So, as I said yesterday, I’m in the middle of a move. I also said that I was going to be experimenting with GeekTool and writing how cool it is to travel with my MacBook Pro while on the plane. Well, something unforeseeable happened. “Everyone remain calm, we’re going to be experiencing some bad turbulence. Please return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt.” Mother Nature foiled my plans!
So, like an idiot I popped out my MBP anyways and thought I’d brave the storm. I struggled to even push the button to release the LCD let alone actually be able to use my computer. For the short time I was trying to use my laptop I was terrified that the drink of the guy sitting next to me would fly off his tray and land right on my MBP. Now that would be a hell of a story wouldn’t it? LOL. After a few minutes of trying to bounce my head in rhythm with the turbulence I decided to give up for a bit and try later. But I had no such luck and the turbulence persisted for the entire 5+ hour flight :(
However, I did manage to get a bit of entertainment through the rest of the flight even though my computer was safe inside my backpack.
The man across the aisle and up one row had a MacBook Pro as well… And he was attempting to use it! He wasn’t reading, writing, or doing something that required a fairly small amount of precision. Nooooooo… He was using Photoshop, and God was it funny. Nearly every brush stroke or selection he tried to make was botched. The best part was that after each failed action he threw a little tantrum. Clenching his fists, shaking his head, and murmuring obscenities I could help but wonder if he was working on some job that was due tomorrow that he hadn’t started till then. I really should have whipped out my digital camera and recorded his antics. It would have been a great YouTube video :)
Anyways, I made a pit stop in Seattle to take care of a few loose ends and then I’m on my way to Alaska tomorrow morning. I just can’t resist the last frontier during the summer. It’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced. Now if only I can keep the icicles off my MacBook Pro during spring breakup, lol.
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The Photoshop guy is too funny. He was probably more concerned with looking like some avant garde artiste who was determined to not being hampered by something as trivial as turbulence.
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funny stuff…
my macbook pro would have been snug as a bug in a rug in the safety of my Booq bag…
who do you work for?
i wish i could take the summer to go somewhere else… :)
LOL, what are you talking about! Your MacBook Pro has a camera built in!!! (Do people forget this?) lol.. just Open Quicktime Pro or iMovie start recording!
Ahhhh, I always forget about the camera… /kickmyselfinthebutt
I should get one of these cool Huckleberry iSight Mirrors so I can film people without them knowing. If only iSight cameras could zoom in…. Macarazzi!
Oh, and to answer your question, I pretty much work for myself. I run a business in Alaska during the summer and then head South for the winter and find miscellaneous stuff to do. It works for the time being, but eventually I’ll have to figure out what I want to do for the rest of my life :)
you are my idol. i have to find a way to do that and have enough money to buy all of the electronics that i want :)
>>You are my idol.
HAHAH