Anniversary
This month, a personal anniversary takes place. However, unlike most anniversaries, there wont be any cards or gifts from family and friends to commemorate this union. But the lack of celebration does not lessen the importance of this bond. In one calendar year, the two of us have gotten to know each other very well. Although we see each other everyday, I know there is still so very much to learn. Without a doubt, we are still in the honeymoon stage. Yes, it’s hard to believe that one year has come and gone since I purchased my first computer.
I’m not going to say that this is the first computer I have ever been with, because it’s not. It’s true, there have been others. But I can honestly say, I have never known as much about one computer as I know about this one. Through this computer, I have become a regular e-mail user, learned to create a new type of kindergarten art, registered poetry, written papers, found unlimited resources for research, downloaded more music than I have ever owned, chatted with strangers, bought gifts, played video games, purchased stocks, developed friendships with people from all over the world, created a journal, and shared thoughts, ideas, and laughter.
Of course, not all of the experience has been pleasant, but what relationship is? Granted, I have received enough junk-mail to last a lifetime. And I have also met some very narrow-minded and hateful people. I too have learned the hard lesson that chatrooms are the new version of the nightclub meatmarket, and far less about chatting. But despite the little setbacks, the positive most certainly outweighs the negative. So on this day, I celebrate the one year anniversary between this computer and myself. May the next year be even more enlightening.