the trick is to keep breathing

i think if i'm going to be working from home and trying to make it happen sustainably, i may need a new laptop. this one is at least 5 years old and i hate that that's obsolete, but i can tell with the screen, the speed, watching movies, etc. i hate how fast technology gets old these days, but im old get off my goddamn lawn.

the thing is that i've been trying to get in the habit of working from my iPad Pro because i got the top of the line one for that very reason. and it's great for general writing; so much more convenient, i've learnt to work with the touch screen, and it lets me work in positions comfortable to my back (very important!).

but the clients im working with RN are sending me work that's either in excel (and spreadsheets SUCK on mobile and CONTINUE to suck on mobile) or it requires a good amount of hotlinking, both of which are so much easier with an actual mouse. yes sure i could get a mouse like device for the iPad but that doesn't change the spreadsheet interfacing which blows some chunks.

so this is Ye Old Speak To Me About Apple Vs PC post. normally i wouldn't ever consider apple for a laptop not because i dont like them but namely because i dont do anything special with a laptop so i may as well save money there to spend on my mobile / tablet devices or gaming systems. that being said, i'm thoroughly entrenched in the iPhone & iPad world right now (i do not need suggestions on why i need to change that) so the thought of being able to more easily synchronize devices is an intriguing one. although i dont know how easily mobile and laptop sync up in the Apple world? maybe it isnt that much of a difference?

i mean i also have money but not a lot of income at the moment so i need to balance conservative spending habits with making sure i have something that can keep up with that income as well as potentially better suit my writing habits as i start to branch into fiction.

so yeah yo talk to me bros