Once again I am preparing to move all the belongings I have collected up here in Grand Rapids to a new location, only this time there really is particularly important to mark the move. Generally a shift in location has coincided for me with something like school starting or ending, or even just moving out of the country. This time my parents will come up on Friday to help me move some furniture, possibly help me acquire a desk, hang out a bit, and then leave. And Monday I will go to work like everything is exactly the same. I was remarking to my current housemate that this lends itself to a state of denial where I would like to pack up all my clothes, but I can't seem to bring myself to do it, since it they could effectively spend no more than a few hours in my suitcase. Even so, I spent this evening--yes, a Saturday evening--packing up the pants I rarely wear and the winter sweaters I didn't leave at my parents house into my big, red, Atlantic-crossing suitcase. Taking those clothes off the bookshelf I have been using as a wardrobe of sorts has made my corner of the room look mildly more empty, but the most obvious evidence of removal is my bookshelf formerly holding books. I only allowed myself one small bookshelf this summer so that I wouldn't be tempted to unpack all my books and try to put them on display. I resisted mildly well, though I just ended up buying more books to fill it anyhow. But, they are now all very compactly sequestered in two boxes in the living room. I would provide a picture, but that is impossible until late next week.
When my shiny new computer will arrive! This summer, as I hoped would not happen until later this year, I was in the midst of trying to import some of the many photos I have on my camera, when my computer alerted me to the fact that my computer's disk was utterly and completely full. So full it would be unable to save my iPhoto library. So full it would lack the memory to turn off and back on again without severe risk of losing some important information. The only things I keep on my laptop anymore are photos, a few employment documents, and a portion of my iTunes library. And the disk is full up to capacity. For the second time. I haven't cleared out my photo library because I have waited until I had the time to work with Aperture, which I received as a gift and only recently tried to install. To no avail; my operating system, as it turns out, is too old.
Option 1: Buy new operating system.
Pros: Will be able to run Aperture. Only costs $30-60
Cons: Requires wipe of whole drive.
Will take up significantly more space on aforementioned full drive.
Add Aperture and space further diminishes leaving far less space for the photos that need addressing.
Option 2: Sell laptop and put money towards new laptop.
Pros: New laptop!
Cons: Laptops are vastly more expensive than desktops, which I would prefer to move to.
Currently function, though outdated, laptop will be undersold because of age, despite lack of faulty running.
Option 3: Sell laptop and put money towards new desk top.
Pros: New desk top!
Cons: No more mobility with laptop.
No desk for a desk top.
Option 4: Keep laptop, buy new/refurbished desktop.
Pros: Keep mobility of functioning, though old, laptop PLUS increased power of desktop.
Cons: Costs slightly more than Option 3
No desk for desktop.
Which option did I choose?
Option 4. And the new computer will arrive in the mail mid to late next week. I got quite a good deal on a refurbished desk top that qualifies me for a free upgrade to the most current operating system. Hurray Free! Perhaps shortly thereafter I will finally post some photos.
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