The Companion of My Future Life
So I'm in the car with Mom, having just gotten my new laptop from Staples. Naturally I didn't wait until I got home to open it and start setting it up. What's the point of getting a laptop if you can't use it wherever you are? ;-)
It asked for a name and a description.
"What are you going to call it?" Mom asked. Names, especially computer names, are a big deal in our family.
"Musa." I replied, firmly. "It's Latin, and I'll need a muse if I'm going to write a novel next spring."
I typed it in, then considered the description line for a few moments.
"Having given my 'reasons for marrying' after the manner of Mr. Collins, I may as well designate Musa as 'the companion of my future life.'" So I typed that in too.
Well, my lords and ladies and dear friends of all assorted genders both visible and invisible...
Guess which one appears at the bottom left-hand corner of my screen? The short, elegant, and Latinate "Musa", or the lengthy, bulky, antique-sounding "The Companion of My Future Life"?
Bingo; the latter. I just about died laughing! I mean, when was the last time your computer asked you, "Do you want to turn off The Companion of My Future Life"?
I'm going to keep it this way. Humor is too rare in this workaday world, and opportunities to laugh at myself, though abundant, have not always the same flair for Jane Austen that this charming accident exhibits. What an amiable felicity!
It asked for a name and a description.
"What are you going to call it?" Mom asked. Names, especially computer names, are a big deal in our family.
"Musa." I replied, firmly. "It's Latin, and I'll need a muse if I'm going to write a novel next spring."
I typed it in, then considered the description line for a few moments.
"Having given my 'reasons for marrying' after the manner of Mr. Collins, I may as well designate Musa as 'the companion of my future life.'" So I typed that in too.
Well, my lords and ladies and dear friends of all assorted genders both visible and invisible...
Guess which one appears at the bottom left-hand corner of my screen? The short, elegant, and Latinate "Musa", or the lengthy, bulky, antique-sounding "The Companion of My Future Life"?
Bingo; the latter. I just about died laughing! I mean, when was the last time your computer asked you, "Do you want to turn off The Companion of My Future Life"?
I'm going to keep it this way. Humor is too rare in this workaday world, and opportunities to laugh at myself, though abundant, have not always the same flair for Jane Austen that this charming accident exhibits. What an amiable felicity!
posted by Praelucor at 6:30 PM
3 Comments:
Does she multitask? :-)
Good question. I'll tell you what she didn't do at first: Microsoft Word. I lost no time in loading her up with it. Can you imagine life without Word? The mind boggles, both technologically and spiritually!
Are you coming up on Sunday, dear? Kirsten is able to make it, and I should so love to have both of you at once. If you can come, would it be convenient to meet at my house after church, or at CLC itself? Kirsten is going to just come to CLC and meet me in the lobby afterwards.
Well, not everyone gets asked the question whether or not she wants to turn on the companion of her future life :). That's a lot of power put into your hands! Possible responses:
"Umm... what's he like?"
"Will he still be here if I put you on hold? I'll get back later..."
"Yes, definitely and immediately!"
"Listen, if he can't get started by himself, I'm not interested."
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