One More Step Towards My Dream

As you walk by Cafe de la Poste on your way to see the village windmill, you notice a woman 'of a certain age' sitting seul at a table, her face tilted to catch the afternoon sun. In front of her is a small, metallic blue mini-laptop. The woman sits quietly; you can tell that behind her tres chic dark glasses her eyes observe everything. She ponders, then begins tapping on the keyboard, a story spilling out. She takes a sip of her pastis and begins writing again. In the space of time it takes to stroll past the cafe, you know...this is a woman who is living her dream, a dream of a literary life in Provence. She is writing something important or entertaining or poignant; her publisher is eagerly awaiting this manuscript. Perhaps she is even writing about you!

That's the dream. This is one more step towards attaining it...my new Asus mini-laptop! I devoted part of my income tax return to its purchase, and I'm thrilled with it. It is wireless-ready, has the capability of both Skype and Bluetooth connections, has a built-in webcam and a word processing program. While it won't be good for storing a lot of photos or manuscripts, I can use it for both and then download onto a jump drive to save pictures and documents. It has a 6 cell battery with a 9 hour battery life. The screen is 10 inches, and it weighs a mere 3 pounds making it perfect for travel...it fits nicely in my luscious red Longchamps bag!

Here are the best parts about this lovely little gem...it was cheap and it seems to have been made especially for me!