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Okay, here is another installment of my cute nieces/nephews section. This is little Miss Brooke Ashley. Cutie pie.

Well my new laptop is here. It's a beautiful machine. Infact this very post is being made from the new laptop. Her name is Juniper, and she's fine.

"And I'm reminded, too, that once, when we were boys, Seymour waked me from a sound sleep, much excited, yellow pajamas flashing in the dark. He had what my brother Walt used to call his Eureka Look, and he wanted to tell me that he finally knew why Christ said to call no man Fool. (It was a problem that had been baffling him all week, because it sounded to him like a piece of advice, I believe, more typical of Emily Post than of someone busily about his Father's Business.) Christ had said it, Seymour thought I'd want to know, because there are no fools."

--From "Seymour an Introduction" by J.D. Salinger

It's official.

Happy grab your ankles day.

Okay, I am seriously turning into a major computer nerd. I really didn't think you could ever use the adjective "sexy" to describe a computer, but that is really the first word that comes to mind when I lay my eyes on this little machine. So sleek and shiny. This is actually the very computer that I bought this morning at 6:00 am. I bought it from Dell. This is the story: A few days ago Dell announced that they would be having a special coupon available starting at the beginning of the business day Wednesday 4.13.05. This coupon is $750 off select Notebooks that cost more than $1,499. Well it just so happened that I have been looking to buy a laptop for a little while and was waiting for a good deal to come along it seemed like a good fit. The way the coupon would work is Dell put out a coupon code that you type in on the checkout page when buying your computer. This code would only work starting at 6:00 am PCT (9:00 am EST) AND the coupon would only be valid for 10,000 uses. Very important to know. Upon the announcement of this coupon it created a serious amount of hype and excitement among computer nerds. There were several discussion boards dedicated entirely to this coupon. It was insane. So, I did all my research and figured out the best configuration to get the best deal for the price with all the features that I wanted. I got everything ready and even ran through the motions of purchasing a few times just to practice and make sure I could do it quickly. This may seem a bit overkill on my part but I'm glad I did it. This morning I got up at 5:45, opened all my browser tabs the the bookmarked pages to follow the progress of what was going on. At 6:01 I started going through the purchasing process. At 6:46 all 10,000 uses of the coupon had been used up! Crazy! Talk about a genius marketing move on Dell's part. They sold 10,000 computers in 46 minutes! Amazing. So this is the $1,532 Notebook that I got for $752. (The other $30 dollars off I got from another coupon that I got from my brother Carson.) It should arrive at my house in a couple of weeks. Now seriously, how can you not think this it sexy? Here are the specs to it. This is a sweet machine.

+Inspiron 6000 Intel® Pentium® M Processor
~Display: 15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
~Memory: 256MB RAM 1 Dimm
~Video Card: Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics
~Hard Drive: 60GB Hard Drive
~Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
~Network Card: Integrated Network Card and Modem
~Combo/DVD+RW Drives: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
~Wireless Networking Card: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200
~Digital Music: Dell Jukebox easy-to-use music player and CD burning software
~Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
~Warranty: 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
~Digital Imaging: Photo Album™ SE Basic
~Dell Media Experience

Qty: 1 Unit Price:
$1,532.00
- $750.00
- $30.00
My price: $752.00

Front view
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Back view

Okay, only one more day available to vote on the "facial hair" poll. After that, it will be determined what is the all-time, universal, best-looking facial hair on guys. So cast your votes. Will it be Clean-Shaven or A-Few-Day's-Scruff?!?! Whatever the outcome is, it will most likely also determine the type of facial hair that I will wear for the rest of my life. Unless of course Clean-Shaven wins, I'm just a little too lazy for that.

"I get by with a little help from my friends."

What did one Math Book say to the other?

"Look, I've got problems."

Hey ya'll. I'm just writting to let everyone know that I am still alive and well. I once again have been delving into the world of computer science and therefore have been latent in my posting. One thing I found interesting is the results of the current poll. I thought for-sure that "A few day's scruff" would win by a long shot, but I was proven wrong. Interesting. Until later...

It's official, my sites have been Google-ized.
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Angie is freakin' hot!!
(Photo used with permission from Joette.)