The laptop, which was 'charmingly' described as 'aw, sooo retro..', by staff at the Apple Store (it's obviously geriatric at 5 years old, then), had been telling me for some time that it's a bit tired (though it's used the word 'full'), so it wasn't a total surprise, but a bit sad all the same. It's lived a life, has been dropped a few times, is rather tinged with charcoal and has a piece of masking tape holding bits of it together, but I love it so. It's like a faithful pet.
I wonder what makes us hang on to the Bitter End with machinery - is it the familiarity of working with it, or the evidence of my life that is stored inside it? I know for sure that when I get a new one, my life will be transformed and I'll wonder why I didn't do it sooner....
... now it's Friday. I've been to the Apple Store (have you got one near you?? Aren't they FABulous?! The leaders in customer service and smiling) I am now in that bridging place, where I'm all tooled up with technology, frightening myself in trying to become familiar with the all-singing-all-dancingness, so not normal service here yet, I am waiting from the info from sad-laptop to be transferred to the new one, and the only apparently geriatric part is the user (er, that'd be moi).. I'd not be surprised if there's an App here to make my tea. (bag out please).
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Up coming - oil painting workshops, Christmas vouchers for classes, and booking being taken for weekly classes from January. For info email julie@juliedouglas.co.uk
(and please be patient, in the light of my technology-challenges!) or call
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Glad to see you have got the laptop sorted! Beautiful watercolour leaves- well done, students!! :)
ReplyDeleteI am envious of anyone who can do anything with water colour......I have tried and failed so many times.....I'm sticking to Acrylic and Graphite/colour pencil.......Your site is wonderful....
ReplyDeleteThank you Dale for your kind comments. Don't give up on water colour, its so wonderful. Many of my students started with colour pencil, as I did too, but water colour is so quick and fluid and flowing and delicious. Great for quick sketching on location. I do a distance learning programme...!!
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