To be that creative!

I saw an interesting documentary on TV the other night.  It was all about future technologies and in some instances not so future.  Some of the stuff I thought “Yeah right!” but some of it made total sense! 

 

How clever are some people that inhabit this earth?  They must really be creative to have come up with some of those ideas, or even to think that it might be possible.  Some of them might just be a bit loony toones though.

 

There were two items that really appealed to me.

 

The first was about a girl who worked in one city but lived in the other.  It was fascinating, they had set up cameras pointing outwards from “her” desk and relayed this feed back to her computer in another city.  She could then see what she would normally have seen if she were sitting at her desk.  In the example they had she answered the phone, her boss walked in and she was able to tell the person calling that he had just walked into the office and she could put the person through.  I suppose it would work the other way, if he walked out she would also know.  They had put a large screen on the desk in her old office, with a camera pointed at her new chair so a life sized version of her was “sitting at the desk” (am I making any sense?).  I thought it was amazing, because the feed back was so immediate and the links were so good.  It means you could virually live anywhere, no matter where your office was.

 

The other thing that impressed me was Vertical Farms.  I can’t explain it properly but I have found a website about it.

 

It must be amazing to be that creative.l

Green does not suit me

I don’t know how to admit to this, or even who to tell.  I can’t tell my husband – I am too ashamed.  He would not understand!  I don’t think there is anybody who will really understand.  It is taking over my whole life, I spend hours on the internet, I can’t even watch TV with out thinking about it.  I can’t leave my house without it affecting me.

 

I suppose admitting to it is the first step in tackling the problem head on….

 

So here goes:

 

Hi, my name is Pamela and I have Bike Envy!!!!

 

Yip, that is right, I can’t look at a bicycle without looking at its various bits and pieces.  What parts does it have, are they 105’s, Ultegra, Dura Ace or something else?  Is it a full carbon frame?  Is it women specific?  Ouuuwww a Tri Bike.  Look, pretty, pretty, pretty.  Much better than mine… And then I turn a very nasty shade of green.  I think I cover most of the 7 sins with just one glance.

 

I like, I want, I need!!!! 

 

But unfortunately it is not to be.  I must be rational and think about this!  Would I like a full carbon, tri bike???  Absolutely!!!  Do I actually need a full carbon tri bike, or any tri bike for that matter? Probably NOT!  They are damn expensive, they are pretty limiting as you can only triathlon or time trials on them and did I mention they are damn expensive.

 

I have a entry level road bike which I used in my last Ironman and it got me to the end just before cut off!  The problem is now I have a bee in my bonnet about getting one!  I don’t do things in half measures, so when I decided I want something I investigate – ahhh, joys of internet!  I spend hours online and this is not very conducive to work!  I need to stop.  I DON’T NEED a Tri bike.  However if somebody should just happen to feel like giving me one I will not say no.  Please –please – please somebody put me out of my misery and give me a tri bike.