Circle of Confusion

I setup camp in a nice secluded spot in Yosemite. My plan was to stay there a few days and try out all the new outdoor gears. This very first morning, when I ran Photoshop, I was greeted with this dialog box:

Good morning to you, too! Adobe !@#^#%%#$!@ Just before the trip, I upgraded my notebook with lots of ram and biggest notebook HD there is. I was quite happy HD transplant worked out without problem.

Damn! But I didn't think about reactivating Photoshop.

So I had to trek back to "base camp" in town to fetch a new activation key. Now I'm mystify why there isn't even a demo option to allow me to go a few days! What happen if I am in really in limbo when there is no Internet, no phone? Can I send a letter to Adobe for a key? And what should the return address be? Limboville, of cours!

This trip is the beginning of my Amazon jungle expedition. Sheees, I totally didn't expect Photoshop was the first to malfunction.

Oh yeah, I threw away my iPod before the trip. See, there is no iPod in the photo where the iPod should go. I couldn't figure out in time how to transfer all my music files to the new notebook. Seems copying the iTune-music folder "no so fast, buster". Thanks, Steve Jobs. So I brought along good old CDs. I think these thing doesn't expire. I can degrade, though as I found out. The John Lenon CD I just bought won't play on my computer. But that another Limboville tale for another day.

One last thing: money in my pocket is expiring more rapidly these last few days. Gas was $2.89 when I left Arcadia, by the time I get to Merced, it was $3.59. I am down 6 bucks for the same tank of gas. But my energy portfolio is up 600% so I on the upside still, thank you!