The ladies on The View showing off their iPads
Everyone who wants an iPad even though you have no idea why you need one or better yet, why you even want one, please raise your hand.
Now that I’ve put both my hands down, I’ll continue with this post.
I’m a geek at heart. There, I said it. I love shiny, new, techie things. I will admit, I am usually much slower to leap than most geeks. I don’t do the standing in line thing well, so you’ll never catch me camping out overnight at the Apple store to be one of the first to buy anything. I like to wait until all the real geeks do their tinkering around under the hood to flush out all the bugs before I drop any cash.
When I initially heard about the iPad, I actually scoffed. Why did Apple feel there was a need for this gadget? Were they getting too full of themselves? What about the iPhone? Doesn’t it already do everything the proposed iPad would do (just on a smaller screen)?
When I saw a picture of the iPad for the first time, I thought it looked like an iPhone on steroids. I couldn’t see myself walking around with such an awkward looking device.
Funny how things change. Hubby and I just happened to be in Best Buy one day looking for a new digital camera. He immediately made a beeline for the Apple section. After about 10 minutes, during which time I had been standing there waiting for a sales rep to talk to me about the cameras, he came rushing over.
“OMG. You have to go over and look at the iPad.”
I already knew it was over for me. Judging by the look in his eyes, there was no chance I would not love it. He is so not a techie. He often says if it weren’t for me he likely wouldn’t have the two gadgets he owns now. If he was foaming at the mouth after only 10 minutes of fondling that thing, I was a goner.
That was a month ago. I sure wish we hadn’t gone into Best Buy that day. I’ve been feigning ever since. One day I actually walked around the house looking to see what I could sell to buy it. If I weren’t borderline anemic, I’m sure I would have sold enough blood by now to come up with the cash.
Now every time I see someone with one, I can’t stop myself from mean mugging and giving the side eye. I want to get in their face and say, “You think you’re something just because you have an iPad. Whatevs. What do you really need that thing for. Get a life and stop showing off!”
You know how you can feel someone watching you? I guess this happens when I’m mean mugging, because the person always turns and looks at me suspiciously. Sometimes they’ll even turn away like a kid who doesn’t want anyone to play with their new toy. The nerve. The day will come when I can be that person. Just you wait and see.
Oh yeah, we didn’t get the camera. I think we both forgot why we had gone in the store in the first place.
