I am a consumer whore. I have bought two laptops in the last two months. One because it was so small I envisioned taking it everywhere, log in to any hot spot. I have not taken it anywhere. Because it is so small, the larger laptop does not seem to be as useful anymore.

The entire concept of hotspot is strange. A very short time ago, they did not exist. Now they are everywhere. I go to this very blue collar local bar and Restaurant - one of the few left. The food is great and the prices are great, its family owned. For some reason I am not a consumer whore when it comes to filling by gullet. Anyway, they have a hotspot.

Through the window of Starbucks I see couples sitting at tables, both with laptops looking like they are playing battleship. Neither talks to each other, unless they are IMing each other which is just too messed up to get my head around so I prefer to think they are not.

So I needed a laptop, no two laptops so I could do.....I could do......hmmmm....pretend I have joined a social club that is the exact opposite of a social club.

So sell to me, I will buy. I am the whore that the TV ads talk to, a tiny river of drool rolling down my cheek. I am the whore that will buy the clothing I see someone ten times (what society considers) more attractive wearing. I will pretend not to see or know about what you can do with Photoshop to remove a love handle, to brighten the teeth, and remove a hundred skin abnormalities that make us different from each other. I will buy the ab buster 1000 to put in my closet with the ab buster 900.

Oh sell to me so that I may finally be complete!!!

Sincerely Consumer Whore.