I love being able to do what I just did. And it's all thanks to IM.
I literally just got done giving my girl's mom a 'tricked-out' Dell laptop as an early birthday present. Her bday isn't for another 3 weeks. LOL
She doesnt have the best track record with computers, so I got her a Dell latitude with Windows 7 Ultimate, 3GB RAM and all sorts of awesome stuff. Installed COMODO Internet Security for the antivirus and firewall so she doesn't have to worry about messing it up. Set up Skype and created a name for her and added her daughter (my girlfriend) to her list
I had my girl call her mom, and tell her that we had some boxes of old stuff that she needed to look through and see if she wanted to keep any of it. When she came over, there was a couple of boxes of my own stuff (from the move that she wouldn't want, obviously) and a 3rd box sitting empty, with the laptop, a ribbon and a card, signed by myself and my girl.
I just have to say.. the look on her face was priceless. I can imagine she's having a bit of a "what the f***" moment right about now, and especially as she pulled out of the driveway with a new laptop.
For about 7 months now, she has been saying how she would love to do what I do but she couldn't because her computer is dead. All of her cheap computers that she bought just kept dying.. I don't know what this lady does to them, but all I can say is WTF.. LOL so yeah.. I bought my girlfriends mom a new laptop and had one HELL of a surprise
To be honest her little laptop is better than my computer that I'm typing on right now, but I dont care. lol I'm happy. And that is all that counts.
And its all thanks to the world of internet marketing. This forum, several other forums, every community I have been a part of can enjoy this success with me.
DAMN it feels good to be a NERD
Don't give up my friends, seriously.. it can and DOES get better. Once you hit the bottom, the only way to go is UP
PS - MODS: I don't know if this is the right section for this thread or not, so if its in the wrong place, mods please move it to the right location for me.
If it is, I apologize.