Somewhere along the journey of my life, I slipped out of mainstream society and into the vortex of cyber/computer/technology/non-human space. I was never one who cared for computers (I didn't even own one in college) and, yet, finding myself single, childless, and directionless in life, all fears and phobias around technology slipped away and, suddenly, spending my weekend days (ok, some nights, too. God this is embarrassing...) in my PJ's in front of my computer, drinking insanely strong Pete's coffee, and surfing the web for Java scripts, became time well spent.

The beauty of personal or non-coporate web sites (where the designers are not getting paid) that have broken links or make no architectural sense is that, we can rest assured, those designers have well-developed personal lives.

Still, I must admit that, my computer and me, we do have something special going on.

Just for today, I embrace my computer (though, I will soon be upgrading), as a distraction from the prospect of the more intimate relationships (husband/children) that I will someday cultivate...but, for today, it's OK to love my computer.