Happy Birthday to Me

Since I got fired with no explanation on the same day my other source of income ended, I’ll be spending the morning applying (once again) for food stamps. Please feel sorry for me; I do. (So much for the new computer.)

In honor of the tomato’s now sullied reputation I resurrected this

tomato

“If a woman wants to be a poet, she must dwell in the house of the tomato.”
Erica Jong

Tomato at my doorstep
Declares itself mediator
Talking tomato silenced on the cutting board
Ruptured flesh speaks foreign language
Gentle tomato smiles wounded
Blood meets acid tongue
Blood travels cracks of cemented heart
Alters topography
Maps reconciliation
Submits to vital organs
Submits to absorption
Sacrificial tomato is reborn
In blood and bone
Hospitality of natural law

i need opinions, please

The time has come for me to purchase my first “IBM”  type of PC. The software i use for work is not Mac compatible and since I will be doing a chunk of work from home it has become necessary to bite the bullet. I use a pc at the office and I kinda like it.  I have only about $500 to spend and I need something I can use for WoW as well as work. Work is basically Internet and Turbolister.

I can’t decide whether to get a desktop or laptop. My Apple laptop needs a new keyboard (possibly worse) and a memory upgrade. I love a laptop for portability, obviously but it must have at minimum a 15″ screen for WoW.  I want to get the most bang for my buck but if i buy a desktop I’ll need a desk and a chair so it does become more expensive. If I get a desktop, I’ll probably fix up my Mac laptop. If I get a laptop, I’ll sell the Mac to a friend.  Office Depot is currently advertising Toshiba laptops for $499. They seem to have all the bells and whistles but I”m fairly clueless about this stuff. Also, I’m a bit leary of Vista.

I know my computer geek/guru friends are out there…Thoughts?