A Netbook Affair

Briefly, the other day, I owned a netbook. And I fell in love with it.

Like all love affairs, this wasn't intentional. I have a perfectly functional laptop computer. I have been wanting to take it into the shop and have more memory added (something I could do myself on a desktop computer, but I've never been able to get the back off this HP Pavilion.) As I said, perfectly functional. We've been together a long time now, for the life span of a laptop (which is like dog years times 3), and while I wouldn't say that the romance burns as bright as the early, beginning days, still, we're comfortable. All of my life is recorded on this laptop. Leaving it would be a wrenching, life altering move which would leave me at a loss, confused and certainly disorganized. So I wasn't looking. At all. But, that's the way all stories begin.
It happened by email, as so many of these affairs begin these days. A casual ad by Geeks.com, a little teaser that they frequently send and that i just as frequently ignore. This caught my eye because it featured the word "netbook". I had been curious about netbooks. To be more honest, I had fantasized about the small package and light weight. the ability to pick up and go on a moment's notice...it was the lure of adventure. With its' spicy Linux system, it was also the lure of the unknown.
The price also caught my eye. At $149, this was a cheap fling. Before I really knew what was happening, without any research or discussion with DH Matt, I succumbed. And, I have to say, it felt good. I felt like a new woman after giving in to that temptation.
The day of our first date had finally arrived, as the Asus Eee PC 900 Celeron arrived. Holding Asus in my hands for the first time, I had my doubts. New beginnings are usually so difficult. With trepidation I opened Asus up, and so we began our journey together. It was beautiful. I had never seen such simplicity. Asus surfed like a dream; the keyboard was tight, and the setup was simple and sweet. I loved.
Then DS saw my new little love. I made the fatal mistake of allowing DS to sample the netbook.
DS reminded me that his birthday was a few days away. This, now, was what he wanted more than anything. Without being able to stop the avalanche of events, I felt like a helpless bystander as my Asus netbbok was carried off in triumph.

Alas, my love, parting is such sorrow...the only sweet part about this is that I ordered a new one with more memory.I am now waiting for the Asus 900A Atom. And never shall we part.