The trials and tribulations of dating a Mac developer.

Posted as a public service to any females crazy enough to consider dating a techie like me or Wedge. Somehow, Wedge's lady got past all of this, since he is now on the road to marriage.

7. Rubies and Pearls are not what you think.
I once overheard Justin having a conversation with a friend of ours. He made mention of a ruby and a pearl. Seeing as how it was almost my birthday I immediately thought I was in for a great gift. Little did I know they were talking about Ruby on Rails and Perl. Later that week we went out for a Sunday afternoon drive. There is a jewelry store just across the street from the local Barnes and Noble. I, of course, thought we were pulling in to buy some bling. 30 minutes and two O’Reilly books later I figured out that my “birthday gift” was actually how-to manuals for programming languages.

Oh, and the part in their about profanity really does not apply to some of us. It is much more satisfying to gaze balefully at the computer, and remind it that the next hardware refresh is right around the corner.