So I was going to bag out the Cultists of Mac for their toolish behaviour in queuing outside the new Sydney Apple retail store ahead of its opening Thursday night. Some of them even flew from Europe and America to be "the first" in line for their bite of the sweet, sweet, white, uber-hip fruit.
But then I remembered that the reason The Wah and I decided to travel to the UK next month was to see David Tennant play Hamlet at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon. Sure, going to Croatia, seeing friends and family and taking in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival were also key attractions. But seeing the Doctor as the Great Dane was the catalyst.
So can I claim to be better than these poor and obviously lonely Apple fans? Can I really throw stones from my high horse, perched upon a pedestal, here in my glass house?
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Oh, bugger it. You suck, Apple store junkies. My fan-girl geekiness is way cooler than yours.
I am so bloody jealous of you two seeing that show, by the way. I know I've already told you. But now I've told you on the Internet.
ReplyDeleteI assumed the whole Apple queue thing was a marketing stunt.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!!!!! what a super cool reason for going to the uk. Hamlet my favourite Shake play. David Tennant one of my favourite actors. Freaking excellent!
ReplyDeleteOf course you can throw a stone at the Apple glasshouse, Nat!
ReplyDeleteWho would line up for a store opening?
I use Apple products. And I did stand in line when they opened a new store here where I live. But I wouldn't travel to another city, let alone another country, to attend another store opening. It's just a retail store, after all. It's not that exciting.
ReplyDeleteWhat about those who are both fans of Apple (although not to the point of queueing up!) AND Dr Who?
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I suppose we have to tolerate those kinds of people, Ordinary Guy... if we have to... ;)
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ReplyDeleteLooks like I've picked you up another couple of readers, Nat! They good people, even if they are Macboys!:P
ReplyDeleteHey Erk - as always, thanks for the good press! ;)
ReplyDeleteAs for Mac users, well I suppose the more I learn about their "ways" and "traditions" and "GarageBand" functions, the more I will expand my horizons!
Garageband rules. (Though I will say that I've moved up to Logic Pro.)
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