It has been a couple of weeks since I have paid off my mac book pro and feel like it is time for me to write about why I decided to get an apple computer.

Why a Mac book?

I didn’t treat my laptop to the best of it’s ability, but got tired of it crashing with Windows Vista, performing very slowly, and the constant download of materials that I either used for a short period of time or never really used. I also used my laptop more like a desktop being always plugged into my external hard drive, dvd burner, and an extra monitor coupled with a mouse and keyboard. I even had to mail the laptop in because the wireless card wasn’t working and turned out that the motherboard was defective. That was it for me for that particular laptop and thought about what would be the next best thing I could get for what I wanted to spend for a computer. I then saw my friend’s Apple Mac Book and quickly thought that he spent way too much money for a laptop or a computer in general and only got the laptop to be cool. But after he showed me what it could do and the ease of just navigating through various programs I was sold.

What did I do next?

I was still on the fence with the price of the mac. Yes it is a very well designed computer and has a cool factor behind it, but spending over $1k for a laptop sounded crazy to me. I continued to do more research and thought about getting a used one, but said that this machine will solve all of my computer problems and the piece of mind that all my needs will be taken care of. I even went a step further and went with the Mac Book Pro because of the 200 gig hard drive and 2 extra inches of size. I also got a couple more programs and features that honestly I probably won’t use, but if I wanted to were at my disposal. So when it was all said and done I paid a total of $2,400 bucks and felt the price instantly, really who spends over 2k for a laptop? Another reason why I decided to get the mac book was with the ease of using itunes and my ipod. When I first got my first ipod in January of last year it was literally attached to me and was part of my things that I had to have with me when I left the house (cell phone, wallet, and car keys).

First impressions and what do I think of it now…

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This past week was a roller coaster for me, up and down and pretty stressful. I put most of that stress on myself because I was trying to make sure I was doing the work to the best of my ability. I talked to a friend a couple of weeks about my struggles and misfortune and came to the realization that all of it really doesn’t matter.

Yes doing a great job for somebody that is paying you is important, but things will still get done, people will be proud of your performance or resent you behind your back if you don’t live up to their standards. I don’t really know the best way to put what I am saying down of what I felt on thursday and friday, but here is a try.

Fuck work. Fuck trying to please someone else. Fuck trying to work long hours and working through lunch. Fuck being stress that you are going to get fired. Fuck it all. Because your life shouldn’t be about working. Yes that is how the majority of people pay bills, but damn just enjoy that money that you made from that job or just borrow money by using your credit card and enjoy what you like to do, enjoy what you think you like to do and whatever else in between you feel like doing with your time. I would strongly suggest calling in once in awhile during the week to clear your head, but get away from that office as much as you can while still being productive within the time that you are there.

That is all that I suggest that you do really, because when you look back at your life when you feel down and think that the world is against you will only think of the negatives. What you didn’t do right, what you spent most of your time doing that made you a psycho path kind of person, and how the hell you can turn your life around. I say don’t do that enjoy life as much as possible now and in the moment. We think we will make it to the glorious age of 65 and retire and live the good life, damn just writing that sounds horrible. How can I live the good life 40 years from now? How am I suppose to enjoy myself between now and then, lol? Hell we don’t even know if we are going to live that long anyways, so I say enjoy now and don’t stress about a 9-5 that you don’t feel passionate about and also don’t stress about a 9-5 that you love and adore and think that your life is going great because in the grand scheme of things this so called life is about experiencing life on as many different playing fields. But then again that is just my opinion and everyone is different and some people feel that their lives is what it is by work or just being a bum. Again to each their own, but read this whenever you feel that you need a sense of direction.

So the week has gone and my vegetarian experience was great. I might down the road try it for a month, I don’t even think that it will be difficult either. This week I had to stretch my mind and appetite to try different things to eat. As each day went by I didn’t crave meat and still had just about the same amount of energy by eating other protein foods such as red and black beans, soy burger mix, nuts, and multi-grain cereals. I even experimented with whole foods vegetarian dishes and at times was still hungry after eating a “big” meal. But I did survive and that it was going to be harder than what I actually went through.

Others reaction…

I got alot of crazy looks from people at work when I told them I was going vegetarian for a week. One of my co-workers looked at me and called me a weirdo. I told her it was just for a week and told me that vegetarians live shorter than meat eaters, I wanted to laugh in her face for saying that. Another person told me that human’s teeth are made to eat meat and he had a serious look on his face. Some teased me and tried to make jokes about how meat is so good for you and that I won’t make it until the end of the week.

The thing that got me was that nobody really got that I was trying it out to just try something different, to get away from routine and to see how my mind and body will react to the sudden change. It just showed me that people will stay with what they are comfortable with and wouldn’t change anything about their lives unless it was a life changing event. I am not saying that you should change yourself just because, but to try something different once in awhile. You never know if you will like or hate something unless you do, it goes back to the saying, “Don’t knock it until you try it!”. Oh well to each their own, my job isn’t to change anyone, but to help me get a different perspective on life which will probably help me become more productive or to simply enjoy life more.

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