happiness is....

....a new laptop, bought online for an excellent price (over wireless LAN, whilst sitting on the deck at 10pm listening to the cicadas) and delivered within 2 days :) I haven't *ever* bought a ready-made new computer, let alone a top-of-the-line model like this one - so although the Buddha would be very disappointed in me for falling under the spell of transient satiation of desire for material possessions, I do have a very large grin on my face. This laptop even has a "superdrive" - presumably that can leap tall buildings in a single bound (note to self: keep kryptonite far, far away from my new favourite toy!)

So, the new toy is a 17" MacBook Pro, with a 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 1GB RAM (might double that shortly), 120 GB SATA harddrive, an ATI mobility X1600 256MB GPU (gaming - remember that.....?), built-in 802.11g/n wifi and bluetooth, the 8x dual layer SuperDrive and a built-in webcam. It's quite a beast, and best of all it's a tax-deductible business expense :)