I Never Promised You an Organic Garden

Thanks to Gadgettes, I found out today that Barbie is now a GEEK.  After an online vote, it was decided that Barbie’s new career would be Computer Engineer.  This is Barbie’s 125th career (wow, can we say indecisive) and the first that was decided by an online vote.

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While I was on my blogging hiatus, I added a new gadget to my collection:  A red Lenovo IdeaPad S10, 10 inch netbook.  I have been wanting a laptop for some time now, but the idea of lugging around a 15 inch or 17 inch behemoth never appealed to me.  They are far too heavy and unwieldy.   So I began to covet the Lenovo X-series laptops that are direct competitors to the Macbook Air.  They have a big screen, are super light weight, and have lots of power; however, they are ridiculously expensive.  This is where the new Lenovo netbooks came into the picture.

Matt mentioned off-hand one night when we were discussing “the lap top of my dreams” that I should just get a netbook. After some thorough online research, I agreed with him whole heatedly, and eight months later I absolutely love my Lenovo s-10.

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