I’m broke.  But not too broke for a new laptop. 🙂 This isn’t the model of my dreams, but at half the price, beggars can’t be choosers. It was a need, not a want. My critique partner, some writer friends and I are going on a writing retreat to Bali next year (February 2017).  My old laptop is purple, which I love, but it’s very, very old and the battery doesn’t last more than an hour or so.  Considering it takes about 10 minutes to start up and then another 10 to shutdown, it’s not exactly a good portable choice for going to cafes to write. So, what’s a broke…