To: teamkandco@live.com
From: charmaine87@hotmail.com
Subject: testing
testing, testing, 1 2 3. Is this thing on?
To: charmaine87@hotmail.com
From: teamkandco@live.com
Subject: testing
Charmaine! Yes, this thing is on!! So pleased you’ve finally taken the plunge and got yourself an email account. What’s new with you?
To: Kirsten
From: Charmaine
Subject: testing
How the hell did it change from our email addresses to our names? Fuck me, this thing is clever. And I can’t believe you’ve replied straight away! Are you sitting at your Dell too? Not much is ne
To: Kirsten
From: Charmaine
Subject: oops!
Bloody hell, I sent that too soon. My fat fingers aren’t used to using a lap top yet. It was a bit easier when I just sent faxes to my friends or phoned them. All I had to do was dial a number, but now I have to actually type stuff on a keyboard. Do you think I’ll get RSI? I read somewhere that it’s easy to get things like that once you start embracing technology. Might get myself one of those wrist brace things just in case. Better to be safe than sorry, isn’t it love?!
I was going to say in my last email that not much is new with me. Barry bought me this shiny new Dell lap top for Christmas, so I’ve been head down bum up trying to work out how to use the bloody thing ever since. It takes a while to start up, but the chick at the Dell call centre told me to go and make myself a cuppa while it starts, which was a great tip. So now I’ve got quite a good routine happening.
After I do the school run (can you believe Mersaydees and Saturday are in Year 9 this year?! Bloody hell time flies) I come home, open up Ruby (that’s what I call the lap top, cos she’s a beautiful shiny red colour. The twins think it’s weird that I’ve given my lap top a name, but that’s 14 year old girls for ya!), put the jug on and then call Sharon. She’s the bird that works at the Dell call centre. Very helpful young thing she is and worth every penny of the $3,982 Barry paid for the extra care plan thing when he bought the lap top!
God, look at me crapping on about my morning. As if you need to know all of that. Sorry luv. What’s been happening with you? Are you still writing that blog or what?
Charmaine x
To: Charmaine
From: Kirsten
Subject: oops!
Yep, I’m still writing that blog and loving it. Is it ok with you if I put our email convos on there? I reckon the readers would love to know you have a shiny new computer called Ruby (and no, that’s not weird. I’ve got a Mac and her name is Mary. I’ve also got a KitchenAid mixer and her name is Betty, so it’s totally normal to give your appliances names!)
Kirsten x
To: Kirsten
From: Charmaine
Subject: oops!
Luv, I’m not one to judge but I think you might be taking things a bit too far by giving your bloody KitchenAid a name!
And yeah, that’s fine to put our email convos on your blog. One of these days you’ll have to explain to me how this whole blogging thing works cos I still don’t really get it. The other night Barry was taking me out for tea and when I walked into the lounge room wearing my black stirrup pants, baggy white shirt and big fat black belt he told me I should be one of those fashion bloggers cos I’ve got great style!
Mersaydees was sitting on the couch when he said that and I think she rolled her eyes at him, but she was watching those two love birds from The Bachelor enter the jungle on some new TV show, so it was hard to tell if she was eye rolling at Barry or the telly.
Anyway, I’d better go. Sharon will be expecting my call any minute now and I’m fresh out of scotch fingers. Can’t have my morning cuppa without those, so I’ve gotta duck up to the shops before I speed dial her number.
C x
Can you believe Charmaine has finally got herself an email account?! It’s left me wondering so.many.things. Like, should she become a fashion blogger? Does she drive Sharon nuts with her daily phone calls? And doesn’t everyone name their appliances?!
What’s it left you wondering? I’d love to know!
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