White iMac memories
July 27, 2010
Tomorrow I will return the computer that has been with me since I started my company more than three years ago.
I knew this day would come. After all, it’s called a lease for a reason; the equipment eventually has to go back. The white 24” Apple iMac was only mine to borrow. As I package this little guy up, I can’t help but feel sad that it’s actually leaving me.
From the memories of those first few days of being overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of its screen to that lonely “staff” Christmas party I spent by myself with only the iMac to keep me company, I have some real history with this machine. It saw me through my first corporate tax payments (yowzers!), a number of all-nighters and hours spent waiting for the Photoshop beach ball to stop spinning.
And yeah, I know it’s just a computer. Just a bunch of silicon, metal and plastics stuck together. But for me, well, it resembles something bigger.
This iMac reminds of where I’ve come from and, now, where I’m going.
Thanks for the memories.
Safe travels, my friend.
