yes...its crazy but i do in fact have a husband who is not only infatuated with mac computers but is also coo coo for germans...well...not germans necessarily but germany and most things created there...so i guess you could say germans. matt is actually of british (father's side) and cherokee indian (mother's side) decent, with a little extra something else from his mom (she's not full cherokee). matthew graduated from high school when he was 17 and had his parents sign on the dotted line so he could join the air force. other than desperately wanting to be immortalized as a g.i. joe someday he wanted to travel the world on the government's credit card. above all he wanted to be stationed in germany so he could embrace his stalker-like love of all things german and perhaps stay there when his tour was up. unfortunately in his 10 plus years in the air force matt never got his dream of traveling, outside the u.s that is. during the 10 or so years matt married, had a daughter (helped create one that is), divorced, remarried (me), got custody of aforementioned daughter, created another daughter (with me), and then separated from the miliarty in 2004. i hate that matt never got to travel to the fatherland, his utopia of sorts. if i had it in my power to send him there, hopefully with me in tow, i would.
until i met matt i was one of those american girls, buy american, unless shopping at wal-mart of course and had hardly thought of a foreign car let alone wanting to own one. i thought american cars were above and beyond the rest even though i knew next to nothing of "the rest". now, when admiring cars or wishing i could have one of my own, an american made car never enters my mind. i want a VW, BMW, or maybe even a MERCEDES, or TOYOTA, or HONDA. notice my first two choices are german made. obviously i have been greatly influenced by my spouse. also, one of the crazy habits that come along with his german-loving trait is turning items over, in a store mind you, and checking to see if the product is made in Germany before purchasing. in the beginning of our marriage, when i was first being introduced to these german fiendish quirks, there was always a lengthy campaign after a random habit appeared explaining german craftsmanship and while you may be paying more now...you will ultimately be paying less in the long-run because the german made item will last longer and work more efficiently. seriously, GERMANY, if you ever need someone to defend your redeeming qualities i have just the person for you.
matt and i have been married for 4 plus years and after seeing who HE really is and then sometimes sharing with friends and family about HIS silly infatuations and actions related to those infatuations, i have been scolded, many a time, by mr. german about telling EVERYONE about the things he does and how he LOVES germany and all things flowing forth from said place and how old my stories of him get. actually, the same thing happens if i mention matt's love for macs to anyone. either i embarrass him, he wants to keep his "secret passions" to himself, or he just wishes i wouldn't talk about him at all. i don't know what it is but i enjoy sharing these things with others, obviously e.g. my last two blogs. i think he's very unique and a majority of the time i'm proud of him and his accomplishments, knowledge, and interests. i'm telling ya, i'm married to a very interesting character. i feel like a best-selling book could be written about him and people would be intrigued...and i can pretty much predict what he'll say to this comment. "you're ridiculous." or "i think you're crazy." or "if you or someone wrote a book no one would buy it." or "i think you need help." and the list can go on and on forever...
i'm definitely not a talented writer and i've forgotten a lot of grammatical things since high school, but if some "big wig" out there happens upon my blog and feels like donating to a charity or doing something nice for the "little people"; please consider my husband and our family. OR, if you want to write a germany travel guide best-seller, please feel free to send my husband and me on an all expense paid trip to germany to see the sights and experience everything GERMAN. seriously, don't be shy...no legitimate offers will be turned down.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
tacos for supper and a dictionary
a modified dictionary:
television-a way of relieving stress and falling away from one's current situation(s)
coca cola-a beverage for those who have self doubt, stress, anxiety, and unhappiness in their life. this carbonated beverage is capable of diverting one's attention from the smallest of pains or the most cataclysmic of situations
nose picking-itching, rubbing, or relieving a pain or irritation in one's nose.
fart faced kid-used in medieval times to describe a loathed, liked, friendly, talkative, quiet, anti-social, or blue-eyed person. also sometimes used to describe a dirty dog.
stay tuned...
television-a way of relieving stress and falling away from one's current situation(s)
coca cola-a beverage for those who have self doubt, stress, anxiety, and unhappiness in their life. this carbonated beverage is capable of diverting one's attention from the smallest of pains or the most cataclysmic of situations
nose picking-itching, rubbing, or relieving a pain or irritation in one's nose.
fart faced kid-used in medieval times to describe a loathed, liked, friendly, talkative, quiet, anti-social, or blue-eyed person. also sometimes used to describe a dirty dog.
stay tuned...
wife of a mac fiend
well, i can't promise that i'll write on this blog often but i've decided to start it any ways. i suppose if i wrote here every time my husband started raving about the new macs or a new mac item i would run out of blogging space. i could even write every time he picks up his computer to read an article or check to see if mac has updated their site and then too, i would run out of space quickly.
matt, my husband, has finally found a job so he is no longer on the computer from the moment he wakes up until the moment he goes to bed, at home. now he's using computers at work all day and then coming home and jumping on his computer as soon as possible. now even if he has to go to the bathroom when he gets home, he will unplug his trusty "MACBOOK PRO", grab a blue folding chair, and then enter the bathroom and have a seat. he will sometimes sit in the humid and stinky bathroom for an hour and a half, just because he wants to finish an article. he reads article after article which then leads him to another article (thank God for links) and another article will then evolve into another article and then of course, he will have to check crazyapplerumors.com, and pointlesswasteoftime.com (which is hilarious mind you), and youtube.com of course. he now possesses a lot of "useless" knowledge(while reading this matt said, "its not useless. insignificant maybe."); and all because he one day realized that he no longer had to visit the public library to quench his thirst to read and for knowledge.
unfortunately he one time found himself at a very low point and ended up purchasing a gateway computer. he will probably say it was because he couldn't afford a mac but who really knows.
it was not long after that he found himself able to purchase his first mac which became his faithful sidekick for the next five years. that thing went through many trials and tribulations, well as many as a COMPUTER can i suppose, and served him well up until recently.
in january or february of 2007 he purchased his beloved "MACBOOK PRO" and he now says, "i don't know how i lived without this beautiful piece of technology for so long!" i may or may not have embellished that a bit...but i think it sounded fairly similar to what actually came out of his mouth...on numerous occasions.
i can't tell you how many times, in a day, i hear about a new mac product or updates being made TO mac products. my favorite thing is to hear about a NEW mac product, several different times in a week or month, because matt's memory seems to only hold information of NO IMPORTANCE WHATSOEVER.
now i'm definitely not saying i don't agree with what he's saying about macs, because after more than four years of being told of mac's superiority in the computer world, i've found myself preferring macs over the other ones. macs ARE better...but i'm not a crazy fiend who must "thrust" his mac knowledge and love upon everyone he gets to know. (after reading this statement matt injected that he does not THRUST mac's superiority upon anyone. he merely informs them of he advantages to buying a mac. now if the person were trying to buy a cheaper computer then he maybe wouldn't mention it at all. he then proceeds to ask me if when i was buying my computer last year, if money weren't as big of an issue as it was, wouldn't i have wanted a mac for around $500 more?) well duh matthew! in a moment of complete alzheimers and possibly something else, undefinable by all, we'd discussed matt trying to find me a "good" deal on a toshiba laptop either new or used. matt purchased me an acer aspire 3000 laptop...um...how on earth does one confuse ACER for TOSHIBA? this computer has been interesting to use, after having used a MACBOOKfor three years. even though the MACBOOKwas older and getting continually slower, it was still a better computer than my brand new acer...any ways...
i guess for now this will be my first installment of perhaps a 300 page novel of blogs about my husband's love for macs...if there are any significant others out there that find themselves in the same situation please feel free to comment. also, be sure to add any rules imposed upon you by your significant other when pertaining to that beloved mac. i'll do so later...thanks
matt, my husband, has finally found a job so he is no longer on the computer from the moment he wakes up until the moment he goes to bed, at home. now he's using computers at work all day and then coming home and jumping on his computer as soon as possible. now even if he has to go to the bathroom when he gets home, he will unplug his trusty "MACBOOK PRO", grab a blue folding chair, and then enter the bathroom and have a seat. he will sometimes sit in the humid and stinky bathroom for an hour and a half, just because he wants to finish an article. he reads article after article which then leads him to another article (thank God for links) and another article will then evolve into another article and then of course, he will have to check crazyapplerumors.com, and pointlesswasteoftime.com (which is hilarious mind you), and youtube.com of course. he now possesses a lot of "useless" knowledge(while reading this matt said, "its not useless. insignificant maybe."); and all because he one day realized that he no longer had to visit the public library to quench his thirst to read and for knowledge.
unfortunately he one time found himself at a very low point and ended up purchasing a gateway computer. he will probably say it was because he couldn't afford a mac but who really knows.
it was not long after that he found himself able to purchase his first mac which became his faithful sidekick for the next five years. that thing went through many trials and tribulations, well as many as a COMPUTER can i suppose, and served him well up until recently.
in january or february of 2007 he purchased his beloved "MACBOOK PRO" and he now says, "i don't know how i lived without this beautiful piece of technology for so long!" i may or may not have embellished that a bit...but i think it sounded fairly similar to what actually came out of his mouth...on numerous occasions.
i can't tell you how many times, in a day, i hear about a new mac product or updates being made TO mac products. my favorite thing is to hear about a NEW mac product, several different times in a week or month, because matt's memory seems to only hold information of NO IMPORTANCE WHATSOEVER.
now i'm definitely not saying i don't agree with what he's saying about macs, because after more than four years of being told of mac's superiority in the computer world, i've found myself preferring macs over the other ones. macs ARE better...but i'm not a crazy fiend who must "thrust" his mac knowledge and love upon everyone he gets to know. (after reading this statement matt injected that he does not THRUST mac's superiority upon anyone. he merely informs them of he advantages to buying a mac. now if the person were trying to buy a cheaper computer then he maybe wouldn't mention it at all. he then proceeds to ask me if when i was buying my computer last year, if money weren't as big of an issue as it was, wouldn't i have wanted a mac for around $500 more?) well duh matthew! in a moment of complete alzheimers and possibly something else, undefinable by all, we'd discussed matt trying to find me a "good" deal on a toshiba laptop either new or used. matt purchased me an acer aspire 3000 laptop...um...how on earth does one confuse ACER for TOSHIBA? this computer has been interesting to use, after having used a MACBOOKfor three years. even though the MACBOOKwas older and getting continually slower, it was still a better computer than my brand new acer...any ways...
i guess for now this will be my first installment of perhaps a 300 page novel of blogs about my husband's love for macs...if there are any significant others out there that find themselves in the same situation please feel free to comment. also, be sure to add any rules imposed upon you by your significant other when pertaining to that beloved mac. i'll do so later...thanks