "yeah, mine is real juicy. and crunchy!" son sitting next to mom chimes in "mom, i can't finish mine. it's too much. blake, do you want my apple?" "sure, let me finish mine first." chompchompslurpgulp. this continues entirely too long for the possiblity of preserving my sanity for the next two hours. i quickly reach down into my handy dandy swiss army lappy bag and brandish my weapon of choice. the lappy. she's happy to help in my time of need. pretrip preparation included downloading a bunch of craft borg podcasts. thanks to autumn's suggestion!!! i plugged in my earbuds and hit play. ahhhh. soothing voices talking about craftiness and the futile efforts to resist said craftiness. looking at the annoying apple chomper family of four, i smiled. i could see their jaws moving. and nothing more! the nonstop flight to jacksonville was a dream. thanks to good ol' (er, new) lappy.