The first computer we had in the house was white and I remember my mum being excited that it was coming and it would be “connected to the internet”.
I didn’t really know what she meant but she seemed excited. When it came we didn’t really know what to do with it, but we quickly learnt how to use the paint application. Did they call it application then? I can’t remember but we started using that and some of the games. I remember solitaire but that may have been later. I also remember mine ball mine something. Till this day I still don’t know how to play that game. You would click, click, click and then boom you couldn’t click any more or the title bomb would explode and you had to restart.
I remember playing with Microsoft word using the word art. All different font all for us to all settle on times new roman or arial. I also remember a special place being set up for the computer, and I know that to do certain things we would have to connect to the landline and the landline would not be working. Something I know to be dial up. I also remember my grandfather making sure or telling us to be careful.
I don’t think understood the importance of the computer but now I as do my work primarily on a computer from anywhere in the world I see it’s importance. I wonder if that will be the same for AI. I’m older than my mum and dad were when they first got a computer but I wonder if they knew it’s significance or they just thought that a cool gadget to have.
I don’t think I have really thought about this but I think my perfect reading space has to be cosy. I get cold really fast so there has to be a blanket, I know that a fireplace its too extravagant and will usually encourage others to come and sit with you meaning no real reading will happen. I think it would have a comfy chair that I can perhaps take a nap on and I think I want it to be private. My perfect reading place has usually been in the bathtub. I am relaxed, I can bring a drink in there and I can stay in there for hours reading or editing my work. Usually when I write a first draft of something on my computer I don’t want to look at it again but when I’m in the bathroom with my tablet I am able to look at it with a fresh set of eyes. I also like starting work in the tub, I can write a draft of what I intend to do or I can read a little bit of the book to determine if I wish to continue with the text. I think therefore the perfect place to read is either a really beautiful bathroom or one of those under the stairs libraries like where Harry Potter lived but they have your books and you can just sit, hopefully with some light coming in to keep you warm or enable you to look out the window when you are taking a break.
For writing I’m not too sure, I think you probably just need the right set of tools, the correct pen the right paper or the perfect keyboard and hot drink and it feels like the ideas will just flow. I think I am more experienced in knowing the perfect place to read than to write so I am excited to read what everyone else says.
p.s. I also like to read by the beach but I’m always too distracted by how beautiful the water is that I never seem to be able to fully get into the book.
I name my cars and I think so far my favourite has been urban angel! She took me through the pandemic without any real problems. My mum and I would joke itās American trash (itās a ford fiesta) but the thing about ford is their parts are cheap so even when something is really wrong itās kinda cheap to fix. I think my favourite automobile is one that gives me a good return on investment, has reasonable repair expenses and wonāt stop running because of an accident or two.
Honorary mention to my first car a Pontiac that I ran without an oil change for two years and was surprised when it just shut down one day
No I donāt think I am. I generally try to see the best in people and give people a chance but that results in not seeing whatās in front of me. I also donāt trust my instincts, Iāve met people with whom Iāve thought I donāt think we click but I always revert to maybe they having a bad day or I read them wrong when in actuality we donāt mesh and that is A okay. So no I donāt think Iām a good judge of character.
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