Just a little random thought.

I had forgotten how much I love a computer.

I had a lap top.  I still do.  It collects dust.  I has much of the lifespan for which I have owned it.  

It just doesn't seem comfortable to use.  I just can't seem to get the feel of it sitting in my lap as "natural".  I feels awkward.  further, I have always looked for what I feel is the best "bang for my buck" deal when it comes to buying a computer.  

Computers have always held something of a special place in my heart.  I enjoy them.  From the net, to games, to watching movies.  IT really doesn't matter, I like them for what they are and can do.  

I remember when my father bought our desktop computer, circa 1992.  It was an IBM clone, as they were called back then.  It had Windows 3.1.  It had a monitor that was nowhere near the size or resolution of the one I am currently using now.  It used a 3.5 inch floppy AND and a 5.2 as well.  That seemed a luxury at the time.  But the state of floppy disks was changing then.  I suppose it was sort of like when VHS and Betamax were a thing.  One was gonna win. But overall, I think the 3.5" was more an evolution than an attempt to change the standard.  

Back then, I still remember buying and unwrapping the disks for my new game, Star Wars: X-Wing.  Quite possibly one of my most favorite games of all time.  I'm not even sure if it was really that good, but damn, I loved playing it.  I must have played it through to it's conclusion more than a dozen times.  The graphics were pixelated in the most glorious way.  My joy stick, a simple thing with a few extra trigger buttons, was the most amazing gaming device I had ever used.  It was digital heaven amplified by two little tiny desktop speakers that seemed like beasts pumping out the sound of proton torpedos and tie fighters exploding in the darkness of space.  And I was in it.  

What a difference we have now.  My monitor is massive, and displays at 2K resolution.  My desktop speakers are made by Bose and sound pretty damned awesome.  And Of course there is the internet, blazing fast generally integrated into nearly every facet of life.  

I remember when I would constantly get yelled at because mom needed the phone, so I had to get off of AOL.  

Nothing like that these days.  Hell, I don't even have a home phone.  

My little will never understand these things.  She gets confused when her iPod won't load up YouTube because we are in the car (never mind the fact I can use my own phone as a hot spot for that, which I often do for her).  

I don't know how people live off the grid.  Skates did that for a while.  She has told me about it.  It seems completely foreign to me in its idea.  to those people who have done it, my hat is off to you.  I'm too connected.  Which I don't mind.  Its simply who I am and what I do.

I certainly don't complain. I have my creature comforts and I am unashamed of loving them.  They are a simple part of my life.  Kind of like the pot of coffee in the morning.  It just is what it is.  

With that said, I'm gonna go play a game. With the volume up.  And loving it.