Is Max the plural of Mac?

Today, my computer screen displayed a revolutionary sight:

Yes, it’s true. I have ordered a Mac. In fact, I have ordered this MacBook:

Upon hearing the news, a friend of mine (yes, I have friends!) — a previous Mac convert for school-based reasons — texted me her happiness: “Thanks for crossing over to the other side. It feels better over here. Welcome.”

My primary reason for the change is my photography. Little by little, I am beginning to move into a more serious pursuit of the business of photography, and let’s be honest: Macs are teh r0x0rs for the creative side of life. So I took that excuse, paired it with my credit card (wait, I have to pay that bill? I thought it was just a suggestion) and bought the Little Machine of Style and Practicality. It’ll be here in a week or two.

There is a bit of adventure in this purchase: my experience with Macs is limited to a total of roughly five minutes, split between a display model in Best Buy and my friend’s Mac in my own home. But sometimes I think I communicate better with computers than I do with people, so I’m looking forward to finding my way around the OS.

When it arrives, I will post my thoughts here. And, of course, those thoughts will be written on a Mac.