Shanghai Yummy

Well, one of the primary reasons I Switched to Mac has started to manifest itself. As I think I've mentioned here before, I find the Mac more conducive to creative endeavors, be they writing, painting, or designing. Yes, I know that Word is pretty much the same for Mac and Windows... Photoshop too... Painter, yup... vi is vi whether on Terminal or PuTTY. Like I said before, this isn't really about the rational stuff. The Mac makes me want to be creative. It inspires me.

Yeah, say what you will about the "new toy" factor, and you're right, that's part of it. But somewhere deeper, there's something less tangible. Something else I can't quiet describe about how I feel. It's manifested itself in my strange streak of waking up excited about life, despite all the uncertainty that abounds. It's almost like this uncertainly is actually the most welcome thing in my life right now. The feeling that life is once again a blank slate... with endless possibilities. the uncertainty of what this slate will contain is very exciting indeed.

So now that I've gotten a lot of the configuration and reacquaintance period on the new computer out of the way, I've started to use the machine in earnest. And I'm still loving it. I've been writing creatively the last several days now, and it feels great. I'm also finally starting on putting together the elements of my new website. And finally, I tried doing some random drawing tonight. I'd post the results, but I don't want to embarass myself into seclusion just yet.

PGP Signed Entry