So, as I mentioned yesterday, I just bought a MacBook. Unfortunately, I did not also buy a case - and there's no dependable internet in my temporary apartment. So in order to access the internet, I have to bring the laptop with me. So far, I've been accomplishing this by putting the laptop back in the airplane pillow case they sold it to me in, and putting that in my bag. Very secure, I know. So today, after looking at apartment number 2, I decided to look for a bag. On searching, not very many people make bags for the MacBook yet, since it's so new - but one place that said they did is Seattle-based Tom Bihn bags (you may have heard about them a while back, for their Treason Tags).

So I went down to the Tom Bihn factory, and started looking for the Size 6 Brain Cell which was supposed to hold my MacBook - but an employee informed me that they won't actually be made until the end of July! Fortunately, the size 4 kinda fits, and there was a creased one that was super-cheap, so I bought it. Then the interesting thing happened.

The clerk told me to hang on for a second, and left the room. She came back with none other than Mr. Tom Bihn, who was holding a Brain Cell - a size 6 prototype he'd made himself, and hadn't been able to test-fit yet. I let him borrow my laptop, and in exchange, he let me have the prototype (which fits great.) So I have the first MacBook sleeve made by Tom Bihn! I feel pretty special right now - it doesn't take much to make me feel that way though.

In other news, the laptop itself is still wonderful - I just put XCode on it this afternoon so I'll be able to use it for light development. Hooray!