An Email from a
Lady Computer
I am a lovely, beautiful pink and purple
computer. Little teddy bears are placed around me. When you turn on the
power, you'll see lovely, beautiful wallpaper, such as a cute little
baby, a kitty or a puppy.
I might have a few virus
protection programs that I don't remember, or maybe I don't have any
virus protection. Anyway, if something happens, like getting a virus
from an email, someone who is male will be called for help! Although my
lady user may not know how to deal with these kinds of problems, I don't
get upset with her, because she also does me a favor by using as few
programs as she can, such as Word, Media Player, Explorer, Messenger and
Winamp. Writing something with Word, searching for information with
Explorer and listening to music is maximum usage for me. Oops, I forgot
to mention the vibrations that come from Messenger. To get to a website,
the method of simply typing in the address is no longer used here. But
search engines are always helpful, and of course the other way to reach
a site is from the favorites list.
I don't need to say how
much ladies like to gossip and share secrets. The most important
Messenger conversations are copied to a Word file so that they can be
sent to other friends to talk about. The pictures for Messenger are
changed according to my mood. Not many games are played--only FreeCell
and Heart.
I have as many shortcuts
as possible. My desktop is full of files. Each file has been categorized
into a group. For each little subject, there's a different category, so
that each one can be found easily. Files should always have interesting
names. For example, the file for an essay about the Iliad could be "Brad
Pitt rocks as Achilles." Really, I have very creative filenames :)
I often go to the repair
service place when male friends can't fix the problem inside me. My user
really should get some of those so-called virus protection programs.
Anyway, no matter how much trouble I get into, I still love my lady user,
whether or not she knows what ram, mac, osx, linux and other terms like
that mean. Even though I know my end is coming closer, I love her....
**From Baudrillard's
contribution to a debate on the 9/11 events, "Recontres philosophiques
outre-Atlantique."
Gülay Acar (COMD/III)
howtoreachgulay@yahoo.com
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