Plug It In.

Yesterday something so simple as two packages put everything into perspective. At around 9:30 am the DHL man rang my doorbell. Still dishevled from my previous night's slumber I dragged my body to sign for my packages. Apple had gifted me a European power chord and traveling plugs for Surraya (my Macbook). For some reason, seeing the white little plugs all lined up in a row was what pulled it all together for me--I'm really leaving. Finally. I guess having a European power chord (and actually needing to have one) makes me feel like a resident of the EU. Being so transfixed on just powering Surraya in Europe, it didn't even dawn on me that I'd need additional plugs for China until I saw how many Apple sent me. This is a huge relief, as blowing up Surraya's battery would be extremely unfortunate and not on my list of things to... [read full story]