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By anonymous Cub Noozer
Published: 29 January 2008 04:09 am

the story of my relationship to computers is a short one. this is undoubtedly (perhaps even indubitably) due to the fact that i have only recently become fully acquainted with them (and by "recently," i mean since coming to college--so about 3 years). it's not that i haven't used a computer before coming to college; rather, i did not own one. in addition to not owning a computer, growing up i had no television set. i also was not allowed to watch any rated "r" movies, and some "pg-13" movies had to be pre-approved by my parents. i suppose my sheltered childhood seems kind of weird, but my parents' reasoning for my upbringing makes sense; they wanted to make sure that my values and beliefs were not influenced by the Media (the m is capitalized in a deferential manner, for the utter un-goodness of it all). now, i'm not saying that the world's sad plight is because of the media, but the media does promote dehumanizing and shallow values (e.g., love in the media is only really portrayed as romantic love—"with the aristocracy of beauty as the main criteria for determining its winners." but i digress.

so, it wasn't until first coming to college that my parents allowed me to have a computer. it was rather embarrassing walking into the notebookshop.com store to purchase my first computer (a laptop) because i had no idea what to look for in a laptop, let alone what any of the specs meant. but somehow, i made it through that ordeal, and after some more searching and consultation, i had my first computer. i got a macbook because i was told they are more "user friendly" than pc's (and also at the time, people didn't make viruses for macs, or something like that). despite the claim of "user-friendly," i had a hard time figuring things out, so i asked my neighbor, and she was glad to help.


my neighbor, who showed me how to use a computer.

so her insanity far surpasses that of tom cruise and britney spears and ted bundy put together, but she is a genius when it comes to computers and cooking (hyperbole). though she is the reason for my learning how to use a computer in about 20 minutes, she's also the reason for my being left without a computer for a few months. to make a long story short, i had left my laptop in her room after studying one afternoon and she decided to have a "party" at her place. unfortunately, much drinking and promiscuity were involved, and come morning time she was left with a horrible hangover and a missing laptop (which was mine). when i couldn't find my computer in my room, i was hoping that i had left it in my friend's dorm room in unit 3, though i had a feeling that it was left at my neighbor's place. i also had a feeling that it wouldn't be there though, mainly because her choice in people to hang around with is something to be desired.


an incriminating photo of my neighbor and her "good friend," javier, i found on facebook.

so to make this short story even shorter, i ended up having to buy a new computer with my own money since my parents were pretty much hemorrhaging because of my irresponsibility (i was too angry with my neighbor to even demand some form of reparations. however, it seems that she got her comeuppance last year when she was the victim of identity theft. divine retribution?) and now, i have a large, heavy, compaq laptop. and though i am still sad that my nice, shiny, macbook is gone, i suppose it's for the better, since now i actually get work done when i use my computer.