When You Only Have 20 Minutes, Take a Picture of Your Desk
/Left to right: Lenovo Thinkpad W530 (2013), iMac (2017), iMac as PC monitor (2011), Cintiq 22 (2019)
On the left is the Thinkpad I’m setting up as a graphics work station. It’s slow, but fast enough for the work I do. The battery is nearly dead — it runs for about 45 minutes before it turns itself off. The old iMac makes a good 27-inch monitor for my PC, which is under the table. I have a pair of low-end Logitech speakers behind the old iMac and a pair of old Grado SR80 headphones that I’ve kept alive for 20 years with several application of glue.
The slowest CPU in the room is definitely my brain. I’ve got all of the gear I’ll ever need, and downstairs I have a lifetime supply of watercolor paint and Copic markers. Now all I need is some time to draw. As the wise man said, “Art is long; life is short.” He got that right.
