I'm published! http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/wan/671930227.html
UPDATE: Some humorless ass-clown flagged my post for removal twice. So here it is in all of its glory...
To be honest, I would like a free macbook or macbook pro. (Somerville)
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Date: 2008-05-07, 8:37PM EDT
I'll admit it: I've always liked Apple products, even though I've only ever owned two iPods, one of which died two years to the day that I bought it. The first iPod was fickle, constantly reacting to hot and cold like a glass of water, and only granting me access to my music when it deemed me worthy of a listen.
When people see my current computer, they invariably say, "Gee, I thought you were an Apple guy," which either means that I am a smug [REDACTED] or a visionary creative, or most likely both. However, I am neither of these things. I am a cheap [REDACTED to maintain your favorable opinion] and could not justify the extra $1000 to buy a mac.
I've only ever owned a PC. They're sluggish and ugly but they get the job done. But you know what? I like coffee, and I like coffee shops, and although Improv Everywhere would have you believe otherwise, I think that lugging around an ugly desktop will not be fun/result in me getting a date with the cute, geek-chic girls that frequent said coffee shops.
Why would you give me a free macbook or macbook pro? Maybe you're sick of a wired/wireless existence where information is bountiful but overwhelming, and you're ready to tour the high seas in your kayak with your dog and copy of Walden, only to reach the coast of Senegal and realize that you don't actually speak French that well. But maybe you will meet some gorgeous woman (well, you are guaranteed to meet a gorgeous woman) who wins you over with her charms and makes the whole trip worthwhile. And then you can think back on that poor sap with his pitiful wifi, his bootlegged copies of the Adobe CS3 Creative suite and his somewhat pointless (but cool) accelerometer, and say, "Ha! Who's the real winner?" And the answer is you, friend.
So, get in touch with me. Let me know what you think. I'd be happy to come pick it up on my bike, and swiftly take it from your beautiful "Design Within Reach" desk and stuff it into my messenger bag. Maybe I'll write the next great novel on it. Maybe I'll be the next Edward Tuftee. Maybe I'll garageband myself into the next Radiohead or Tom Waits. But one thing's for sure: I will install firefox and gchat with my friends on it, thereby delaying my end date for achieving any of the other stated goals. But your selfless, material-free existence will be better for it, and my pseudo-artistic, materialistic bondsman existence will be slightly better for it, and we can all be happy.
Location: Somerville
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